APS Member Groups

'New Horizons in Neuropsychology' 

*THIS CONFERENCE IS FULLY BOOKED*  

13 - 15 November 2008 @ Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg, South Australia

• Provisional program 
• Keynote speaker
• Registration
• Accommodation and sightseeing
• Post-conference winery tour
• Further information

Provisional program

Keynote speaker

Gregory P. Lee
Professor of Neurology & Director of Neuropsychology Service Medical College of Georgia, USA

Gregory P. Lee earned a PhD in clinical psychology from Florida Institute of Technology and completed postdoctoral fellowships in clinical neuropsychology at the University of Houston, in conjunction with Baylor College of Medicine, and University of Wisconsin Medical School. He is board-certified in clinical neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology and American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABPP/ABCN) and is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and National Academy of Neuropsychology. Professor Lee has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology and serves on the Board of Trustees of the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is a licensed psychologist in the State of Georgia.

Professor Lee has spent his entire career working at the Medical College of Georgia (MCG). Currently, he is a professor of neurology in the School of Medicine and in the Schools of Graduate Studies and Allied Health Sciences where he teaches neuropsychology and clinical neurosciences to medical students, residents and graduate students. He is the Director of Training for the postdoctoral fellowship program in clinical neuropsychology and serves as the Director of Research in the School of Allied Health Sciences. Professor Lee directs the neuropsychology clinic for neurology, neurosurgery, medicine and psychiatry patients and performs cortical stimulation mapping and intracarotid amobarbital (Wada) procedures. Prior to this, Professor Lee was an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery & Psychiatry (1990-1995) and an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery (1986-1990) at MCG.

Scholarly interests: Professor Lee is an active researcher (> 150 publications), particularly in the field of epilepsy surgery working with David Loring and Kim Meador with whom he co-authored the book Amobarbital effects and lateralized brain function: The Wada test. He has received grant funding for exploring depth electrode stimulation, functional MRI, and the neurodevelopmental effects of antiepileptic drugs in epilepsy patients. He is a grant reviewer for the Epilepsy Foundation and Veteran’s Administration Merit Reviews, regularly reviews manuscripts for neurology, neuropsychology and epilepsy journals, and has been a consulting editor for the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society and Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology.  

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Registration  

*THIS CONFERENCE IS FULLY BOOKED*

*THIS CONFERENCE IS FULLY BOOKED*

For registration inquiries, please contact Karen Butler at k.butler@psychology.org.au.

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Accommodation and sightseeing

We have chosen the beautiful seaside suburb of Glenelg for this conference venue. Glenelg is a short taxi ride from the Adelaide Airport (15 to 20 minutes depending on the traffic conditions). Glenelg offers wide sandy beaches with family-friendly swimming and entertainment options. There are a wide variety of cafés, restaurants and eateries, as well as a marina and general shopping on the doorstep of the conference venue.

Excellent absolute seafront accommodation is available at the conference venue, the Stamford Grand Adelaide. They have kindly offered a number of Deluxe City View rooms to conference delegates at the conference rate of $190 per night twin-share. To book a room, contact Reservations on 08 8461 0399 and quote code NA 1311. 

As delegates are responsible for booking their own accommodation, please ensure that your choice of accommodation is situated in Glenelg unless you are willing to travel to and from the city centre each day. The conference venue has a "sister" hotel, the Ramada Grand, which is in metropolitan Adelaide - approximately an hour from the conference venue if you were using public transport to get to Glenelg instead of going for a paddle after breakfast!

For those on a limited budget, or looking for something different, Glenelg offers a full range of accommodation options from budget motels and backpackers to luxury apartments. Visit www.southaustralia.com/Accommodation.aspx  and enter ‘Glenelg' as your choice of suburb to see descriptions of the many options and prices. You can book your accommodation directly on that webpage, a free service organised by the South Australian Tourism Commission. Explore the website for more information about Glenelg and other sight-seeing options if you decide to add a holiday before or after your conference. Remember that the weather in November in Adelaide is usually warm with generally a high level of UV so the usual precautions of sunscreen, sunglasses, a hat and shirt apply outdoors.

Tourism sites:

• www.southaustralia.com  

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Post-conference winery tour

Our conference venue is not far from some of Australia's premier wine producing regions.  As a special post-conference event, we are considering organising a winery tour to Mclaren Vale. This activity will take place on Sunday 16 November, 2008. There are limited places and some pre-planning and organisation will be needed. We are asking those interested in attending to register their interest in this event as soon as possible with Ms Amie Foran foran.amie@saugov.sa.gov.au.

Further information

Download Conference flyer (138kb) 

Conference Chair:

• Linley Denson
  Ph: 08.83034128
  linley.denson@adelaide.edu.au

Scientific Program:

• Tony Kneebone
  Ph: 08 82044576
  tony.kneebone@fmc.sa.gov.au

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