Explore the full schedule of APBAM 2026, featuring keynote sessions, panel discussions, and specialised tracks across addiction and mental health.
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| Time | Programme & Synopsis | Speaker |
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8:15 AM | Registration & Networking Tea | |
9:00 AM | Welcome & Announcements | |
9:05 AM | Welcome Address by APBAM 2026 Organising Chairman | Dr Munidasa Winslow
Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, CEO
Promises Healthcare |
9:10 AM | Speech by the Guest of Honour | Mr Gregory Vijayendran
Chairman,
National Council of Social Service, Singapore |
9:15 AM | Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence | Dr Anna Lembke |
10:25 AM | Break | |
10:45 AM | How We Heal the Brain in Addiction Recovery | Dr Terry Spokes Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Promises Healthcare) and Clinical Director (The Winslow) |
11:30 AM | Panel Neurorehabilitation in Addiction Treatment: An Expert Panel Discussion |
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12:45 PM | Lunchtime Fireside Chat
Clinical Perspectives on Investigational Psychedelic Therapies for Substance Use Disorders | Dr Sharad Haridas Consultant Psychiatrist Promises Healthcare |
2:00 PM | Track 1-A Dopamine nation: Practical strategies in dopamine fasting | Dr Anna Lembke Dr Ben Greenberg |
Track 1-B When Talking Isn’t Enough: Embodied Healing for Addiction and Relational Trauma | Ms Sharmini Winslow Certified Psychodramatist & Psychotherapist Psychodrama Singapore | |
Track 1-C Scientific Track: Poster & paper presentations | Chair:
Dr Lynette Rama
Clinical & Forensic Psychologist
Promises Healthcare
Judging Panel:
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4:00 PM | Tea Break | |
4:30 PM
| Track 1-A Dopamine nation: Practical strategies in dopamine fasting | Dr Anna Lembke Dr Ben Greenberg |
Track 1-B When Talking Isn’t Enough: Embodied Healing for Addiction and Relational Trauma | Ms Sharmini Winslow Certified Psychodramatist & Psychotherapist Psychodrama Singapore | |
Track 1-C Scientific Track: Poster & paper presentations | Chair: Dr Lynette Rama Clinical & Forensic Psychologist Promises Healthcare Judging Panel:
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5:30 PM | End |
| Time | Programme & Synopsis | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
8:15 AM | Registration & Networking Tea | |
8:55 AM | Welcome & Announcements | |
9:00 AM | Why We Need to Move Beyond the Pathology Lens in Treating Trauma and Addiction | Dr Robert Rhoton |
10:15 AM | Break | |
10:30 AM | Transformative Justice and Addiction: Re-imagining Pathways to Healing and Community Safety | Prof James Ogloff |
11:45 AM | Keynote Address: Digital therapeutics in recovery | Adjunct Associate Professor Christopher Cheok Assistant Chairman Medical Board (Digital Health) Chief, National Addictions Management Service (NAMS) Senior Consultant, Forensic Psychiatry Institute of Mental Health (IMH) |
12:45 PM | Lunchtime Talk 1 Same Road, Different Shoes: Harnessing The Power of Lived Experience in Addiction Recovery Lunchtime Talk 2 Evolving Treatment Methodologies and Sustainable Recovery: It is a relapsing disorder after all | Mr Thomas Koh WE CARE Community Services Adj. Prof. Dr. Prem Kumar Shanmugam Founder & CEO Solace Wellbeing Group |
2:00 PM | Track 2-A Restoring dignity: the foundation of trauma-informed care | Dr Robert Rhoton |
Track 2-B Mental Disorder, Substance Use, and Offending: Understanding the Pathways to Risk and Intervention | Prof James Ogloff | |
Track 2-C The AI Companion in the Therapy Room Attachment, Avoidance, and Recovery | Dr Zoe Wyatt | |
4:00 PM | Tea Break | |
4:30 PM (Con’t from 2.00pm) | Track 2-A Restoring dignity: the foundation of trauma-informed care | Dr Robert Rhoton |
Track 2-B Mental Disorder, Substance Use, and Offending: Understanding the Pathways to Risk and Intervention | Prof James Ogloff | |
Track 2-C AI in Behavioral Health: Innovation Without Losing Our Soul | Ms Ruth Limkin Founder and Managing Director, The Banyans | |
5:45 PM | [AI-Anon] How This 12-Step Program Works for Families & Friends of Alcoholics [Alcoholic Anonymous] Bridging Care and Community Recovery: The Role of Connection in Sustaining Recovery | Al-Anon Singapore Alcoholic Anonymous Singapore |
6:30 PM | End |