9 - 10 November 2023 (Thursday and Friday)

Queensland Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Symposium 2023

Nurturing Families: Strengthening Mental Health in the Peripartum

 

Bringing together the best local and national speakers to upskill those interested in perinatal and infant mental health.

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$160.00

$60.00

Our Speakers

Bringing together the best local and
national speakers to upskill those
interested in perinatal and infant
mental health.

Including:

• Dr Claire McAllister
• Dr Koa Whittingham
• Professor Sharon Dawe
• Dr Zali Yager
• Dr Sally Chance
• Dr Anastasia Braun
• Sarah Davies-Roe
• Samantha Payne
• Meredith Reid
…and more

Day 1 Workshops (Thursday)

Day 2 Presentations (Friday)

Programs and Sessions

This two-day professional development event offers a unique perspective on perinatal and infant mental health care across governmental and non-governmental agencies, all around Queensland, and throughout the different stages of recovery.

THURSDAY

9th November 2023

FRIDAY

10th November 2023

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Registration desk open

The Registration Desk is now open

8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Workshop 1 – From Small Things Big Things Grow

A deep dive into the Acorn program (40 places only)

8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Workshop 2 – Enhancing Outcomes Through Body-Image

Opportunities for enhancing physical and mental health outcomes through body-image-informed practice in pregnancy and postpartum care

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Welcome Function – At The Aviary (Mantra At Sharks)

Free Event

7.30 AM – 8.30 AM

TRADE STALLS AND REGISTRATION

Including Books@Stone, Lavender Mother-Baby Unit, Catherine’s House for Mothers, Babies and Families

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM

LIVED EXPERIENCE JOURNEY

9:00 PM – 10:00 PM

DR CLAIRE MCALLISTER

Rainbow Families – Optimising Care for LGBTQIA+ parents and their infants in the peripartum

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM

MEREDITH REID

Strengthening outcomes for LGBTIQ+ families in the early years

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM

DR CONSTANZE SCHULZ

Perinatal Psychology at Catherine’s House – Evaluation of a service

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Morning Tea

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

PROFESSOR SHARON DAWE

Parenting, emotional regulation and substance use: Investigating the process of change

12:00 PM – 12:15 PM

SAMANTHA PAYNE

A Pregnancy Loss Circle of Support

12:15 PM – 12:30 PM

JENNY ADDY

Strengthening Young Families in the Perinatal Period; PANDA’s Intensive Care and Counselling Telehealth Program

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM

LUNCH

Poster Presentations and Tradestalls

1:15 PM – 2:15 PM

DR KOA WHITTINGHAM

MotherCare: Building online resources for mothers of infants one study at a time.

2:15 PM – 2:40 PM

KATE MORSE, DR ANASTASIA BRAUN, MICHELLE EAST

Building connections and collaborative care – A statewide Perinatal and Infant Mental Health (PIMH) telepsychiatry service (e-PIMH)

2:40 PM – 3:00 PM

SARAH DAVIES-ROE

Nurturing Families in Rural Remote Qld – Establishing an integrated collaborative model of care for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health in Torres and Cape HHS

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

DR SUSAN ROBERTS, ALESHIA ELLIS, DR GRACE BRANJERDPORN

Eating disorders in the peripartum: Co-designing and evaluating an online module

Thank You To Our Sponsors

Location

Venue and Parking

The Symposium will be held at Southport Sharks,
Corner Olsen and Musgrave Ave, Southport, 4215.
Free parking on site.

Alternatively, closest tram is Gold Coast University Hospital G:Link Station.

 

Recommended Accommodation

Mantra at Southport Sharks
www.southportsharks.com.au/hotel

07 5603 3200
sharks.res@mantra.com.au

Promo code for 15% discount: CE2023