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    Sport and Exercise Psychiatry SIG Conference| Sport and Trauma (Sold Out)

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    03Nov

    In-person event

    Timings 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
    Location RCPsych, 21 Prescot Street, London, E1 8BB
    CPD 1 CPD point per hour of content, subject to peer approval
    Non-Member£145
    Consultant£120
    Resident Doctor (Higher) / SAS Doctor£90
    Resident Doctor (Core)£85
    Medical Student / Foundation Doctor / Subsidised / Retired£45
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    Sport and Exercise Psychiatry SIG Conference| Sport and Trauma (Sold Out)

    Event Information

    SEPSIG is excited to announce that this year’s annual in-person conference will be on the theme of sport and trauma.

    On this topic we will hear from Dr Tim Rodgers, an internationally recognised sports psychiatrist and the first doctor in the UK to receive certification by the International Society for Sport Psychiatry.

    We will also hear from Dr Aura Goldman, a Chartered Psychologist, psychotherapist, and certified Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner with a background in sport and performance psychology, trauma and the science of transformation.

    Dr Nicoletta P. Lekka, a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist at Sheffield Health and accredited Coach, with a longstanding interest in dancer mental health and dance for health, will speak to us about early life trauma in dancers.

    Dr Noori Husain (SEPSIG social media executive) will chair an equestrian panel discussion focused on the intersection between mental and physical health.

    Finally, we will hear from Paula Manning, a Physical Activity Clinical Champion and physiotherapist by background. Paula specialises in helping mental health healthcare professionals learn more about the value and effectiveness of having conversations with patients about the benefits of physical activity.

    We welcome all who have an interest in sports psychiatry, an emerging subspecialty at the interface of mental health, exercise and performance.

    Trainees are also most welcome, there will be opportunities to network as well as a special trainee engagement segment led by Sam Cummings, Head of Mental Health at the UK Sports Institute.

    Time Presentation
    9:15 – 9:30am Welcome and Opening Remarks
    Dr Caz Nahman, RCPsych SEPSIG Chair
    9:30 – 10:15am
    		Not Just in Their Heads: Rethinking Trauma through the Athlete’s Body
    Dr Aura Goldman
    10:15 – 10:45am
    		Early Trauma in Dance
    Dr Nicoletta P Lekka
    10:45 – 11:00am Comfort break
    11:00 – 11:30am Case in Point
    Ann-Marie Davis, MH Nurse, BABCP Accredited Psychotherapist
    11:30am – 12:15pm Equestrian Sport Presentation and Panel Discussion
    Dr Noori Husain
    12:15 – 1:15pm Lunch and networking and Trainee poster presentation
    1:15 – 1:45pmTrauma-Informed Physical Activity: What Does Early Research Tell Us So Far?
    Dr Aku Makawa
    1:45 – 2:30pm Movement as Medicine
    Paula Manning
    2:30 – 3:15pm UK Sports Institute Mental Health Network and Trainee Engagement
    Sam Cummings
    3:15 – 3:30pm Closing remarks
    Dr Caz Nahman, RCPsych SEPSIG Chair
    3:30pm Event close

    The SEPSIG run an annual SEPSIG trainee poster prize competition.

    Prizes available to trainees are: a first prize of £150, a second prize of £100 and a third prize of £50.

    All posters can be original research, case study, education, training, QI, audit, service evaluation or any sport and/or exercise project that trainees have been involved with. 

    All poster abstract submissions should follow the template outlined below:

    • Aims/Background
    • Methods/Case Report
    • Results/Discussion
    • Conclusion

    Submission deadline: 22 October 2025

    Please submit your abstract to sigs@rcpsych.ac.uk. The document and subject line should be titled clearly [NAME_SEPSIG Poster Prize 2025].

    Once accepted, trainees should format their posters on Microsoft PowerPoint and can print them out in A3 size. Alternatively, trainees can contact their local academic/library departments to see whether they can print out their conference poster. Unfortunately, SEPSIG will not be able to reimburse any printing costs.

    Posters will be displayed and judged at the SEPSIG conference on 3 November 2025.

    Please read our terms and conditions before making your booking.

    For further information, please contact:

    Email: sigs@rcpsych.ac.uk

    Contact Name: Gareth Griffiths

    Event Location

    Location: RCPsych, 21 Prescot Street, London, E1 8BB