Last updated 09/07/2024
NORTHERN
REGION PSYCHIATRY TRAINING PROGRAMME
FORMAL EDUCATION COURSE:
STAGE 1 TRAINEES – 2024 SEMESTER 1 
| Thurs | 0900 – 1030 | 1100 – 1230 | 1330 - 1500 | 1530 - 1700 | Notes | 
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|  | Module 1: Core Psychiatric Skills |  | 
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| Introduction & Trainee as Teacher Gary Cheung  | Psychiatric
  Assessment  Gary Cheung  | Mental State Exam  & Phenomenology Himadri Seth | 
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| 14-Mar | Workshop:
  Risk Assessment and Safety Planning |  | 
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| Formulation Workshop Lillian Ng | Mental
  Health and Related Legislations |  | 
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| 28-Mar | Classification
  Systems: ICD & DSM | Working with families &
  whānau | Bedside Cognitive Assessment  Gary Cheung | Management Plan: CanMEDS roles &
  Recovery Principles  Gary Cheung  | Good
  Friday  29
  March | 
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| 4-Apr | Working with Māori in Mental Health Kiri Prentice | Movement
  Disorders Charlie Mentzel (Zoom) | Easter
  Monday  1 April | 
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| 11-Apr | Workshop: Core Psychiatric Skills  Gary
  Cheung + Others (TBA) |  | 
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| 18-Apr | Mid-semester Break |  | 
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| 25-Apr | Mid-semester Break | Anzac Day  25 April | 
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| 2-May | Working with Pacific People in Mental Health Etu Ma’u
  & Silvanya Hulme | Reflective Practice Penny Woods | Room 6.02 | 
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|  | Module 2: Major Psychiatric Disorders
  & Biological Treatment |  | 
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| 9-May | Neurobiology of Psychiatric Illness
  (1) Suresh Muthukumaraswamy | Antipsychotics
  &  | Anxiety disorders: Introduction Mythili Jayasundaram | Room 6.02 | 
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| 23-May | RANZCP Congress Canberra 19-23 May
  2024 |  | 
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| 6-Jun | Adjustment Disorder & PTSD  | Psychopharmacology: antidepressants and mood stabilisers Nick Hoeh  | King’s
  Birthday 3
  June Room 6.02 | 
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| 13-Jun | Dementia & Delirium  (09:00 - 11:00am) | Overview of addictions  Tom Paterson  | Self-directed
  Learning | Room 6.02 | 
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| 20-Jun | Neurobiology of Psychiatric Illness
  (2) Suresh Muthukumaraswamy | Debriefing after first four months of
  training Penny Woods (10:30am
  to 11:30pm) | eCALD Module 301-1 (Online Learning) | Room 6.02 | 
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| 3-Jul (WED) | Personality Disorders Raghavakurup Radhakrishnan | Endocrine
  effects of psychotropic medications Carla Corbet | Depressive Disorder: Introduction  | Room 6.18 | 
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| 18-Jul | eCALD Module 301-2 (Online Learning) | ECT Workshop (14:00pm – 17:00pm) | Room 6.18 | 
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| 25-Jul | Bipolar disorder: Introduction  | eCALD Module 301-4 (Online Learning) | Room 6.18 | 
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