Programme
View the Congress 2024 programme overview.
Please note that the programme is still subject to change and all times are listed in BST.
- 8.00am - 10.00am Registration
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10.00am - 11.15am
The sexual and reproductive health needs of people with psychiatric illness
Chair: Professor Stephen Lawrie, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Professor Elizabeth Hughes, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow
Dr Holly Hope, University of Manchester, Manchester
Dr Nicole Needham, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
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10.00am - 11.15am
The importance of early childhood to mental health in later life: the case for action
Chair: Dr Trudi Seneviratne, Dean, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
Dr Clare Lamb, Honorary (unpaid) Consultant child & adolescent psychiatrist. South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Previous lead for under 5s mental health, London
Dr Jonathan Campion, Clinical and Strategic Co-director of Public Mental Health Implementation Centre, Director for Public Mental Health and Consultant Psychiatrist (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust), Public Mental Health Advisor (WHO Europe), Chair of Public Mental Health Working Group (World Psychiatric Association), Co-Chair of Public Mental Health Working Group, Honorary Professor of Public Mental Health (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Ms Natasha Manning, Project Manager, Wandsworth Early Help Parental Mental Health Service, London
Dr Lade Smith CBE, President, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
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10.00am - 11.15am
Challenges with adolescent inpatient care and developing the evidence base for alternatives to admission
Chair: Dr Elaine Lockhart, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
Professor Kapil Sayal, University of Nottingham, Nottingham
Dr Josephine Holland, University of Nottingham, Nottingham
Professor Paul Tiffin, University of York, York
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10.00am - 11.15am
Help me please! I've been asked to review a paper
Chair: Professor Asit Biswas, Leicester Partnership Trust, Honorary Professor University of Leicester, Leicester
Dr William Lee, Peninsula Medical School, University of Plymouth, Plymouth
Professor Femi Oyebode, Honorary Professor of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham
Professor Patricia Casey, Hermitage Medical Clinic, University College, Dublin
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10.00am - 11.15am
Launch of RCPsych guidance for mental health organisations regarding staff support following a patient suicide. A prevention and postvention framework
Chair: Dr Rachel Gibbons, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
Dr Jan Birtle, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
Dr Nisha Shah, Camden and Islington NHS Trust, London
Dr Karen Lascelles, Oxford Health, Oxford
Dr Hannah Cappleman, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- 11.15am - 11.45am Morning break
- 11.45am - 11.55am Welcome Address
- 11.55am - 12.25pm KN1 President's opening lecture - Dr Lade Smith CBE, President, Royal College of Psychiatrists
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12.25pm - 12.55pm
KN2 Age of onset and cumulative risk of mental disorders: a concise update - Professor John J. McGrath, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, and National Centre for Register-based Research, Aarhus University
This presentation will present recent data on the age of onset for mental disorders, based on the World Mental Health Survey (29 countries, 156,331 respondents). The lifetime prevalence of any mental disorder was 28·6% (95% CI 27·9-29·2) for male respondents and 29·8% (29·2-30·3) for female respondents. Morbid risk of any mental disorder by age 75 years was 46·4% (44·9-47·8) for male respondents and 53·1% (51·9-54·3) for female respondents. Conditional probabilities of first onset peaked at approximately age 15 years, with a median age of onset of 19 years (IQR 14-32) for male respondents and 20 years (12-36) for female respondents. By age 75 years, approximately half the population can expect to develop one or more of the 13 mental disorders considered in this study. These disorders typically first emerge in childhood, adolescence, or young adulthood.
- 12.55pm - 1.55pm Lunch
- 1.05pm - 1.55pm Fringe: Unleash the power of media mastery – an introduction to becoming a media spokesperson
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12.55pm - 1.55pm
Fringe: Climate Café
Overview
The Climate and Ecological crises are the greatest threat to human health and emotional wellbeing the world is facing. This clear and current danger can provoke a range of complex emotional reactions such as anxiety, despair, hopelessness and anger. Daily life can provide few opportunities to talk about what our changing world means for us, our families, our social and cultural values, as well as our mental health and wellbeing.
Join us in this taster climate café led by trained facilitators. We will provide a confidential and welcoming group space to connect with others and share thoughts, feelings and reactions related to the Climate and Ecological Crisis. The Café is an advice free zone and doesn’t advocate specific actions, but instead provides an opportunity to reflect and engage. No previous knowledge is necessary, and you can share as little or as much as you feel comfortable to. By coming together, we know that we are not alone, and can start to think about how we might take on this challenge that we are all facing.
