Last updated 15 Jan 2026

NORTHERN REGION PSYCHIATRY TRAINING PROGRAMME

FORMAL EDUCATION COURSE: STAGE 1 TRAINEES – 2026 SEMESTER 1

Thurs	0900 – 1030		1100 – 1230	1330 - 1500		1530 - 1700	Notes
	Module 1: Core Psychiatric Skills
5-Mar	Introduction & Trainee as Teacher Gary Cheung		Psychiatric Assessment Gary Cheung	Mental State Exam & Phenomenology Himadri Seth & Sam Pollen
12-Mar	Workshop: Risk Assessment and Safety Planning Paul Jones & Rishi Duggal
19-Mar	Classification Systems: ICD & DSM David Menkes & Tom Paterson (via Zoom)	Working with families & whānau Leigh Murray		Mental Health and Related Legislations Robbie McPherson
26-Mar	Working with Pacific People in Mental Health Etu Ma’u, Tony Kautoke & Silvanya Hulme			Bedside Cognitive Assessment Gary Cheung		Management Plan: CanMEDS roles & Recovery Principles Gary Cheung
2-Apr	Workshop: Core Psychiatric Skills Gary Cheung, Tibi Csizmadia, Waqas Arshad & Sam Pollen						Good Friday 3 April
9-Apr	Working with Māori in Mental Health Kiri Prentice			Movement Disorders Charlie Mentzel (via Zoom)			Easter Monday 6 April
16-Apr	Mid-semester Break
23-Apr	Mid-semester Break						Anzac Day 27 April
30-Apr	Formulation Workshop Lillian Ng			Reflective Practice Tibi Csizmadia
	RANZCP Congress Melbourne 3-7 May 2026
	Module 2: Major Psychiatric Disorders & Biological Treatment
14-May	Neurobiology of Psychiatric Illness (1) Suresh Muthukumaraswamy		Antipsychotics & metabolic syndrome Helen Kim & Sara Ammar	Schizophrenia: Introduction King Yee Yong
21-May	Bipolar disorder: Introduction Briar Warin			Neurobiology of Psychiatric Illness (2) Suresh Muthukumaraswamy	Adjustment Disorder & PTSD Thom Rudegeair
28-May	Personality Disorders Raghavakurup Radhakrishnan		Psychopharmacology: antidepressants and mood stabilisers Nick Hoeh	Depressive Disorder: Introduction Stefano Cali
4-Jun	Overview of addictions Ian Bishop		Endocrine effects of psychotropic medications Eoin Hurley	Anxiety disorders: Introduction Mythili Jayasundaram			King’s Birthday 1 June
11-Jun	Dementia & Delirium Grace Spratt (9-11 am)		Debriefing after first four months of training Penny Woods (11:30-12:30)	ECT Workshop Tibi Csizmadia