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February 2012
Disturbing Personalities: Working with
Violent, Disturbed and Personality Disordered People
Date: February -
July 2012
Venue: Northern School of Child &
Adolescent Psychotherapy, Leeds
This innovative programme has been developed for
professionals from a wide range of backgrounds in both adult and
child & adolescent settings. The aim is to use an understanding
of the emotional impact of disturbance to inform safe and effective
practice and service management.
Each study day will link together into a programme that will
increase the ability of staff to work with the most difficult
people, whether in the health, social care, justice or other
sectors.
Fees: Study days - £85 per day inc lunch and refreshments (£225 for
all three days; £200 per person for groups of 3 or more people from
the same organisation attending all three days).
Contact: For more information please visit
the website.
Tel: 0113 305 8750 Email: a.hemingway@nhs.net
7th National Conference: Orthopaedics
& sports injuries
Date: 14 -
15 February 2012
Venue: Hallam Conference
Centre
Benefits of attending Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine 2012:
- Hear about the preparation of athletes in the run up to
big sporting events including overtraining syndrome, psychological
aspects and the medical management of training.
- Keep up to date with the latest information on how doping
in sport will be managed in London Olympics 2012.
- Increase understanding of advances in high-performance
sports medicine.
- Gain insights into sports injury rehabilitation and what
lessons we can learn from the military.
- Evaluate how to assess common musculoskeletal sporting
injuries and diagnostic imaging in sports medicine.
- Be updated on treatment and management options for region
specific sports injuries including concussion assessment,
tendinopathies, hip dislocation, groin injuries, cyclist’s knee
injuries, meniscal and cruciate ligament injuries, hamstring, hand
injuries in boxers and overuse problems of the upper limb in
golf.
- Share and exchange ideas with leading practitioners in
the field.
Contact: For more information please visit
the
website. Email: Heather.Ikwuemesi@markallengroup.com
Chronic Pain Management 2012
Date: 14 -
15 February 2012
Venue: Hallam Conference Centre,London
Due to the success of the last two years, we are delighted to
announce our 3rd national Chronic Pain Management conference, which
is held in association with the British Journal of Hospital
Medicine (BJHM).
Chronic Pain Management 2012 presents an excellent education
opportunity for leading experts in the fields of pain management,
anaesthesia and neurology to discuss the central issues and current
challenges involved in the management of patients with chronic
pain.
Contact: For more information please visit
the
website. Email: Heather.Ikwuemesi@markallengroup.com
Metabolic bone disorders
2012
Date: 16 &
17 February 2012
Venue: Hallam Conference Centre,
London, UK
Metabolic Bone Disorders 2012 will provide a comprehensive
overview on the latest advances in the diagnosis and management of
metabolic bone disorders, including osteoporosis, Paget’s disease,
vitamin D deficiency and cancer-related bone disorders.
Illustrative case studies will be used throughout the conference to
ensure that the meeting is relevant to your area of practice.
Whether you are a rheumatologist, endocrinologist or orthopaedic
specialist, participating in this conference will provide you with
practical advice that you can take back to your clinic, and will
give you the opportunity to share ideas with the leading experts in
the field, including:
- Professor Eugene McCloskey
- Dr Richard Keen
- Dr Sanjeev Patel
- Dr Taher Mahmud
- Dr Ashok Bhalla
- Professor John Studd
- Dr Nick Harvey
- Professor Rob Coleman.
Contact: For more information please visit
the
website. Email: Heather.Ikwuemesi@markallengroup.com
Straight talking: the impact of heterosexism in
the workplace
Date: 20 February 2012
Venue: The Old Refectory, University
College London
An half day symposium organised jointly by the RCPsych Gay and
Lesbian SIG and the Equalities and Diversity Team of University
College London on sexual orientation diversity and how to develop a
more inclusive workplace. It will be held on Monday 20th February
2012, 9.30am-1pm at The Old Refectory, University College London.
This event is open to managers and all staff with human resource
responsibilities in the higher education and health sector. The
seminar will include practical workshops on how organisations can
provide a more inclusive workplace culture for lesbian, gay and
bisexual staff.
Among the speakers: Sir Stephen Wall (Chair, UCL Council), James
Taylor (Stonewall). Participation is free for all Members of the
Royal College of Psychiatrists and for UCL staff. The cost is £25
for external delegates.
Contact: Email f.mcclement@ucl.ac.uk
Essentials: Mindfulness Based Cognitive
Therapy
Date: 21 February 2012
Venue: Weetwood Hall,
Leeds
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is a brief,
intensive, group-based intervention which combines training in
meditation with aspects of cognitive therapy. NICE has recommended
MBCT as an intervention for preventing relapse in depression. This
seminar will introduce you to mindfulness and will cover MBCT and
related approaches.
Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol
(RSVP)
Date: 23 & 24 February 2012
Venue: Village Hotel Leeds North, 186 Otley
Road, Leeds LS16 5PR
Presented by Dr Raj Darjee, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
and Co-Lead, NHS Lothian Sex Offender Liaison Service.
The RSVP (Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol) is a structured
professional judgement risk assessment instrument which guides
evaluators in assessing risk of sexual violence and in making risk
management plans to prevent sexual violence. This two-day course
will provide you with training in the administration of the
RSVP.
5 day MBSR - Residential
Date: 27
February - 3 March 2012
Venue:
Trigonos, North Wales
This programme offers an alternative
way to experience the mindfulness-based stress reduction 8-week
course and may be the first step towards training to deliver
Mindfulness-based courses. It is suitable for professionals who are
not able to access an 8-week course locally, or prefer a
residential experience.
Trainers: Sarah Silverton & Vanessa Hope
Provider: CMRP - Bangor University
Contact: Please visit
the website for
more details. Contact Anne Douglas on 01248 382939
The National Autistic Society's Professional
Conference 2012
Date: 28 - 29 February 2012
Venue: Manchester Central Convention
Complex, Manchester
An outstanding programme has been developed for our third
annual Professional Conference 2012: Working Together for Better
Outcomes, which will provide a forum for professionals to discuss
best practice and share learning. With a particular focus on
working more collaboratively to improve outcomes for people with
autism, this year's conference takes a closer look at short- and
longer-term strategies to make the best use of resources.
Come along to hear from expert speakers, including Dr Gary Mesibov,
Prof Tommy MacKay and Dr Gillian Baird who will present an overview
of the changing environment and the latest developments in the
field of autism, plus there will be a series of expert seminars(in
four streams: education, clinical, adult and supporting families),
an evening debate and breakfast briefings. Enough to provide you
with practical strategies to implement with your colleagues.
The last year's event was our most popular yet, so book now to
avoid disappointment.
Contact: For more information please visit
the
website
Section 12 / Approved Clinician
Course
Date: 28 - 29 February 2012
Venue: TBC - Central
London
This course is designed to provide clinicians with the
competencies required to fulfil the role of Section 12 and Approved
Clinician as defined by the National Advisory Group for Approved
Clinician Training Guidance.
- Day 1 will complete the competencies for Section 12(2)
Refresher and are suitable for Doctors requiring Section 12
renewal.
- Day 2 will complete the competencies required for
Approved Clinicians requiring renewal.
