Bi-national Section Committees

The role of a Bi-national Section Committee is to promote discussion and co-operation among members of the College and the general public in their relevant discipline of psychiatry.

Bi-national Section Committees' Regulations[PDF; 194 KB]

Further information regarding each individual Section can be found on the Sections webpage.

Responsibilities

The Section, through its Bi-national Section Committee, will be responsible for:

Promoting the objectives of the College as stated in the Constitution with particular reference to the Section’s discipline of psychiatry.
Promoting and encouraging the study of psychiatry relevant to the Section’s discipline in all its aspects by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and knowledge.
Promoting and encouraging the highest clinical and ethical standards in the delivery of psychiatry services relevant to the Section’s discipline.
Promoting and encouraging the development of knowledge and practice, of the highest standard, in the Section’s relevant discipline of psychiatry, for psychiatrists, trainee psychiatrists, medical students, related health professionals, students of related health professions, other medical practitioners and involved legal practitioners.
Promoting and facilitating research relevant to the Section’s discipline of psychiatry and disseminate and promote the research as appropriate.
Liaising and co-operating with societies and associations outside the College in the study and practice of psychiatry relevant to the Section’s discipline.
Assisting the College in the preparation of position statements, submissions and other documents on psychiatry relevant to the Section’s discipline.
Informing and engaging with the general community on topics relevant to the Section’s discipline, and particularly to promote a clear understanding of the subject.
Approving the establishment of a Section Subcommittee via the relevant Section Member on the Bi-national Section Committee.
Maintaining close communication and collaboration with their Subcommittee(s), and the appropriate Branch Committee or New Zealand National Committee, on College matters relevant to that committee.

Meeting frequency

A Bi-national Section Committee typically meet four (4) times per calendar year:

Two (2) face-to-face meetings (each meeting duration is typically 6 hours).
Two (2) videoconference meetings (each meeting duration is typically 1-2 hours).

Chair

The Section shall be represented on the Members’ Advisory Council (MAC) by the Chair of the Bi-national Section Committee.

The Bi-national Section Committee Chair will update Section members on the activities of the Section at its Annual Members’ Forum (held at the College’s Congress or in conjunction with the Section’s Annual Scientific Meeting).

Committees

Committee	Current Chair
Bi-national Section of Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry Committee	A/Prof John Kasinathan
Bi-national Section of Early Career Psychiatrists Committee	Dr Rebecca Graham
Bi-national Section of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Neurostimulation Committee	Dr Salam Hussain
Bi-national Section of Leadership and Management Committee	Dr Lyn Chiem
Bi-national Section of Neuropsychiatry Committee	Prof Richard Kanaan
Bi-national Section of Perinatal and Infant Psychiatry Committee	Dr Sylvia Lim-Gibson
Bi-national Section of Philosophy and Humanities Committee	A/Prof Robert Kaplan
Bi-national Section of Private Practice Psychiatry Committee	Dr Gary Galambos
Bi-national Section of Psychiatry of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Committee	Dr Jennifer Torr
Bi-national Section of Rural Psychiatry Committee	A/Prof Mathew Coleman
Bi-national Section of Social and Cultural Psychiatry Committee	Dr Nicholas Burns
Bi-national Section of Youth Mental Health Committee	Dr Daniel Pellen

Contact

Contact a Bi-national Section Committee via memberhelp@ranzcp.org.