New Consultants Perinatal Psychiatry Masterclasses

Welcome to your New Consultants Perinatal Psychiatry Masterclasses.

Your ten masterclass dates: 

• Friday 11th September 2020 
• Thursday 8th October 2020 
• Monday 2nd November 2020 
• Tuesday 3rd November 2020  
• Thursday 3rd December 2020 
• Monday 11th January 2021 
• Thursday 11th February 2021 
• Friday 12th February 2021 
• Monday 15th March 2021 
• Thursday 22nd April 2021  

Resources

• Welcome letter from Dr Liz McDonald and Dr Lucinda Green (pdf document)
• Themes and programme overview (pdf document)
• Full programme details (pdf document)
  • includes your essential and recommended reading lists, intended learning objectives for each day and speaker biographies

• Slides - The Perinatal Frame of Mind (Liz McDonald)
• Slides - The National Picture (Giles Berrisford)
• Breakout Room 1 - for discussion during The National Picture
• Breakout Room 2 -  for discussion during The National Picture
• Breakout Room 3 -  for discussion during The National Picture
• Breakout Room 4 -  for discussion during The National Picture
• Breakout Room 5 -  for discussion during The National Picture
• Slides - Formulation and Communication (Dr Lucinda Green)

How to join a masterclass session

 Sessions take place online via Zoom. To take part you will need: 

• Access to a reliable internet connection
• A PC, laptop, tablet or phone
• Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browser or Zoom installed on your PC, laptop, tablet or phone
• You do not need to have a Zoom account - some users may experience difficulty joining Zoom meetings due to security settings. If this is the case, we suggest you select the option to join via a web browser, rather than the Zoom app
• A joining link and instructions will be emailed to you in advance of each session

Read more about using Zoom

During the session

• You will view the speakers as they present and any accompanying slides/videos
• You will need to share your camera and microphone during the course
• There may also be breakout or smaller discussion groups
• You can ask questions using the Q&A function located on the right-hand side of your screen
• You can raise your hand, using the ‘raise hand’ function - if you are selected by the speaker to ask your question, remember to 'unmute' yourself
• If you lose connection during the session, refresh your screen or try closing down browser and clicking the joining link again

Contact the team: email Catherine Ayres and Emma George at  perinatal.masterclasses@rcpsych.ac.uk