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
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
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