Committee
| Local Organising Committee | Scientific Advisory Committee |
|---|---|
| Professor Patrick McGorry | Professor Patrick McGorry |
| Associate Professor Warrick Brewer | Prof Christos Pantelis |
| Ms. Deborah Mitchell | Prof Jayashri Kulkarni |
| Dr. Eoin Killackey | Associate Prof Alison Yung |
| Ms. Lisa Bird | Associate Professor Warrick Brewer |
| Associate Prof Alison Yung | Mr. Anthony de Castella |
| Mr. Anthony de Castella | Prof Assen Jablensky |
| Professor Christos Pantelis | Ms. Vera Morgan |
| Professor Jayashri Kulkarni | Prof John McGrath |
| Professor Tim Lambert | Prof Vaughan Carr |
| Professor Paul Fitzgerald | Prof Tim Lambert |
| Associate Professor Brian Dean | Professor Paul Fitzgerald |
| Dr. Paul Amminger | Associate Professor Brian Dean |
| Dr. Paul Amminger | |
| Dr Ken Kirkby | |
| Dr. David Bathgate |
Professor Patrick McGorry (ASC08 Conference Chair) MD, PhD, FRCP, FRANZCP, Professor Patrick McGorry is a world-leading researcher in the area of early psychosis and youth mental health. His work has played an integral role in the development of safe, effective treatments and innovative research involving the needs of young people with emerging mental disorders, notably psychotic and severe mood disorders.
He is currently Professor of Youth Mental Health at the University of Melbourne and Director of ORYGEN Youth Health and ORYGEN Research Centre. ORYGEN’s 240 clinical and research staff provide leading expertise in early psychosis, mood, substance use, and personality disorders.
ORYGEN’s early psychosis service, known as EPPIC, was founded by Professor McGorry in 1992, and has been hugely influential internationally. Its evidence-based model has been exported to many countries, and early intervention in psychosis has become one of the major growth points in international mental health reform. ORYGEN provides clinical services to more than 700 young people at any one time. The ORYGEN Research Centre is currently running 44 psychiatry research projects across a broad range of issues.