Faculties of General Adult Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy Spring Conference 2022

From the General Adult Faculty and Medical Psychotherapy Faculty, we are delighted to present a joint spring conference in 2022. This is the first time in years that the two faculties have come together to produce a joint conference. We wanted to choose subjects that would highlight the importance of relationships in clinical care… importance between the relationships between brain, mind and body, relationships between clinicians, patients, families and teams, relationship with the external world, our current psychiatric practices and training, and also relationships between our two faculties. We consider this an excellent opportunity to share our experiences, our ideas and our dilemmas in one common platform.

• Dr Matthew Anastasis, Core Trainee, Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
• Dr Meda Apetroae, Trainee Representative, General Adult Faculty
• Dr Sophie Atwood, Consultant in Medical Psychotherapy, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
• Dr Alan Baban, Trainee Representative, Medical Psychotherapy Faculty
• Rachel Bannister, Lay Representative, Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Dr Chloe Beale, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, East London NHS Foundation Trust
• Dr Annamaria Cattaneo, Head of the Biological Psychiatry Unit, IRCCS Centre, Institute Fatebenefratelli Brescia, Italy & Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London
• James Cooke, Lay representative, Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Rebecca Davies, Interim Head of Occupational Therapy, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
• Dr Lucinda Donaldson, Consultant Psychiatrist, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
• Dr Josie Fielding, Trainee Representative, Medical Psychotherapy Faculty
• Dr Mosun Fapohunda, Consultant Psychiatrist, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
• Dr Rachel Gibbons, Chair of the RCPsych Patient Safety Group & Chair of the Working Group on the Effect of Suicide and Homicide on Psychiatrists
• Dr Christopher Holman, York Group Work
• Jacquie Jamieson, Lay Representative, Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Dr Diana Menzies, Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy, South West London & St Georges Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
• Dr Emilia Molimpakis, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder at Thymia
• Dr Graham Music, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
• Dr Jo O’Reilly, Consultant Psychiatrist in Medical Psychotherapy, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
• Dr Joan Rutherford, Chief Medical Member, Mental Health Tribunal
• Dr P. J Saju, Consultant Psychiatrist in Medical Psychotherapy, South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
• Dr Sarah Thornton, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Royal Bolton Hospital
• Dr Andrea Tocca, Associate Medical Director, Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
• Dr Jon Van Niekerk, Group Clinical Director, Cygnet Health
• Dr Indira Vinjamuri, Consultant Psychiatrist, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
• Cath Wakeman, OBE, Chief Executive Officer and Trauma Therapist, IMARA

• The conference will take place online using Hopin as a webinar.
• Participants will be able view a video of the speaker and alongside any slides.
• Participants can also pose questions, and some speakers may use polling or other interactive features. 
• All registered participants will have access to a recording for up to two months after the event. 

• Access to a reliable internet connection
• A PC, laptop, tablet or phone
• We recommend using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox for the best Hopin event experience. 

• Once the conference has taken place live, you will receive links to watch the conference sessions on demand.
• To access the recordings you will be required to enter your name, email address and a password.
• This is unique to you as a registered delegate so please do not share the recording links.