Invited Speakers
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Dr Brendan Belsham
Dr Belsham has been in private practice as a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Johannesburg for the past 20 years.
Dr Indhrin Chetty
Indhrin Chetty is a Forensic Psychiatrist and Academic Head, Division of Forensic Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry, University of the Witwatersrand and Consultant Psychiatrist at Sterkfontein Hospital.
Prof Dave Coghill
Dave Coghill is the Financial Markets Foundation Chair of Developmental Mental Health at the University of Melbourne.
Mrs Ray Anne Cook
Ray Anne Cook has been an active occupational therapist in special schools and private practice for over 35 years.
Mrs Juazel de Villiers
Juazel de Villiers is a Clinical Psychologist with over 12 years of experience in the field of Neurodevelopment.
Dr Theonie du Plessis
Theonie is a psychiatrist and she obtained her degrees through the University of Stellenbosch.
Ms Juané du Randt
Juané du Randt is a registered counsellor and Project Lead at Goldilocks and the Bear Foundation with a strong academic background. She is deeply passionate about empowering neurodiverse children and advocating for their needs.
Dr Nadiya Frank
Dr Nadiya Frank is an obstetrician and gynaecologist, sub specialist in maternal and fetal medicine.
Dr Mary Margaret Gleason
Dr. Gleason is trained as a pediatrician and child and adolescent psychiatrist and has special interests in early childhood mental health and the integration of mental health services into primary care.
Ms Andria Gush
Andria Gush is an experienced occupational therapist with over two decades dedicated to Mental Health.
Dr Jane Indergaard
Dr. Jane Indergaard is an associate professor of nursing at Concordia College, in Moorhead, MN and a licensed registered nurse in ND and MN.
Ms Elize Janse van Rensburg
Elize is an experienced occupational therapist with a keen interest in the fields of sensory integration, peadiatric occupational therapy and neurodevelopmental conditions.
Dr Linda Kelly
Dr Linda Kelly is a Child Psychiatrist based in Cape Town. She qualified as a Doctor at the University of Cape Town.
Dr Jason Kilmer
Dr. Jason Kilmer is a Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine and an Adjunct Professor in Psychology at UW.
Dr Frans August Korb
Dr Frans August Korb received the following university qualifications: B.Sc. (Hons) (UFS), M.A. Clinical Psychology (Wits), M.B. Ch.B. (UCT), M.Med. Psychiatry (Wits).
Dr Rykie Liebenberg
Dr Rykie Liebenberg is a Psychiatrist in private practice. She has recently relocated to Swakopmund in Namibia, but was previously in private practice at Sandton Clinic, from 2002 to 2023.
Dr Androula Ladikos
Androula Ladikos is a graduate of the University of Pretoria, having obtained her MBCHB Degree there as well as her MMED Psych Degree.
Dr Luzuko Magula
Dr Luzuko Magula completed his undergraduate MBChB studies at Walter Sisulu University in 2011. He began his specialist registrar program through Stellenbosch University in 2016 where he was appointed as Chief Registrar for two consecutive years.
Dr Wisani Makhomisane
Dr. Wisani Makhomisane is a Specialist Psychiatrist who received her medical degree (MBChB) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Dr Kedi Motingoe
Dr Kedi Motingoe, is a psychiatrist specializing in Child and Adolescent psychiatry and has been working in this field for more than 15 years.
Dr Shalendra Misser
Dr Misser has been a partner at a private radiology practice in Durban since 2006. He has a commendable undergraduate and post-graduate academic record.
Dr Nerica Ramsundhar
Dr Ramsundhar is a developmental paediatrician practising at St Augustine’s Hospital in Durban. She has undergone training under the guidelines of neurodevelopmental paediatricians and paediatric neurologists at Red Cross War Memorial Hospital, Cape Town.
Mrs Gina Rencken
Gina Rencken is an Occupational Therapist with a special interest in sensory integration, neurodevelopmental therapy and early intervention.
Prof Luis Augusto Rohde
Prof. Rohde is currently Full Professor of Psychiatry at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and Professor of the Graduate Program in Psychiatry at the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil.
Dr Tamara Rosier
Dr. Rosier has been a college administrator, a professor, a leadership consultant, a high school teacher, a business owner, and an ADHD coach.
Prof Renata Schoeman
Renata Schoeman, psychiatrist, is the convenor of the SASOP SIG for ADHD, co-founder of the Goldilocks and The Bear Foundation, and serves on the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Mental Health (South Africa).
Dr Hugo Theron
Hugo has been a registered clinical psychologist since the late 90s. He studied clinical psychology at Stellenbosch University, and medical and health psychology at Leiden University.
Dr Adri van der Walt
Dr. Adri van der Walt completed her medical degree at the University of Stellenbosch in 1974. She thereafter did an Honours degree in Human Genetics and then went on to do General Paediatrics.
Ms Elizma van Milligen
Elizma is a pediatric optometrist with a passion for helping children overcome visual challenges and learning disorders.
Prof André van Niekerk
André is a Paediatrician and Paediatric Pulmonologist. He is the Immediate Past Chairman of the Allergy Society of South Africa (ALLSA) and a founder member of the Allergy and Clinical Immunology Foundation of South Africa (AFSA) and the ALLSA Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases Interest Group (PIDDSA).
Dr Michèle van Niekerk
Dr van Niekerk worked as a general & hospital paediatrician for many years. In recent years, she developed a keen interest in neurodevelopmental conditions.
Prof Andrè Venter
Prof Andrè Venter was the Academic Head of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of the Free State for more than 20 years.
Ms Emma Wijnberg
Emma is an Occupational Therapist, wife and mother to two busy barefoot boys. She is passionate about discovering and developing an understanding for individual abilities, making little lives easier, and empowering parents to raise hero’s.
Dr Dora Wynchank
Dora Wynchank works as a psychiatrist at the Intensive Specialist Programme for ADHD, at PsyQ, The Hague.
Dr Merryn Young
Dr Young obtained her medical degree at the University of Pretoria. After completing her internship and community service in a rural area of Limpopo she continued to work as a Medical Officer in psychiatry and paediatrics, both in Limpopo and Johannesburg.