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    Addictions across psychiatry - Trent and West Midlands Winter Conference 2024

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    06Dec

    Trent and West Midlands Joint Winter Conference 2024

    Timings 9:15 AM - 4:15 PM
    Location Radcliffe Conference Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7SH
    CPD 1 CPD point per hour of content, subject to peer approval
    Non-Member rate£195
    Consultant rate£175
    Higher Trainee / SAS Doctor rate£150
    Core Trainee / Subsidised / Retired rate£100
    Medical Student / Foundation Doctor / Patient and Carer rate£25
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    Addictions across psychiatry - Trent and West Midlands Winter Conference 2024

    Event Information

    Please see our event programme below:

    9.15-9.45am Registration
    9.45-10.45am

    Parallel sessions – Clinical topics
    Delegates to choose one

    • Session 1 – Gambling addiction
      Dr John Barker
    • Session 2 – NPS and their implications in forensics, and interface issues facing community addiction teams with the forensic setting
      Dr Hasanen Al-Taiar and Dr Senthil Mahalingam
    • Session 3 – Addictive drugs and impact on sleep
      Dr Kirstie Anderson, Consultant Neurologist Paediatric and Adult Sleep Service
    10.50-11.25amChem sex and sexual substance addiction
    Dr Bradley Hillier
    11.25-11.45am Comfort break
    11.45-12.20pm Alcohol related dementia
    Dr Vanessa Raymont
    12.20-1.20pm Lunch and poster exhibition
    1.20-2.00pm

    Parallel sessions – Professional development and wellbeing

    • Session 1 – Consultant Interview Masterclass
      Dr Shahid Latif
    • Session 2 – Working with and developing a team
      Dr Fabida Aria
    • Session 3 – Clinician Wellbeing
      Dr Nisha Balan
    2-2.35pm Substance addiction and comorbidities
    Dr Emily Finch
    2.35-3.10pm Recovery orientated systems of care
    Dr Ed Day MBE
    3.10-3.25pm Comfort break
    3.25-3.55pm There is hope – my road to a successful recovery
    Ms Melinda King
    3.55-4.15pm Closing remarks and short comfort break
    Division Chairs
    4.15-5.45pm Presidents’ Lecture
    President Lade Smith CBE with guest speaker Professor Owen Bowden Jones
    5.45-6.30pm Reception and music
    6.30pm Close

    As part of our winter conference programme on addictions across psychiatry, we are pleased to host one of RCPsych's Presidential Lectures, with President Lade Smith CBE and special guest speaker Professor Owen Bowden Jones. 

    If you have registered for the full conference, this is included in your registration fee.

    If you would like to attend for the Presidents' Lecture only, please contact division.events@rcpsych.ac.uk

    Prior to registering for this event, we would ask that all delegates read our terms and conditions for booking an event.

    For further information, please contact:

    Email: division.events@rcpsych.ac.uk

    Contact Name: Division Events Team

    Contact number: 0208 618 4240

    Event Location

    Location: Radcliffe Conference Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7SH