Workshop Speakers
Morning Workshops
09:30 - 13:30 (Parallel)
Women's Mental Health Workshop
Dr Elsa du Toit
Dr Elsa du Toit is a dedicated maternal mental health specialist at the Panorama Healthcare Psychiatry Practice.
Dr Lavinia Lumu
Completed the fellowship in psychiatry and obtained the FCPsych (SA) qualification from the Colleges of Medicine in South Africa and a Master of Medicine in Psychiatry (Witwatersrand).
Dr Bavi Vythilingum
Dr Vythilingum (MBChB cum laude FCPsych MMed (Psych) cum laude) obtained her postgraduate degree from the University of Stellenbosch.
Controversies in the non-pharmacological management of trauma-related disorders Workshop
Mr Rafiq Lockhat
Rafiq Lockhat is a Clinical Psychologist and Founder and CEO of BWRT South Africa.
Dr Jaco Rossouw
Jaco Rossouw is an extraordinary senior lecturer at the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University.
Ms Louise vd Westhuyzen
Louise vd Westhuyzen is a registered Occupational Therapist with special interest in the field of mental health for the past 35 years.
The Neuroscience of aging gracefully: Optimizing the retirement experience Workshop
Mrs Marike Botha
Marike Botha graduated at the University of Stellenbosch in 2013 with the degree B.Occupational Therapy.
Dr Erine Bröcker
Dr Erine Bröcker is a clinical psychologist with over nine years of experience in the South African public and private sectors, with solid expertise in the Education and Mental Health industries.
Dr Sihle Nhlabathi
Dr Sihle Nhlabathi obtained her medical degree at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2006 and obtained her psychiatric qualification at Stellenbosch University (SU) in 2015.
Prof Dana Niehaus
Prof Dana Niehaus completed his undergraduate studies at the University of the Free State.
Afternoon Workshops
14:00 - 17:30 (Parallel)
Adolescent in Psychiatry Workshop
Dr Francois Esterhuizen
Dr. Francois Esterhuizen is a Child- and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Pretoria. He obtained his medical degree at the University of Pretoria.
Dr Luzuko Magula
Dr Luzuko Magula completed his undergraduate MBChB studies at Walter Sisulu University in 2011.
Dr EJ Smith
Dr EJ Smith is a psychiatrist who is currently undergoing specialized training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Dr Merryn Young
Dr Young obtained her medical degree at the University of Pretoria.
Ketamine/Esketamine Workshop
Dr Frans August Korb
Dr Frans August Korb received the following university qualifications: B.Sc. (Hons) (UFS), M.A. Clinical Psychology (Wits), M.B. Ch.B. (UCT), M.Med. Psychiatry (Wits).
Dr Thabo Mogotlane
Dr. Thabo Mogotlane is a specialist psychiatrist with expertise in addiction psychiatry, child & adolescent psychiatry, and neuropsychiatry.
Dr Bavi Vythilingum
Dr Vythilingum (MBChB cum laude FCPsych MMed (Psych) cum laude) obtained her postgraduate degree from the University of Stellenbosch.
Functional Medicine and the Psychiatrist
Dr Rudy Bosch
Dr Bosch is head of the emergency centre at Mediclinic Louis Leipoldt. He trained at Stellenbosch University, and pursued further studies thereafter at Cambridge University and the University of Cape Town.
Dr Erné Richter
Dr Richter is a rheumatologist working in private practice in Durbanville. She graduated from the University of Pretoria in 1999 and completed her FCP 2008 and MMed (Stellenbosch) in 2010.
Dr Hofmeyr Viljoen
Dr Viljoen is a radiologist in private practice. He completed his MBchB degree in 1998 at Free State university. He qualified as radiologist at Stellenbosch in 2011 and started in private practice at SCP in Cape Town.
The Developing Role of AI in Psychiatric Practice
Dr Peter Cruse
Peter is a former medical Rhodes Scholar to Oxford University, former Groote Schuur Hospital Chief Specialist, UCT Professor of Anatomical Pathology, and UCT GSB MBA Gold Medallist.
Dr Leigh Janet
Dr Leigh Janet did his undergraduate medical degree at Wits. Qualified in 1987 as a psychiatrist, also at Wits.
Dr Marcelle Stastny
After completing her medical degree at the University of Pretoria, she did her internship at Livingstone Hospital in Port Elizabeth.
