Conferences Calendar

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Alzheimer?s Foundation of America 2nd National Concepts in Care Conference is an educational conference about Alzheimer?s disease?prevention, behavioral issues and hands-on care?for family caregivers and healthcare professionals. Includes feature presentation by renowned tenor and motivational speaker Ronan Tynan, top experts, exhibit hall, free respite care for individuals with dementia, CEUs available.
October 28: 9 am-4:45 pm; October 29: 8 am-3:45 pm

Registration fees: family caregivers-$50 (advance), $60 (door); healthcare professionals-$140 (advance), $150 (door)
322 Eighth Avenue, 7th Floor

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Anxiety, fear and panic are at the heart of the vast majority of symptoms which bring people into psychotherapy. These fear-based symptoms interfere with productivity, relationships and pleasure by leading to patterns of avoidance, rituals, depression, anger, addiction or even disorganization of the self. Early experience is crucial to the development of basic security versus anxiety. We will look at the development and treatment of anxiety from a number of perspectives: attachment theory, trauma theory, neuroscience, and others. While there is a convergence in these perspectives, each offers a unique contribution. Further, the emphasis will be on “the what and how” of treatments, demonstrating them whenever possible, because the experience of the process is impossible to fully convey through descriptions alone. Our presenters, many of whom are Academy members, are seasoned psychotherapists and bring a practice-based focus. We expect that you will leave with new knowledge, greater self-awareness, and a desire for more.

605 Poole Drive

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Learning Objectives

Upon Completion of the sessions of this conference, the participants should be able to:

Assess the global burden of psychiatric disease in developing countries.
Discuss the role of the Psychiatrist toward being an ( Adopter ) versus (Innovator) in the field of transcultural psychiatry.
Outline the recent developments in the management of depression.
Identify the need to utilize a team-approach for mental health workers in launching anti-stigma campaigns.
Explain the key concepts in the use of novel anti-psychotic drugs and SSRI (Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) as combined treatment modalities on evidence-based practice.

Target Audience ( Who Should Attend).

Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Social Workers
General physician
PHC doctors
NGO?s ( Non-Government Organizations)
Rhenmatology
Gynaecology
Surgeon
Peadiatrician
Other Specialities
Neurologist

Conference Topics

Anxiety Disorder
Depressive Disorder
Phobias
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Schizophrenia
Suicide
Eating Disorder
Common Children Disorders
Psychiatric Services for the Elderly
Substance Abuse
Domestic Violence
Media Violence
Psychiatric Confidentiality
Bill of Patients? Right
Psychiatry and Women
Psychiatry and Medical Diseases
Psychiatric Aspects of HIV - AIDS
Students? Mental Health
Prevention ( Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary )
Fighting the Stigma
3rd ICAN 2008
Conference Committees

Dr. Kassem Alom
Conference President

Dr. Elzain Omara
Conference Convener

Scientific Committee

International Members

Prof. A. Okasha, Egypt
Prof. Tarik Elhabib, KSA
Prof. Christopher Mayer, UK
Prof. Mustafa Kamal, Egypt
Prof. Afaf Hamid Khalil, Egypt
Prof. Zeinab Bishry, Egypt
Prof. Sheikh Idris A. Rahmi, KSA
Prof. Malik Badri, Pakistan

Local Members
Dr. Ahmad Anbar, UAE
Dr. Talaat Matter, UAE
Dr. Sheikha Muzafari, UAE
Dr. Tariq Darwish, UAE
Dr. Tarik Khamas, UAE
Dr. Gamal Mousa, UAE
Dr. Medhat Elsubahi, UAE
Dr. Tamer Adham, UAE
Dr. Das Lucky Gupta, UAE
Dr. Yousif El Tigani, UAE

Organizing Committee
Dr. Aman El-Duweini
Secretary General

Dr. Tamer Adham
Ass. Conference Convener

Dr. Lamya El Barrasi
Ass. Conference Convener

Dr. Farshid Alikhani
Finance Controller

Ms. Marjan A.Pirsaraei
Conference Coordinator

Ms. Marilyn Basquez
Conference Registrar
Khalifa Street

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This innovative conference on mental illness features plenary sessions and workshops around three key themes: Recovery and Its Challenges; The Medical Perspective; and Culture, Human Rights and Diversity. Hosted by the World Fellowship for Schizophrenia & Allied Disorders (WFSAD), the 2007 International Conference offers: information from worldwide experts; opportunities to meet leading-edge scientists, care-giver professionals and consumers who are lighting the path to a better quality of life for those who suffer from serious mental illness; news about what works, what doesn?t and what to do about it.

