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Conference Programme

APBAM 2026 Programme

Explore the full schedule of APBAM 2026, featuring keynote sessions, panel discussions, and specialised tracks across addiction and mental health.

Thursday, 3 September 2026

TimeProgramme & SynopsisSpeaker
8:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast
 
9:00 AM
Welcome & Announcements
 
9:05 AM
Welcome Address by APBAM 2026 Organising Chairman
Dr Munidasa Winslow
Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, CEO
Promises Healthcare
9:15 AM
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr Anna Lembke
10:15 AM
Break
 
10:30 AM
How We Heal the Brain in Addiction Recovery
Dr Terry Spokes
Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Promises Healthcare) and
Clinical Director (The Winslow)
11:45 AM
Panel
 
Neurorehabilitation in Addiction Treatment: An Expert Panel Discussion
  • Dr Munidasa Winslow
  • Dr Terry Spokes
  • Dr Anna Lembke
  • Dr Sharad Haridas
  • Dr Huiqiong (Joan) Deng
  • Dr Serenella Tolomeo
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
4:00 PM
Tea Break
 
4:15 PM
Track 1-C
 
Scientific Track: Poster & paper presentations
Chair:
Dr Lynette Rama
Clinical & Forensic Psychologist
Promises Healthcare
 
Judging Panel:
Dr Guo Song
Senior Consultant Psychiatrist
Promises Healthcare
 
Dr Huiqiong (Joan) Deng
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University
 
Dr Anna Lembke
 
Dr Robert Rhoton
 
Prof James Ogloff
5:45 PM
End
 

Friday, 4 September 2026

TimeProgramme & SynopsisSpeaker
8:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast
 
9:00 AM
Welcome & Announcements
 
9:05 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
Same Road, Different Shoes: Harnessing The Power of Lived Experience in Addiction Recovery
Mr Thomas Koh
Counsellor
WE CARE Community Services
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
3:30 PM
Tea Break
 
4:00 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
Mr Sean Walsh
Chief Executive Officer,
SANA Health Group
5:30 PM
End
 
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