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A meal with Socrates: The PhilSIG drop-in sessions

The PhilSIG drop-in sessions are intended as a regular semi-informal forum for mutually rewarding discourse between philosophers and psychiatrists. They reflect essentially what this SIG was set up for.

There is no end to the number of subject matters on which we could philosophise. Life throws phenomena and experience at us, and we must make sense and meaning out of them. This is the task of the philosopher psychiatrist. Amateurs are most welcome! We hope you will be satisfied both in conceptual and clinical terms.

Our next session is an exciting one!

Phenomenology, psychoanalysis, and clinical practice

  • Session date: Wednesday 29 April 2026
  • Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
  • Panel members:
    • Professor Femi Oyebode, MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPsych (honorary – Lifetime Achievement Award recipient), Fmr chief examining officer at the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
    • Dr Francesca Brencio, PhD, Teaching Fellow, University of Birmingham Institute for Mental Health, School of Psychology.
    • Dr Andrew Hodkiss, BA, MBBS, MD, MRCP, DCP, Fmr Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist at St Thomas' Hospital and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Kings College London School of Medicine, Lacanian Analyst
    • Dr Temi Metseagharun, MBBS, MRCPsych, MA (Philosophy), FRANZCP, Chair of RCPsych Philosophy SIG - Host

The session will (in Socratic fashion) attempt to define phenomenology and provide a brief history. The session would then focus on two key aims: translating phenomenological concepts into practical clinical applications, and bridging the gap between academic approaches to phenomenology/psychoanalysis and the real-world needs of mental health professionals.

As an interactive session, the audience and attendees would include not just psychiatrists, RCPsych members and/or medical trainees, but also (external/university) philosophy students who may be interested.
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