Clinicians who wish to apply for AC Approval for the first time,
will need to attend both days. If you are not sure which course you
need, please contact your regional training administrator.
March 2012
A Mental Health Law Update
(S12/AC Refresher)
Date: 1
March 2011
Venue: The Met Hotel, King Street, Leeds, LS1
2HQ
In recent years there have been significant changes to mental
health law. In 2007, the Mental Health Act was amended with
significant effects on both service users and professionals and the
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards came into force. In addition,
case law continues to refine the law and thus our practice. These
changes along with the complex interface between the Mental Health
Act and Mental Capacity Act have made it increasingly difficult for
practitioners to be confident of their authority for
treatment.
This course is accredited by the East Midlands and Yorkshire S12/AC
Approval Panel as a refresher course for S12 Approved Doctors and
Approved Clinicians and is valid for those attending from other
parts of England. It is also designed to deliver the regulatory
requirement for annual further relevant training essential for DoLS
Mental Health Assessors.
5th Annual MHRA
Paediatric Regulation Seminar
Date: 1
March 2011
Venue: One Drummond Gate,
London
The 5th Annual MHRA Paediatric seminar is the UK’s
leading event for regulatory affairs professionals involved in
medicines for children. This year we will extend our programme to
consider other special populations. Speakers from industry,
academia and clinical practice will join those from regulatory
bodies to offer their perspectives and advice on the latest
developments in the regulation of medicines for children at
national and European level. The event will also encourage thinking
about the requirements and issues for the development of medicines
for use in other groups such as the elderly and women, including
during pregnancy.
This event is aimed at regulatory affairs professionals and others
working in the development of medicines for children and other
special populations. Discounts are available for non-commercial
organisations.
Contact: Please visit the
website for more information
Essentials: Compassion
Focused Therapy
Date: 2
March 2012
Venue: Weetwood Hall Conference Centre,
Leeds
Presented by Dr Michelle Cree, Consultant Clinical
Psychologist, Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) has been developed to help
individuals who experience high levels of shame and self-criticism;
these can be common characteristics of clients who come to therapy
experiencing many emotional difficulties including low mood and/or
high levels of anxiety. This seminar will provide an overview of
the theory and provide some experiential practice of techniques
used in CFT.
Contact: For more information please visit
the
website. Tel: 0113 3055638 or
email
Oman's First Psychiatric
Conference
Date: 2 -
4 March 2011
Venue: Sultan Qaboos university,
Muscat,Oman
The Aim of this conference is to bring together expertise from
overseas and the gulf region to discuss updates in the field of
mental health and address challenges that faces the profession .the
format of this event will include key note presentations, research
presentations, poster presentations and workshops addressing topics
related to mental health.
MRCPsych Critical Appraisal
Course
Date: 3 - 4
March 2012
Venue: The Met Hotel,
Leeds
Critical appraisal and statistics form a major part of the
syllabus for Paper 3 for the MRCPsych. The aim of this course is to
enable you to get a good grasp of basic principles in critical
appraisal and statistics with a view to passing your MRCPsych Paper
3.
20th European Congress
of Psychiatry 2012
Date: 3 - 6
March 2012
Venue: Prague,
Czech Republic
Network and exchange knowledge with
psychiatrists from all specialties at the 20th European Congress of
Psychiatry. Under the theme, “Beyond Diversity, Towards
Harmony,” this high-level psychiatry congress will unite diverse
groups of specialists from many countries and cultures to share
experiences, network, and to explore together the most important
aspects of diagnosis, research and treatments in psychiatry and
neuropsychiatry fields today.
Contact: Please visit
the website for more
details.
Training Course: ADOS
Administration and Coding
Date: 5 - 9 March
2011
Venue: British Racing School, Newmarket
The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) is published
by Western Psychological Services. It is the generally accepted
gold standard for autism diagnosis. This 5-day ADOS training course
trains delegates to the level of clinical reliability and
optionally to research reliability.
Contact: This course is run by BeginningwithA. For
further details, visit the website. Email: mailto:Emailenquiries@beginningwitha.com
or phone 01223 633695
Masterclass: Learning
from Serious Untoward Incidents
Date: 6 March 2012
Venue: Weetwood Hall, Leeds
Presented by: Dr Colin Dale, Chief Executive, Caring Solutions
(UK) Ltd and; Malcolm Rae OBE FRCN, Independent Health Care
Advisor. This seminar aims to review the volume of serious
incidents occurring within healthcare organisations for people with
mental health problems and analyse the main themes arising. Ideas
for how lessons might be disseminated and learned within an
organisation will be provided together with a model for
governance.
Treatment refusal in the
emergency setting: exploring capacity, consent and treatment
dilemmas
Date: 6 March 2012
Venue: Holiday Inn, Winchester, SO21
1HZ
The case of Kerrie Wooltorton in 2007; a case in which a
young woman died in hospital following self poisoning by
anti-freeze and a refusal to consent to treatment, highlights the
often significant legal and ethical difficulties encountered by
clinicians seeking to assess and apply issues of capacity and
consent to treatment in the emergency setting. This conference,
hosted by the CPD centre within Southern Health NHS FT, will seek
to clarify and explain the medico-legal position in such instances
and outline the appropriate use of the Mental Capacity Act, Mental
Health Act and common law in a clinical emergency.
The conference is aimed at consultant and non consultant Medical
Assessment Unit and Emergency Department doctors and nurses;
Psychiatrists and Liaison and Crisis team Mental Health
Nurses.
Contact: For more information please visit
the
website.
Tel:
Tel. 023 80874266
HCR-20 Violence Risk
Assessment Scheme
Date: 7 -
8 March 2012
Venue: The Met Hotel, Leeds
Presented by Dr Steve Barlow, Consultant Forensic
Psychiatrist, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust. The aim of
this workshop is for you to become familiar with the principles
underpinning risk assessment in the mentally disordered, competent
in the use of the HCR-20 instrument and capable of formulating a
comprehensive, detailed risk assessment and risk management plan
for your patients.
Diabetes UK Professional
Conference 2012
Date: 7 -
9 March 2012
Venue: Scottish
Exhibition and Conference Centre SECC
Diabetes UK Professional Conference is
one of the largest healthcare conferences in the UK attracting up
to 3000 attendees. Innovative and invaluable to healthcare
professionals, the conference delivers information on the latest
global developments in diabetes care and research, offering a
unique opportunity for delegates to network with professionals from
varying fields. The exhibition brings together those from the
voluntary, corporate and pharmaceutical sectors who share an
interest in diabetes care.
Contact: Please visit
the website for more
details. Email: conferences@diabetes.org.uk
Tel: 020 7424 1000
Why do people with mental
disorders die younger and what can we do about it?
Date: 13
March 2012
Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole
Street, London
This one-day conference is designed to refresh and update your
knowledge about various aspects of the physical health of people
with mental disorders.The talks include an overview of physical
heath risks,tackling obesity, the impact of addictions on physical
health, and resources for improving physical health care.
Find out more details about conference programme and
fees. The Early Bird rate closes on 14 February 2012.
