The RANZCP Section of Perinatal and Infant Psychiatry (SPIP) focuses on the mental health of infants and parents through the perinatal period.
Aims
This Section aims to:
- promote the objectives of the College relating to perinatal and infant psychiatry
- advise on training in perinatal and infant psychiatry
- advance and disseminate research in perinatal and infant psychiatry
- contribute to and promote the highest standards of clinical practice.
Committee members
The chair of the SPIP bi-national committee is Dr Sylvia Lim-Gibson.
The committee can be contacted through memberhelp@ranzcp.org.
Member name | Position |
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Dr Sylvia Lim-Gibson | Chair |
Dr Ilona DiBella | ACT Jurisdictional Member |
Dr Anne-Marie Rees | NSW Jurisdictional Member |
Dr Nimalee Kanakkahewa | NT Jurisdictional Member |
Dr Alisha Vara | NZ Jurisdictional Member |
Dr Anastasia Braun | QLD Jurisdictional Member |
Dr Liz Coventry | SA Jurisdictional Member |
Dr Stephanie Lorimer | TAS Jurisdictional Member |
Prof Megan Galbally | VIC Jurisdictional Member |
Dr Gabrielle Ormiston | WA Jurisdictional Member |
Dr Georgina Gorman | Trainee Delegate |
Ms Genevieve Whitlam | Co-opted Member |
Dr Susan Roberts | Co-opted Member |
Dr Kristine Mercuri | Co-opted Member |
Membership
All members of the College (including trainees and Affiliates) are eligible to join this Section.
Join the Section via My RANZCP [Member login required]
The Pat, Toni and Peter Kinsman Research Scholarship
Supported by a bequest from the Kinsman family, this scholarship supports and encourages research into postnatal depression in women in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The award of up to A$50,000 is available every two years.
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