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SOLD OUT Dementia Seminar – North West Spring Conference 2024
North West Spring Conference 2024
| Timings | 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Location | Kings House Conference Centre, Kings Church, Sidney Street, Manchester, M1 7HB |
| CPD | 1 CPD point per hour of content subject to peer approval |
Event Information
We are delighted to welcome so many experts to our conference on dementia. Please view our programme below or view our full delegate pack including speaker bios.
| Time | Presentation |
|---|---|
| 9.00am | Registration |
| 10–10.10 | Chairs’ welcome Dr Nish Mathew, Chair of the RCPsych North West Division Consultant Psychiatrist |
| 10.10-10.45am | Update on dementia: Landscape, national priorities, and what we need to do with dementia Dr Mani Santhana Krishnan, RCPsych Old Age Faculty Chair |
| 10.45-11.20am | Medical update on direction of travel for Alzheimer’s disease detection and interventions Professor Craig Ritchie |
| 11.20-11.30am | Winning poster presentation #1 |
| 11.30 – 11.45am | Comfort break |
| 11.45-11.55am | Winning poster presentation #2 |
| 11.55-12.30pm | The lived experience of dementia: Carers’ stories Sally Ferris, CEO, Together Demetia Support |
| 12.30-1.05pm | Research into dementia Dr Ross Dunne |
| 1.05-2pm | Lunch break |
| 2-2.50pm | Parallel sessions - Delegates choose one: Option A - Alcohol related dementia | Dr Cecil Kullu Option B - Dementia in ID populations | Dr Shahid Zaman Option C – Arts, music, and dementia |
| 2.50-3.05pm | Comfort break |
| 3.05-3.40pm | Management of mild cognitive impairment Dr Sharmi Bhattacharyya |
| 3.40-4.15pm | Early onset dementia Dr Matthew Jones |
| 4.15-4.25pm | Winning poster presentation #3 |
| 4.25-4.30pm | Reflections and close |
| 4.30-6pm | Networking reception Please join us if you can for refreshment and an opportunity to network and socialise. |
Please kindly note, this person will be fully in-person in Manchester.
RCPsych divisions are not hosting hybrid events in 2024.
There are three categories, which will be dependent on the entrants taking part and will include:
- Best medical student/FY1-2 poster
- Best trainee poster
- Best SAS doctor poster
Up to three first-place entrants, one from each category, will be selected to give a seven-minute presentation plus three minutes for questions at the North West Division Spring Conference 2024. Each winner will receive a £100 prize and a certificate of merit.
The remaining entrants will be offered the chance to take part in the North West Division Poster Presentation Prize at the conference and a winner of each category will be selected on the day, each receiving a prize and a certificate of merit.
How to apply
To enter this competition, please complete the below abstract form using the guidance form provided and ensure you include the correct grade when completing it. Once you have completed your abstract form please proofread it and ensure the word count does not exceed 250 words.
Once you are sure all information is correct please email your abstract form to northwest@rcpsych.ac.uk.
Our staff team will confirm receipt of your abstract and provide you with further information and timelines for the competitions.
To enter this competition you must be based in the North West Division which covers the following regions:
- Cheshire
- Cumbria
- Greater Manchester
- Lancashire
Merseyside
Please note: if you are based outside this area your abstract will not be accepted.
You must be available to attend the spring Conference, in person, on Thursday 9 May in Manchester.
You must enter your correct and current grade on the abstract form and the work must be completed whilst studying or working in the North West Division.
Abstracts over 250 words will be returned to you for correction. If they are not returned by the competition closing date they will not be accepted.
For further information, please contact:
Email: division.events@rcpsych.ac.uk
Contact Name: Division Events Team
Contact number: 0208 618 4240