Contact: Email: psychiatry@rsm.ac.uk Tel:020 7290
2985
UKPTS 4th Annual Trauma
Conference
Date: 13
- 14 March 2012
Venue: International
Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland
This specialised Trauma conference is open to both members of
the UK Psychological Trauma Society and non-members alike. It is
aimed at clinical mental health professionals and specialists
working in trauma.
Tuesday 13 March is a day of keynotes and workshops followed by
a full day masterclass with John Briere on Wednesday 14 March.
Contact: For further details, visit the website
Training Course: ADI-R
Administration and Coding
Date: 13 - 15
March 2012
Venue: British Racing School, Newmarket
This 3-day ADI training course equips delegates to administer
and code the Autism Diagnostic Interview - Revised (ADI-R) to the
level of Research Reliability. The ADI-R is a detailed parent
interview covering early developmental history together with
current and early behavioural presentation. It is published by
Western Psychological Services.
Contact: This course is run by BeginningwithA. For
further details, visit the website. Email: mailto:Emailenquiries@beginningwitha.com
or phone 01223 633695
Electroconvulsvie Therapy (ECT)
Update
Date: 14 March 2012
Venue: Holiday Inn,
Eastleigh (SO50 9PG)
This clinical CPD update, organised
by Southern Health NHS FT, Centre for Professional Development, is
designed to increase confidence in the
use of ECT as a treatment of
choice.
It will provide an opportunity to
refresh existing knowledge; explore latest research findings; learn
about alternative views for treatment and update
understanding of physical health
considerations and issues of capacity and consent. The programme
will include practical patient dosing simulations, case study
discussion and plentiful access to on-the-day expert advice and
opinion.
Contact: For more information please visit the
website.
Tel: 023 80874266 or 4007
Essentials: Mental
Health Care in the Police Station
Date: 14
March 2012
Venue: Weetwood Hall,
Leeds
Presented by Michael Brown, Inspector, National Policing
Improvement Agency. This seminar will outline work undertaken by
the police service to improve all aspects of their response to
incidents involving mental health and learning disabilities. You
will learn how to work in partnership with the police at frontline
level; by anticipating difficulties faced in some situations and
how information sharing can be improve to support better
partnership working.
Research in Forensic Secure Services 9th National
Conference
Date: 15 March 2012
Venue: Institute of Psychiatry, London
This year’s meeting will focus on treatment evaluation and
outcomes in Forensic Mental Health. Key note speakers will
include:
- Professor Lindsay Thomson, The University of
Edinburgh & Medical Director, The State Hospital & Forensic
Network
- Vivienne de Vogel, Phd,Head of Department of
Research, Van der Hoeven Kliniek, Utrecht
We invite submissions of abstracts
for oral and poster presentations detailing the results of
research carried out in
Forensic Services or that is relevant
to patients treated in the above services. We are happy to announce
that thisyear there will be a special young scholar award for the
best Abstract submission by a clinical or academic trainee or
student. Deadline for submissions: 10 January.
Contact: For
further information please visit the website or email:
msuconference@kcl.ac.uk
Prescribing for ECT - An
Update for Psychiatrists
Date: 16
March 2012
Venue: The Met Hotel,
Leeds
From a psychiatric perspective, ECT remains a powerful and
effective treatment which continues to improve the lives of those
patients for whom the treatment is appropriately prescribed. The
aim of this conference is to enable prescribers to feel more
confident about the current evidence regarding the best ways to use
ECT, the likely side-effect profile in current practice, and to
examine the way in which the law has impacted on the prescribing
process.
NeuroAnalysis
Date: 16
March 2012
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for
Neuroimaging Institute of Neurology 12 Queen Square
London
It may seem trivial that psychiatrists should use
brain-related science in their diagnosis for mental disorders, but
this is not the case. Today when a psychiatrist diagnoses patients
as having depression, anxiety or schizophrenia, these diagnoses do
not have anything to do with (the brain) neuroscience.
Of course, currently we do not have the brain related science for
"Neuroscientific Psychiatry,” however advances in the field are
beginning to show the way. For example neural-network disconnection
dynamics in brains of psychotic patients has been repeatedly
discovered offering the term of "disconnection syndrome" as a
plausible alternative to "schizophrenia psychosis."
NeuroAnalysis "Clinical Brain Profiling (CBP)" is a
literature-based conceptual extension of the example above, it
offers a preliminary framework that can bring together neuroscience
and psychiatry to the bedside practice of every psychiatrist. The
following workshop teaches CBP as a way for enhancing
neuroscientific education to the practicing psychiatrist
clinician.
6th Neurology Update for the
Psychiatrist
Date: 20 March
2012
Venue: Royal
College of Paediatrics and Child Health, 5-11 Theobalds Road,
London, WC1X 8SH
This course is aimed at
Consultants, Registrars and Staff Grades in Psychiatry. The course
has been reviewed in the light of the evaluation and suggestions of
attendees at previous Updates. It will provide
a practical focus on the assessment and management of
difficult medical neurological disorders relevant to Psychiatric
practice.
Contact: Please visit the
website for
more details. Tel: +44 (0) 20 8123 0021
Childhood &
Adolescent Addictions
Date: 20
- 21 March 2012
Venue: Hallam
Conference Centre
Child and Adolescent Addiction 2012
presents an excellent educational opportunity for specialists in
child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology. It will be
indispensible for all professionals working with young people and
addictions. This CPD approved conference includes presentations
from internationally renowned speakers focusing on hot topics in
the field of child and adolescent substance misuse.
Contact: Please visit
the
website for more details. Email: Heather.Ikwuemesi@markallengroup.com Tel:
020 7501 6760
Evidence in Child Abuse
Cases Conference 2012
Date: 21 March
2012
Venue: Lion Court
Conference Centre, 25 Proctor Street, London WC1V 6NY
This conference will feature a
step by step guide on giving and eliciting critical oral evidence
from expert medical witnesses. It will provide insight into how IT
analysis can inform investigations and risk assessment in child sex
abuse cases, how medical professionals investigate and how to
interpret and diagnose non-accidental injury using the latest
medical imaging technology.
It will also provide guidance on the presentation of evidence in
child sexual abuse cases and will close with a case study
discussion led by an unrivalled panel of medical and legal experts
debating evidential issues in non-accidental head injury
cases.
Fee: EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! Book before
22 February and save £100. Full Price: £360+VAT. Special Offer
Price: £260+VAT
Contact: Please visit
the website for more
details. Email: conferences@familylaw.co.uk Tel:
0117 918 1490
2 day Workshop -
Mindfulness with Children and Families
Date: 22
- 23 March 2012
Venue: Bangor
University - North Wales
This workshop will be of interest to
anyone considering introducing Mindfulness into their work with
children and families. We will explore techniques and practices
appropriate for children and families in a variety of
contexts.
