Date:
19 November 2011
Time:
8:45am registration for 9am – 4:45pm workshop
Location:
ACT Medicare Local, Unit 20, 41 Liardet Street, Weston Creek
This event is for:
- GPs
- ATAPS registered psychologists are also invited to participate
RSVP closing date is Friday 28 October 2011
Dealing with Depression is a new, highly interactive program that aims to provide general practitioners with a practical framework for diagnosing and managing depression.
The program uses case based learning to explore the key challenges for GPs caring for patients with depression and to devise effective strategies to address these.
The workshop includes:
- The Black Dog Institute model for sub-typing the depressions
- Assessing and managing risk in the depressed patient
- Use of the Psychological Toolkit for assessment, psycho-education and management of the depressed patient
- The role of stress and personality style in depression
- Pharmacological management of depression
- Comprehensive non-pharmacological management of depression derived from a bio-psychosocial formulation unique to the individual patient.
Endorsement: Category 1, 40 RACGP QA&CPD points or ACRRM PD points. GPMHSC Mental Health Skills Training (Formerly Level 1 Accreditation)
Cost: $175
Enquiries: Katie Denton 02 9382 8518 or email k.denton@blackdog.org.au.
To register for this workshop, please click on the following link: https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/secure/courses/index.cfm?cid=GP_DD_20111119_ACT