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