Previous events
Webinar on Bipolar Disorder
Wednesday 10 November 2021
Speakers included:
- Professor Heinz Grunze I How confident are you in diagnosing bipolar disorders?
- Dr David Cousins I Lithium - What you need to know?
- Dr Jonathan Murray I Declining renal function in patients on lithium - What can we do?
When the clapping stops
Thursday 1 April 2021
Speakers included:
- Dr Adrian James I Presidential priorities and the pandemic
- Dr Richard Cree I The frontline experience
- Sarah Hopper and Vicky Jervis I Painted rocks and ice pops: Taking psychological first aid to the frontline
- Hayley Hall I Too numb to clap
- Rachel Bloomfield I Balancing patient care and clinical training during the pandemic
- Dr Marisa Dias I Together we are stronger
- Nicola Rea I Nursing through a pandemic: Professionals not superheroes
Masterclass on Mentoring Skills
The session focused on developing the skills essential for effective mentoring. The Masterclass combined informative discussions and demonstrations along with interactive breakouts so attendees could practice various role-play scenarios.
By the end of this workshop, participants were able to:
- describe the differences between mentoring and coaching
- describe a model for mentoring
- use core mentoring skills
understand the value and impact of a mentoring in your day job.
New Perspectives and Developments in Psychiatry
Friday 4 October 2019, York Racecourse, YO23 1EX
Speakers included:
Professor Rupert McShane | Ketamine: A new drug for depression
Professor Sir Simon Wessely | Mental Health Act Update
Dr Nuwan Dissanayaka| CTOs – Psychiatric ASBOs or Necessary Coercion? An Unenviable Choice
Hazel Griffiths | Mental Health Act - A Carer's Perspective
Dr Max Henderson| Occupation and Mental Health: A Practical Guide
Surgeon Commander James Harrison| Re-thinking PTSD and the working life of a Military Psychiatrist
Mrs Beverley Sarstedt| Functional Psychiatry and the role of Nutrition in Mental Health
Dr Derek Tracy| The Smart Psychiatrist's Guide to Psychoactive Substances
Dr Paul Reading| Sleep – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
'Seeing your True Colours' Understanding Autism
Friday 15 March 2019 - York Racecourse, York, YO23 1EX
Speakers included:
Dr Tom Berney | ASD: What is it really?
Patrick Samuel | Diagnosis and Coping in ASD: A Personal Perspective
Stephen 'Stig' Patterson | Finding a voice as an Autistic Musician.
Danielle Rudd | There's no such thing as 'Mild Autism'
Rob Knox & Hazel Griffiths | The Harrogate & District Branch of NAS - Raising Awareness and Understanding and Pushing Acceptance.
The conference also held the annual Medical Student, Foundation Doctor and Trainee Competitions. Winners can be found on the Division Competitions page.
Event Programme (pdf)
Globalisation and Mental Health
Friday 28 September 2018 - York Racecourse, York, YO23 1EX
Speakers included:
Professor Dinesh Bhugra | Globalisation, Mental Health and Illness
Dr Nishant Goyal | Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Fallacies of Globalisation
Dr Piyal Sen | Refugee Mental Health
Mr Mohammed Noor & Mrs Safia Mohamed | Interpreters/Translators Role in Clinical Practice
Dr Mona-Lisa Kwentoh & Dr Clare Morgans | The Impact of Culture on the Jobbing Psychiatrist - "Beyond Cultural Competency; Drivers and Challenges"
Professor Peter Tyrer | What are the Implications for ICD-11 for Clinical Practice?
Dr Stefan Ecks | The Global Depression Epidemic: Changing the way you prescribe by changing the way you think
Event Programme (pdf)
Sex and Psychiatry
Friday 23 March 2018 - York Racecourse, York, YO23 1EX
Speakers included:
Professor Liz Hughes | Sexual Health and Serious Mental Illness
Professor Kathryn Abel | Epidemiology of Women’s Mental Health and Relationships with Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
Dr Thaddeus Birchard | Understanding & Treating Compulsive Sexual Behaviour
Professor Don Grubin | Clinical Assessment & Management of Sexual Offending
Professor Marios Adamou | Gender Dysphoria and Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Dr Paul Blenkiron | Let’s Talk about Sex: Inside the Minds of Men and Women
*The conference also held the annual Trainee, Foundation Doctor and Medical Student Competitions. Winners can be found via the Division Competitions Webpage.*
Event Programme (pdf)
Stress and Trauma
Friday 29 September 2017 - York Racecourse, York, YO23 1EX
Speakers included:
Professor Patricia Casey | Adjustment Disorder: An Update
Dr Lisa Rippon | Impact of Trauma in Childhood
Matthew Cole | Facing the Storm: Utilising CBT and EMDR in the Treatment of PTSD
Dr Melanie Temple | Complex Dissociative Disorders - A Logical Way of Being
The Mind, Brain and Body
Friday 17 March 2017 - York Racecourse, York, YO23 1EX
Speakers included:
Professor Anne Lingford-Hughes | The Neurobiology of Addiction
Dr Wendy Burn & Dr Gareth Cuttle | Neuroscience and the New RCPsych Curriculum
Professor Elspeth Guthrie | Medically Unexplained Symptoms
Dr Arshad Zaman | The Use of fMRI in Psychiatry
Professor Peter White | Latest Opinions on Chronic Fatigues Syndrome and the Role of Psychiatry in its Management.
*The conference also held the annual Trainee, Foundation Doctor and Medical Student Competitions. Winners can be found via the Division Competitions Webpage.*
Event Programme (pdf)