Last updated 21/04/2023

 

NORTHERN REGION PSYCHIATRY TRAINING PROGRAMME

FORMAL EDUCATION COURSE: STAGE 1 TRAINEES – 2023 SEMESTER 1

 

Thurs

0900 – 1030

1100 – 1230

1330 - 1500

1530 - 1700

Notes

 

 

Module 1: Core Psychiatric Skills

 

 

2-Mar

Introduction & Trainee as Teacher

Gary Cheung

Psychiatric Assessment

Gary Cheung (Zoom link to

Leanne Parasram)

Mental State Exam

& Phenomenology

Himadri Seth

 

9-Mar

Formulation Workshop

Lillian Ng

Mental Health and Related Legislations
Robbie McPherson

 

 

16-Mar

Classification Systems: ICD & DSM
James Gardiner

Working with families & whānau
Leigh Murray

Management Plan: CanMEDS roles & Recovery Principles

Gary Cheung

 

 

23-Mar

Bedside Cognitive Assessment

Gary Cheung

Working with Māori in Mental Health

Kiri Prentice

 

 

30-Mar

Workshop: Core Psychiatric Skills

Gary Cheung

Reflective Practice
Tibi Csizmadia & Penny Woods

 

 

6-Apr

Working with Pacific People in Mental Health

Tony Kautoke & Etu Ma’u

Movement Disorders

Home learning: Details of learning resources to be emailed to you

Good Friday

7 April

 

13-Apr

Mid-semester Break

Easter Monday

10 April

 

20-Apr

Mid-semester Break

 

 

27-Apr

Workshop: Risk Assessment and Safety Planning
Paul Jones & Rishi Duggal

Anzac Day

25 April

 

 

Module 2: Major Psychiatric Disorders & Biological Treatment

 

 

4-May

Overview of addictions
Chandni Prakash

Antipsychotics &
metabolic syndrome

Carla Corbet

Schizophrenia: Introduction
King Yee Yong

 

 

11-May

Neurobiology of Psychiatric Illness (1) Suresh Muthukumaraswamy

Adjustment Disorder & PTSD
Thom Rudegeair

ECT Workshop
Tibi Csizmadia

 

 

18-May

Personality Disorders

Raghavakurup Radhakrishnan

Endocrine effects of psychotropic medications

Carla Corbet

Depressive Disorder: Introduction
Stefano Cali

 

 

25-May

Neurobiology of Psychiatric Illness (2) Suresh Muthukumaraswamy

Psychopharmacology: antidepressants and mood stabilisers

Nick Hoeh

Anxiety disorders: Introduction

Mythili Jayasundaram

 

 

1-Jun

RANZCP Congress Perth 28 May to 1 June 2023

 

 

8-Jun

Dementia & Delirium
Dmitri Griner

 

Debriefing after first three months of training

Song Chan

Bipolar disorder: Introduction
Leanne Parasram

King’s Birthday 5 June