Speakers
Dr Dasal Abayaratne
Dr Marion Neffgen
Dr Louise Robinson
Dr Rosa Roberts - 1.20pm - 1.50pm Rapid fire poster presentations
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2.00pm - 3.15pm
Treatment resistant psychosis: part one
Chair: Professor Fiona Gaughran, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Amy Hardy, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
Professor Eric Chen, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Professor Robin Murray. Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London
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2.00pm - 3.15pm
Childhood trauma and psychosis: how abuse and neglect contribute to psychotic illness and its treatment outcomes
Chair: Professor Gavin Reynolds, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, RDaSH NHS Trust, Doncaster
Professor Gary Donohoe, School of Psychology, NUI Galway, Galway
Dr Camila Loureiro, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo
Dr Luis Alameda, Department of Psychiatry, Service of General Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne
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2.00pm - 3.15pm
Sleep, circadian rhythms and mental health
Chair: Professor Daniel Smith, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Dr Amber Roguski, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Professor Matt Jones, University of Bristol, Bristol
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2.00pm - 3.15pm
Preparing psychiatrists for 21st Century health care – why is data and digital literacy important?
Chair: Dr Faith Ndebele, Solent NHS Trust, Portsmouth
Dr Geraldine Strathdee, Department of Health and Social Care, London
Professor Subodh Dave, Dean, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
Dr Asif Bachlani, Priory Group, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Trust, Derby
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2.00pm - 3.15pm
Getting the right care from the very start - digital psychiatry advances in risk prediction and clinical decision making at first presentation of psychosis
Chair: Professor Graham Murray, University of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Trust, Cambridge
Ms Aida Seyedsalehi, University of Oxford, Oxford
Dr Emanuele Osimo, University of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Trust, Cambridge
Professor Rachel Upthegrove, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Trust, University of Birmingham, Birmingham
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3.25pm - 4.40pm
Treatment resistant psychosis: part two
Chair: Professor Fiona Gaughran, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
Professor James MacCabe, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Marta Di Forti, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
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3.25pm - 4.40pm
Just keep swimming: a survival guide for doctors under investigation
Chair: Dr Swapna Kongara, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
Dr Ananta Dave, Black Country Integrated Care Board, Wolverhampton
Dr Rachel Gibbons, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
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3.25pm - 4.40pm
Advances in neuromodulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder
Chair: Professor Naomi Fineberg, University of Hertfordshire, Welwyn Garden City
Dr Shyam Sundar Arumugham, Additional Professor of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
Dr Himanshu Tyagi, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London
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3.25pm - 4.40pm
Publishing in the College journals: scope, scholarship and success - an educational session for all College members throughout their career
Chair: Dr Derek Tracy, West London NHS Trust, London
Professor Gun Malhi, University of Sydney, Sydney
Professor Kenneth Kaufman, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey
Dr Andrew Forrester, University of Cardiff, Cardiff
Dr Marino Kyriakopouslos, Editor in Chief, BJPsych International, London
Professor Asit Biswas, Editor in Chief, BJPsych Advances, Nottingham
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3.25pm - 4.40pm
Could it happen here, and would you know? Safety standards in mental health services
Chair: Dr Mary Docherty, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Mayura Deshpande, Southern Health, London
Ms Tracey Ward, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Leicester
Mr Chris Dzikiti, CQC, London
- 4.40pm - 5.10pm Afternoon break
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5.10pm - 5.40pm
KN3 Personality disorders and complex trauma unlocked: how to work with universal emotional needs - Professor Emeritus Arnoud Arntz, University of Amsterdam
Many, if not most, patients faced with complex mental health problems have experienced early adversities, including trauma’s, that lie at the root of their current struggles. In general, these adverse experiences interfere with the fulfillment of universal emotional needs that children have. As a result, dysfunctional representations (schemas) of the self, others, and the world develop that usually contain strong emotional meanings. In an attempt to deal with such emotional memories, dysfunctional strategies are often used, that lead to and maintain psychopathological symptoms. Moreover, such strategies interfere with functioning and reduce quality of life.
Many treatments, whether psychological or pharmacological, focus on trying to get patients out of their current problematic state, without addressing the underlying representations. This negligence is probably related to the limited success and high relapse rates that are so common in treatments, for example in the case of depression.
