Conference 2008

Preliminary Notice

17th & 18th November 2008

Palmerston North Convention Centre
Theme: Winds of Change

Additional workshops on Sunday afternoon 16th November
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For more information contact Sue Peck

Call for Papers

Theme: Winds of Change
For More information contact Sue Peck
SP Conference Management
Submissions Close 20th June 2008
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Keynote Speakers

Mrs Robyn Salisbury

Clinical Psychologist, Director of Sex Therapy New Zealand

Robyn is a member of NZ Psychological Society, NZ Assn of Psychotherapists, American Assn of Sex Educators, Counsellors and Therapists and a general member of British Assn of Sex Therapists.

Professor Mason Durie

Professor Mason Durie is Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Maori) at Massey University and Professor of Maori Research and Development and is the Chair of the Secondary Futures Guardians

A former psychiatrist, he is interested in a wide range of community, family, education and health issues. He serves on the Families Commission Komihana a Whanau, chairs the Henry Rongomau Bennett Memorial Scholarship Committee, and heads the Tu Toa Trust.

He is a leading contributor to national debate on a range of social policy issues, and has published widely.”

Submissions Are Now Invited For...

• Symposia
• Individual paper presentations
• Workshops
• Poster presentations relating to new initiatives in key areas of psycho-oncology

Format...

• Abstracts must be submitted in Microsoft Word – Arial 12 font
• Abstracts should be no more than 300 words

Paper Streams...

• Cultural perspectives : innovative practice
• Sexuality : the impact of illness
• Psycho-oncology practice : age cohorts infancy to old age
• Survivorship : post diagnosis and throughout the cancer journey
• Psycho-oncology research : findings from completed and emerging research projects
• Models of psycho-oncology and integrated care : developing a seamless pathway for those on the cancer journey