The Mind – Body Interface: Mental Health and Obesity
EVENT PROGRAM
Event:
The Mind - Body Interface: Mental Health and Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular
Disease
Date/Time:
Friday 26th August 2011, 9am to 2pm
Location:
Darlington Centre, The University of Sydney. 174 City Road, Darlington NSW 2006
Host:
The Centre for Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease, The University of Sydney
ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS
8.30 - 9.00
9.00 - 9.05
Registration and coffee
Welcome and Introduction given by Professor Ian Caterson
Session 1: The impact of ODCD on the Mind
9.05 - 9.30
9.30 - 9.40
9.40 - 9.50
9.50 - 10.00
10.00 - 10.10
10.10 - 10.40
10.40 - 10.50
Professor Andrew Hill, Unit of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, University of Leeds
Topic title: Psychological and social impacts of childhood obesity
Professor Louise Sharpe, School of Psychology
Topic title: Impact of chronic illness on mental wellbeing
Sarah Eskandari, School of Psychology
Topic title: Body image and depression in Diabetes
Professor Ian Hickie, Brain and Mind Research Institute
Topic title: Sleep disturbances, circadian rhythm and mental health and obesity
Professor Nick Rasmussen, School of History and Philosophy, UNSW
Topic title: Psychiatry and obesity in mid 20th Century USA
Discussion: chaired by Professor Ian Caterson
Morning tea break
Session 2: The impact of the Mind on ODCD
10.50 - 11.00
11.00 - 11.10
11.10 - 11.20
11.20 - 11.30
11.30 - 12.00
12.00 - 12.10
12.10 - 12.20
12.20 - 12.30
12.30 - 12.40
12.40 - 13.10
Dr Keith Wong, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Topic Title: Obstructive sleep apnoea and depression
Professor Tim Lambert, Concord Clinical School, Psychiatry
Topic title: Links Between Schizophrenia and ODCD
Professor Len Kritharides (and/or Dr Vincent Chow), Concord Clinical School, Medicine
Topic title: Impact of antipsychotics on the cardiovascular system
Dr Nathaniel Marshall, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Topic title: Obstructive sleep apnoea and diabetes
Discussion: chaired by Professor David Celermajer
Session 3: Stress on the Mind and Body
Mr Norman Rees, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University
Topic title: Stress in the Australian workplace
Dr Philayrath Phongsavan, School of Public Health
Topic title: Impact of workplace stress on health
Professor Nick Glozier, Brain and Mind Research Institute
Topic title: Stress and coronary artery disease
Professor Joellen Riley, Sydney Law School
Topic title: The law and stress in the workplace
Discussion: chaired by Professor Ian Caterson
Lunch
13.10 - 14.00
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Professor Andrew Hill, Unit of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, University of Leeds
Andrew Hill is Professor of Medical Psychology and
Head of the Academic Unit of Psychiatry and
Behavioural Sciences at Leeds University School of
Medicine. He is Director of Student Progression in
the School of Medicine and chairs the School’s
Assessments and Standards Board. He is coordinator of teaching in behavioural sciences in
undergraduate medicine, and is also involved in the
postgraduate training of clinical psychologists and
psychiatrists.
Andrew gained his PhD at Leeds working with
Professor John Blundell. Appointed to a permanent
lectureship in 1988, he spent 1997 as Visiting Fellow
with Professor Ian Caterson at the Human Nutrition
Unit, the University of Sydney. Andrew is a
Chartered Psychologist, an Associate Fellow of the
British Psychological Society, and was Chairman of the UK Association for the Study of Obesity from
1999-2002.
Andrew is an Associate Editor of the British Journal of Clinical Psychology and is on the editorial boards
of the International Journal of Obesity, Body Image, and the International Journal of Pediatric Obesity.
He has been involved in several national and international initiatives on obesity. He has research
collaborations in the UK and Australia, particularly in the area of child obesity. Over the last 25 years or
so his research interests have ranged from human appetite control to the development of weight and
shape concerns in children, and the variety of psychological issues inherent in obesity and eating
disorders.
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Professor Ian Caterson, Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders,
Sydney Medical School
Ian Caterson is Boden Professor of Human Nutrition and Foundation
and Director of the Boden Institute of Obesity Nutrition Exercise
and Eating Disorders, University of Sydney. Previously, he was
Senior Staff Specialist and Director of Clinical Endocrinology at Royal
Prince Alfred Hospital.