In this plenary lecture I will argue that a focus on the unmet emotional needs of patients during their development and the associated emotional memories/schemas helps to bring about lasting change. I will also highlight some central therapeutic techniques to accomplish this, varying from the therapeutic relationship to trauma/emotional memory processing techniques. The essence in these techniques is that offering corrective experiences when the emotional memory is activated leads to stable recovery.
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5.40pm - 6.10pm
KN4 Lifestyle for positive mental and physical health - Ramaswamy Viswanathan, MD, DrMedSc, President, American Psychiatric Association
Life style factors such as kinds of physical exercise and activities, restorative sleep, types of food one consumes, stress reduction, social connectedness, and avoiding harmful substances, have significant effects on prevention or improvement of various mental and physical disorders, and promoting mental and physical wellness, fitness and vitality. This lecture will discuss the evidence base for the effectiveness of some of these factors, and the underlying biological mechanisms. The objective of this lecture is to encourage clinicians to incorporate specific lifestyle interventions in their practice, in addition to psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, and socio-economic interventions.
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6.15pm - 7.30pm
Fringe: Creative arts: an antidote to existential despair
Overview
This session will explore how creative arts (specifically literature, poetry and music) may ameliorate our personal and vicarious experiences of existential despair. Professor Christopher Dowrick will consider how creative arts enable us to acknowledge the deeply inconsolable, to ‘think’ reality when ordinary human thought falls short, to allow for the possibility of imagining the ‘shabby, confused, agonised crisis which is the common reality of suicide’ and to develop empathy towards individuals who seek it.
With the help of Leo Tolstoy, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Ludwig van Beethoven and Bruce Springsteen, Professor Dowrick will explain how creative arts can broaden our approach to mental health promotion and suicide prevention.
They allow us the possibility of imagining suicide and of feeling empathy towards individuals who undertake it. We become more able to turn towards suffering, more curious about the person’s experience, and more present and engaged. With the result that we can sit with and listen to the person in despair. Bearing witness to suffering, giving the other person a sense of being understood and accepted, is the first essential step towards hope.
Speakers
Professor Christopher Dowrick, University of Liverpool, Liverpool
- 6.15pm - 7.30pm Fringe: Stand up for Mental Health!
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8.00am - 8.45am
Congress run
Founded in 2017, the Congress Run is a guided 5km jog for all abilities. Meeting outside the Conference Centre main entrance at 8am the route passes highlights of Edinburgh including the Royal Mile, Edinburgh Castle and the Meadows. Whatever your pace, this friendly event is an established highlight of the conference social programme
- 8.00am - 9.00am Registration
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9.00am - 9.30am
KN5 Advancing depression genetics research and putting it to good use - Professor Andrew M McIntosh, Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh
Andrew will present the most recent advances from over 30 years of molecular genetic research in depression and provide a map for how this information can be used to improve clinical care.
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9.30am - 10.00am
KN6 An improbable psychiatrist - a patient’s memoir - Dr Rebecca Lawrence, Consultant Psychiatrist, NHS Lothian
I will talk about what it is like being a patient with severe mental illness, who subsequently trained as a psychiatrist. My experiences of psychiatric diagnoses, in-patient treatment, medication and ECT (electroconvulsive therapy), have undoubtedly influenced my personality and my practice as a doctor. I am now a consultant psychiatrist, working in the same hospital (Royal Edinburgh Hospital) where I was first an in-patient, kept well by medication and maintenance ECT (also in the Royal Edinburgh Hospital). Like others with severe mental illness, I have at times experienced stigma, but I hope that mine is also a positive story. In recent years I have written extensively - in my blog and my memoir, as well as fiction. I also write poetry, and found this a comfort when I was unable to concentrate after a course of ECT. My story is personal, and is an acknowledgement that, with the right support and help, it can be possible to live with severe mental illness. Ultimately, it is a story of hope.