This conference will benefit: individuals living with mental illness; families and family leaders; psychiatrists and other affiliated professionals; politicians and policy-makers; public service providers; human resource specialists; industry supporters; lawyers and the affiliated professionals; and the general public.

Details and registration info are available at the Conference Website at http://conference.world-schizophrenia.org/ or call 1-800-676-6892.

Hosted by WFSAD, in partnership with the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario and the Schizophrenia Society of Canada.

124 Merton Street, Suite 507

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The MRC Unit on Anxiety Disorders is pleased to announce that we will be hosting an International Anxiety Disorders Symposium on 17 and 18 March 2008.

The symposium will be organised in conjunction with the International Society for Affective Disorders? 4th Biennial Conference. The ISAD conference will consist of a series of parallel symposia held over 3 days (14- 17 March) (for further details visit www.isad.org.uk/2008/con_abstract.html ).

Mood and anxiety disorders are the most prevalent of all psychiatric disorders, are very disabling and costly, in terms of human suffering as well as economic cost, hence they warrant special attention. Leaders in the field of anxiety and mood disorders will review and discuss the most recent advances in the diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment of anxiety and mood disorders.

The International Anxiety Disorders Symposium will take place at the prestigious Arabella Sheraton in the heart of Cape Town thereby offering ample opportunity for sightseeing.

We look forward to welcoming you to Cape Town and to receiving your poster abstract submissions.

Organisers:
The Mental Health Information Centre
The MRC Unit on Anxiety Disorders
The Cross University Brain Behaviour Initiative

For more details, please refer to www.mentalhealthsa.co.za or contact Arlene Kleinhans at Tel +27 21 938 9229 or mhic@sun.ac.za,

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
Christer Allgulander (Sweden), Kurt Audenaert (Belgium), David Baldwin (UK), Borwin Bandelow (Germany), Donald Black (US), David Castle (Australia), Kathryn Connor (US), Jonathan Davidson (US), Damiaan Denys (Netherlands), Naomi Fineberg (UK), Jean-Pierre Lepine (France), Eric Hollander (US), Donatella Marazziti (Italy), Euripedes Miguel (Brazil), David Nutt (UK), Stefano Pallanti (Italy), Kees van Heeringen (Belgium), Herman Westenberg (Netherlands), Joseph Zohar (Israel).
Chairperson: Dan Stein (South Africa)

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We are planning a stimulating mix of high level science from a prestigious group of international speakers and updates on cutting edge research through plenary lectures, rapid communications, posters, workshops and an advocacy forum.

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We at The British Journal of Hospital Medicine have been delighted by the excellent response to our forthcoming major conference ?Treating Schizophrenia: Pharmacological and Psychosocial Interventions.?

The conference, to be held in London, England on 26th and 27th April 2007, will assemble expert speakers from across the UK for two exciting days packed with discussion and debate. We look forward to welcoming talks and interactive workshops from leaders in the field, including a highly anticipated keynote address from Professor Robin Murray, Institute of Psychiatry.

This CPD approved conference will provide an excellent arena to discuss both pharmacological and psychosocial treatment options in depth, whilst looking towards a greater integration of these approaches.

This conference is indispensable and highly significant for practitioners working across all aspects of mental health as well as those who plan to specialise in the area. Delegates will take away with them a greater awareness of current clinical research, practical ideas for implementing better practice, and an up-to-date knowledge of the latest perspectives on treatment.

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In collaboration with The British Journal of Hospital Medicine, we are delighted to enclose further details of the forthcoming ?8th London International Eating Disorders Conference?.

The conference, to be held in London from the 29th until the 31st March 2007, will bring together speakers and delegates from around the world to discuss key topical issues in the field of eating disorders and will offer you a unique chance to update and extend your current knowledge.

