Training
Past Events (symposia)
2005 2006 2007 2008
2005
Clinical & Research Symposia (14th & 15th November 2005): Visit of Professor Eric Taylor from London (Click here for further information)
2006
Symposium: "Conduct Disorders - Innovative Approaches to Management"
Thursday 9th November, 2006
9:00 am - 5:00 pm (registration from 8:15 am).
Ella Latham Theatre, 1st Floor, Main Building, Royal Children's Hospital
Please click on the link below to download further information.
ConductDisorderSymposium (PDF 270 KB)
2007
Visit of Professor Xavier Castellanos (July/August 2007)
Xavier Castellanos is a paediatrician and child/adolescent psychiatrist who founded and directs the Phyllis Green and Randolph Cōwen Institute for Paediatric Neuroscience at the NYU School of Medicine Child Study Centre, where he is the Brooke and Daniel Neidich Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Professor of Radiology, Director of Research on Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Research Psychiatrist at the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research. His work aims at elucidating the neuroscience of ADHD through structural and functional brain imaging studies, collaborating on molecular genetic studies, and coordinating an interdisciplinary network of translational investigators (the ADHD Neuroscience Network). Dr. Castellanos chaired the NIH ‘Initial Review Group’ (Study Section) on Developmental Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities from 2005-2007 and is chairing the revision of the diagnostic criteria for externalizing disorders for the forthcoming edition of DSM-V, projected for 2012.
SYMPOSIA
Clinical and research seminars were held when Professor Xavier Castellanos visited the University of Melbourne as a Miegunyah Distinguished Fellow. Both seminars were practically helpful and Professor Castellanos and the other presenters allowed ample time to answer clinically relevant questions.
- Research Symposium: "ADHD - Taking The Next Step" - Thursday 26th July 2007
- Clinical Symposium: "Biological Contributions To Child Psychiatry" - Friday 27th July 2007
Venue: Howard Florey Institute, Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor, Gate 11, University of Melbourne, Parkville
Time: 9am - 5pm (registration from 8:15am).
Please click on the links below for futher information.
Research Symposium (PDF 265KB) Clinical Symposium (PDF 255KB)
RCH GRAND ROUND PRESENTATION
Title: “Stimulant medication and ADHD: How does it help?”
Speaker: Professor Xavier Castellanos
Date: Wednesday 1st August 2007
Time: 12:30 - 1:30 pm (light refreshments from 12:15 pm)
Venue: Ella Latham Lecture Theatre, Royal Children's Hosptial (located on the 1st Floor, Main Building)
MIEGUNYAH PUBLIC LECTURE
A Miegunyah public lecture was at the University of Melbourne.
Title: "The Mental Health of Children: Can Science Deliver the Needed Breakthroughs?"
Speaker: Professor Xavier Castellanos
Date: Thursday 2nd August 2007
Time: 6pm to 7pm
Venue: Sunderland Theatre, Ground Floor, Medical Building, University of Melbourne, Parkville
Link to University of Melbourne website - events
2008
Visit of Professor Paramala Santosh
Professor Paramala Santosh (Developmental Neuropsychiatrist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Chidren, United Kingdom) visited Melbourne in February 2008.
HALF-DAY SYMPOSIUM - "Understanding and Managing Severe Aggression - An Integrated Approach"
Half-day symposium was held at the Royal Children's Hospital.
Date: Friday 29th February 2008
Time: 9am to 1pm (registration from 8:30am)
Venue: Ella Latham Theatre, 1st Floor, Main Buidling, Royal Childlren's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville VIC 3052
Registration Fee: $50.00 (incl GST)
Half-day Symposium FLYER
Half-day Symposium REGISTRATION FORM
Visit of Professor David Coghill
A clinical symposium on "How important are the developing brain, home and school for understanding ADHD and key comorbid disorders" was held on the 22 September 2008. Professor David Coghill, University of Dundee, Scotland was a guest speaker.
Date - Monday 22 September 10am -12 noon (including morning tea)
Cost - free of charge
Venue - Ella Latham Lecture Theatre, 1st Floor, Main Building, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville
FLYER
REGISTRATION FORM
To download a copy of the presentations in PDF format please click on the links below:
"Biological underpinnings of ADHD and the progression over time" - Professor David Coghill
"Biological underpinnings of ADHD and depressive disorders" - Professor Alasdair Vance
Lectures
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Professional Development
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Supervision of Registrars
The Academic Child Psychiatry Unit (ACPU) provides clinical supervision and training through the Royal Children's Hospital Mental Health Service (RCHMHS). Please note that registrars are encouraged to refer patients for current clinical research projects, attend the clinical research assessment process and receive clinical training and feedback from the assessment process in oral and written forms.
Second Opinion
The Academic Child Psychiatry Unit (ACPU) provides clinical second opinions with feedback in oral and written forms through its existing clinics. Please feel free to refer patients according to the guidelines set out in the Services section of the ACPU website.