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10.00am - 10.30am
KN7 The role of Orexin in sleep/wake regulation: A paradigm shift - Professor Ramalingam N Chithiramohan MBBS FRCpsych
Insomnia is present in up to one third of the adult population worldwide. It can present independently or coexist with other medical conditions such as mental illnesses, metabolic, or cardiovascular diseases highlighting the importance of treating this multifaceted disorder. Insomnia is associated with an abnormal state of hyperarousal (increased somatic, cognitive, and cortical activation) and orexin has been identified as a key promotor of arousal and vigilance. The current standards of care for the treatment of insomnia recommend non-pharmacological interventions (e.g. CBT I) as first-line treatment and if behavioural interventions are not effective or available, pharmacotherapy. In contrast to most hypnotics used for decades (benzodiazepines and ‘Z-drugs’), the latest Orexin Receptor Antagonists do not modulate the activity of γ-aminobutyric acid receptors, the main inhibitory mechanism of the central nervous system. Instead, they temporarily block the orexin pathway, causing a different pattern of effects, e.g. fewer morning or next-day effects such as motor dyscoordination, and cognitive impairment. The pharmacological properties of these drugs are the basis of these different characteristics. Orexin receptor antagonists seem to be devoid of any dependence and tolerance-inducing effects, rendering them a viable option for longer-term treatment. Safety studies have not shown any exacerbation of existing respiratory problems, but more real-world safety and pharmacovigilance experience is needed. This plenary lecture provides an overview of the role of orexin in the sleep wake cycle, its mechanism of action, its relation to insomnia, and key features of available drugs mediating orexin signalling.
- 10.30am - 11.00am Morning break
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11.00am - 12.15pm
Menopause - what EVERY psychiatrist needs to know
Chair: Dr Catherine Durkin, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Philippa Greenfield, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Trudi Seneviratne, Registrar, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
Dr Sophie Behrman, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford
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11.00am - 12.15pm
Mental health of asylum seekers and refugees: the present challenges and future opportunities - what the psychiatrists need to know
Chair: Dr Rukkya Hassan, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, Freedom from Torture, Lancashire
Dr Piyal Sen, Medical Director and Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Elysium Healthcare, Honorary Professor Brunel University, Milton Keynes
Dr Veronika Dobler, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge
Dr Lucia Chaplin, Higher Specialty Trainee, General Adult Psychiatry, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge
Dr Grace Crowley, Core Psychiatry Trainee, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Yasir Hameed, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich
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11.00am - 12.15pm
Autoimmune encephalitis for the psychiatrist – findings and proposals from the RCPsych national working group
Dr David Okai, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Adam Handel, Oxford Health NHS Trust, University of Oxford, Oxford
Dr Ava Easton, University of Liverpool, Liverpool and Encephalitis International
Dr Janet Grace, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
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11.00am - 12.15pm
The art, science and practice of deprescribing antidepressants, benzodiazepines, z-drugs and gabapentinoids in clinical practice: The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines approach
Chair: Professor Robin Murray, King's College London, London
Professor David Taylor, King's College London, London
Dr Mark Horowitz, North East London NHS Foundation Trust , University College London (honorary), London
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11.00am - 12.15pm
England's disordered eating landscape in young people: current challenges and dilemmas
Chair: Professor Tamsin Ford, University of Cambridge, Cambridge
Professor Mina Fazel, University of Oxford, Oxford
Dr Clara Faria, University of Cambridge, Cambridge
Professor Dasha Nicholls, Imperial College London, London
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12.25pm - 1.40pm
Eating disorders don’t discriminate: food and body image issues in people of colour
Chair: Dr Chukwuemeka Nwuba, East London NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Nadia Craddock, University of the West of England, Bristol
Dr Lee Chambers, Essentialise Workplace, Preston
Ms Kaysha Thomas, Nutritional Therapist, London
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12.25pm - 1.40pm
Ten things every psychiatrist should (hopefully) know...
Chair: Professor Rachel Upthegrove, University of Birmingham, Birmingham
Professor Allan Young, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London
Professor Stephen Lawrie, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Dr Sameer Jauhar, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London
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12.25pm - 1.40pm
Why should research matter to psychiatrists?
