Event Date: October 8, 2019, 6:30 pm
Join Mind Medicine Australia and NIIM at this public event to learn why psychedelic therapies are being hailed as potentially ground-breaking treatments for mental illness
WHEN: Tuesday 8 October 6.30pm – 8.00pm
LOCATION:
NIIM Lecture Theatre
Level 3, 21 Burwood Rd, Hawthorm, Victoria 3122
Featuring:
Professor David Castle
MBChB MSc MD DLSHTM GCUT FRCPsych FRANZCP
Professor of Psychiatry at The University of Melbourne; works clinically in both public and private mental health settings; expert on the effect of licit and illicit substances on the mind
Tania de Jong AM
LL.B (Hons) GradDipMus Co-founder Mind Medicine Australia
Tania de Jong AM is a trail-blazing Australian soprano, TED speaker, award-winning social entrepreneur and Founder of three charities; committed to creating more connected communities and reducing mental illness and loneliness
Peter Hunt AM
B.Com LL.B Co-founder Mind Medicine Australia
Engaged philanthropist involved in funding, developing and scaling social sector organisations which seek to create a better and fairer world; committed to changing the paradigm for mental health in Australia
Dr Paul Liknaitzky
BSc (Hons) PhD
Research Fellow at Deakin University and Odyssey House Victoria; works in mental health treatment development and evaluation; expertise in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies
Prof Avni Sali AM
MBBS PhD FRACS FACS FACNEM – NIIM Founder & Director
Founding Director of NIIM. Avni is the former Head of Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, Swinburne University and the University of Melbourne Dept of Surgery, Heidelberg Hospital.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
NIIM is approx 6kms from the CBD
Train: Hawthorn station is located across the road
Tram: Route 75 Stop 25 (St James Park) along Burwood Rd, to/from the CBD
PARKING
Limited onsite parking is available at rear of the venue. On-street parking is available in nearby Streets. Paid parking is also available in multi-level car park across the road at Epworth Hawthorn
BOOKING
Book online via trybooking below