Advances on Developmental Disorders: From Research to Policy to Practice

This international workshop will provide an update on several major changes and improvements on the classification of developmental disorders and revise their implications for Australia.

What are the policy and practice implications of the advances of research in developmental disorders?

Over 3% of Australians have a developmental disorder. These conditions are associated with significant problems in physical and mental health and have a major impact on carers and society.

Major chagnes and improvements have happened during recent years including the release of new classification of developmental disorders in the WHO international classification of diseases (ICD-11); the advances in the genomics of autistic spectrum disorders and intellectual disabilities; or the progress in new interventions and policies.

This international workshop will provide an update on several of these developments and revise their implications for Australia.

Agenda:

9:00am - 9:15am	Opening
9:15am - 9:45am	The new classification of mental disorders ICD-11 Professor Jose Luis Ayuso Mateos Chairman and Director of the Dep. of Psychiatry Universidad Autonoma De Madrid, Spain
9:45am - 10:15am	Borderline Intellectual Functioning Professor Angela Hassiotis Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Brain Sciences University College London, UK
10:15am - 10:45am	Disentangling the Genetic Causes of Autism Professor Charles Claudianos Centre for Mental Health Research Australian National University, Australia
10:45am - 11:10am	Coffee Break
11:10am - 11:40m	Population approaches to mental health care for young people with intellectual disabilities Professor Stewart Einfeld Chair of Mental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences The University of Sydney, Australia
11:40am - 12:10pm	Safeguarding issues for workforce with developmental disorders Professor Gwynnyth Llewellyn Director, Centre for Disability Research and Policy \| Head, WHO Collaborating Centre in Health Workforce Development in Rehabilitation and Long Term Care \| NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health, The University of Sydney, Australia
12:10pm - 1:00pm	Round Table "Translating Research into Policy and Practice: Practical Experiences"

Download the detailed agenda here.

When

September 3rd, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Location

to Bob Douglas Lecture Theatre (ANU Building 62A), 62 Eggleston Rd.
Acton, ACT
Australia

Event Fee(s)

AHHA Member / ANU staff or student	$ 60.01 (includes GST of $ 5.46)
Non-member	$ 85.00 (includes GST of $ 7.73)

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