Chair: Dr Hugo Critchley, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton
Dr Trudi Seneviratne, Registrar, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
Dr Derek Tracy, West London Mental Health Trust, King's College London, Imperial College London, London
Dr Laura Ajram, British Neuroscience Association, Bristol
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12.25pm - 1.40pm
The antidepressant controversy
Chair: Professor Sir Simon Wessely, King's College London, London
Professor Joanna Moncrieff, King's College London, London
Professor David Taylor, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, London
Professor Glyn Lewis, University College London, London
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12.25pm - 1.40pm
Prioritising care for mental illnesses, in an era of mental wellbeing awareness
Chair: Dr Alex Thomson, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Lade Smith CBE, President, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
Dr Emma McAllister, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
Dr Rajesh Mohan, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
- 1.40pm - 2.40pm Lunch
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1.40pm - 2.40pm
Fringe: Examiner's lunch
Join fellow examiners to network and say hello in this dedicated lunch session hosted by, the outgoing Chief Examiner, Dr Ian Hall and your new Chief Examiner, soon to be announced. Lunch will be served in the room
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1.40pm - 2.40pm
SIG Freshers Fair
Join us during the lunch break to meet members of our College Special Interest Groups to learn about each group and meet with like minded individuals
- 2.05pm - 2.35pm Rapid fire poster presentations
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2.40pm - 3.10pm
KN8 The role of stigma in persons with epilepsy - a conversation with an expert by lived experience - Professor Kenneth R. Kaufman, MD, FRCPsych, DLFAPA, FAES, Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Stigma impacts quality of life, especially to those with silent illnesses such as epilepsy. This plenary session addresses stigma during the lifetime of a senior clinical academic psychiatrist, an expert with lived experience, who has dedicated his career to the psychiatric aspects of epilepsy. Stigma toward epilepsy is not limited to the public but exists within the medical profession and even professional societies. During this session, specific barriers created by stigma toward epilepsy will be discussed: social integration, education, career paths, employment, marriage with increased divorce rates, parenting, and even sports participation. Further, potential personal growth secondary to combating stigma will be considered.
- 3.10pm - 3.40pm KN9
- 3.40pm - 4.10pm Afternoon break
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4.10pm - 5.25pm
Daksha Emson Report - 20 years on - what has been achieved?
Chair: Dr Richard Caplan, Psychiatrists' Support Service, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
Professor Dame Clare Gerada, Practitioner Health Programme, NHS England, Royal College of General Practitioners, London
Dr Alastair Cook, Scottish Government, Edinburgh
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4.10pm - 5.25pm
Metaphors of the mind from history, music and contemporary neuroscience: implications for clinical practice
Chair: Dr Gwen Adshead, West London Trust, London
Dr Derek Tracy, West London NHS Trust, King's College London, Imperial College London and University College London, London
Dr Adam Polnay, The State Hospital, NHS Lothian Psychotherapy Department and University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Professor Peggy Seriès, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
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4.10pm - 5.25pm
Pragmatic approaches to assessment and management of bipolar disorder
Chair: Professor Allan Young, King's College London, London
Professor Gary Sachs, Harvard University, Boston
Dr Kathleen Merikangas, National Institute of Mental Health, Washington
Dr Rebecca Strawbridge, King's College London, London
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4.10pm - 5.25pm
'In sight and in mind’ – eliminating out of area treatment and restoring continuity of care
Chair:
Mrs Rachel Bannister, Time for Action Foundation, Nottingham
Mrs Tracy Lang, Devon Partnership Trust, Exeter
Dr Rajesh Mohan, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
- 6.00pm - 8.00pm AGM
- 8.30pm Student and trainee social
- 8.00am - 9.00am Registration
- 9.00am - 9.30am KN9
- 9.30am - 10.00am KN10
- 10.00am - 10.30am Morning break
- 10.30am - 11.45am Commissioned session 1
- 10.30am - 11.45am Disorders at the interface of neurology and psychiatry
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10.30am - 11.45am
Integrating genomic medicine into mental health care
Chair: Professor Ian Jones, National Centre for Mental Health, Cardiff
Dr Shereen Tadros, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Jana de Villiers, Chair of the ID Faculty for RCPsych in Scotland, Consultant Psychiatrist for the High Secure ID Service for Scotland and N Ireland, The State Hospital, Clinical Lead for Intellectual Disability for the Forensic Network, Edinburgh
Professor James Walters, Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff University, Cardiff
Dr David Crepaz-Creay, Mental Health Foundation, London
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10.30am - 11.45am
Portraying mental illness in literature and memoirs
Chair: Professor Femi Oyebode, University of Birmingham, Birmingham
Dr Allan Beveridge, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Scotland
Dr Rebecca Lawrence, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh
Dr Nathan Filer, Bath Spa University, Bath
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10.30am - 11.45am
Severe mental illness: moving the needle on health inequalities and premature mortality. New national findings regarding multimorbidity, diabetes and covid-19
Chair: Professor Joseph Hayes, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London
Dr Naomi Launders, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London
Dr Caroline Jackson, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Mr Cam Lugton, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, London
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11.55am - 1.10pm
Metabolic psychiatry: understanding the research and clinical interface between metabolism and mental illness
Chair: Professor Daniel Smith, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Professor Khalida Ismail, King's College London, London
Dr Rona Stawbridge, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
Dr Iain Campbell, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
- 11.55am - 1.10pm Disorders at the interface of neurology and psychiatry (2)
