Caring for Self Caring for Others Medical Student Balint Groups

 

Workshop and Seminar 

Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th September 2012 

Level 5, Kolling Building

Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards NSW 2065

Workshop:                
Caring for Self-Caring for Others; Experiential Learning in Medical Student Balint Groups – An international Perspective

Seminar:                    
Psychodynamic Approaches to the treatment of Psychosomatic disorders: Different Voices

Invited Speaker:       
Peter Shoenberg, Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy University College London, UK

Tuesday 18th September

Caring for Self-Caring for Others; Experiential Learning in Medical Student Balint Groups – An international Perspective

1300-1330            Lunch

1330-1340            Welcome and Introduction:-       Professor Jonathan Morris, Associate Dean, Sydney Medical School Northern and Director, Kolling Institute of Medical Research

1340-1430            Medical Students and Their Patients: Assessing the Impact of Balint Work and a Student Psychotherapy Scheme - Dr. Peter Shoenberg

1430-1500            The Effect of the Hidden Curriculum in Developing notions of professionalism Dr Kirsty Foster

1500-1515            Afternoon Break

1515-1600            Balint Group Demonstration

1600 – 16.30       Research Presentation (Title TBA)– Dr Peter Shoenberg

1600-1630            Panel Discussion of how Balint work could be incorporated in Australian Medical Schools.
 Prof Morris, Dr Loyola  McLean, Prof Jill Gordon and Penny Love Vice President BANZ

1630-1645            Final Questions and discussion

16.45 -                   Closing Remarks and Evaluation

1700                       Close

Wednesday 19th September

Wallace Freeborn Lecture Theatre Level 5 Kolling Building RNSH

Seminar: Psychological Approaches to the treatment of Psychosomatic disorders: Different Voices

Chair Professor Stewart Dunn

 1500-1510            Welcome and Introductions        Prof Stewart Dunn

1510-1545            Psychodynamic approaches to psychosomatic illness: Dr Peter Shoenberg

1545-1630            Being a Botanist and a gardener: a GPs perspective on medically unexplained symptoms Dr Louise Stone

1700                       Drinks and networking

Panel discussion: Dr Louise Nash, Prof Stewart Dunn, Dr Loyola McLean