Medical Update for the Psychiatrist
A unique practical Course with Lectures and Discussion Forums on the management
of the more difficult medical conditions that you encounter in your day-to-day practice
on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 November 2007, at the LGA Conference Centre,
Local Government House, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HZ

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Associate Advisor to Infomed Research and Training

Programme Advisors:

• Dr Steven Reid,
  Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, St Mary’s Hospital, London

• Dr Humphrey Needham-Bennett,
  Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

• Prof John Henry (RIP),
  Hon Consultant in Emergency Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital, London

Faculty Included:

• Dr Peter KP Harvey,
  Emeritus Consultant Neurologist to Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust and Chase Farm Hospital Enfield NHS Trust

• Prof Steve Gough,
  Professor of Medicine and Consultant Physician, University of Birmingham and University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

• Dr Julian Redhead,
  Consultant in Emergency Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital, London

• Dr George Webster,
  Consultant Gastroenterologist, University College Hospital, London

• Dr Alan Carson,
  Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh

• Dr Kostas Agath,
  Consultant Psychiatrist, Westminster Substance Misuse Services, Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust

• Dr Maddalena Miele-Norton,
  Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist, Homerton University Hospital

• Dr Richard Dempster,
  Medico-legal Adviser, Medical Protection Society

• Dr Neil Andrews,
  Consultant Cardiologist,
  St Mary's Hospital, Portsmouth

• Dr Chris Dickens,
  Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, Manchester Royal Infirmary

• Dr Jo Turner,
  Locum Consultant, Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton

About the conference

• Aimed at Consultants, Registrars and Staff Grades working in Psychiatry.

• A practical focus on the management of difficult medical disorders relevant to Psychiatric practice – what you won’t find in the textbooks.

• Focuses on the day-to-day medical problems that the Psychiatrist needs to deal with, such as How to use drugs safely – when to stop.

• Lectures by leading Physicians with a proven track record in the dissemination of medical know-how to front-line Clinicians.

• Eight Discussion Forums for detailed, practical discussion of grey cases in Psychiatric practice, in the clinic or on the wards, involving the medical specialities addressed in the lectures earlier in the day – in depth analysis of real life cases provided by hands-on Psychiatrists.

• Delegates will have the opportunity to work through real case histories looking at medical and ethical problems and solutions.

What attendees said about the event

What attracted you most to this event?

• Topics covered

• Directly relevant to my job as a liaison psychiatrist in a general hospital

• Comprehensive coverage of interesting topics

• Filled a gap in my knowledge

• Focus on medical issues

• Need for practical update

• I wanted an update in medicine

• The subject for a 2 day event and plenty of warning about the date of the event

• Topics, I have been keen to attend lectures that addressed this topics

• The topics and medical related issues that are relevant to psychiatry

• Programme and need for CPD points

• Mixture of medicine and psychiatry

• For some time I had been wanting to update my medical knowledge- I was excited to see this advert

• An interest in liaison Psychiatry and promise of a lecture on Occupational Health

• Range of topics and speakers

What three things did you like most about the event?

• Neurology - brief examination , newer drugs, hepatology - interpreting drugs

• Very good speakers, practical approach, good discussions at workshops

• Relevant to my practice, focus on key points, well summarised

• Lectures seemed to address questions very well, confirmation of booking- quick response via e-mail

• Balance between lectures and tutorials, range of topics, price - live in London so not expensive

• Good speakers, good time keeping (despite potential massive delay) and good food

• Efficient running (even though 1 lecturer was very late) handouts on a CD-ROM, venue and facilities

• Medico-legal issues, workshops, cardiovascular diagnosis

• All lectures were focussed, clever and well presented and workshops were excellent

• Provision of material in CD-ROM, good food, good time keeping

• Excellent focus on practical and clinically useful information, well planned. Well chosen topics. Discussion for a are great idea

• Variety of subjects-broad depth and range - relevant to all 4 specialities. Medico-legal stuff always useful and relevant to have updates

• Well structured and well planned. Clinical relevance and clarity of most presentations. Good venue

What impact will this event have on your future?

• Improve neurological assessment, improve prescribing in liver disease

• It has encouraged me to seek stronger hints with consultants at local general hospital

• I will most definitely be looking out for risk factors for diabetes

• Better informed about what my patients need in terms of physical health care

• More confident in managing common medical condition

• More confidence in management of antipsychiatric related - diabetes, liver function abnormalities

• More confidence on some medical issues, more awareness of health issues.

• It's a very helpful reminder as it is been a long time away from practising physical medicine

• Being more proactive- referring to be more investigating to be done

• More confident about knowing what my patients need in terms of physical health care

• It's encouraged me to discuss complex situations more often with my colleagues

• This event will improve my clinical practice by improving my recognition and management of physical health problems

Faculty, Topics and Workshops

• Neurology
  Dr Peter KP Harvey, Emeritus Consultant Neurologist, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust and Chase Farm Hospital Enfield NHS Trust

• Endocrinology
  Prof Steve Gough, Professor of Medicine and Consultant Physician, University of Birmingham and University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

• Drugs of Misuse: Profiles of Street Drugs
  Dr Julian Redhead, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital, London

• Hepatology
  Dr George Webster, Consultant Gastroenterologist, University College Hospital, London

• Discussion Forum A - Neurology
  Facilitated by Dr Niruj Agrawal, Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Neuropsychiatry, St George's Hospital, London, with Dr Peter KP Harvey, Emeritus Consultant Neurologist, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust and Chase Farm Hospital Enfield NHS Trust

• Discussion Forum B - Endocrinology
  Facilitated by Dr Sanjeeva Jayalath, Consultant Psychiatrist, Bedford West CMHT, with Prof Steve Gough, Professor of Medicine and Consultant Physician, University of Birmingham, and University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

• Discussion Forum C - Drugs of Misuse
  Facilitated by, Dr Kostas Agath, Consultant Psychiatrist, Westminster Substance Misuse Services, Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust, with Dr Julian Redhead, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital, London

• Discussion Forum D - Hepatology
  Facilitated by Dr Steven Reid, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, St Mary’s Hospital, London, with Dr George Webster, Consultant Gastroenterologist, University College Hospital, London

• Perinatal Health
  Dr Maddalena Miele-Norton, Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist, Homerton University Hospital

• Cardiovascular Issues
  Dr Neil Andrews, Consultant Cardiologist, St Mary's Hospital, Portsmouth

• Medico-legal Risks for the Psychiatrist
  Dr Richard Dempster, Medico-legal Adviser, Medical Protection Society

• HIV
  Dr Nick Theobald, Honorary Clinical Lecturer, Imperial College, London, and Associate Specialist, HIV/GUM, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London

• Discussion Forum E - Perinatal Mental Health
  Facilitated by Dr Jo Turner, Locum Consultant Psychiatrist, Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton, with Dr Maddalena Miele-Norton, Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist, Homerton University Hospital

• Discussion Forum F - Cardiovascular Issues
  Facilitated by Dr Chris Dickens, Hon Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, Manchester Royal Infirmary, with Dr Neil Andrews, Consultant Cardiologist, St Mary's Hospital, Portsmouth

• Discussion Forum G - Medico-legal Risks for the Psychiatrist
  Facilitated by Dr Humphrey Needham-Bennett, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, with Dr Richard Dempster, Medico-legal Adviser, Medical Protection Society