He was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Oxford with
Professor Sir Philip Randle FRS. His research interests have been in
insulin resistance and the causes, prevention and treatment of
obesity and of chronic disease, and health policy relating to this
area.
He is a past president of the Australian Diabetes Society and the
Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity. He was previously
Head of the School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences at the
University of Sydney. He is on the management committee of the
International Obesity Task Force and was a regional advisor on obesity for the World Health
Organisation (WHO). He is Past President (Asia-Oceania) for the International Association for the Study
of Obesity. He is a member of Newington College Council and chair of its Education Sub-Committee.
Professor Caterson is also on the Board of the Children’s Medical Research Institute and chairs the
Advisory Board of the Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia.
Professor David Celermajer, Central Clinical School, Heart Research Institute, The University
of Sydney
Professor David Celermajer’s work has focussed on early heart
disease in children and young adults at risk of atherosclerosis. His
research led to the identification of pre-symptomatic arterial
damage and the invention of non-invasive screening for heart
disease in young adults.
He was also instrumental in discovering the link between passive
smoking and cell damage in the hearts of adolescents and young
adults. His investigation into the therapy ‘clozapine’ proved the
association between the drug and potentially fatal myocarditis
and cardiomyopathy in physically healthy young adults with
schizophrenia. The Scandrett Professor of Cardiology at the
University of Sydney, David is also Director of Echocardiography
and Cardiologist at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Clinical
Director at the Heart Research Institute, Sydney, and chair of the
Research Committee of the National Heart Foundation. He is a recipient of the Commonwealth Health
Minister's Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research and a Fellow of the Australian Academy
of Science.
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Speakers
Sarah Eskandari, School of Psychology, The University of Sydney
Sarah is a registered psychologist and a candidate for Doctor of Clinical Psychology
and PhD at the University of Sydney. Sarah’s research interests include clinical
health psychology and mood disorders. The focus of her PhD studies is to
investigate the role of body image and distress in diabetes and amputation. Sarah
has presented her findings at international congresses and has recently been
invited to present at the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics. She is
the recipient of the Lucy Firth Postgraduate Scholarship and was awarded the
Martin and Elizabeth Jane Simmat No. 1 Award for her postgraduate studies.
Professor Ian Hickie, Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney
From 2000 to 2003 Professor Hickie was CEO of beyondblue: the national depression
initiative, and from 2003-2006 served as its Clinical Advisor. In 2003, Professor Hickie
was appointed as the Executive Director of the Brain and Mind Research Institute
(BMRI). From 2008-2013, he is one of the first round of new NHMRC 2008 Australian
Fellows. From 2008 to 2011 he was appointed to the Federal Health Minister’s new
National Advisory Council on Mental Health. In November 2009, Professor Hickie
received the Research Australia national advocacy award for his work in mental
health. In 2011 he was appointed to the Mental Health Expert Working Group
(MHEWG), Department of Health and Ageing.
Professor Nicolas Rasmussen, School of History and Philosophy, The University of New South
Wales
Nicolas Rasmussen is a historian of life sciences and medicine, with higher degrees
in History and Philosophy of Science, Biological Sciences, and Public Health. His
research deals with the history of molecular biology; the history and sociology of
drug company interactions with university-based clinical and preclinical
researchers; the history of biological psychiatry; and the history and sociology of
pharmaceuticals particularly in the United States.
Among other work he is author of the only archive-based history of amphetamines,
both as medications and street drugs, On Speed: The Many Lives of Amphetamine (New York, 2008). He
is currently Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of New South Wales.
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Dr Keith Wong, Central Clinical School, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Dr Wong is a sleep and respiratory physician with a research interest in interventions
to optimise the diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea.
He has been a co-investigator in studies looking at raising awareness for and detecting
sleep disorders in general practice and community pharmacy.
He has also been involved in studies examining ways to improve adherence to CPAP
therapy, and also trials exploring treatment alternatives for OSA.
Professor Tim Lambert, Concord Clinical School (Psychiatry), The University of Sydney
Tim Lambert is Professor of Psychiatry at Concord Clinical School at The
University of Sydney in Australia. He also holds an appointment as Head of
Schizophrenia Treatment and Outcomes Research at the Brain and Mind
Research Institute in Sydney.
In addition, he fulfils clinical duties for the Sydney South West Area Health
Service in Sydney as Director of the Centre of Excellence in Relapse Prevention in
Psychosis, and at the Concord Centre for Cardiometabolic Health in Psychosis.