Trainer - Eluned Gold
Provider: CMRP - Bangor University
Fee: £250
Contact: Please visit
the website for
more details. Contact Anne Douglas on 01248 382939
BAP Child and Adolescent
Module
Date: 22 - 23
March 2012
Venue: Park Plaza
Hotel, Nottingham
At the end of the module, delegates would be expected:
- to be aware of the issues of drug treatments and the
developing brain;
- to be updated on recent advances in the drug treatment of
psychoses in children and adolescents;
- to be aware of the advances in understanding the
neurobiology of depression in young people and the role of SSRIs
and other new antidepressants;
- to be updated on the neurobiology of ADHD and drug
management including the NICE review of
methylphenidate;
- to be aware of the principles and challenges of drug use
in children with autism and learning difficulties;
- to be updated on the use of drugs in the treament of
Tourette's syndrome and OCD in children and
adolescents;
- to have the opportunity to raise questions with a panel
of experts;
- to have the opportunity to join practical workshops on
prescribing;
- to learn how to critically appraise the evidence for drug
treatments in children and adolescents.
Contact: Susan Chandler, BAP Executive Officer
Tel: 01223 358 395 Details and
booking facilities
Advanced Therapeutic Assessment Training for
Adolescents presenting with Self Harm
Date: 22 - 23 March 2012
Venue: Michael
Rutter Centre, Maudsley Hospital
Are you a CAMHS professional involved
with self harm assessments?
Have you done basic self harm training or do you have more than one
year experience?
Would you like to learn advanced self harm assessment skills?
This training aims to enable clinicians to deal with difficult
situations and achieve these goals:
- Develop a joint understanding
of self harm with the young person
- Enhance motivation
- Instil hope
- Explore ways
forward.
Contact: Please visit
the
website for more details. Contact Shirley
Beguinot on 0203 228 3835
Essentials: Healthy Living - Physical Health
Problems and Mental Health
Date: 23 March 2012
Venue: Weetwood Hall Conference Centre,
Leeds
Presented by Dr David Yeomans, Consultant Psychiatrist, Leeds
Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust and; Kate Dale, Mental/Physical
Health Project Lead, Bradford District Care Trust. This seminar
will explain the background to physical health inequalities facing
people with severe mental illness, and look at what can be done to
reduce early mortality from cardiovascular and metabolic disease.
You will also gain information about how to run an internal health
screening and health improvement program.
Contact: For more information please visit
the
website. Tel: 0113 3055638 or
email
Revelatory Experiences: perspectives from
neuroscience, psychiatry, and the
humanities
Date: 23 March 2012
Venue: The Gainsford Lecture Theatre,
Weston Education Centre King’s College Hospital SE5
9RS
Mental health professionals frequently encounter people who
report experiences of God or supernatural beings speaking or acting
through them to reveal important truths. In some cases it is
difficult to know to what extent such experiences are best
explained as ‘illness’, or represent experiences which are accepted
and valued within a person’s religious or cultural context. Indeed,
revelatory experiences form a key part of the formation and
development of major world religions through figures such as
prophets, visionaries, and yogins, as well as in the religious
practice of shamans and others in traditional smaller scale
societies. Why are revelatory experiences and related altered
states of consciousness so common across cultures and history? What
neural and other processes cause them? When should they be thought
of as due to mental illness, as opposed to culturally accepted
religious experience? And what value should or can be placed upon
them? In this one day conference leading scholars from
neuroscience, psychiatry, theology and religious studies, history
and anthropology gather to present recent findings, and debate with
each other and the audience about these fundamental aspects of
human experience.
Who should attend: This one day interdisciplinary conference will
be useful to academic psychologists, neuroscientists and humanities
scholars interested in understanding the possibilities for
interdisciplinary understanding of complex human behaviour; as well
as psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, nurses and any
professionals whose work requires them to make sense of the
relations between culture, religion, and mental health.
Marie Curie Annual Palliative Care Research
Conference 2012
Date: 23 March 2012
Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, 1
Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE
The challenge of symptom control in advanced progressive
disease: what can we do?
We know from clinical practice that people with advanced,
progressive disease who are approaching the end of life experience
numerous distressing symptoms that are often difficult to control.
The burden is similar in both cancer and non-cancer diagnoses,
although in many non-cancer diagnoses, such as dementia, symptoms
are poorly recognised by clinicians.
For patients, research into how we can identify and attempt to
manage these symptoms and their consequences is a high priority.
Such research includes understanding how and why symptoms occur,
which treatments might be most effective for which patients, how
these treatments can be put into practice, and what the long-term
effects on patients and families might be.
At our Marie Curie Annual Palliative Care Research Conference this
year, we shall update our thinking in these areas. We shall hear
talks from expert researchers working on a range of common
symptoms, including pain – the one which many of us fear the
most.
There will be more free research papers than ever before as well as
20 posters – all chosen in open competition. We will end the day
with an interactive session in which we explore issues of how we
might put new knowledge into practice.
Contact: For more information please visit
the
website. Tel: 0113 3055638 or
email
'When Words are Not
Enough'...Working with Children with Learning Disabilities and
Autism
Date: 23
March 2012
Venue:
Engineers House, Bristol BS8 3NB
Overview: Being able to communicate
with other people is a basic human need, not only to make our
desires known and get our needs met but to express our thoughts,
emotions and beliefs and to connect with others. Children and young
people with learning disabilities and autism often have associated
expressive, receptive or social communication difficulties.
Emotional and behavioural problems can at times be an outward
expression of difficulties communicating with others. Equally
communication difficulties can make it harder for young people with
learning disabilities and/or autism to express themselves and
communicate their emotional distress.
Conference Aims: This conference aims to provide practitioners
working with children and young people with learning disabilities
with an understanding of these communication difficulties and ways
of working when words are not enough to enable meaningful
interaction, communication and emotional expression.
Appeal: The day will be of interest to all working with children
and young people with learning disabilities and autism in health,
education, social work and the voluntary sector.
Contact: For
further information please visit the website or email. Tel: +44 (0)
207 403 7458
Masterclass: Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder
Date: 26 March 2012
Venue: Weetwood Hall Conference Centre,
Leeds
Presented by Professor Naomi Fineberg, Consultant Psychiatrist
at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City and Honorary
Visiting Professor at University of Hertfordshire. This half-day
workshop will provide an advanced, in-depth update of
pharmacological and psychological treatment for obsessive
compulsive disorder, suitable for experienced clinicians, and will
focus on the interdisciplinary treatment of refractory
illness.
Personalised Medicine: From Theory to Clinical
Practice
Date: 26 - 27 March
2012
Venue: Hallam
Conference Centre
Personalised medicine is a topic of increasing
importance, with rapid developments taking place which need to be
adopted by clinicians and other healthcare professionals. This
event presents an excellent educational opportunity for healthcare
professionals to increase their understanding of how personalised
medicine can be incorporated into clinical practice.
Whether you specialise in genetics, oncology, endocrinology,
diagnostics, pharmacology and therapeutics or commisioning, this
event will provide you with a valuable opportunity to learn about
the most up to date research.
- Overview: Personalised Medicine and
Clinical Practice
- Focus on Diagnostics and Emerging
Developments
- Focus on Oncology
- Focus on Metabolomics.
Contact: For further information please
visit the
website or email
Dementia 2012: the state of the nation
conference
Date: 26 March
2012
Venue: Hotel Russell,
London
The conference will launch the first report in
a series that will chart UK progress towards living well with
dementia and the road ahead. Findings will be based on outcomes
that matter to people with dementia and carers.
This is your chance to be the first to hear these findings and help
debate the dementia agenda for the year ahead. Dementia is a
societal challenge and the conference is for all those who would
like to join the conversation about good quality of life for people
with dementia in 2012 and beyond.
