Mental Health Information Centre of South Africa

Events

March 2012

12 – 16 : Brain Awareness Week is an annual, international collaboration dedicated to raising public awareness of brain research. Watch the website for details on this upcoming event.

14 5th Biennial Conference of the International Society For Bipolar Disorders
Istanbul Turkey

21 British and Irish Group for the Study of Personality Disorder
Manchester United Kingdom

22 XIX Symposium Internacional sobre Actualizaciones y Controversias en Psiquiatría
Barcelona Spain

23 4th Annual Young Researchers’ Conference: Collaborations for Change
Ottawa Canada

26 Military Healthcare Behavioral Health Summit
Washington, DC

28 The Future of Youth Justice
London United Kingdom

28 Frontiers in MRI Neuroimaging Research
Salta Argentina

28 Key Issues Facing Psychiatry: What’s New, Important and Changing
Boston MA
The PsychiatryCareLive Education Congress is presented by the Johns Hopkins University Schoolof Medicine. Join us on Wednesday, March 28th and Thursday, March 29th as we bring together the top psychiatry experts.

30 FRONT LINE TO HOME FRONT: Promoting Recovery from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Pleasant Hill (San Francisco Bay Area) California

30 LGBTQ Meaningful Care Conference
Portland OR

31 2012 OTAC Spring Symposium
Anaheim California
A premier continuing education symposium for occupational therapy practitioners, students, and related allied health professionals. Includes 12 possible hours of professional develpment units, and a lunch with legislative/regulatory focus.

April 2012

13 The Empathic Therapy Conference 2012
Syracuse New York State
Exploring the Power of Empathic Relationship!Better approaches to emotionaltrauma and distress in children & adults andcritical psychiatry. For psychiatrists,counselors, therapists, educators, social workers,parents, families! CEUs

14 Schizophrenia International Research Society Conference
Florence Italy

17 13th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health
Cape Town South Africa

17 8th International Conference on Psychiatry Comorbidity within Psychiatric disorders and Medical Illnesses
Jeddah Saudi Arabia

18 Psychiatric Nursing 2012
Philadelphia PA

18 Fifth National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Social Justice – Moving Forward
Vancouver Canada

18 Fifth National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – It’s A Matter of Justice!
Vancouver Canada

18 ISAD 2012: Affective Disorders – Mind, Body and Society
London United Kingdom

23 Freedom & Recovery: Integrated Mental Health and Addiction Treatment for Service Members
San Diego CA

May 2012

03 20th European Congress of Psychiatry
Prague Czech Republic

03 8th International Congress on Mental Dysfunction & Other Non-Motor Features in Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders
Berlin Germany

15 17th International Conference of APPAC
Athens Greece

16 Psychiatric Nursing 2012
Las Vegas NV

20 RANZCP 2012 Congress
Hobart Australia

25 Bipolar Awareness Day South Africa

27 The 12th International Child Neurology Congress and the 11th Asian and Oceanian Child Neurology Congress
Brisbane Australia

27 1st Istanbul-Eurasian Regional Congress of Biological Psychiatry
This interdisciplinary Eurasian Congress aims to promote mutual knowledge transfer among researchers and clinical scientists in the field of Biological Psychiatry.

30 International Symposium on Controversies in Psychiatry
Cancun Mexico

31 3rd Annual West Coast Symposium on Addictive Disorders
La Quinta CA
This premier addiction conference is dedicated tocontinuing education and networking combiningworkshops and seminars on timely industry topicswith an unmatched showcase of the industry’sproducts, services and facilities.

June 2012

01 Mind Altering Science 2012
Amsterdam Netherlands

04 Together Against Stigma: Changing the way we see mental illness, 5th International Conference
Ottawa Canada

05 NCP2012 – Centennial Nordic Congress of Psychiatry
Tromsø Norway

06 THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE JORDANIAN ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRISTS
AMMAN Jordan

14 Best Practices in Social Work and HIV/AIDS 2012
Montreal Canada
The purpose of this conference is to bringtogether social workers (English and French)whowork with people living with HIV/AIDS in Canada,to create a network and share our Best practicesin interventions.

22 18th Annual International Stress and Behavior Neuroscience and Biopsychiatry Conference (North America)
New Orleans Louisiana

26-1/7 Substance Abuse Awarness Campaign South Africa

July 2012

4-8 Corporate Wellness Week South Africa

04 Australasian Conference of Child Trauma
Gold Coast Australia
“Connected by Trauma: Research, Response, Recovery” discover how new advances in brain science, service delivery, education, program development and treatment, can change the lives of children, young people and families affected by trauma.

05 15th International Philosophy and Psychiatry Conference: Culture and Mental Health
Dunedin New Zealand

08 ISSBD 2012
Edmonton Canada

10 Preventing Panic Day South Africa

16 7th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
London United Kingdom

21 Primary Care: Mental Health Issues with a focus on Drugs and Behavior
Venice Italy

25 National Schizophrenia Day South Africa