Professor Leonard Kritharides, Concord Clinical School (Medicine), The University of Sydney
Len Kritharides is Head of Department and Director of Cardiology at Concord
Repatriation General Hospital (CRGH) Sydney where he practises as a General and
Interventional Cardiologist. He is conjoint Professor in Medicine at the University of
Sydney and at the University of New South Wales (NSW), and co-leader of the
Macrophage Biology Group at the Centre for Vascular Research, University of New
South Wales. He is the current Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Cardiac
Society of Australia and New Zealand.
He has diverse research interests in biochemical, cellular and clinical aspects of
cardiovascular disease, including the cellular transport and glycosylation of
apolipoprotein E, cellular cholesterol metabolism, and platelet and leucocyte activation in coronary
disease. His research is supported by Program and Project grant funding from the National Health and
Medical Research Council of Australia, and Grants in Aid from the National Heart Foundation of
Australia.
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Dr Vincent Chow, Concord Clinical School (Medicine), The University of Sydney
Dr Vincent Chow is a PhD candidate enrolled at the University of Sydney and is based
at Concord Hospital and ANZAC Research Institute.
He is a clinical cardiologist who has an interest in various cardiac imaging modalities
particularly in echocardiography. His research interests include screening for longterm cardiac complications amongst schizophrenic patients on clozapine treatment.
Dr Nathaniel Marshall, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Nathaniel Marshall is a clinical and population health researcher with expertise in
clinical trials epidemiology and statistics, with specific focus and track record in sleep
and sleep disorders.
He has been working continuously at the NHMRC-funded Centre for Clinical Research
Excellence (CCRE) in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, and subsequently in
Interdisciplinary Sleep Health. The CCRE is housed at the Woolcock Institute of
Medical Research at the University of Sydney. His training in New Zealand included a
PhD in Public Health awarded in 2005.
Mr Norman Rees, The Department of Psychology, Macquarie University
Norman Rees is a registered psychologist with endorsements to practice as a
clinical and organisational psychologist. He is currently working at the Psychology
Department at Macquarie University where he is an academic and Director of a
fifth year program, The Post Graduate Diploma in Professional Psychology. He has
been a consultant for 30 years with the department of defence where he has
treated servicemen suffering from stress and the consequences of trauma. His
research interests include the interface between stressful work environments and
individual coping resources as well as research in the cortical control over
compulsivity.
He conducts a private practice where he works in a collaborative way with GPs and specialists to assist
patients with a variety of concerns.
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Dr Philayrath Phongsaven, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney
Philayrath has experience in health promotion and disease prevention research, and
in the application of public health research methods to the evaluation of large,
population-wide programs.
Her area of expertise is behavioural epidemiology, with a focus on surveillance of
chronic disease risk factors, and the associations between psychosocial well-being,
physical activity, and chronic disease.
Associate Professor Nick Glozier, Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney
Nick Glozier is an Associate Professor in Psychological Medicine at the University of
Sydney. Previously he worked at the Institute of Psychiatry in London and at the
World Health Organisation.
He has interests in psychiatric and physical comorbidity, and cross-cultural health,
behaviour and disability. He has worked in Europe, South Asia and Africa, in areas of
mental illness and its comorbidity with sleep disorders, stroke, cardiovascular disease
and epilepsy. In the cardiovascular disease area currently he is a Chief Investigator on
POISE – the largest ever study of the outcome of working age stroke survivors and CREDO – the world’s
first trial of an eHealth intervention for comorbid depression and cardiovascular disease. He is a
member of the Heart Foundation’s working group on psychosocial factors and cardiovascular disease,
producing a revised position statement in this area.
Professor Joellen Riley, Sydney Law School, The University of Sydney
Dr Joellen Riley is Professor of Labour Law at Sydney Law School, where she teaches
employment law subjects in the Master of Labour Law and Relations program
(including Advanced Employment Law, and Executive Employment), and a range of
commercial law subjects in the undergraduate LLB curriculum. She is co-author with
Rosemary Owens and Jill Murray of The Law of Work (OUP), now in its second
edition.
A digested version of her doctoral thesis has been published as Employee Protection
at Common Law (Federation Press, 2005). She has also published a number of
books on federal workplace legislation, including Independent Work Contracts (Thomson, 2007). She is a
co-editor of the Australian Journal of Labour Law, and has published a number of articles on aspects of
employment and workplace relations law.
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