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11.55am - 1.10pm
Ethical limits and compassion in action
Chair: Professor Russell Razzaque, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, London
Ms Diane Goslar, Expert by experience
Dr Gwen Adshead, Broadmoor Hospital, West London NHS Trust, London
Dr Emily Finch, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, London
Professor Russell Razzaque, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, London
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11.55am - 1.10pm
Supporting all your trainees to pass the MRCPsych examination: making it personal
Chair: Professor Subodh Dave, Dean, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
Dr Ian Hall, Chief Examiner, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
Dr Rahul Bhattacharya, East London NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Stephanie Ewen, Maudsley Higher Training Scheme in Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability, London
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11.55am - 1.10pm
Advancing dementia care: exploring the roles of artificial intelligence and machine learning in clinical practice
Chair: Dr Josie Jenkinson, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College London
Dr Timothy Rittman, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge University, Cambridge
Dr Judith Harrison, CNTW NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle University, Newcastle
Professor Ramin Nilforooshan, University of Surrey, Imperial College London
- 1.10pm - 2.10pm Lunch
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1.10pm - 2.10pm
SAS Doctors Lounge: Meet the College Officers
Meet your College Officers in this special session in the SAS Doctors lounge during the lunch break
- 1.35pm - 2.05pm Rapid fire poster presentations
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2.10pm - 2.40pm
KN12 Don't forget mental illness when we talk about mental health - Dr Humphrey Needham-Bennett FRCPsych writing as Dr Ben Cave
Dr Lade Smith talks to Dr Humphrey Needham-Bennett about the issues raised in his book, 'What We Fear Most' under the pen name Dr Ben Cave: stigma, violence, racism, ECT, risks, the cumulative stress of patient care – plus the process of navigating the publishing process from concept to printed book.
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2.40pm - 3.10pm
KN13 There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are journal editors - Rebecca E. Cooney, PhD, Nature Mental Health
During this talk, I will explore some of the ways in which journals contribute to bringing together various viewpoints and in shaping the field of mental health research. In the service and spirit of collaboration, I will also frame these ideas in terms of what the audience may not already know and with the hope of sparking new relationships among researchers, clinicians, people with lived experience, and journal editors.
- 3.10pm - 3.40pm Afternoon break
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3.40pm - 4.55pm
New guidance for self-harm: an opportunity not to be missed
Chair: Professor Nav Kapur, Centre for Mental Health and Safety, University of Manchester, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester
Dr Faraz Mughal, School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele
Dr Alex Thomson, Department of Liaison Psychiatry, Northwick Park Hospital, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Karen Lascelles, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford
- 3.40pm - 4.55pm Disorders at the interface of neurology and psychiatry (3)
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3.40pm - 4.55pm
Implementing measurement-based assessment and care in child and youth clinical settings
Chair: Professor Helen Minnis, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
Professor Kapil Sayal, University of Nottingham, Nottingham
Dr Jason Lang, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
Professor Peter Szatmari, Cundill Centre for Child and Youth Depression, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto
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3.40pm - 4.55pm
Embedding public mental health in training and practice: a primer for clinicians
Chair: Professor Kam Bhui, University of Oxford, Oxford
- Dr Jude Stansfield, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds
- Dr Sarah Markham, King's College London, London
- Dr Paul Gilluley, Chief Medical Officer for NEL ICB, London
- Professor Subodh Dave, Dean, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
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3.40pm - 4.55pm
Neuroscience and mental health - insights from mechanistic studies that will bridge the gap to therapeutic advances
Chair: Professor Jonathan Cavanagh, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
Professor Emma Robinson, University of Bristol, Bristol
Dr Rhona McGonigal, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
Dr Cezar Tigaret, Cardiff University, Cardiff
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5.05pm - 6.20pm
Gradual reduction and discontinuation of antipsychotic medication in people with schizophrenia and long-term psychosis: results and reflections on the RADAR trial
Chair: Professor David Kingdon, University of Southampton, Southampton
Professor Joanna Moncrieff, University College London, London
Professor Nicola Morant, University College London, London
Professor Robin Murray, King's College London, London
- 5.05pm - 6.20pm Disorders at the interface of neurology and psychiatry (4)
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5.05pm - 6.20pm
How to grow a psychotherapeutic psychiatrist: research findings and the psychotherapy curriculum for core trainees
Chair: Professor Vivienne Curtis, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Alan Baban, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Jo O'Reilly, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London
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5.05pm - 6.20pm
Novel treatments for adolescent depression: newly developed interventions addressing health behaviours and co-occurring mental health problems to improve mood for adolescents with depression
Chair: Dr Ian Goodyer, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, University College London, London
Dr Daphne Korczak, The Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto, Toronto
Dr Madison Aitken, York University, Toronto
Dr Raphael Kelvin, Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, London, CambridgeBPI, Cambridge
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6.25pm - 7.40pm
Fringe: Music, medicine, mental health and me
Overview
Former Dean of RCPsych, Dr Kate Lovett is delighted to introduce you to the story and work of internationally acclaimed jazz musician, Jeremy Sassoon.
