S11: FEATURED SYMPOSIUM - Medicare Mental Health Centres

Royal Theatre - Live Stream
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Royal Theatre (Live Streaming)

Author/Presenters

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Lauren Hendriks
Director, Adult Mental Health Section
Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Division, Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
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Nigar Ahmad
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Clinical Team Leader
Parramatta H2H, Stride
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Vanessa Hamilton
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Clinical Director/Clinical Psychologist
Think Mental Health
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Mike Millard
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Clinical Director, Consultant Psychiatrist
THIS WAY UP Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD), St Vincent's Hospital and UNSW
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Emma Schubert
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Clinical Services Manager
Head To Health
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Sean Hayes
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Program Services Manager
Head to Health Lismore/Open Minds
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Tom Dalton
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CEO
Neami National

Featured Symposium: Medicare Mental Health Centres

Abstract

Topic 1
Overview of Medicare Mental Health Centre Programme:
o Intent of programme
o Programme components
o Scale & Planned Rollout
o Recent changes
Speaker: Lauren Hendricks, Director, Adult Mental Health Services Section
Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Division, Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Topic 2
Co-designing with the Community
o Approach to co-design
o Working with CALD communities
o Building a culturally diverse workforce
Speaker: Nigar Ahmad, Clinical Team Leader, Parramatta H2H, Stride

Topic 3
Enhancing Care with Hybrid (Digital) Treatment Program
o Integrating digital & face to face delivery
o Use of This Way Up
Speakers: Vanessa Hamilton, Clinical Director, Canberra H2H, Think Mental Health
Mike Millard, Clinical Director, Consultant Psychiatrist
THIS WAY UP Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD), St Vincent's Hospital and UNSW

Topic 4
Building Community & Team Resilience in the context of Natural Disaster
o Service delivery post natural disaster
o Evidence based approaches to resilience building
o Looking after the staff
Speakers: Emma Schubert , Clinical Services Manager, Lismore H2H, Open Minds;
Sean Hayes, Program Services Manager, Head to Health Lismore/Open Minds

Topic 5
Emerging evidence from multipole H2H service evaluations: A collaboration between Neami and ALIVE
Speaker: Tom Dalton, CEO, Neami National

Chairperson

Karen Thomas
Director Community Connection & Wellbeing
Neami National

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