South West Division Biannual Meetings

Forthcoming Meeting

• Spring Biannual Meeting 2012  
  Friday, 11 May, St Cuthbert's Conference Centre, Buckfastleigh
  'Co-morbidity between physical and mental illnesses' 
  
  

Previous Meetings

• Autumn Biannual Meeting 2011
  Friday, 18 November, Redwood Lodge Hotel, Bristol
  'Anxiety Disorder - Current Concerns'
  
  Our speakers this year included Professor Nic van der Wee, Dr Simon Davies, Professor Naomi Fineberg, Dr David Kessler, and Dr David Veale. 

• Spring Biannual Meeting 2011
  Friday, 13 May,  St Cuthbert's Conference Centre, Buckfastleigh, Devon
  'Psychotherapies in a streamlined NHS'
  
  We returned yet again to St Cuthbert's Conference Centre for another excellent meeting with interesting and stimulating speakers during the day plus a lively debate to round off the event.  We were delighted that the poetry prize winner, Andy Garrett, attended to collect his prize and the first, second and third prize poems were read out by Dr Mike Metcalfe and Ms Victoria Wood (poet).
  
  Talks
• Nidotherapy - Harmonising the environment with the patient
  Professor Peter Tyrer
• Psychotherapy for Personality Disordered offenders: Worth the effort, Worth the money?
  Professor Conor Duggan
• Psychotherapy for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  Professor Jonathan Bisson
• What is the role of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in the modern NHS?
  Dr Susan Mizen
• Cognitive remediation for schizophrenia
  Dr Vyv Huddy

Debate - 'This house believes it is essential for trainee psychiatrists to have a psychodynamic understanding of their patients'

• Proposer - Dr Chess Denman
• Opposer - Dr Chris Fear