Where to From Here? - Rural and Remote Mental Health Conference 2008

The WA Country Health Service is proud to host the annual Rural and Remote Mental Health Conference at the Queens Park Theatre, Geraldton on the 5, 6 and 7 November 2008.

This year’s conference theme is “Where to from here?”, where presentations will showcase examples of current and future initiatives in the mental health arena that will assist in determining service models, planning and direction for the future. The key elements being:

• Workforce development
• Consumers and Carers
• Accommodation
• Recovery
• Workforce – lack of

Not only will the conference offer delegates the opportunity to investigate ways of introducing innovative and practical solutions in their clinical work, but it will also be an opportunity to meet with leading mental health practitioners who manage and deliver Statewide services.

The venue will be the Queens Park Theatre, Geraldton. Renowned as one of WA's premier tourist destinations, Geraldton is rich in history, culture and tradition and is an ideal conference and convention location. Our Platinum Sponsors of the event are the WA Country Health Service and the Mental Health Division, Department of Health, Western Australia. The Keynote Speakers are: Dr Steve Patchett - Executive Director, WA Mental Health Barbara Hocking - Executive Director, SANE Australia Professor Bruce Singh - Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne Isobel Collins - Director, Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council Dr Andrew Campbell – Consultant Psychiatrist John Lesser - President, Mental Health Review Board of Victoria Dr Ken Fielke - Clinical Director, Country Mental Health South Australia Ron Coleman – Mental Health Trainer and Consultant