Office based Treatment of People with BPD for Private Psych (1/2 day)

Office-based Treatment of People with BPD for Private Psychiatrists (1/2 day) - 4 Sept 2021

This half day workshop is aimed at helping private psychiatrists who treat and manage people with BPD using psychological treatment principles, pharmacotherapy and hospitalization. The workshop will also provide opportunity for discussing complex BPD patients with other co-existing psychiatric disorders.

The primary learning outcomes for this interactive, half-day workshop involve the comprehensive assessment and management of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in a private practice setting. By the completion of the workshop, participants will have improved:

1. Assessment and diagnosis of BPD,2. Knowledge of epidemiology, prognosis and evidenced-based treatments for BPD3. Knowledge of the role of pharmacotherapy, ECT and TMS in BPD4. Skills in risk assessment and risk management5. Understanding of the role of emergency department and psychiatric inpatient facilities in the management of BPD6. Competence in the delivery of psychotherapeutic interventions in private practice7. Treatment of BPD in the context of co-morbid psychiatric disorders.

As with previous years, Spectrum will seek endorsement of this workshop by the RANZCP as a CPD activity where each hour of participation may be claimed under Section 3.1 Practice Development and Review - Interactive Workshop.

Presenters:

Associate Professor Sathya Rao is a psychiatrist and the Executive Clinical Director of Spectrum, specialist service for personality disorders in Victoria. He is the Vice President of the Australian BPD Foundation. He is also an adjunct clinical associate professor at Monash University. Dr Rao is involved in clinical research and has published research papers, contributed chapters and co-authored books on Borderline Personality Disorder. He was a member of the NHMRC Clinical Practice Guidelines development committee, 2012. He has taught clinicians across Australia and was the head of psychiatry training program of Victoria for the RANZCP previously. He is involved in treating complex personality disorder patients and provides second opinions and secondary consultations for complex clinical conditions associated with personality disorders. He was the recipient of the 2020 Meritorious Award of the Victorian Branch of RANZCP.

Associate Professor Jo Beatson is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist who has worked in the field of Personality Disorders over many years. She is experienced in Mentalization Based Therapy, Common Factors Treatment for BPD, and particularly interested in the impact of childhood trauma on the phenomenology of BPD. Assoc Prof Beatson has extensive experience in both public and private psychiatry. She has supervised, taught and published widely, and is regarded as one of Australia’s foremost authorities in the field. She was the recipient of a College Citation from the RANZCP in 2020.

Dr Lukas Cheney s a consultant psychiatrist at Spectrum. He has training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Mentalization Based Therapy and has a keen interest in research to improve our understanding of personality and associated disorders. In his work at Spectrum, Dr Cheney is involved in the most complex cases of personality disorder from across Victoria and to mental health services seeking consultation around Australia. Dr Cheney is a strong believer in a stepped care model of treatment for personality disorder and the idea that, with the right knowledge, any mental health clinician can engage therapeutically with a person living with personality disorder.

Who should attend? Private psychiatrists who treat and manage people with BPD .

Cost: $110 (payable by credit card only).

Lunch: A light lunch, morning and afternoon tea including a vegetarian selection is provided.

Getting to Spectrum: Spectrum is located at 110 Church Street, on the corner of Church Street and Tweedie Place. Entrance is via the front of the building, to the right of the Skoda car dealership.

Public transport:

• Tram 78 on Church Street. Alight at Tweedie Pl/Church Street (Stop 63).
• Tram 109 on Victoria Parade (about a 5 min walk to 110 Church Street)
• Tram 75 on Bridge Rd (about a 7 min walk to 110 Church Street)

Car parking:

There is very limited 2 hour street parking available in the area. All day parking is available in:

• Shelley Street, Richmond (between Butler and Elizabeth Streets) -about 1km walk to Church St (about $10/day).
• Coles Richmond Plaza car park (261 Bridge Rd, Richmond) https://www.interpark.com.au/parkings/coles-richmond-plaza-car-park/ (about $16/day). About 8 mins walk or catch the No 78 tram.
• 459 Church Street, Richmond http://www.carepark.com.au/find-a-care-park/459- church-street-richmond/ (about $16/day). About a 20 min walk or catch the No 78 tram.

Cancellation policy: If your circumstances change and you no longer can attend this event please log into your eventbrite account and cancel your ticket and request a refund no later than one (1) week prior to the event. A refund will not be issued if notification has not been received within this time frame and you will be required to pay for the event.

General enquiries: Email spectrumTregister@easternhealth.org.au or phone Spectrum (03) 8413 8750.