The confirmed speakers include:
- Ian Sherriff, Researcher at the
University of Plymouth and a Trustee of the Alzheimer's Society, on
the work to make Plymouth a dementia friendly city
- Sally Chandler from the Manchester age
friendly city team on the approaches taken to make Manchester age
friendly.
Fees:
- Corporate companies - £180 (inc
VAT)
- Public sector - £120 (inc
VAT)
- Voluntary organisations - £70 (inc
VAT)
- People with dementia and carers - no
charge
Contact: For further
information please visit the website or
email Tel:
0207 423 3500
Mental Health Care in the
Community
Date: 26 - 29 March
2012
Venue: University of
Birmingham
New for 2012 – A 7 day series of Mental Health
Courses. This 7 day series of Mental Health Courses focuses on
issues directly relevant to mental health within primary care
clinical practice. These CPD courses are aimed at GP’s, practice
nurses, primary care mental health workers, staff grade
psychiatrists, specialist psychiatric trainees and community
psychiatric nurses who would like to develop an enhanced
understanding of mental health care in the community.
Contact: For further information please
visit the website or
email Tel: 0121
414 3281
Masterclass: Clinical
Assessment, Treatment and Management of Sexual
Offenders
Date: 28 March 2012
Venue: The Met Hotel,
Leeds
Presented by Dr Raj Darjee, Consultant
Forensic Psychiatrist and Co-Lead, NHS Lothian Sex Offender Liaison
Service. This one-day master class will give you an up-to-date
overview.
Contact: For further
information please visit the
website. Tel: 0113 3055638 or email
Mentalizing Self Harm and
Emerging PD in Adolescents
Date: 28 March 2012
Venue: John
Snow Lecture Theatre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical
Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E
Aim of the conference: To
discuss the development of MBT inpatient and outpatient service
models for the treatment of young people presenting with self harm
and emerging personality disorder and to demonstrate the
effectiveness of an MBT treatment program as tested by an RCT. The
day will also bring complex cases for discussion with Anthony
Bateman and Eia Asen with particular reference to young people who
have experienced severe abuse presenting with complex PTSD and
psychotic symptoms or severe risk taking behaviour.
Who should attend: All CAMHS clinicians working with this high risk
group of people as well as managers and commissioners of those
services.
Contact: Please
contact Rosalind
Scott for a booking form
Dementia and Hearing Loss: A
seminar to examine the relationship and management
issues
Date: 30 March 2012
Venue: Royal
Surrey County Hospital, Guildford
This event will include presentations &
discussions on topics including: communication, auditory
diagnostics, rehabilitation and cognition in patients with
dementia. Speakers include:
- Jason Warren (Wellcome Trust Senior Clinical
Fellow, The Dementia Research Centre, London)
- Deepak Prasher (Professor of Audiology, Royal
Surrey County Hospital)
- Karen Bryan (Professor of Clinical Practice
& Head of Division of Health and Social Care, University of
Surrey)
The aims of this seminar are to bring together
clinicians and researchers from across the disciplines who work in
the fields of audiology, communication and dementia care and
research to hear about current research and discuss the
implications of hearing & communication impairment in this
group of patients. Cost: £95 (includes lunch).
Contact: To book
or for enquiries please contact Elizabeth Cattermole. Tel:
01483 571122 x 4653 or email: rsc-tr.audiologyseminars@nhs.net
Science, Faith and the Health of
our Society
Date: 31 March 2012
Venue: Royal
Institution of Great Britain, London
Faith and Science seem to be an
enduring conversation of our age. Set if anything to climb the
agenda still further over the next few years with increasing media
coverage.
This one day Symposium in collaboration with PRIME Partnerships in
International Medical Education, the UK Christian Medical
Fellowship, Christians in Science and Christian Nurses and
Midwives, is taking place at the world famous Royal Institution of
Great Britain home to the prestigious Faraday and Christmas
lectures.
Featuring eminent speakers from the worlds of science, healthcare
and faith we hope that it would be of interest to a wide variety of
people.
Contact: For
more details, please visit the
website. Tel: 01424 858258 Email Admin@prime-international.org.uk
April 2012
Towards a Science of
Consciousness
Date: 9 - 14 April 2012
Venue: Loews Ventana Canyon Resort Hotel,
Tucson, Arizona
As in previous conferences, the program will
include plenary and keynote talks, concurrent talks, posters,
art/science demos and exhibits, pre-conference workshops, side
trips and social events in the Tucson conference tradition. For
further information visit TSC Conference.
The deadline for the special conference rate
is 16 March 2012. Here's more
details on booking.
Contact: Abi
Behar-Montefiore, Manager, Center for Consciousness Studies,
University of Arizona. Email: center@u.arizona.edu
WPA Regional Congress: Facilitating Mental Health,
Primary Care & Public Health Integration for Southeast Europe
and Eurasia
Date: 10 - 13
April 2012
Venue: Bucharest,
Romania
This unprecedented Congress is a
sharply focused initiative of the World Psychiatric Association in
collaboration with the Romanian Association of Psychiatry and
Psychotherapy, the National Society of Family Medicine and the
Romanian Public Health and Health Management Association.
The Congress has several concrete goals & objectives, as
follows:
- identify national and regional mental health, primary care
& public health challenges
- define the benefits of primary care, mental health & public
health integration
- share evidence of best practices & lessons learned
- stimulate educational, research, services, and policy
collaborations at national and regional levels and across the life
cycle
The Congress will be organized
in plenary sessions, key note lectures, professorial lectures,
symposia, workshops, free paper presentations, posters and
debates. There will also be a designated countries'
track, to assist with mental health, primary care and public
health integration at the national level
Contact: Please visit
the website for more
details
Mindfulness and Addictions - 2
day workshop
Date: 13 - 14
April 2012
Venue: Bangor
University - North Wales
This workshop will be of interest to
anyone considering introducing Mindfulness into their work within
the Addictions arena. We will explore techniques and practices
appropriate for people with Addictions in a variety of contexts.
The workshop will also cover some rationales for using mindfulness
in these contexts. For those new to Mindfulness there will be a
brief introduction to the concepts of mindfulness.
Trainer: Jody Mardula
Provider: CMRP - Bangor University
Fees: See website
Contact: Please visit
the website for
more details. Contact Anne Douglas on 01248 382939
6th Biennial Congress of The
International Society of Affective
Disorders
Date: 18 - 20 April 2012
Venue: Royal College of Physicians, London,
UK
This major international conference aims to promote networking,
exchange of ideas and experiences, and advance awareness of the
consequence of mental health to global health and human
development.
ISAD has a reputation for providing high level, well-balanced
scientific programmes. A series of parallel symposia will be held
over 3 days, with keynote plenary lectures presented by experts in
the field of Affective Disorders and a strong emphasis on oral and
poster presentations.
Contact: More details can be
found on the website. Tel: +44 (0)
20 7383 8030 Email: isad@kenes.com
BAP Masterclasses in Clinical
Psychopharmacology
Date: 25, 26, 27 April
2012
Venue: 76 Portland Place, London W1B 1NT
The BAP developed the 'Masterclasses in Clinical
Psychopharmacology' in response to feedback from previous events.
