Abstract submissions are now closed for the 5th Biennial Pacific Rim Conference on 26th - 28th March, 2010 (pre-conference seminar to be held 25th March) at the Airport Centra Hotel in Auckland. Confirmed keynote speakers include:- Dr. Pat Tuohy, Chief Advisor, Child and Youth Health, Ministry of Health; - Chris Brown, Director, Child Life and Family-Centred Care, Dell Children's Medical Center, Austin, Texas; - Dr Rosie Marks, Developmental Paediatrician, Starship Hospital, and President of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand; -Dr Simon Rowley, Brainwave Trust; - Dr Robin Youngson, Founder of the Centre for Compassion in Healthcare; -Dr. Joce Nuttal, Senior Lecturer, Monash University and Leanne Hallowell, Chief Educational Play Therapist, Melbourne. For more information please email the conference organisers directly at hpsnzconf@gmail.com. |