GP Continuing Professional Development

The Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Course 2 is an interactive program that aims to provide Psychiatrists, Psychiatry Registrars and Nurses with the evidence base, knowledge and practical tools for treating patients with ECT for depression and other disorders. The course comprises both theoretical and practical components covering the foundations of ECT treatment, latest research findings including insights into ultra-brief and bifrontal ECT as well as anaesthetic strategies to optimise treatment.

Ramsay Clinic runs this course twice a year with different delivery modalities to suit participants. Check Course 1 for online

Course 2 - 11-12 December 2026- Face-to-face in Sydney, Australia.

Course start time: 08:00 AM
Course end time: 05:00 PM

17 hours total (2 consecutive days, 8.5 hours each)

The Face -to-face course (course 2) requires a minimum number of participants to go ahead. Please proceed with registering for the course, and we will inform you via email as soon as the minimum quota has been reached to prompt you to organise travel if required. In the unlikely event that the course must be cancelled, fees will be fully refunded.

Please read before booking:
The team will contact you to arrange payment.

Accreditation :  17 Hours CPD

Learning outcomes:

• Define trauma and its impact on patients
• Identify and manage trauma using practical strategies
• Understand the concept of ECT
• Describe indications, benefits/risks associated with ECT

9.00am      Evidence based pharmacological and psychological treatment for Acute Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress disorder and Complex PTSD                                 

                  A/Prof Davinder Hans, Psychiatrist          

9.45am      Personality Disorders           Dr Martin Chapman, Psychiatrist            

10:30am   Morning Tea                                                                                              Fenwick Ward

11:00am - 12:30pm                          30 minute rotating workshops

Workshops – 15 minute presentation and 15 mins small group discussion – Fenwick rooms

1. Incorporating creative therapies as a communications tool  -  Dena Lawrence, Art Therapist 
2. Addiction as Coping: Practical Screening and Support Strategies for GPs  - Hannes Halgryn & MDT Team
3. Treatment options for complex patients  - Dr Andrew Jackson, Psychiatrist + MDT
4. Trauma, Meaning & Recovery: How GPs can support veterans, first responders and their families  - Michelle Saleeba, Psychologist 

  12.30pm               Networking lunch featuring Ramsay Clinic Hollywood Info desks – Older Adult Wellness, Referrals, Eating Disorders

   1.15pm                Panel Discussion – Managing the Complex Patient           Lecture Theatre

                               Rachel Oldfield, Therapy Programs Manager, Michelle Saleeba, Psychologist – Trauma Programs,  Hannes                                               Halgryn, Counsellor 

     2.00pm                Finish                                      

Lunchtime Symposium

We welcome Dr Giovanni Martinotti, Professor of Psychiatry at the “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti–Pescara and a Lecturer in Psychiatry at LUMSA University in Rome,

He will examine how earlier integration of esketamine within treatment pathways can positively influence the trajectory of functional recovery, based on insights from real-world data from the REAL- ESK study group.

Featuring Dr Phoebe Gao consultation-liaison psychiatrist with expertise in perinatal mental health. She works with women during pregnancy and the post-natal period, including those admitted to the Women’s Recovery Network (Wren) at Ramsay Clinic Albert Road, Melbourne, also consulting at Sandringham Hospital.

Learning outcomes:

• Identify and diagnose common eating disorders in the perinatal period 
• Outline the role of the GP as part of a MDT approach to managing eating disorders in the perinatal period

The Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Course (online) is an interactive program that aims to provide Psychiatrists, Psychiatry Registrars and Nurses with the evidence base, knowledge and practical tools for treating patients with ECT for depression and other disorders. The course comprises both theoretical and practical components covering the foundations of ECT treatment, latest research findings including insights into ultra-brief and bifrontal ECT as well as anaesthetic strategies to optimise treatment.

Course 1 - 26-27 June 2026 Online via MS Teams 

Course start time: 08:00 AM
Course end time: 05:00 PM

17 hours total (2 consecutive days, 8.5 hours each)

Please read before booking:
The team will contact you to arrange payment.

Accreditation :  17 Hours CPD