International Speakers
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Prof Valsamma Eapen (Aus)
Eapen (MBBS., PhD., FRCPsych., FRANZCP., FAHMS) is Scientia Professor & Chair of Child Psychiatry at University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney and Head of the Clinical Academic Unit at South-Western Sydney Health District. She is a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Research Leadership Fellow and has been inducted as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS). She is known internationally for her clinical and research expertise in Neurodevelopmental disorders including Tourette Syndrome and related disorders. She is Director of an NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in child and family health focussing on research into neurodevelopmental and child mental health disorders. Eapen is President, International Neuropsychiatric Association; Board member, World Psychiatric Association; and Chair, Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry. She has >500 publications and is currently part of research programs totalling >40 million in funding.
Prof Andrea Cipriani
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Prof Peter Falkai
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Prof Jeremy Schmahmann
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Prof Naomi Fineberg
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Plenary Talks
Prof Merete Nordentoft (Denmark)
Merete Nordentoft is a clinical psychiatrist and Professor of Psychiatry, University of Copenhagen. Merete Nordentoft played a leading role in developing and implementing early intervention services in Denmark.
Keynote: Suicide prevention and early intervention in psychosis
Keynote: Use of virtual reality in the treatment of psychosis
Prof Wolfgang Gaebel (Germany)
Dr. med. Wolfgang Gaebel is a Professor of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, former Director of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf (Germany) and Medical Director of the LVR-Klinikum Düsseldorf.
Keynote: Schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders: ICD-11, DSM-5 (-TR), and beyond
Parallel Session: The evidence base and global use of digital interventions in schizophrenia and other psychoses
Prof Catherine Mummery (UK)
Cath Mummery is a Professor of Neurology and consultant neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
Keynote: Beyond amyloid: emerging tau therapies in dementia
Parallel Session: Roundtable Discussion: How can we realistically address the key barriers to advancing Alzheimer’s Disease prevention and treatment in the next 5 years?
Dr Collene Lawhorn (USA)
Collene Lawhorn, Ph.D., is the COVID and Mental Health Impact Lead at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Co-lead of the NIMH Global Mental Health Team.
Keynote: Mental health disparities in the COVID-19 era: Implications for research and practice
Parallel Session: Navigating NIMH funding: Opportunities in mental health research
Invited Lecture
Prof Cherie Armour (UK)
Cherie Armour is a Professor of Psychological Trauma and Mental Health in the School of Psychology at Queens University Belfast. She is the Director of the Research Centre for Stress Trauma and Related Conditions (STARC).
Topic: Understanding psychological resilience in the aftermath of potentially traumatising life events
Invited Workshop
Prof Melissa Milanak (USA)
Dr. Melissa Milanak is a licensed clinical psychologist and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).
Topic: An introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
Invited Panel
Prof Lukoye Atwoli (Kenya)
Prof. Lukoye Atwoli is a leading Psychiatrist, currently serving as the Dean of the Aga Khan University Medical College in East Africa, the Deputy Director of the Brain and Mind Institute, AKU, and a practicing Psychiatrist at the university’s hospital in Nairobi.
Topic: Diagnosis and treatment of mental illness on the African continent: Advances that are informing and shaping psychiatry globally
Prof Noeline Nakasujja (Uganda)
Noeline Nakasujja is an Associate Professor and immediate past Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the College of Health Sciences, Makerere.
Topic: Diagnosis and treatment of mental illness on the African continent: Advances that are informing and shaping psychiatry globally
Prof Seggane Musisi (Uganda)
Professor Seggane Musisi, MD FRCP(C) is former Chair of Psychiatry at Makerere University where he obtained his medical degree before joining the University of Toronto, Canada, for specialization in Psychiatry with special interest in Psychosomatics, Liaison and Intensive Care Psychiatry.
Topic: Diagnosis and treatment of mental illness on the African continent: Advances that are informing and shaping psychiatry globally