Tourette Conference

Tourette Impact Report: One Year On and Beyond

Tourette Syndrome from identification and management to impact on quality of life.

Program

9.15-9.30am: Registration, check-in and networking

9.30-10am: Opening Remarks, welcome and acknowledgement of country

10-11am: Dr Osman Malik: Tics/Tourette Syndrome phenomenology, co-morbidities and differential diagnoses

11am-11.30am: Morning tea

11.30am-12.15pm: Conor Maysey: Personal and professional experience relating to Tourette Syndrome

12.15pm-1pm: Scientia Prof. Perminder Sachdev: Neurostimulation for the treatment of Tourette Syndrome

1pm-2pm: Lunch 

2pm-2.45pm: Dr Amanda Maxwell: Psychological therapy for tics and common comorbid conditions

2.45pm-3.30pm: Scientia Prof. Valsamma Eapen: Tourette impact report and an update on the current status and future opportunities

Speakers

• Dr Osman Malik, Consultant Paediatric Neuropsychiatrist, Evelina London Children's Hospital

• Conor Maysey, Adult with Tourette Syndrome and Neurodiversity Educator

• Scientia Professor Perminder Sachdev, Scientia Professor of Neuropsychiatry, UNSW Sydney, Co-Director of the Centre for Health Brain Ageing (CHeBA), Clinical Director of the Neuropsychiatric Institute

• Dr Amanda Maxwell, Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Research Manager UNSW Tic Clinic

• Scientia Professor Valsamma Eapen, Chair, Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Discipline of Psychiatry UNSW Sydney

This event is a hybrid event, held in-person at John Beveridge Lecture Theater, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick and Online. For those attending in-person, morning tea and lunch will be provided 

This event includes four CPD hours and a certificate of attendance will be provided