Program

NOTE: Program is subject to change.

KEY:
Plenary Symposium Free Communication Sponsored Satellite Meeting Workshop Cairns Pre-Meeting Debate Lecture
Poster Session

Friday, 6 February 2004
08:30
001

Psychopharmacology Algorithm of Mood Disorders in Asian Countries
Meeting Room 2
                   
10:30                      
11:00
002

Clinical Applications of Psychiatric Genetics
Meeting Room 2
                   
13:30                      
14:30
003

Novel Comprehensive Approaches to Schizophrenia Based on Vulnerability Stress Model
Meeting Room 2
                   
16:30
004

Clinical Investigations
Meeting Room 2
                   
17:30                      

Saturday, 7 February 2004
08:30
005

Recent Advances in Functional Neuroimaging in Asia
Meeting Room 2
                   
10:30                      
11:00
007

Biological and Clinical Updates on Suicide
Meeting Room 2
                   
12:00                      
14:00
006a

Current Topics Among Young Psychiatrists - Part 1 (The Current Biological Researches by Young Psychiatrists in Asia)
Meeting Room 2
                   
15:40
006b

Current Topics Among Young Psychiatrists - Part 2 (For the Development of Biological Psychiatry in Asia)
Meeting Room 2
                   
16:40                      

Monday, 9 February 2004
18:00
008

Official Opening
Tumbalong Auditorium
                   
19:00                      

Tuesday, 10 February 2004
09:00
011

Schizophrenia: Not only a neurodevelopmental but also a neurodegenerative disorder?
Harbourside Auditorium 2
                   
10:00                      
10:30
012

Biological Basis for Drug Treatment in Panic Disorder
Harbourside Auditorium 1
013

The Relevance of Neurosteroids to Psychiatry: From the Laboratory to the Bedside
Ballroom 2
014

Prodromal Symptoms in Schizophrenia
Tumbalong Auditorium
015

Neuropeptides: From Genes to Psychopathologies
Ballroom 1
016

Functional Imaging and the Interaction of Cognition and Emotion
Pyrmont 2
017

Ethical Implications of Research in Biological Psychiatry
Harbourside Meeting Room 3
018

Functional Hemispheric Asymmetry in Psychiatric Disorders
Harbourside Meeting Room 4
019

New Perspectives in Schizophrenia
Pyrmont 1
020

Impact of Biological, Social and Genetic Factors During Development on the Emergence of Psychosis: From Animal Models to Clinical Studies
Harbourside Room
009

Antipsychotic Drug Use
Promenade Meeting Room 4
010

Depression, Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease
Promenade Meeting Room 6
12:30                      
13:00
021

Bristol-Myers Squibb & Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Satellite Symposium - New Antipsychotics for the Treatment of Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
Ballroom 2
022

Pfizer Satellite Symposium - Fifteen Years of SSRIs: What Have We Learned?
Tumbalong Auditorium
                 
14:30
023

The Impact of Psychoneuroimmunology for Therapeutic Progress: Part 1
Harbourside Meeting Room 3
024

Research in Depression and Mood Disorders
Ballroom 1
025

Acute and Chronic Actions of Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse: A Search for Common Mechanisms
Pyrmont 1
026

Cerebral Mechanisms in Developing Psychoses
Harbourside Auditorium 1
027

The Impact of Psychoneuroimmunology for Therapeutic Progress: Part 2
Harbourside Room
028

Pharmacogenetics of Antipsychotic Treatment: Predicting Clinical Efficacy and Side Effects
Harbourside Meeting Room 4
029

Neurophysiological Studies in Psychopathology
Pyrmont 2
030

Dementia
Promenade Meeting Room 4
031

Anxiety and Pain
Promenade Meeting Room 6
   
14:45
032

Brain Imaging and the Pathophysiology of Bipolar Disorder
Tumbalong Auditorium
033

Brain Neuroimaging in Affective Disorders
Ballroom 2
16:00
034

Tuesday Posters - ADHD
Hall 5, Exhibition Halls
035

Tuesday Posters - Animal Models
Hall 5, Exhibition Halls
036

Tuesday Posters - Bipolar Disorder
Hall 5, Exhibition Halls
037

Tuesday Posters - Eating Disorders
Hall 5, Exhibition Halls
038

Tuesday Posters - Miscellaneous Topics
Hall 5, Exhibition Halls
   
16:15          
16:45            
17:00
039

H. Lundbeck A/S Satellite Symposium - Management of Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Harbourside Auditorium 1
040

GlaxoSmithKline Satellite Symposium - Stabilizing Mood from Down Under
Tumbalong Auditorium
041