This three day event will feature a wide range of talks by leading international specialists in the field and will include plenary sessions on:

? The neurobiology of eating disorders
? Advances in evidence based treatment
? The clinical care of individuals with enduring eating and weight disorders

We believe that the programme for Eating Disorders 2007 will maintain and improve upon the high standards set at our previous conferences.

We would be delighted if you could join us for what will be an educational and lively event. If you wish to stay abreast of the latest developments in Eating Disorders, this is an event you cannot afford to miss.

We look forward to welcoming you in March.

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Recent advances in somatic and integral psychotherapy have revolutionized current thinking about the resolution of trauma, painful patterns of thought and destructive emotions. A new view is emerging which sees symptoms of suffering as the body?s wisdom creating communication between the unconscious and the aware self to promote somatic re-learning, healing and transformation.

This cutting-edge program provides a rare opportunity for sustained education in somatic psychology. It will be taught by psychotherapist Ronald Alexander, a renowned pioneer in mind/body therapies who leads professional trainings and clinical supervision groups in Gestalt-relational therapy, Ericksonian hypnosis and other integrated modalities throughout the world and is a long-time teacher of meditation and Buddhist psychology.

The training will include clinical demonstrations, practicum, theory and the teaching of clinical skills to support practitioners to become more creative and resourceful when treating trauma, pain, and mood and somatic disorders. The modalities we will use for developing clinical skills and deepening our own healing process will include: body-centered psychotherapy, Gestalt therapy, relational psychoanalytic approaches, Buddhist psychology, mindfulness-based practices, non-dual meditation and other mind/body healing methods for accessing the somatic ?core-self.?

We will place special emphasis on the rapid treatment of trauma and psychosomatic disorders with Ericksonian and solution-focused hypnosis and somatic psychotherapy, highly effective techniques that understand the importance of the symptom as a pathway to inner healing. We will learn to use the symptom to access the unconscious and its healing inner resources with hypnotic trance, storytelling and metaphor as well as the use of framing and reframing.

This training program is open to all psychologists, psychotherapists and healthcare professionals as well as those individuals involved in education, the healing arts, holistic health, psychology and behavioral medical approaches. It will take place over a period of eight months in three three-day workshops (modules). Although each module can be taken independently, those taking all three modules will earn a certificate in Clinical Training in Mind Body Healing Therapies.

The three modules are:

1. The Future of the Body ? Ericksonian and Solution-Focused Hypnosis ? Somatic Psychotherapies ? The Skillful Intervention

Ericksonian mind-body, solution-focused and somatic therapeutic methods to activate creative unconscious healing; utilizing the symptom to access the unconscious; the body as the vessel of awakened intelligence; using storytelling, healing metaphors, and rapid trance induction for the healing of somatic imbalances.

Thursday?Saturday, March 29?31, 10am?5pm

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2. Mapping the Body-Mind: Contemporary Gestalt-Analytic Approaches

Handling psychotherapeutic resistance (Gestalt awareness work ? the dialogical approach), field theory, attachment issues and the neurobiology of trauma and healing. Developing an integral approach to the therapeutic process; Integral psychotherapy (the work of Ken Wilber); contemporary relational and inter-subjective psychoanalytic approaches; Ron Alexander?s microanalysis and the micro-analytic method; contemporary psychoanalysis, Gestalt therapy, Buddhist psychology and Ericksonian approaches to mapping the psyche.

Thursday?Saturday, July 12?14, 10am?5pm

07WP47TBI

3. Transforming Emotions: Energy Psychology, Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy & Somatic Flow States

Developing creative clinical skills for working through trauma, relational and self disorders; transforming somatic blocks and destructive emotions; accessing the creative unconscious using breath and awareness work; antidote remedies for working with mental afflictions; calming the mind and learning to promote optimal states of creativity, wellness and happiness through mindfulness training and the Buddhist psychological/non-dual therapeutic approach.

Thursday?Saturday, November 29?December 1, 10am?5pm

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A NINE-DAY TRAINING IN THREE MODULES
March 29-December 1st
Price: Members $1030/ Nonmembers $1080/ Individual Modules: Members $360/ Nonmembers $390

For additional information or to register please call 212-219-2527 x 2
83 Spring Street