The three stand-alone, one-day events run consecutively twice a
year and were first held in 2007. Delegates can register for just a
single day, or two or three, depending on their needs and
interests.
The full three day package is intended to provide a
state-of-the-art update in psychopharmacology for clinicians
particularly, though not exclusively, those working with adults.
Days are broken down into sections focused around disease areas.
These generally begin with a review of the basic pharmacology of
the relevant drugs before dealing in detail with their clinical
use. This includes discussions around relevant BAP and NICE
guidelines. Significant amounts of time in the programme are set
aside to provide delegates with an opportunity for questions and
discussion with the speakers.
The BAP Masterclasses in Psychopharmacology are particularly
relevant for any consultant or staff grade psychiatrist wishing to
undertake CPD in psychopharmacology. However they are also
appropriate for other non-consultant grade psychiatrist and
trainees, both prior to and post Membership exams. Pharmacists, GPs
with a special interest in psychiatry and nurses who are
supplementary prescribers will also find the meetings of great
value. Attendance is limited to 70 to maximise interaction between
attendees and presenters, and meetings are usually
over-subscribed.
The masterclasses are entirely independent of pharmaceutical
industry involvement.
Essentials: Assessing
Fitness To Plead and Fitness To Be
Interviewed
Date: 26 April 2012
Venue: Weetwood Hall Conference Centre,
Leeds
Presented by: Dr Jim Isherwood, Consultant Forensic
Psychiatrist and Medical Director, North Yorkshire and York
Community Mental Health Services and; Malcolm Taylor, Special
Casework Lawyer, Yorkshire and Humberside Complex Case Unit, Crown
Prosecution Service. This seminar is designed to enable you to
understand the difference between the assessments of fitness to be
interviewed by the police and fitness to plead in court. The aim of
this seminar is to enable fair, robust and legal procedures on
behalf of mentally disordered detainees and allow you to give
reliable evidence in court.
Contact: For more information please visit
the
website. Tel: 0113 3055638 or email andrewsimscentre.lpft@nhs.net
May 2012
Section 12 Induction with Deprivation of Liberty
Safeguards
Date: 2 &
3 May 2012
Venue: The Met Hotel, Leeds
Presented by the Andrew Sims Centre’s established Mental
Health Law multi-professional training team. This two-day course is
accredited by the East Midlands and Yorkshire Section 12 Approval
Panel for practitioners requiring approval for the first time under
Section 12 of the Mental Health Act and is valid for those
attending from other parts of England. It also fulfils the
requirements for approval as a DoLS Mental Health Assessor (Module
2 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ DoLS Mental Health
Assessor Training Programme for Section 12(2) approved medical
practitioners).
Diagnosis and Treatment of
Psychopathy
Date: 3 May 2012
Venue: Congress Centre London
Psychopathy is a dangerous and severe personality disorder that
has been closely associated with poor treatment outcome and
recidivistic offending.
Leading experts in psychopathy
research and treatment will discuss the latest developments in our
understanding of the genesis of the disorder, current issues in the
assessment and complexity of treatment and management of criminal
psychopaths. The meeting will act as a forum for the exchange of
ideas and experiences, highlighting effective treatment strategies
and programmes and qualitative research.
Each session will allow time for questions and answers to discuss
emerging issues.
Contact: To book
or for enquiries please visit the website
Mindfulness and Neuroscience - 2 day
residential
Date: 5 - 7 May 2012
Venue: Trigonos,
North Wales
Mindfulness, is now recognised as an
effective approach to our lives both professional and personal.
Many who have been introduced to Mindfulness intuitively understand
its potential value within the Neuroscience arena.
This workshop will be of interest to anyone who works or has an
interest Neuroscience. We will explore techniques and practices in
a variety of contexts. The workshop will also cover some rationales
for using mindfulness in these contexts
Trainer: Alistair Wilson
Provider: CMRP - Bangor University
Fees: See website
Contact: Please visit
the website for
more details. Contact Anne Douglas on 01248 382939
5 day MBSR - Residential
Date: 6 - 11
May 2012
Venue: Trigonos,
North Wales
This programme offers an alternative
way to experience the mindfulness-based stress reduction 8-week
course and may be the first step towards training to deliver
Mindfulness-based courses. It is suitable for professionals who are
not able to access an 8-week course locally, or prefer a
residential experience.
Trainers: Karunivra & David Shannon
Provider: CMRP - Bangor University
Fees: See website
Contact: Please visit
the website for
more details. Contact Anne Douglas on 01248 382939
7th Medical Update for the
Psychiatrist
Date: 9 &
10 May 2012
Venue: Royal College
of Paediatrics and Child Health, 5-11 Theobalds Road, London, WC1X
8SH
Aimed at Consultants, Registrars and
Staff Grades working in Psychiatry. A practical focus on the
management of difficult medical disorders relevant to Psychiatric
practice – what you won’t find in the textbooks. Submit or bring
your own real grey cases for discussion in the Forums. This Update
will focus on day-to-day medical problems that the Psychiatrist
needs to deal with. Lectures by leading Physicians with a proven
track record in the dissemination of medical know-how to front-line
Clinicians. Eight Discussion Forums for detailed, practical
discussion of grey cases in Psychiatric practice, in the clinic or
on the wards, involving the medical specialities addressed in the
lectures earlier in the day – in depth analysis of real life cases
provided by hands-on Psychiatrists.
Contact: Please visit
the website for
more details. Tel: +44 (0) 20 8123 0021
Parental Mental Health: Moving Towards Family
Orientated Services
Date: 11 May 2012
Venue: The Met Hotel, Leeds
A quarter of adults in contact with mental health services will
have dependent children. An understanding of the effects of
parental mental disorder on their children is important for all
clinicians involved in their care. The aim of this conference is to
help you understand the various factors involved in mediating this
process, become aware of relevant research in this area, learn
lessons from serious case reviews and gain an understanding of
measures which may help prevent adverse outcomes in these
situations.
Contact: For more information please visit
the
website. Tel: 0113 3055638 or email andrewsimscentre.lpft@nhs.net
The International Conference on
Integrative Medicine
Date: 13
- 15 May 2012
Venue:
Jerusalem
Within the last 100 years medicine has
become a science-based profession. Modern medicine turned to
be an Evidenced Based Medicine, and methods that aren’t proved
experimentally are not considered medicine.
However, traditional treatment methods integrating human body and
mind as a whole have yet remained. These methods flourish and
prosper as more and more conventional physicians adopt and use them
while treating their patients.
The interesting outcomes (and public demand) have led
Acupuncture, as well as many other holistic methods, to become an
inseparable part of the legitimate health system in many
countries. We witness today pharmacists specializing in herbs
and medical plants, and physicians participating in continuing
education programs in therapy techniques that are not taught in
medical schools at universities.
Based on its good results, Integrative Medicine grows and
develops using methods from what was formerly known as
Complementary Medicine and Alternative Medicine, and integrates
them into the conventional medical treatment. This phenomenon
(bearing economical and medical consequences) will influence
physicians’ and therapists’ daily work and will project on local
health systems in many countries.
