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3rd Medical Update for the Psychiatrist A must attend 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 Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 November 2008, at Hammersmith Conference Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London
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
About this well established Course:
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 Submit or bring your own real grey cases for discussion in the Forums Focuses on the day-to-day medical problems that the Psychiatrist needs to deal with 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		PDF copy of the programme ▼
Course Programme: Day One:
Neurology: Guide to Neurological Investigation Dr Peter KP Harvey, Emeritus Consultant Neurologist, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust and Chase Farm Hospital Enfield NHS Trust Perinatal Health Dr Andy Kent, Consultant Psychiatrist and Reader in Psychiatry, St George's, University of London Mental illness related to childbearing Management of pregnant women with mental health problems Psychotropic medication in pregnancy and lactation NICE guidelines on antenatal and postnatal mental health Perinatal mental health services HIV Dr Nick Theobald, Honorary Clinical Lecturer, Imperial College, London, and Associate Specialist, HIV/GUM, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London HIV/AIDS – epidemiology and clinical presentation HIV/AIDS – neuropsychiatric complications Treatment of HIV – antiretrovirals – psychological sequelae and interactions Adherence to treatment Ethical and legal issues of HIV in mental illness Occupational Medicine Dr Jon Poole, Consultant Occupational Physician, Dudley Primary Care Trust Capacity for work, capacity to drive Rehabilitation Malingering	Four Discussion Forums Delegates split into four groups. Each group rotates through the four Discussion Forums, A, B, C and D, so each delegate attends every Forum. Each Forum involves 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 who ask: what should a Psychiatrist do next? Discussion Forum A Neurology: Guide to Neurological Investigation Facilitated by Dr John Moriarty, Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, 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 Sajeeva Jayalath, Consultant Psychiatrist, Bedford West CMHT, with Dr Richard IG Holt, Professor in Diabetes & Endocrinology, University of Southampton and Southampton General Hospital Discussion Forum C HIV Facilitated by Dr José Catalán, Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychological Medicine, South Kensington and Chelsea Mental Health Centre, and Hon Senior Lecturer, Imperial College, London, with Dr Nick Theobald, Hon Clinical Lecturer, Imperial College, London, and Associate Specialist, HIV/GUM, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London Discussion Forum D Occupational Medicine Facilitated by Dr Max Henderson, MRC Research Training Fellow, Institute of Psychiatry, London, with Dr Jon Poole, Consultant Occupational Physician, Dudley PCT
Day Two:
Neurology: Disorders Dr Tim von Oertzen, Consultant Neurologist, St George's Hospital, London Epilepsy and the psychiatrist Extrapyramidal side-effects (EPSE) Parkinson’s and MS – potential pitfalls Headaches Movement disorders Management of common side effects of psychiatric medications Endocrinology Dr Richard IG Holt, Professor in Diabetes & Endocrinology, University of Southampton and Southampton General Hospital Link between diabetes and schizophrenia including the role of antipsychotic medications Management of diabetes and cardiovascular risk in patients with severe mental illness A pragmatic approach to managing diabetes and CVD in SMI Management of common side effects of psychiatric medications Cardiovascular Issues Dr Anjana Siva, Consultant Cardiologist, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust Identifying problems on the ECG Psychotropic medication and the heart Chest pain – when to take it further? Sudden death syndromes Problems with clozapine – neuroleptic malignant syndrome Management of common side effects of psychiatric medications	Hepatology Dr George Webster, Consultant Gastroenterologist, University College Hospital, London Hep B, Hep C and treatment with interferon Abnormal LFT’s – what do they mean? Anti-depressants and liver disease Liver transplants – pointers for psychiatric assessment Paracetamol Management of common side effects of psychiatric medications Discussion Forum E Neurology: Disorders Facilitated by Dr Niruj Agrawal, Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, St George's Hospital, London, and Dr Tim von Oertzen, Consultant Neurologist, St George's Hospital, London Discussion Forum F Perinatal Mental Health Facilitated by Dr Jo Turner, Consultant Psychiatrist, South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, with Dr Andy Kent, Consultant Psychiatrist, and Reader in Psychiatry, St George's, University of London Discussion Forum G Cardiovascular Issues Facilitated by Dr Chris Dickens, Hon Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, Manchester Royal Infirmary, with Dr Anjana Siva, Consultant Cardiologist, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust Discussion Forum H Hepatology Facilitated by Dr Catherine Walsh, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, with Dr George Webster, Consultant Gastroenterologist, University College Hospital, London

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