RCPsych Wales Autumn Academic Conference 2025
We were delighted to accept a significant number of poster presentations for the Joint Conference of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Wales, National Centre for Mental Health, and the Welsh Psychiatric Society.
This event took place at Techniquest, Cardiff Bay, on 14 November 2025.
Congratulations to our winners:
First Place
Cognitive Symptoms in Long COVID: Mixed Trajectories Regardless of Vaccination
- Josiah Cho; Clinical School of Medicine, University of Cambridge
Joint Second Place
Exploring the role of Artificial Intelligence-Powered Apps in the Treatment of Anxiety and Depression
- Yasin Uddin; Imperial College London, Imperial College Business School
The Other Half of the Risk: Including Men in Valproate Safety Practice: A Two-Cycle Audit of Compliance with MHRA Guidelines in a Community Mental Health Team
- Arezu Pourahmad Nodehi, Craig Horner, Cathy Carter; Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, and Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Joint Third Place
Enhancing Patient Safety: A Clinical Audit on Initial Risk Assessment in Inpatient Psychiatric Facility
- Fahaddis Ahmad Rana, Danish Anwar Jagial, M. A. Awab Sarwar, Sumira Q. Bokhari; Services Hospital Lahore, Pakistan, and Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Neurological Examination in Psychiatric Patients on Admission: An Audit Cycle
- Flensham Mohamed, Bilal Raza, Pavithra Krishnan, Raja Ahmed; Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Displayed Posters
Maryam Iftikhar, Aalia Bhatti, Hafsa Meraj, Ahmed Waqas
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT
Oliver Kenward, Imogen Roberts, Nyle Davies, Genevieve Griffiths, Sue Gwyn, Gareth Roderique-Davies, Bev John, Darren Quelch
University of South Wales, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, Brynawel Rehab
H.J. Swanepoel, C. Barber, M. Devlin, A. Apata, A. Ahmed, I. Ijaz
Cygnet Brunel, Neuropsychiatric Service, Bristol
Fahaddis Ahmad Rana, Danish Anwar Jagial, M. A. Awab Sarwar, Dr. Sumira Q. Bokhari
Services Hospital Lahore Pakistan, Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Abigail Plunkett, Alice Sotero, Nyle Davies, Gareth Roderique-Davies, Bev John, Lucie James
Addictions Research Group, University of South Wales; Buvidal Psychological Support Services, Cardiff & Vale
Ndorenyin Udofia, Georgia Sinclair, Darren Quelch, Bev John, Gareth Roderique-Davies, Nyle Davies, Sarah Vaile.
Addictions Research Group, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales; Cardiff and Vale Drug and Alcohol Service (CAVDAS), Cardiff and Vale UHB
Sophie Nocton
Child and Adolescent Services, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, West Yorkshire
Fahaddis Rana, Mahnoor Irshad, Hajra Tariq
Black County Healthcare NHS foundation trust; Continental medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
A. Pourahmad Nodehi, C. Horner, C. Carter
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust; Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Fahaddis Ahmad Rana, Danish Anwar Jagial, M.A. Awab Sarwar
SIMS/ Services Hospital, Lahore; Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Harshini P Kumar, Ezgi Deniz Yazici, Muhammad Awais, Abdulgafar Yusuf, Rahman Hafijur
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Joseph James, Robert Stamatakis
Caswell Clinic, Medium Secure Forensic Service, Swansea Bay UHB