The Marcé conference program is being developed and we are excited with the confirmed speakers thus far.
Preconference Workshops
- Half-day Workshop with Professor Ian Jones on "Psychoeducation for Bipolar Disorder and Pre-Conception Counselling" (Managing medication for severe mental illnes (including depression) through pregnancy and postpartum)
- Half-day Workshop with Professor Louise Howard on "How to Ask and Respond to Domestic Violence - A Practical How to Do It Session".
- Half-day Workshop with Dr Simone Honikman titled "Secret History" - A training technique to assist non mental health professionals working with mothers, to practice empathic engagement skills, where there are high levels of obstetric violence and low mental health literacy.
- Full-day Workshop hosted by the Australian Psychological Society and the Australian Association for Infant Mental Health with Dianne Reynolds titled "Mindful & Reflective Approach to Mother-Infant Intervention" - The Reflective Parenting Program, The Mindful Parenting Group and the Parent Development Interview.
- Full-day Workshop by Professor Scott Stuart on "Interpersonal Psychotherapy".
Plenaries and Invited Speakers
- Plenary by Professor Mark Hanson on "Developmental Pathways to Disease and how the Environment Before and After Birth Affects the Risk of Chronic Disease/Infant Development".
- Plenary by Professor Louise Howard on "Domestic Violence and Perinatal Mental Health".
- Plenary by Dr Rachel Yehuda on "Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma - Epigenetic Mechanisms, the Utero Environment and Early Attachment".
- Plenary by Dr Alain Gregoire to "Launch the Global Maternal Mental Health Alliance".
- Invited Speaker and Symposium chaired by Professor Megan Galbally on "Psychopharmacological Treatment in the Perinatal Period: from Research to Clinical Practice".
- Invited Speaker and Symposium chaired by Dr Alan Gemmill on "Screening: The State of Our Knowledge, Issues Around Implementation of Screening".
- Invited Speaker and Symposium chaired by Dr Jeffrey Meyer on "Translating Neuroimaging into Clinical Care in Postpartum Depression".
- Marcé Medal and John Cox Lecture - TBA!
- Channi Kumar Lecture - TBA!
Postconference Workshops
- Half-day Workshop by Dr Rachel Yehuda on "Issues in Diagnosis and Treatment of PTSD".
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