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SciNaPPS: Science, Neurology and Psychiatry/Psychology Seminars

3 September 2010
Social Cognition presented by Dr Adam Guastella, Social Cognition & Behavioural Treatment Clinic, BMRI

10 September 2010
Science and the Media presented by Sarah Stock, Media Office, University of Sydney

3rd Brain Plasticity Symposium, Queensland Brain Institute

14 - 16 September 2010
Professor Bernard Balleine will be present some of the latest advances in behavioural neuroscience at the Brain Plasticity Symposium. Further information can be found from the Queensland Brain Institute website.

Genetics and Schizophrenia Workshop

21 September 2010
The Australian Psychosis Research Network (APRN) in partnership with the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS) invite you to attend a one day training workshop introducing basic genetic concepts, the promises and pitfalls of genetic research into schizophrenia, and a discussion of controversies at the cutting edge of this field. For further information and registration go to the Australasian Schizophrenia Conference 2010 website.

APACT - Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health

6 - 9 October 2010
APACT - Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health - has been a crossroads for those in Asia-Pacific working to reduce the burden of tobacco caused disease. It is the premier tobacco control conference for the Asia Pacific region. In 2010 the conference will be held from 6 – 9 October at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, NSW, Australia. For further information, contact Event Planners Australia.
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Nicotine Addiction and Smoking Cessation 3 Day Training Course

11 - 13 October 2010
To coincide with the Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health (APACT), the BMRI Smoking Cessation unit will be running a Nicotine Addiction and Smoking Cessation 3 Day Training Course. Conducted by A/Prof Renee Bittoun (Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Smoking Cessation), the course is held at the University of Sydney, Camperdown campus, and involves a combination of lectures, tutorials and clinical-based studies regarding Nicotine Addiction and Smoking Cessation. For further information, download the information and application forms (PDF), or Telephone 02 9351 0816 / 02 9351 0510

The Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research (ASPR) 2010 Conference

5 - 8 December 2010
”Glial-Neuronal Networks in Neuropsychiatry”
Venue: Swiss Grand Bondi, Sydney, Australia

The Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research (ASPR) will be held from Sunday 5 to Wednesday 8 December 2010 in Sydney, Australia.

The conference will appeal to people from a wide range of disciplines including psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses, statisticians, neuroscientists, geneticists, social scientists, health economists and health policy professionals.

Conference Highlights include:

  • International keynote speakers Professor John O’Brien, Professor of Old Age Psychiatry, Newcastle University, United Kingdom and Professor Ranga Krishnan, Duke University School of Medicine, Singapore and USA
  • Australian of the Year Professor Patrick McGorry, Chair of Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne and Executive Director of ORYGEN Research Centre
  • Plenary speakers Professor Bernard Balleine, Brain & Mind Research Institute, Professor Richard Banati, Ramaciotti Centre for Brain Imaging, Professor Max Bennett, Brain & Mind Research Institute, Professor Ian Everall, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Professor Rhoshel Lenroot, University of New South Wales and Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Professor Chris Pantelis, Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne and Dr Margie Wright, Queensland Institute of Medical Research
  • The Debate Series which will focus on topical issues in mental health
  • Dedicated poster presentation sessions
  • Our range of practical, expert-led pre-conference workshops and seminars
  • The Gala Dinner

Abstracts are now being called for 15 minute oral presentations, and/or poster presentations. While the ASPR Scientific Committee particularly encourage submissions which address the conference theme ‘Glial-neuronal Networks in Neuropsychiatry’ and focus on how better understanding of the glial-neuronal networks that determine mental ill-health may lead to new preventative and therapeutic strategies, they also invite submissions across many other sub-themes as listed below:

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Awareness and Advocacy in Mental Health
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Depression
  • Circadian Rhythms and Sleep in Psychiatry
  • Clinical Staging of Adolescent Onset Mental Disorders
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Training and Other Non-pharmacological Interventions
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Epidemiology
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
  • Neuroimaging
  • Neuroinflammation/Immunology
  • Primary Care in Health Services Research
  • Psychosis
  • Public Health
  • Substance Misuse/Abuse

For further information regarding the conference, including the abstract submission guidelines, please visit the conference website http://www.iceaustralia.com/aspr2010 or contact the Conference Organisers, International Conferences & Events on 03 9681 6288 or via email to .