National ECT Training Day

The ECT Annual Training Day 2027 is primarily aimed Consultants, Higher Specialty Trainees, and Specialty and Specialist (SAS) psychiatrists, from all psychiatric subspecialties, who wish to enhance their working knowledge of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Core trainees in psychiatry and other resident doctors are also welcome to attend, although the next planned Training Day, in spring 2028, will be preferentially aimed at residents in core training. 

After attending this event, you will:

• understand the evidence for the beneficial and adverse effects of ECT in various mental disorders
• become aware of the assessments and monitoring required for patients receiving ECT 
• gain an understanding of the legal framework relevant to ECT practice
• become familiar with patient perspectives on ECT
• learn from discussion of complex presentations that might require ECT.

A programme will be available soon.

This event will be hosted online via our online platform, EventsAir. You will have the option to watch live, or on-demand later.

Registered participants will receive their link to watch the conference in their joining instructions. Joining instructions will be sent out a week before the conference is due to take place. You will also receive access to event recordings for twelve weeks post event ( Thursday 19 April 2027), subject to speakers permissions.

All registered participants will also have access to this conference recording until Friday 19 February 2027 (12 weeks).

• Visit our EventsAir FAQs for attendees in advance of the event to familiarise yourself with the platform and to troubleshoot any problems you may have.
• We have also produced an Attendee EventsAir Guidance Booklet which covers all aspects of your journey as an attendee on the online platform. The guide will take you through what you can expect from the EventsAir platform (Joining a conference session, Networking with other attendees, How to view resources, How to watch at a later date, Technical queries)
• You could also watch our handy Attendee Explainer Video.

We recommend that you log into the platform in advance of the event to ensure that you are able to access the platform. The recommended browser for EventsAir is Google Chrome, other browsers may not be compatible with the platform functionality.

When you join the event online you will be able to:

• view a video of the speaker alongside any slides
• ask your questions to the speakers and chat with other delegates via the discussion forum.

To successfully join the event online you will need:

• access to a reliable internet connection
• a PC, laptop, tablet or phone.