Novartis Pharma AG Satellite Symposium - Treatment of Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia: Crossing Cultures
Ballroom 2
               
19:00                      

Wednesday, 11 February 2004
08:00
042

Advances in the Genetics of Schizophrenia
Tumbalong Auditorium
043

New Pharmacological Strategies to Treat Alcohol Problems
Ballroom 1
044

Recent Advances of Diagnostic Marker for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders
Harbourside Auditorium 1
045

Clinical Questions in Bipolar Illness
Pyrmont 1
046

Update on Tourette's Syndrome
Pyrmont 2
047

Synergistic Information about Brain Function by Simultaneous EEG/fMRI: From Basics to Clinical Applications
Harbourside Meeting Room 4
048

Biological Markers in Depression
Ballroom 2
049

Praecox Diagnosis of Dementia Praecox
Harbourside Room
050

Critical Assessment of Biological Markers in Affective Disorders
Harbourside Meeting Room 3
051

Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Promenade Meeting Room 4
052

Cognitive Neuropsychiatry
Promenade Meeting Room 6
10:00                    
10:15                      
10:30
053

Recognition and Response in Complex Biological Systems
Harbourside Auditorium 2
                   
11:15                      
11:30
054

State of the art of acute and long-term treatment of schizophrenia
Harbourside Room
055

ECT Practice Update
Pyrmont 1
056

State of the art and long-term treatment of anxiety disorders
Pyrmont 2
057

State of the art of acute and long-term treatment of bipolar affective disorders
Harbourside Meeting Room 3
058

State of the art treatment of dementia
Harbourside Meeting Room 4
           
12:30                      
13:00
059

GlaxoSmithKline Satellite Symposium - Advances in the Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Tumbalong Auditorium
060

Wyeth Satellite Symposium - The Mind, Brain, Body Connection: Treating People with Depression in the 21st Century
Ballroom 2
134

Merck & Co., Inc. Satellite Symposium - Clinical and Functional Issues in Disease Modification of Alzheimer's Disease
Harbourside Auditorium 1
               
14:30
061

Understanding the Neurobiology of Bipolar Disorder
Pyrmont 1
062

The Role of GABAA Receptors in the Treatment of Panic Disorder
Harbourside Meeting Room 3
063

Neurobiological Vulnerability to Schizophrenia
Harbourside Auditorium 1
064

Psychobiology of PTSD
Ballroom 1
065

Imaging in Psychiatric Diseases
Pyrmont 2
066

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Psychiatry: Present & Future
Harbourside Room
068

Clinical Psychiatry
Promenade Meeting Room 4
069

Genetics of Psychiatric Disorders
Promenade Meeting Room 6
     
14:45
070

Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Ballroom 2
071

Genes and Neurochemistry Distinguish Suicide and Major Psychiatric Disorders
Tumbalong Auditorium
 
16:00
072

Wednesday Posters - Ageing / Dementia
Hall 5, Exhibition Halls
073

Wednesday Posters - Depression
Hall 5, Exhibition Halls
074

Wednesday Posters - ECT / TMS
Hall 5, Exhibition Halls
075

Wednesday Posters - Genetics
Hall 5, Exhibition Halls
076

Wednesday Posters - Neuropsychiatry / Cognitive Neuropsychiatry
Hall 5, Exhibition Halls
077

Wednesday Posters - PMS
Hall 5, Exhibition Halls
078

Wednesday Posters - Psychoimmunology / Psychoneuroendocrinology
Hall 5, Exhibition Halls
 
16:15      
17:00
079

The Lilly/Boehringer Ingelheim Alliance Satellite Symposium - Dual Action Antidepressants: A New Frontier in the Treatment of Depression
Harbourside Auditorium 1
080

Organon Satellite Symposium - Improving Your Success in Managing Depression Up-To-Date Pharmacotherapy and Treatment Strategies
Tumbalong Auditorium
               
17:15                  
18:45                    
19:00                      

Thursday, 12 February 2004
08:00
081

Cancelled Session: Early Traumatization, Brain Abnormalities, and Cognitive Dysfunctions in Borderline Personality Disorder: Possible Association?
Harbourside Meeting Room 4
082

Neuropsychiatric and Psychobiological Aspects of Recreational Cannabis and Ecstasy/MDMA Use
Tumbalong Auditorium
083

Premenstrual Dysphoria
Ballroom 2
084

The Role of Culture, Genetics and Ethnicity in Pharmacotherapy: Ethnopsychopharmacology
Ballroom 1
085

Functional and Structural Imaging in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Early Dementias
Pyrmont 2
086

