This course is accredited by the General Practice Mental Health Standards Collaboration (GPMHSC) as a MHST Modular Pathway Core Module and Clinical Enhancement Module activity.

GP Mental Health Skills Training Workshop“Your culturally diverse patient needs you - your approach matters”

Saturday 28th February 2015Curtin Technology Park

2 Brodie-Hall Drive, BentleyWA 6102

8.00am - 5.00pm

LEARNING OBJECTIVES1. Skills enhancement in psychiatric interviewing skills.

2. Improved competence in diagnosing Psychiatric disorders in general practice.3. Increased knowledge of psychiatric disorder diagnosis incorporating influence of cultural issues.

4. Improved understanding of culture and schizophrenia, mood disorders and other similar psychiatric disorders.

5. Apply appropriate treatment techniques including psychopharmacology.

QI&CPD = 40 POINTSActivity ID: 14282

GP MHST PROGRAM FEB 2015Core Module

0800 - 0815H Rego & pre-workshop questionnaires | Siewho Yeak

0815 - 0900H Interface of GPs and MH Service, NMHS, Carers Act, Better Access & GPs, Profiles, National

recovery framework, NGOs | Dr Moore

0900 - 1000H Mental disorders, aetiology & epidemiology, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, assessment, MH

care plans, risk assessment, Self-harm and suicide | Dr Johri

1000 - 1030H Carers journey, lived experience & discussions | Colin / Yaqooby

1030 - 1045H Morning Tea 1045 - 1125H Consumers Interviews and presentations | Consumers (Nanda, Faieze, Clive) with GPs

Clinical Enhancement Module1125 - 1145H Evaluation of interviews with consumers, carers | Johri, Moore, John, Isaac, Consumers,

Carers, GPs

1145 - 1230H Cultural Psychiatry, Culture and Mental Illness, cultural formulation, diagnostic systems | Dr

Johri

1230 - 1300H Lunch 1300 - 1500H Continue: Review of interviews and videos, interview and assessment skills from culturally

diverse perspective | Johri, Moore, John, Isaac, GPs

1500 - 1515H Afternoon Tea 1515 - 1550H Ethno-Psychopharmacology and research | Prof John

1550 - 1630H MH Care Plan – providing culturally appropriate MH Care and treatment | Johri, Moore,

John, Isaac

1630 - 1700H Evaluations and discussion of topics covered today | All

SiewHo Yeak | Facilitator Siewho is a Registered mental health and general nurse. He has worked extensively in the mental health field both in the UK and Australia. He was a Clinical Nurse Specialist for a number of years. He is the Area Coordinator of Multicultural Services for South Metropolitan Health Service, Mental Health Strategy and Leadership Unit in Perth, WA. Siewho has initiated the first mandatory MH Multicultural training in Australia and has initiated numerous community engagement projects bringing together non government and government organisations working in collaboration.

Professor Alexander John MBBS MD FRANZCPProfessor, School of Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia Consultant Psychiatrist & Clinical Lead, Sub Acute Stream, Bentley Health Service Clinical Experience as Consultant Psychiatrist - 27 years Academic psychiatrist - 14 yearsNumber of research papers in peer reviewed journals >20Areas of interest - psychopharmacology, management of treatment resistant schizophrenia, cognitive training in psychosis, clinical rehabilitation in psychosis.

Dr Elizabeth Moore Executive Director Mental Health Strategy and Leadership Unit, South Metropolitan Heath Service in Western Australia.Dr Elizabeth Moore is a Fellow of the RANZCP and has over twenty years’experience in acute inpatient and community settings across 3 different states in Australia. Dr Moore has an interest in interdisciplinary and interservice teaching and training to support person centred care in mental health services with their partner organisation including Community Managed Organisations and General Practice.

Dr Navneet JohriDr Navneet Johri trained as psychiatrist from India, worked as Consultant and Academic affiliated to VeerNarmad South Gujarat University for 3 years. Moved to WA in 2006 and working as Consultant Psychiatrist since 2008; Dr Johri has been involved with the South Metropolitan Multicultural Training committee for over 6 years delivering cultural competence training to staff, NGO’s and GPs’. This year he has stepped into part time private practice and works at Armadale Health Service.

Professor Mohan Isaac Professor Mohan Isaac is Professor of Psychiatry at the School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, The University of Western Australia, and Consultant Psychiatrist at the Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, Australia. He was formerly Professor and Head of the oldest and largest academic Department of Psychiatry in India at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in Bangalore, where he is currently a Visiting Professor. His research interests include community mental health and delivery of mental health services, particularly in resource-poor settings. He is presently involved in a programme for “Capacity building for mental health care services, training and research in low and middle income Asian countries”.