Suicide in late life: The impact of Covid-19
Presented by PGNA
Speaker Dr. Anne Wand
Webinar. For details and registration: pgnawebinar.floktu.com
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Event Name: Cancer Nurses Society of Australia 23rd Annual Congress
Theme: Precision Care Everywhere
Dates: 18 – 20 June 2020
Venue: Brisbane Convention Centre
Website: http://www.cnsacongress.com.au
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Safeside – Next-generation Suicide Prevention Training

Learn a systematic framework to unite your team and guide best practice in recovery oriented care.

29 March – Cairns / 01 April - Brisbane
Workshops for Health Professionals and Community Workers focused on 'keeping clients safe'. SafeSide is a framework for recovery-oriented suicide prevention that lifts our sights beyond merely ‘keeping clients safe’ toward a vision of evidence-based care that is truly connected with a client’s needs, experiences, and growth potential. Every interactive SafeSide workshop is co-led by its founder Dr. Anthony Pisani, an internationally recognised leader in suicide prevention education and workforce development, and Patient Advocate Kristina Mossgraber.

Read More: https://www.grow.co.nz/page/safeside-suicide-safer-care/

APS College of Health Psychologists Conference

25 - 27 April 2019
Adelaide
Applying new solutions in Health Psychology

Health Psychology is an ever-growing field of practice and research and we are acknowledging this by the conference title of ‘Applying new solutions in Health Psychology’. Our keynotes will be Professor Kenneth Pakenham and Dr Rachel Reilly. There will also be other speakers and poster presenters with expertise in chronic pain, psychocardiology, psychogastroenterology, perinatal mental health, substance use and indigenous health. This will ensure that the long ANZAC Day weekend in 2019 will be unforgettable for Health Psychologists, Public Health researchers and those that work in Health Psychology related areas.

For more information: https://www.psychology.org.au/APS-CHP-Conf/2019

MAY

JUNE

JULY

Working with Culturally Diverse Clients. A Workshop for Mental Health Professionals

This workshop facilitates the development of cultural competency in assessment and intervention with diverse cultural groups. This course provides mental health professionals with opportunities to explore their own world views, evaluate research on counselling across cultures as well as providing comprehensive skills to provide counselling to diverse cultural groups.
Start date: 19 Jul 2019
End date: 19 Jul 2019
Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm
CPD Hours: 7
Website: www.psychology.org.au/Event/20726 
Centre of Psychological Enrichment - COPE
Suite 4/ 1111 Hay Street, Level 3
West Perth , WA 6005
Venue is wheelchair accessible

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

“Raise Your Voice” Collaboration in older People’s Mental Health, Aged and Dementia Care

13 September 2019
Organiser: Psychogeriatric Nurses Association

With the Aged Care enquiry currently prominent in the news don’t miss your chance to hear from some of the leading Clinicians in the Aged Care, Older Peoples Mental Health and Dementia Sector. Are you working in one of these areas as a Nurse and feel like it can be a silo? This year’s Psychogeriatric Nurses (PGNA) Conference is focused on Collaboration working in Older Peoples Mental Health, Aged and Dementia Care.

This is an opportunity to hear some good news stories from the sector and a chance to “Raise your Voice!”

Opening Address by Dr. Suzanne Packer AM – 2019 Senior Australian of the Year and the Keynote Speaker is Professor Maria Fiatarone Singh, Geriatrician. Other speakers include;

Catherine Brown, Nurse Practitioner (Psychogeriatrics & Cognition)
Danielle Kennedy, Nurse Practitioner (Aged Care)
A/Prof Stephen Macfarlane, Psychogeriatrician (Dementia Support Australia)
Anne Sammut, Residential Services Education Team (Hammond Care)
Dr Sid Williams, Psychogeriatrician, “Your Brain in Sickness and in Health – The experience of dementia and other brain disorders”

Book your tickets now at https://pgnaconferenceraiseyourvoice.floktu.com/ 
For more information go to PGNA’s website: http://pgna.org.au/ or email PGNA to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.