VAPT is pleased to announce the launch of our ‘Welfare‘ section of the website to provide some guidance for where trainees can turn for assistance with personal well-being as well as training, industrial and medico-legal issues. Please feel free to provide your feedback on on the resource or make any other suggestions to rahul [at] vapt.org.au.
Author Archives: Rahul Khanna
[Sponsored] Reminder: Clinical Exam Prep 30/5 & Final Program
There are 10 spots left for late registrations for Dr Anthony Cidoni’s clinical exam night this Saturday. The final program can be seen here (open post for direct link).
VAPT Written Exam Preparation Night
2015 Inaugural VAPT Written Exam Preparation Night featuring
Dr John Koutsogiannis
Dr Koutsogiannis is the current Director of Examination Preparation at NorthWest Mental Health. John has been an examiner for the RANZCP in OSCE, OCI, and CEQ, and I am delighted that he will give a talk on how to prepare for the daunting written exams.
This will be an excellent opportunity to learn some tips and advice from someone who has been on the other side of the exam!
Venue
Date:
1 June 2015
Time
6.30pm for 7pm start
Cost
$35 per person for 3 course meal (excluding drinks)
*Vegetarian options available
Booking
Go to trybooking.com/HUPS and pay using credit card
Deadline
Friday 30th May
- Limited seats available
We look forward to seeing you there!
[Sponsored] Perception Psychiatry – Inside the Mind of the Examiner
Dr Anthony Cidoni, a consultant psychiatrist with extensive experience as an examiner is presenting at a full-day workshop on the 30th of May. Please follow this link for details.
The booking form can be accessed here.
Reminder: VAPT Social Night
Just a reminder for everyone to please purchase their social night tickets at Temple Brewery on the 1st of May. It promises to be an excellent night subsidized and sponsored by AVANT. Please click through to this page to purchase tickets (http://tix.yt/vapt).
VAPT AGM details confirmed
Further to our last post, the VAPT Annual General Meeting has been confirmed for Tuesday 24th March, from 7pm, upstairs at Fiesta Mexican, 175 Toorak Road, South Yarra. This will be an opportunity to hear what VAPT has done for trainees this year and to elect trainees to committee positions. All trainees are welcome to nominate for the following positions; President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Parapraxis Editor, and a Service Representative from each mental health network. If you have any queries, or to RSVP (by Saturday 21st) please email VAPT President Rahul Khanna; rahul@vapt.org.au
VAPT AGM
The VAPT committee invites all psychiatry trainees to attend the association’s Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 24th March, from 7pm at a central city location to be confirmed. This will be an opportunity to hear what VAPT has done for trainees this year and to elect trainees to committee positions. All trainees are welcome to nominate for the following positions; President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Parapraxis Editor, and a Service Representative from each mental health network. If you have any queries, and to RSVP, please email VAPT President Rahul Khanna; rahul@vapt.org.au
Clinical Exam Night
Hi all,
Just a reminder to RSVP for our Clinical Exam Night next Tuesday. Please see the flyer below.
End of Year Dinner 2014
VAPT is proud to announce it’s End of Year Dinner this year has been confirmed for Tuesday 2nd of December. As last year, the Vic Branch of the College is providing generous support for the event which promises to be a great night. Please click this post for poster and details.
Long Term Psychotherapy: Setting it up and Writing it Up
Dr Fran Minson, who was recently the Coordinator of Advanced Training in Psychotherapy has kindly given VAPT permission to host the slides from her recent presentation on the long psychotherapy case up on our website. I’d encourage you all to have a look on our exam resources page.