Previous events
Tuesday 26 January 2021 - Zoom Webinar
Speakers: Derek Tracy
Summary: The North West Division were pleased to welcome RCPsych Communicator of the Year 2019, Dr Derek Tracy, to deliver a Masterclass on malingering in clinical practice. The talk gave an overview of the known data on malingering of mental illnesses, a practical primer on assessment where it is suspected, and guidance on producing reports and discussing this in court.
Medical Students Event
Tuesday 26 October 2021
Speakers include:
- Dr Neel Halder I Top Tips for Writing and Publishing Research
- Ghazal Mukhtar I Systematic Review of Acute Neuro-psychiatric Complications of Covid-19
- Dr Gursh Johal I How to Ace Your Interview
- Dr Syeda Hasan I How to Build an Award Winning Portfolio
The Assessment and Management of Adult ADHD and its Comorbidities
Friday 28th May 2021, Online Conference
Speakers included:
- Professor Philip Asherson I ADHD and the Wandering Mind: A Psychopathological Approach
- Dr Joe Johnson I Amongst the Chaos is a Disorder
- Dr Mo Abdelghani I Consequences of Untreated ADHD in Adults
- Dr Peter Management I The Management of ADHD
- Dr Allyson Parry I Women with ADHD - A Neurologist Perspective
Tuesday 23 March 2021 - Zoom Webinar
Speaker
Professor Allan Young
Summary
Professor Young made an in-depth review on Bipolar disorder (BD) as well as discussing recent advances. Treatment issues were also discussed including approaches to cognitive impairment in BD.
Frontiers in Psychiatric Treatment – Schizophrenia & related Psychoses
Friday 22 November 2019, Kings House Conference Centre, Manchester
Speakers Included:
Professor Anthony Morrison I Psychological Treatments for Schizophrenia
Dr Anthony James I Early-Onset Psychosis: Recent Findings
Dr John Stevens I Early Intervention in Psychosis
Professor Thomas Barnes I The Psychopharmacological Treatment of Schizophrenia
Dr Fiona Gaughran I Treatment Resistance in Psychosis
The conference also held the annual Medical Student, Foundation Doctor, Trainee and SAS Dr Competitions. A list of winners can be found on the Division Competitions page.
The Integration of Psychotherapy into Everyday Psychiatric Practice
Friday 21 June 2019, Kings House Conference Centre, Manchester
Speakers Included:
Dame Philippa Russell DBE I Creating New Models of Collaborative Care: Drawing on the Experiences and Expertise of Patients and Family Carers as Active Partners in Recovery
Iris Benson MBE I Being Human Beings Together
Dr Penny Campling I Managing Feelings of Love and Hate
Dr Cleo Van Velsen I The Highs and Lows of creating a Therapeutic Environment for Forensic Personality Disorder
Dr Mark Evans & Dr Amy Squire I How do Psychotherapy Competencies Help Us to Become Better Psychiatrists?
Dr Simon Graham I Working with People with Severe Personality Disorder: Theoretical Ideas that Might Help Clinically
Dr Adam Dierckx I From Therapeutic Communities to Therapeutic Services: What Can a TC Model Offer the General Psychiatrist
Psychiatric Frontiers: Policy and Practice
Friday 30 November 2018 - King's House, Manchester, M1 7HB
Frontiers of psychiatry are expanding at a fast speed. Innovative policies are influencing our day to day clinical practices. To bring these two themes together, this conference drew on the cross-disciplinary expertise of academics, policy makers and clinicians, to explore recent developments and future blueprints for psychiatric policy and practice.
Speakers included:
Sandy Bering | The Greater Manchester Mental Health Strategic Partnership Programme: Priorities, Structure and Future Vision
Professor George Szmukler | Rights-based Mental Health Act Reform
Professor Paul French | Mental Health Response to Large Scale Disaster; Experience from MEN Bombing
Dr Lenny Cornwall | Current Challenges and Future Developments in General Adult Psychiatry
Dr Adrian James | Future Vision for Psychiatry: Policy, Parliament, People
Physical Health and Psychiatry
Friday 15 June 2018 - King's House, Manchester, M1 7HB
Speakers included:
Dr Paul Rowlands – Physical Health and Mental Health: The Challenge of Integration
Dr Rajiv Malhotra – Pain Management in Psychiatric Practice
Dr Hermione Price – The Management of Diabetes and Obesity in people with Severe Mental Illness
Dr Gareth Cuttle – “A healthy mind in a healthy body”? Emerging ideas on the body-brain-behaviour connection
Dr Lalitha Chinnappan – Hepatology and Psychiatry
Dr Richard Hackett – Autoimmune Encephalitis and Psychosis