Last updated 14 Jan 2026

 

 

NORTHERN REGION PSYCHIATRY TRAINING PROGRAMME

FORMAL EDUCATION COURSE: STAGE 3 TRAINEES - 2026 SEMESTER 1

 

Thurs

Mornings

1230 - 1330

1330 - 1530

Notes

5-Mar

 

Peer Review Group

Tele-mental health across the motu- what services are available to whaiora?

Jess Henry (in person)

 

12-Mar

 

Peer Review Group

Leadership in Mental Health

Paul Sussman (via Zoom)

 

18-Mar

WED

 

Peer Review Group

NZ National FEC Virtual Teaching

Dr Ben Werkmeister on MEQ preparation.

(Although this is on Zoom, Auckland based trainees are expected to come to the training centre for group work during the Zoom)

 

26-Mar

 

Peer Review Group

Writing up your psychodynamic case

Chris Bampton (in person)

 

2-Apr

 

Peer Review      Group

How the College works?

Astha Tomar (via Zoom)   

Good Friday

3 April

9-Apr

 

Peer Review      Group

Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Greg Finucane (in person)

Easter Monday

6 April

16-Apr

Mid-semester Break

 

23-Apr

Mid-semester Break

Anzac Day

27 April

30-Apr

 

Peer Review      Group

Meeting with Director of Training

Penny Woods (in person)  

 

 

RANZCP Congress Melbourne 3-7 May 2026

 

14-May

 

Peer Review     Group

Early Career Psychiatrists

Claudia Kaye, Tanya Mead & Tom Paterson

(in person)

 

21-May

 

Peer Review     Group

Health & Disability Commission

Jane King (Associate Commissioner)

(in person)

 

28-May

 

Peer Review      Group

Managing professional boundaries

Wayne de beer (via Zoom)

 

4-Jun

 

Peer Review      Group

NZ National FEC Virtual Teaching

Prof Roger Mulder on Personality Disorders

(via Zoom) (This is entirely on Zoom and trainees can Zoom from home)

King’s Birthday

1 June

11-Jun

 

Peer Review Group

Novel pharmacological treatment for depression

Suresh Muthukumaraswamy & Nick Hoeh

(in person)

 

 

 

 

20 March (Sleep; Sleep lab), 6 June (ECT/TMS), 21 August (eating disorder), 31 Oct (sexual disorder; Charlie; 1-4pm)