Tourette Syndrome from identification and management to impact on quality of life.

13th November 2026 9.30am-3.30pm

John Beveridge Lecture Theatre, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick or Online

Topics and Speakers

Topics include

• Personal and professional experience relating to Tourette Syndrome

• Developmental and mental health comorbidities-phenomenology and principles of treatment

• Neurostimulation for the treatment of Tourette Syndrome

• Psychological treatments of Tic Disorders, Functional Tics and common comorbidities

• Overview of current research in Tourette Syndrome

Speakers include

• Professor Tim Usherwood, Emeritus Professor of General Practice

• Dr Osman Malik, Consultant Paediatric Neuropsychiatrist, Evelina London Children's Hospital

• Scientia Professor Perminder Sachdev, Scientia Professor of Neuropsychiatry, UNSW Sydney, Co-Director of the Centre for Health Brain Ageing (CHeBA), Clinical Director of the Neuropsychiatric Institute

• Dr Amanda Maxwell, Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Research Manager UNSW Tic Clinic

• Scientia Professor Valsamma Eapen, Chair, Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Discipline of Psychiatry UNSW Sydney

This event if a hybrid event (held in-person and online). For those attending in-person, morning tea and lunch will be provided

Book here:

https://www.trybooking.com/au/event/tourette-conference-1656533