The International Conference
on Integrative Medicine brings together physicians and
therapists from all over the world for a scientific meeting and
dialog on the methods, techniques and progress of integrative
medicine.
The conference will focus on various
fields of Integrative Medicine such as:
- Complementary and
Alternative Medicine,
- Naturopathy,
- Chiropractic Medicine,
- Herbalism, Traditional Chinese
Medicine,
- Ayurveda,
- Meditation,
- Yoga,
- Biofeedback,
- Hypnosis,
- Homeopathy,
- Acupuncture,
- Nutritional-Based Therapies.
Contact: Please visit
the website for more
details
Mental Health Care in the Community
Date: 14
- 16 May 2012
Venue: University of
Birmingham
New for 2012 – A 7 day series of Mental Health
Courses. This 7 day series of Mental Health Courses focuses on
issues directly relevant to mental health within primary care
clinical practice. These CPD courses are aimed at GP’s, practice
nurses, primary care mental health workers, staff grade
psychiatrists, specialist psychiatric trainees and community
psychiatric nurses who would like to develop an enhanced
understanding of mental health care in the community.
Contact: For further information please
visit the website or
email Tel: 0121 414
3281
2nd National: Anaesthesia
2012
Date: 15 May 2012
Venue: Cavendish Conference
Centre
Benefits of attending Anaesthesia 2012:
- Increase your understanding of preoperative preparation
and perioperative monitoring in enhanced recovery
- Gain insights into innovation and device technology in
anaesthesia
- Review the latest news in ultrasound guided nerve blocks
and regional anaesthesia
- Examine legal issues and ways of avoiding drug errors in
anaesthesia
- Hear case study sessions with a panel of experts on
challenging medical conditions
- Share and exchange ideas with leading practitioners in
the field.
Children's Mental Health Conference
2012
Date: 15 May 2012
Venue: Hilton Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel,
1 - 9 Grosvenor Terrace, Glasgow, G12 0TA
This conference aims to refresh and enhance your
knowledge on a variety of key topics and current developments in
the field of children's mental health, show examples of good
practice and most importantly provide you with practical
information which you can apply.
Registration Cost: £197(including lunch and refreshments). The
conference is being run in partnership with the University of
Glasgow and Education
Scotland.
Contact: For more
information please visit the
website. Email:
Carolyn@medicacpd.com Tel:
0141 270 8097 / 079 6656 1474
Troubled Times Half Day
Workshop
Date: 16 May 2012
Venue: Scottish Youth Theatre, 105
Brunswick Street, Glasgow, G1 1TF
This workshop will focus on attachment issues and the impact on
children who have experienced abuse and neglect in childhood, we
will consider the affect on the brain development,issues of mental
illness and trauma in children.
The workshop will offer an opportunity for participants to develop
skills in working constructively with children and young people who
have challenging behaviour and mental health issues. The workshop
will be taught through a series of short presentations, scenarios
and case studies along with group exercise and discussion to ensure
your learning is interesting and informative.
Registration Cost: £95, including
refreshments.
Contact: For more information please visit the
website.
Email: Carolyn@medicacpd.com Tel:
0141 270 8097 / 079 6656 1474
2012 British Geriatrics
Society Spring Scientific Meeting
Date: 16 -
18 May 2012
Venue: Venue Cymru, Llandudno
Wales
The Spring Scientific meeting is open to all
professionals with interest in the field of geriatric medicine and
care of older people. The conference will be opening on Wednesday
afternoon with a specific focus on Neurodegeneration jointly with
NeuroDem. Speakers will also include the Welsh minister of health
Lesley Griffiths to participate in the dignity in care session on
Thursday. On the Friday there will be a guest lecture on ‘Health
Economics of Ageing and Disability – Can We Afford to Age from
Professor Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, Professor of Health and Economics
and the Founding Director of Health Economics Research at Bangor
University.
Contact: For more
information please visit the
website. Email:
g.collingridge@bgs.org.uk
Risk Management in Eating Disorders: Managing
Minds and Bodies
Date: 17 May 2012
Venue: The Met Hotel,
Leeds
This one-day conference is designed to allow you to learn the
skills needed to assess both physical and psychological risk in
people with eating disorders. You will also receive an update on
mortality in eating disorders, including discussion of balancing
physical against psychological risks and practical information on
the MARSIPAN (Management of Really Sick Patients with Anorexia
Nervosa) report recently published by the Royal College of
Psychiatrists.
Contact: For more information please visit
the
website. Tel: 0113 3055638 or
email
Mentalization-based Interventions for
Children, Young People and Families
Date: 18 May 2012
Venue: SOAS, The Brunei Gallery Lecture
Theatre
This one-day conference will present some of the most exciting
new developments in mentalization-based interventions with
children, young people and families. The day will begin with an
overview of the latest writing regarding the theory of
mentalization including a focus on the biology and neuroscience.
The rest of the day will link to innovative clinical practice
including work with parents, children in care, schools and outreach
services.
Who is this conference suitable for?
Clinicians and those working in child and youth services, academics
and students interested in mentalization-based approaches to
working with children, young people and families with a range of
psychological difficulties.
Aims of conference
The conference builds on the success of the first international
conference held in 2010. It will serve both as an introduction for
those new to mentalization-based interventions for children and
young people, but also as a follow-up for those who attended the
first conference, highlighting the most exciting new international
developments over the last two years.
Contact: For more information please visit
the
website.
Essentials: Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms
of Dementia
Date: 21 May 2012
Venue: Weetwood Hall Conference Centre,
Leeds
Presented by Professor Clive Ballard, Professor of Age-Related
Diseases, King’s College London. This seminar will inform all of
those responsible for caring for a patient with dementia about the
identification of BPSD, the nature of the symptoms, assessment of
their severity and recommends a structured and sequential approach
to management.
Contact: For more information please visit
the
website. Tel: 0113 3055638 or
email
4 day Mindfulness Retreat
Date: 22
- 26 May 2012
Venue: Trigonos
- North Wales
A 4 day residential retreat in North
Wales, offering space for nourishment, inspiration and learning
focusing on Mindfulness.
Retreats are offered in varying levels from the CMRP - please see
website for level for this course.
Tutors - Eluned Gold and Karunivra
Fee: see website
Contact: Please visit
the website for
more details. Contact Anne Douglas on 01248 382939
Mental Health Forum 2012
Date: 23 May 2012
Venue: London Novotel West One
A one-day national conference on achieving the best possible
outcomes for patients with mental health conditions. This event
will bring together GPs, hospital specialists and other partners in
mental health from local authorities, the private and third sector.
It will offer an unparalleled opportunity to share ideas on working
together effectively to commission and deliver mental health
services now and in the future. The programme will cover key
clinical topics, reflecting the realities of day-to-day practice,
as well as showcasing examples of real innovation in service
provision.
- Free for the next 200 secondary care
NHS professionals, £99 + vat thereafter.
- £99 + vat for local authority and
third sector delegates.
- £199 + vat for private sector.
