7 Jun 2017

The session is aimed at GPs who wish to learn more about the latest advances in caring for elderly patients who have mental illness or mental health concerns.

Details

Date: Wednesday, 7 June 2017

Time: 6.00pm to 8.30pm

Venue: The Hills Lodge, 1 Salisbury Avenue, Castle Hill

RACGP CPD points: Attendance to this event earns 4 CPD points

RSVP: 1 June 2017 (please complete the below registration or call (02) 4570 6202)

Presentations

Geriatric Psychiatric Diagnoses: More than muddles” and grumbles is presented by Dr Anoop Sankaranarayanan.

About Dr Sankaranarayanan

Dr Sankaranarayanan is a consultant psychiatrist with extensive experience in the assessment and management of psychiatric disorders. He has worked as a consultant psychiatrist in India, Australia, UK, Qatar and Canada. Having worked in different cultures, he is skilled in assessing and managing people from diverse cultural backgrounds.

He is experienced in adult and older adult mental health and sees patients over the age of 17 years. He has expertise in assessing and managing all psychiatric conditions in adults and older adults including anxiety disorders, mood disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, psychotic disorders and dementias. He is also an accredited psychiatrist for Work Cover assessment.

Apart from clinical practice, he has researched and published in peer-reviewed journals and has a keen interest in evidence based practice.