The Combined Royal Colleges Medal 2012 -
Call for nominations
Closing date: 27 February
2012. Originally established by the Royal Photographic
Society in October 1957, in collaboration with the Royal College of
Physicians of London, the Royal College of Surgeons of England and
the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Combined
Royal Colleges Medal is awarded for an outstanding contribution to
photography and/or its application in the service of medicine and
surgery. The award is selected by a joint committee of The
Society and the three Colleges.
Any person of any nationality, whether a member of The Society
or not, or organisation is entitled to submit work or be nominated
for the Award.
The winner will be announced at an Awards ceremony to be held in
London on 6 September 2012. The ceremony is sponsored by The
Macallan, a global luxury brand which has developed a keen interest
in promoting photography.
For further details, please contact Jo Macdonald, Awards Manager
on 01225 325721 or jo@rps.org. Nomination forms can be
found on The Society's website www.rps.org/annual-awards or
on request from Jo Macdonald.
10 February 2012
Safeguarding Children: Level 3
Training (CPD52)
Venue: Tavistock Centre,
London
Fee: £150 (£120 per
person for groups of 3 or more)
The Tavistock Clinic Level 3
safeguarding training is modelled on the core competencies as
outlined in the "Safeguarding Children and Young People:
Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff" (Intercollegiate
Document 2010); Working Together to Safeguard Children, 2010;
the London Child Protection Procedures 4th Ed., 2010;
NICE Clinical Guidance 2009: "When to Suspect Child
Maltreatment".
This course is suitable for health,
education and social care practitioners requiring Level 3
training.
For further information, please
telephone 020 8938 2285 or e-mail: events@tavi-port.ac.uk
Wednesday 29 February 2012
Advances in Medical Science:
collaboration for growth
Venue: Central Hall,
Westminster
Following the launch of the Life
Sciences Strategy and the Innovation Health and Wealth report, this
event will be a showcase of the latest developments in medical
science, offering an ideal opportunity for the science community,
the NHS and their respective partners to come together to discuss
innovative medicines and treatments for pressing health issues.
For more details or to register,
contact John Leach, Events Consultant, jleach@ps-event.org.uk
Wednesday 29 February 2012
Behaviour Change in Public Health
Watch online
Hear from Professor Mike Kelly,
Director of the Centre of Public Health, NICE
A recent study by the Journal of
PUblic Health found that the vast majority of public health
interventions from NICE were found to be cost effective at £20,000
per quality-adjusted life year threshold.
As a public health professional you
will be well aware that the Government's Public Health White Paper
makes clear the need to encourage healthier lifestyles through
behaviour change initiatives.
For full details of the conference,
please visit the conference website at http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/sh287 or
call Paul Rushworth on 020 7960 6845
5 - 7 March 2012
Refocus on Recovery
Venue: Congress Centre,
London
Theme 1: Social rights and
activism
Theme 2: Peer-support: lived
experience and role models
Theme 3: Recovery and well-being
Theme 4: Mental health services and
recover: implementing change
To register for the conference and for
the scientific programme, or for any further information, go
to researchintorecovery.com/conference
Friday, 16 March
2012
Gender Identity Development:
Integrating Psychological, Biological, Developmental and Social
Processes
Venue: Tavistock
Centre
This event provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction
to understanding and supporting children and young people with
pressing gender identity issues, and their families.
The event is suitable for psychiatrists, social workers,
psychotherapists, psychologists, teachers,specialist nurses and any
professional with an interest int eh field of gender identity
The day will be facilitated my members of the Gender Identity
Development Service, including Polly Carmichael, Charlie Beaumont,
Sarah Davidson, Domenico Di Ceglie, Lydia Hartland-Rowe, Victoria
Holt, Sue Lawlor and Bernadette Wren.
For further information contact events@taviport.ac.uk
Monday, 19 March 2012
Spirit Possession and Mental Health
Venue: Oxford House,
Derbyshire Street, Bethnal Green, London E2 6HG
Spirit possession is recognised world
wide across many cultures and by several religions. Spirit
possession is often seen as an idiom of distress causing a change
in behaviour and mental well being. spirit possession is also
included in the ICD 10 and DSM IV classifications of mental
disorders, yet the extent to which it is recognised and / or
discussed in clinical practice is less than we would expect, even
in UK cities where there resides a diverse population.
This one day event will consider the
critical themes and debates on spirit possession from an
anthropological, social, psychological, medical and religious
perspective using a range of illustrative case study, clinical
practice, research and short film presentations.
This conference will be relevant to
all interested in this field as well as all professionals,
including those from Local Authorities and NHS trusts across the
UK.
For details of this event, contact
Ahmed Qureshi on telephone number 07540 356 526 or email info@bmehealth.org
Wednesday 21 March 2012
The Amended Mental Health Act
Venue: Hallam Conference Centre,
London
Held by Healthcare Conferences UK
and InPractice this in-depth, interactive one-day masterclass will
take delegates through the main changes to the Mental Health Act
1983 made by the Mental Health Act 2007. Case studies based
on the main interactions that a mental health professional will
have with a service user (from diagnosis to discharge and treatment
in the community) will be worked through.
The training will look at the
practical implications of the changes and provide an update on case
law.
For more information contact
Healthcare Conferences UK on 01932 429933 or email
info@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk
23 - 27 April 2012
3rd UK Paediatric Neuropsychology
Symposium, Early Brain-Behaviour Relationships and Prognostic
Indicators
Venue: UCL Institute of Child Health
& Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust,
London
This symposium will provide a
contemporary account of research findings investigation early
brain-behaviour relationships and prognostic indicators relevant to
clinical practice. Experimental, clinical and epidemiological
techniques designed to assess the development of cognitive,
emotional and social behaviour will be described.
A host of leading international
speakers will participate in this symposium in order to consider
contemporary knowledge of the effects of genetics and the
environment on neurocognitive development and prognostic indicators
that can inform medical and psychological interventions.
For further details visit: www.ichneurpsych.com or contact
the ICH Events Office, telephone: 0207 905 2675 or email info@ichevents.com