Contact:
Find out
more or book your place today. Email
book@mental-health-forum.co.uk
or call 020 7921 8575
Approved Clinician Induction
Date: 24
& 25 May 2012
Venue: The Met Hotel, Leeds
Presented by the Andrew Sims Centre’s established Mental
Health Law multi-professional training team. This two-day course is
accredited by the East Midlands and Yorkshire S12/AC Approval Panel
and is valid for those attending from other parts of England. It is
designed to deliver the necessary training to those who are able to
demonstrate the required competencies and wish to take up the role
of Approved Clinician.
June 2012
British Association for
Psychopharmacology Substance Misuse Module
Date: 14 - 15 June
2012
Venue: Marriott
Victoria and Albert Hotel, Manchester
At the end of the module, delegates would be
expected:
- To understand psychological mechanisms involved in
addiction.
- To understand psychological mechanisms involved in
addiction.
- To understand common neurobiological mechanisms
underlying addictive behaviour(s).
- To understand the neurobiology specific to particular
drugs of abuse including alcohol.
- To understand strategies, both psychological and
pharmacological, involved in treating addiction.
- To understand the neurobiology of treating addiction and
possible future treatments.
Contact: Susan Chandler, BAP Executive Officer
Tel: 01223 358 395 Details and
booking facilities
International Conference on Cyberbullying,
Paris
Date: 28 - 29 June 2012
Venue: Sorbonne,
Paris
As part of the 8th meeting of COST
IS0801 on Cyberbullying, there is an opportunity to present
individual research papers on the afternoon of 29
June. All together 16 papers can be selected. Papers will be
20 minutes in length. They should be on the theme of
cyberbullying, or on positive uses of ICT in educational settings,
as in the aims of COST IS0801.
Submissions are invited for these presentations. Submissions
should give: Title of presentation, Authors, and an Abstract of up
to 300 words. Deadline for submission: 12 February 2012.
The Steering Committee comprises: Professor Peter Smith,
Professor Georges Steffgen, Professor Catherine Blaya, and Dr
Vasiliki Gountsidou.
Contact: Details of the Paris
Conference can be found on the
COST IS0801 website.
July 2012
Teacher Training in MBCT - 3 day
residential
Date: 4
- 7 July 2012
Venue: Trigonos,
North Wales
Taught in the context of a retreat,
this training will offer participants an opportunity to focus on
the intentions and specifics of the MBCT programme. It will provide
an opportunity to develop and refine teaching skills and explore
the underpinning integration of modern cognitive science and
ancient wisdom
The event is open both to experienced MBCT teachers as an
opportunity to refresh their personal and teaching practice and
newer teachers who are in the earlier stages of developing MBCT
teaching skills. This course is particularly suitable for
clinicians implementing MBCT in NHS contexts
There is some entry criteria - please see the website.
Tutors: Rebecca Crane and Sarah Silverton
Provider: CMRP - Bangor University
Fees - See website
Contact: Please visit
the website for
more details. Contact Anne Douglas on 01248 382939
August 2012
Mindful Self Compassion - 2 day
Workshop
Date: 4 - 5 August
2012
Venue: Bangor University - North
Wales
This 2-day workshop presents the theory and core practices of
the empirically-supported, 8-week Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC)
training program, a new program specifically designed to help
participants become more self-compassionate using meditation,
experiential exercises and group discussion. The structure of MSC
is similar to MBSR and the two programs appear to complement each
other just as the concepts of mindfulness and self-compassion
overlap in important ways.
Trainers: Christopher Germer & Kirstin Neff
Provider@ CMRP - Bangor University
Fees: See website
Contact: Please visit
the website for
more details. Contact Anne Douglas on 01248 382939
5 day MBSR - Residential
Date: 6 -
11 August 2012
Venue: Trigonos,
North Wales
This programme offers an alternative
way to experience the mindfulness-based stress reduction 8-week
course and may be the first step towards training to deliver
Mindfulness-based courses. It is suitable for professionals who are
not able to access an 8-week course locally, or prefer a
residential experience.
Trainers: Jody Mardula & Taravajra
Provider: CMRP - Bangor University
Fees: see website
Contact: Please visit
the website for
more details. Contact Anne Douglas on 01248 382939
Interrogating Trauma in the
Humanities
Date: 20 - 23 August 2012
Venue: University of
Lincoln
Since 9/11 and the so called ‘terror
attacks’, questions surrounding the nature of traumatic experience
and how that experience may be presented/represented have dominated
the Humanities. This has led to a range of critical works which
have attempted to evaluate the parameters of memory, testimony and
the ethics of witnessing on both an individual and a collective
level. Trauma theories exist at the intersection of disciplines
such as psychology, history, cultural and media studies and the
dramatic arts. More recently this inter-disciplinarity has led to a
growing area known as the ‘Medical Humanities’ in which literary
and cultural theorists work alongside practitioners and clinicians
involved in furthering insights into psychiatric conditions such as
bi-polar disorder, PTSD and schizophrenia. Trauma theory is
therefore at the forefront of contemporary debates about human
subjectivity and experience, but also locates such discourses
within historical and political contexts and agendas.
Submissions of approximately 300 words
are invited. Please send abstracts together with a brief
biographical note to the University's Conference
Office. Deadline for the first call is 29 April 2012 (23:59
GMT).
Contact: Further
details can be found on the flyer or
by visiting the
website. Email the Conference Office.
September 2012
International Conference on Schizophrenia
2012
Date: 21 - 23 September 2012
Venue: Chennai,
India
ICONS 2012 features a faculty of
distinguished national and international speakers. The theme for
2012 is "Working towards recovery". IConS has had about 400
delegates from over a dozen countries including Switzerland,
Canada, UK, USA, Hong Kong, Italy, Iran, Sri Lanka, Australia,
Pakistan, Norway, New Zealand, Romania and India, ranking it among
the best scientific conferences in the world.
Awards will be presented for best
original research by young researchers (under 35) and for the best
poster.
Contact: Please visit
the website for more details.
October 2012
Culture, Mind, and Brain: Emerging
Concepts, Methods, Applications
Date: October 19 - 20,
2012
Venue: UCLA
The conference highlights emerging concepts,
methods, and applications in the study of culture, mind, brain,
with attention to cutting-edge research, the context in which
methods are used, and the kinds and quality of collaborations that
advance interdisciplinary training.
Contact: Email:
CMB@thefpr.org
November 2012
The 8th National Medicine for Old Age
Psychiatrists
Date: 5th/6th November
2012
Venue: The Institute of
Physics,London
Aims of the conference:
- To revise the clinical symptoms and signs of
medical conditions.
- To provide an update on the latest
developments.
- To investigate the management of medical
conditions in the elderly.
- To improve the ‘working knowledge’ of
geriatric medicine.
Fee: £499. CPD Accreditied for 12
points. All the speakers are KOL's in their
field.
Contact: Book your place now
by the Credit Card Hotline on 0845 054 8422. Email: events.reg@expotel.com For
more information please visit the website
December 2012
4 day Mindfulness Retreat
Date: 11 - 15 December 2012
Venue: Trigonos,
North Wales
A 4 day residential retreat in North
Wales, offering space for nourishment, inspiration and learning
focusing on Mindfulness.
Retreats are offered in varying levels from the CMRP - please see
website for level for this course.
Tutors - Eluned Gold and Karunivra
Fee: see website
Contact: Please visit
the website for
more details. Contact Anne Douglas on 01248 382939
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