Neurobiological Correlates and Predictors of Psychotherapeutic Processes
Harbourside Room
088

Sleep Disturbances Associated with Psychiatric Disease: From Polysomography to Brain Imaging and Beyond
Pyrmont 1
089

Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Promenade Meeting Room 4
090

Miscellaneous
Promenade Meeting Room 6
087

Genetics of Eating Disorders
Harbourside Meeting Room 3
 
09:00    
10:00                    
10:30
091

The Growing Brain
Harbourside Auditorium 2
                   
11:15                      
11:30
092

State of the art of acute and long-term treatment of anxiety disorders
Pyrmont 2
093

State of the art of acute and long-term treatment of bipolar affective disorders
Harbourside Meeting Room 3
094

State of the art treatment of dementia
Harbourside Meeting Room 4
095

State of the art of acute and long term treatement of unipolar depression
Pyrmont 1
096

Agmatine: A Novel Neurotransmitter/Neuromodulator of Relevance to Psychiatry
Harbourside Room
           
12:30                      
13:00
098

Pfizer Satellite Symposium - Future Horizons in the Treatment of Schizophrenia: Beyond Positive Symptoms
Tumbalong Auditorium
                   
14:30
099

Ethanol Induced Brain Damage
Promenade Meeting Room 6
100

Common Mechanisms of Action between Antidepressants and Antipsychotics
Harbourside Meeting Room 4
101

Cholinesterase Inhibitors for Dementia Praecox and Dementia Senilis
Harbourside Meeting Room 3
102

Novel Pharmacological Targets For Treatment of Mood Disorders and Psychoses
Ballroom 2
103

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Treatment of Depression and Schizophrenia
Ballroom 1
104

Characterizing Addiction in Vivo with Neuroimaging
Pyrmont 1
105

Biological Psychiatry and Neuroscience: Tracing the Boundaries
Harbourside Auditorium 1
106

Cycloid Psychoses
Pyrmont 2
107

Treatment of Depresson: Modalities and Mechanisms
Promenade Meeting Room 4
   
14:45
108

Neurobiological Findings in Prodromal States of First-Episode Psychosis
Tumbalong Auditorium
 
16:00
109

Thursday Posters - Alcohol / Drug Dependence
Hall 5, Exhibition Halls
110

Thursday Posters - Anxiety Disorders
Hall 5, Exhibition Halls
111

Thursday Posters - Imaging
Hall 5, Exhibition Halls
112

Thursday Posters - Schizophrenia / Antipsychotics
Hall 5, Exhibition Halls
         
16:15            
16:30              
17:00                      

Friday, 13 February 2004
08:00
113

Endocannabinoids: A Novel Signaling System in Schizophrenia Research
Pyrmont 1
114

Environmental and Genetic Animal Models of Depression
Harbourside Auditorium 1
115

Evidence for Progressive Brain Structural Abnormalities in Early Psychosis
Tumbalong Auditorium
116

Synaptic Mechanisms in Pharmacology and Pathophysiology of Mood Disorders
Ballroom 2
117

Limbic System Interactions and the Pathophysiology of Schizophrenia
Ballroom 1
118

Twin Contributions in the Study of Pathogeneses of Psychiatric Diseases
Harbourside Room
119

Ageing
Harbourside Meeting Room 3
120

Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: An Update
Pyrmont 2
121

Effects of Antidepressant Therapy Strategies on Sleep and Endocrine Secretion: - New Aspects for the Neurobiological Basis of Depression and New Perspectives for the Antidepressant Treatment
Harbourside Meeting Room 4
   
10:00                      
10:30
122

Alzheimer's Disease: Testing the Aß Amyloid Theory
Harbourside Auditorium 2
                   
11:15                      
11:30
123

State of the art of acute and long-term treatment of schizophrenia
Harbourside Room
124

State of the art of acute and long-term treatment of bipolar affective disorders
Harbourside Meeting Room 3
125

State of the art of acute and long-term treatment of unipolar depression
Pyrmont 1
127

Physical Health and Severe Mental Illness
Harbourside Meeting Room 4
             
12:30                      
14:30
128

Recent Research and Newest Clinical Developments in Electroconvulsive Therapy
Harbourside Room
129

The Role of Glutamate for the Integration of the Brain
Ballroom 2
130

Psychopathology of Tryptophan
Ballroom 1
131

Prepulse Inhibition. A Tool for Cross-species Investigations into Schizophrenia and Related Conditions
Tumbalong Auditorium
132

Endophenotypic Markers, Neural Networks and Genetics for Schizophrenia
Harbourside Auditorium 1
           
16:00