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ACT Branch 2025 Travelling Scholar

Date

20 August and 21 August, 2025

Organised by

RANZCP ACT Branch

Delivery

In-person
Branch event Professionalism Telehealth

Travelling Scholar

Dr Nardine Elzahaby

Dr Elzahaby is a Consultation-Liaison psychiatrist and the unit Director of the Adult Mental Health Service at Dandenong hospital, Monash Health. She runs a Telehealth Psychiatry clinic. She is a former co-founder, co-director and tutor at IMGSOS, an online tutoring business for IMG and local graduates of medicine, pharmacy and dentistry. She is interested in Telehealth implementation and the use of AI in psychiatry, business, mentoring and doctors’ health.
Dr Elzahaby is a Consultation-Liaison psychiatrist and the unit Director of the Adult Mental Health Service at Dandenong hospital, Monash Health. She runs a Telehealth Psychiatry clinic. She is a former co-founder, co-director and tutor at IMGSOS, an online tutoring business for IMG and local graduates of medicine, pharmacy and dentistry. She is interested in Telehealth implementation and the use of AI in psychiatry, business, mentoring and doctors’ health.

Mind the Distance: psychiatric care through telehealth; set up, benefits and risks

Presentation by Dr Nardine Elzahaby, followed by networking and a movie night.

Date: Wednesday, 20 August 2025
Time: 3.00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Abode Woden
10 Bowes Street, Woden, ACT

Cost: Free

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Learning outcomes

•    Describe the essential technical and clinical setup requirements for delivering effective psychiatric care through telehealth platforms.

•    Analyse the key benefits of telehealth in psychiatry, including improved access, patient convenience, and potential cost-effectiveness.

•    Identify and assess the primary risks and limitations of telehealth psychiatric care, including technology barriers, privacy concerns, and clinical assessment challenges.

•    Evaluate appropriate patient selection criteria and clinical scenarios where telehealth psychiatric care is most and least suitable.

CAPE: Professional development


From Royal Commission to Reality: Victoria's mental health transformation and its national implications

Dinner with a presentation Dr Nardine Elzahaby.

Date: Thursday, 21 August 2025
Time: 6:30pm - 10:00pm
Location: Rydges Hotel
17 Canberra Avenue, Forrest, ACT
Dress: Semi-formal

Cost:
Fellows - $70.50
Trainees - $45.00
PIF - $45.00
Non-members and guests - $88.00

Includes pre-dinner drinks, canapes and dinner.

Register by 14 August.

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Learning outcomes

•    Explain the key recommendations and findings from Victoria's Royal Commission into Mental Health that have shaped current reform initiatives.

•    Analyse the structural and systemic changes implemented in Victoria's mental health system following the Royal Commission.

•    Evaluate the potential impacts and applications of Victoria's mental health reforms for other Australian states and territories.

•    Assess the challenges and opportunities in translating policy recommendations into practical healthcare delivery improvements at both state and national levels.

CAPE: Professional development

Terms and conditions

Cancellation policy 

Change of mind cancellations

Must be made in writing and sent to ranzcp.act@ranzcp.org. Cancellation requests made between 1 August 2025 and 13 August 2025 will receive a full refund minus an administration fee of $75. Any cancellations made after this date will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Medical cancellations

The RANZCP requests that any delegate who is feeling unwell or has cold or flu-like symptoms, or who may have been in contact with someone with COVID-19, not attend the conference.

If, on medical grounds, you are unable to attend the conference, you must cancel your attendance in writing by email to ranzcp.act@ranzcp.org  A full refund will be provided; however, you may be asked to provide additional details.

Contact

Lisa Meredith
ACT/NT Branch Coordinator
ranzcp.act@ranzcp.org
02 6229 2800