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Date
16 July, 17 July, 18 July 2025
Location
Alice Springs and DarwinOrganised by
RANZCP NT BranchDelivery
In-personPresenter
Professor Anne Buist
Anne Buist is the Chair of Women's Mental Health at the University of Melbourne, based at Austin Health, and has 35 years clinical and research experience in perinatal psychiatry including being director of mother-baby units for much of this time. Currently she oversees an outreach team that works to improve attachment and child outcomes where parent(s) have a severe mental illness. She was director of the beyond blue PND initiative which resulted in Australia wide screening for perinatal depression and anxiety. Other research includes child abuse as a risk factor for perinatal depression, and drugs in breastmilk. She continues to work with Protective Services and the legal system in cases of abuse, kidnapping, infanticide and murder. Professor Buist also writes fiction, with two novels to her name: The Glass House and The Oasis.
Anne Buist is the Chair of Women's Mental Health at the University of Melbourne, based at Austin Health, and has 35 years clinical and research experience in perinatal psychiatry including being director of mother-baby units for much of this time. Currently she oversees an outreach team that works to improve attachment and child outcomes where parent(s) have a severe mental illness. She was director of the beyond blue PND initiative which resulted in Australia wide screening for perinatal depression and anxiety. Other research includes child abuse as a risk factor for perinatal depression, and drugs in breastmilk. She continues to work with Protective Services and the legal system in cases of abuse, kidnapping, infanticide and murder. Professor Buist also writes fiction, with two novels to her name: The Glass House and The Oasis.
The RANZCP NT Branch and NT PHN welcomes Professor Anne Buist as our 2025 Travelling Scholar who will be speaking at various events in the Northern Territory in July.
Travelling Scholar Alice Springs events
Wednesday 16 July 2025
'Working with parents with mental illness and their babies to improve long term outcomes'
11am - 2 pm
Red lecture Theatre, Alice Springs Hospital
Wednesday 16 July 2025
'Perinatal mental illness: why it matters',
5.30 pm - 8.30 pm
DoubleTree Hotel, Alice Springs
Travelling Scholar Darwin events
Thursday 17 July
'Perinatal mental illness: why it matters'
6.30 pm - 9.00 pm
Oaks Elan Darwin
Register here
Friday 18 July 2025
'Working with parents with mental illness and their babies to improve long term outcomes'
12.00 pm - 3.00 pm
Menzies Auditorium, Darwin Hospital
Learning outcomes
'Working with parents with mental illness and their babies to improve long-term outcomes'
During this session members will develop:
1. Understanding of how different parental mental illness may impact on infant development and outcome.
2. Awareness of the impact of cultural practice and generational trauma in the parental relationship
3. Increased awareness of what to look for within the parent-child interaction where the parental illness may be impacting the infant
4. Improved knowledge of simple interventions to strengthen the parental sensitivity and increase access for women who "slip through the cracks".
CAPE: Culturally safe practice, Professionalism, Addressing health inequities
Perinatal Mental Illness: Why it Matters
Learning outcomes linked to this session:
1. Describe key risk factors for perinatal mental illness and explain the importance of timely identification and intervention.
2. Increase confidence in recognising and initiating appropriate management strategies for women experiencing perinatal mental illness.
3. Identify features of the parent–infant relationship that may be affected by parental mental illness and outline potential clinical concerns.
4. Summarise available online options to increase access to care and discuss key ethical considerations related to their use in practice.
CAPE: Culturally safe practice, Professionalism, Addressing health inequities, Ethics.
Cancellation policy
There is no cancellation policy as this is a free event.
Please email ranzcp.nt@ranzcp.org if you do not plan to attend as there are limited numbers.
Delegate cancellation - Medical
The health and safety of conference attendees is our highest priority. The RANZCP requests that any delegate who is feeling unwell or has cold or flu-like symptoms, or who may have been in contact with someone with COVID-19, not attend the conference.
Contact
Please contact Lisa Meredith if you have any questions.
ranzcp.nt@ranzcp.org
02 6229 2800