Jeremy’s story is a fascinating one. Selected to attend the Royal Northern College of Music as a child Jeremy’s musical talent was never in doubt. However, in what he describes as an act of teenage rebellion he shunned a musical career for one in medicine, qualifying from the Middlesex medical school in 1988. He then went on to train as a psychiatrist in Manchester alongside being a key member of the iconic 1990s “Diagnosing the Blues” band.
In 1995 Jeremy rocked the Manchester psychiatric establishment by deciding to leave the profession to focus full-time on his blossoming musical career. Denied the opportunity to train flexibly, Kate Lovett credits witnessing his existential struggle to combine his talents in a rigid system, as fuel throughout her career to make training systems better.
Since choosing music, Jeremy has become a highly successful singer/pianist. In this spellbinding performance, Jeremy will reflect candidly on both his careers and his own mental health, through music and storytelling, ultimately concluding that music and psychiatry are not so very far apart.
Speakers
Dr Kate Lovett, Livewell Southwest
Jeremy Sassoon -
6.25pm - 7.40pm
Fringe: Theatre of the Oppressed: using participatory art methodologies to support communities on severe mental illnesses in India and Pakistan
Overview
Art-based methods serve as a powerful tool for individuals to showcase their emotions, experiences, needs, and narratives. These methods have proven to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness and foster a sense of community support for those facing mental health challenges. One of the most popular arts-based approaches is the Theatre of the Oppressed (TO). In this session, we will show a glimpse of the Theatre of the Oppressed. Our audience will have the opportunity to become active "spect-actors" who will not only witness but actively engage with the staged narratives, fostering positive change. In this session, the delegates will gain insights into how the Theatre of the Oppressed techniques have been used in India and Pakistan to empower people with the lived experience of mental illness and to engage the local community, including patients, caregivers, their families, and neighbouring community members, to participate in a dialogue and discussion on mental health.
Speakers
Komal Dayani, Queen Mary University, London
Kainat Khurshid, Interactive Research Development, Pakistan
Mangala R, Schizophrenia Research Foundation, India -
6.25pm - 7.40pm
Fringe: Kilts and flings - Learn to Highland Dance
Overview
Whilst in Scotland why not learn a little of the national dance. Set to bagpipe music Highland dancing is a style of competitive dancing developed in the Scottish Highlands in the 19th and 20th centuries. Did you know ... a Highland Dancer will hop or spring vertically 192 times during a 6 step Highland Fling, that is the equivalent as running a mile on one foot at a time. This session will showcase a number of different highland dances and then give you the opportunity to learn the basic positions and the first step of the highland fling.
Speakers
Dr Rosemary Gordon, NHS Lothian, Scotland
- 8.00pm Congress party
- 8.00am - 9.00am Registration
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9.00am - 9.30am
KN14 Awe as a pathway to mental and physical health - Dacher Keltner, UC Berkeley
In this talk I will detail latest computational approaches to mapping the meaning of awe, the emotion we feel when we encounter vast mysteries. I then will chart latest advances in understanding how to cultivate awe as a pathway to mental and physical health.
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9.30am - 10.00am
KN15 Mental health rehabilitation; what’s not to like? - Professor Helen Killaspy, Professor of Rehabilitation Psychiatry, Division of Psychiatry, University College London
Around a third of people who experience psychosis develop complex problems that complicate recovery. Mental health rehabilitation services focus on this group. This presentation will provide an overview of the evidence showing that these services are effective, and why they should be included in every local mental health system.
