IAAN Conference of Applied Neuroscience

Posted Saturday 18 May 2024 | International Association of Applied Neuroscience Ltd

Allied health professionals are invited to attend IAAN's Pre-Conference Workshop and two day conference. Both in-person and virtual registrations are available.

Keynote presenters

• Baroness Susan Greenfield (UK), will provide a one-day Pre-Conference Workshop “The Mind of the 21^st Century” and a 90-minute conference keynote “Is Mark Zuckerberg/ Metaverse an Amazing Opportunity or a Calamitous Threat?”
  • Baroness Greenfield is a Neuroscientist, Author, and Broadcaster Oxford UK.
• Professor Nicholas Talley (Australia) will provide a 90-minute keynote “Pathways in gut-brain communication: evidence for distinct gut-to-brain and brain-to-gut syndromes”.
  • Professor Talley is a gastroenterologist, epidemiologist, researcher, and clinical educator in Newcastle, Australia.
• Dr John Arden (USA) will be providing a 90-minute keynote “Energy To Mind - What is energy? What is mind? How does energy make the mind possible?”
  • Dr Arden is a Psychologist and Author of 15 books.

An additional nine speakers will cover a range of applied neuroscience topics in 90-minute workshops. 

• Professor Dirk Geldenhuys and Jenny Venter (South Africa)
  Imbedding safety in an organisational culture: A BrainFit Journey.
• Jan Sky (Australia)
  Brain Potential, leadership powered by neuroscience.
• Louise MacKenzie (New Zealand)
  Complex Trauma and Neuropsychotherapy: Intuitively intertwining these using creative therapies as an intervention.
• Joseph Riordan (Australia)
  The neuroscience of trauma and attachment.
• Mary Bowles (USA)
  Applied Memory Reconsolidation through the Classical Conditioning of Emotions.
• Fiona Stevens (Australia)
  “Into the lion’s den - why Managers avoid addressing bullying complaints”.
• Nigel Denning (Australia)
  Psychedelic medicine is a rapidly developing new paradigm in mental health management.
• Richard Hill and Matthew Dahlitz (Australia)
  Client-responsiveness, curiosity, and sensitive observation: three key elements in the application of science to therapeutic practice.
• Jean Annan (New Zealand)
  Seven dimensions of children’s emotional wellbeing: Application in the educational environment.

One-hour panel discussion facilitated by Dr Roger Mysliwiec (New Zealand).

Let’s explore some practical neuroscience-based strategies & techniques that can enhance a person’s health/wellbeing and functional capacity when facing adversity.

Featuring:

• Professor Dirk Geldenhuys (South Africa)
• Mary Bowles (USA)
• Professor Michael Tally (Australia)
• Jean Annan (New Zealand)
• Dr John Arden (USA).

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