- 10.00am - 10.30am Morning break
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10.30am - 11.45am
The commercial determinants of mental health: identifying and reversing these
Chair: Dr Peter Byrne, East London Foundation Trust, London
Dr Peter Rice, Institute of Alcohol Studies, Glasgow
Dr May Van Schalkwyk, London school of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London
Professor Mark Petticrew, London school of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London
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10.30am -11.45am
Age, cognition and electro convulsive therapy
Chair: Dr Raja Badrakalimuthu, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, Parliamentary and Healthcare Ombudsman Service, Dementia Carers Count, London
Professor Declan McLoughlin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin
Professor George Kirov, Cardiff University, Cardiff
Associate Professor Prashanth Mayur, University of Sydney, Sydney, Westmead Institute of Medical Research, Westmead, St John of God Hospital, North Richmond, Cumberland Hospital, Westmead
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10.30am - 11.45am
Are neurotransmitters passé in psychiatry? A view from the foothill
Chair: Dr Sameer Jauhar, Institute of Psychaitry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London
Professor Phillip Cowen, University of Oxford, Oxford
Dr Katherine Beck, Institute of Psychaitry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London
Dr Michael Browning, University of Oxford, Oxford
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10.30am - 11.45am
Co-production made easy. 10 simple rules you can implement today to create patient designed and led care
Chair: Dr Rajesh Mohan, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, London
Ms Meera Burgess, Expert by experience
Mr Mark Farmer, Expert by experience
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10.30am - 11.45am
Rising rates of involuntary detention: is there a solution?
Chair: Dr Lade Smith CBE, President, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
Dr Patrick Keown, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle
Professor Claire Henderson, King's College London, London
Professor Kam Bhui, University of Oxford, Oxford
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11.55am - 1.10pm
Delivering a whole system approach to mental health rehabilitation for people with complex psychosis
Chair: Dr Lucy Carrick, Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow
Dr Sridevi Kalidindi, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
Professor Helen Killaspy, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Rajesh Mohan, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
- 11.55am - 1.10pm Treatment of gender dysphoria in children and adolescents: a review of the evidence base
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11.55am - 1.10pm
Clozapine in the real world: how to improve the use of clozapine in treatment resistant schizophrenia
Chair: Dr Konstantinos Ioannidis, University of Oxford, Oxford
Dr Carol Paton, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, Dartford
Ms Emma Butler, King's College London, London
Dr Sébastien Brodeur, Laval University, Quebec
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11.55am - 1.10pm
Shattering glass ceilings: women in leadership
Chair: Dr Trudi Seneviratne, Registrar, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
Miss Nikki Nabavi,University of Manchester, Manchester
Dr Rosemary Gordon, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh
Dr Suhana Ahmed, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, London
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11.55am - 1.10pm
The UCLPartners-PRIMROSE pathway: reducing physical health inequalities in severe mental illness
Chair: Dr Ed Beveridge, UCLPartners, North London Mental Health Partnership, London
Ms Gemma Copsey, UCLPartners, London
Dr Philippa Shaw, University College London, London
Dr Zuneera Khurshid, Improvement Academy at the Bradford Institute for Health Research, London
Professor David Osborn, University College London, North London Mental Health Partnership, Public Health England, London
Dr Gregor Russell. Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, Yorkshire and Humber Clinical Research Network, University of York, York
- 1.10pm -2.10pm Lunch
- 1.35pm - 2.05pm Rapid fire poster presentations
- 2.10pm - 2.40pm KN16
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2.40pm -3.55pm
Gambling disorder: clinical characteristics, screening and treatment
Chair: Dr Konstantinos Ioannidis, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton
Professor Henrietta Bowden-Jones, National Centre for Behavioural Addictions, London
Professor Sam Chamberlain, University of Southampton, Southampton
Professor Jon Grant, University of Chicago, Chicago
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2.40pm - 3.55pm
Violence: do we underestimate women?
Chair: Dr Bernard Chin, North London Forensic Service, London
Dr Catherine Durkin, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Eleanor Hind, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Gwen Adshead, Broadmoor Hospital, West London NHS Trust, London
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2.40pm - 3.55pm
RCPsych Act Against Racism – behaviours, competencies and systems to effectively tackle racism in the workplace
Chair: Dr Trudi Seneviratne, Registrar, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
Dr Amrit Sachar, West London NHS Trust, London
Dr Ananta Dave, Black Country Integrated Care System, Wolverhampton
Dr Rajesh Mohan, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
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2.40pm - 3.55pm
Improving mental health outcomes for autistic women
Chair: Dr Conor Davidson, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds
Mrs Rhiannon Hawkins, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
Professor Dheeraj Rai, Avon and Wiltshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol Medical School, Bristol
Dr Kirsten Barnicot, City University, London