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Medical Update for the Psychiatrist 2024

Available to view on-demand now

  • This course is aimed at consultants, senior STs and SASGs in Psychiatry, it has been reviewed in the light of the evaluation and suggestions of previous attendees and recent events related to COVID and the Pandemic.
  • Format: Short theory lectures followed with case scenarios, discussion and Q&A
  • CPD: Viewers will be asked to evaluate each session and will be provided with a CPD certificate upon completion. This course provides 12 CPD credits (12 study hours)
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DAY ONE

60 minutes

Cardiovascular Issues

Dr Daniel Bromage

Consultant Cardiologist & Honorary Senior Lecturer, King’s College Hospital, London

  • Identifying problems on the ECG
  • Psychotropic medication and the heart
  • Chest pain – when to take it further?
  • Sudden death syndromes
  • Problems with clozapine
  • Management of common side effects of psychiatric medications

60 minutes

Perinatal Health

Dr Bo Kim Tang

Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

  • 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

60 minutes

Neuroimaging in Psychiatry

Dr Maureen Dumba

Consultant Neuroradiologist at National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

  • Modalities avalable, CT, MRI, etc.
  • What images to order and when?
  • Excluding neurological causes – is it psychiatric or neurological?
  • Tumours, dementia, and other detectable conditions
  • Understanding the report, MRI sequences & their usefulness

60 minutes

The Link: Infections and Mental Health

Dr Matthew Butler

NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow, Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

  • Inflammation and the Brain
  • Inflammation and pathogenesis of mental health disorders
  • Associations between particular infections and neuropsychiatric presentations
  • Links between systemic inflammation and mental illness,
  • Recent research findings in this area

60 minutes

Understanding the ECG

Dr Dan Bromage

Consultant Cardiologist, King's College Hospital, London and Honorary Senior Lecturer, King's College London

  • The cardiology behind the ECG and what the Psychiatrist needs to know
  • Understanding automatic reporting
  • Identifying problems, normal/abnormal ECG and common errors to avoid
  • Clinical symptoms to look for and key clinical questions to ask the patient
  • What the psychiatrist should not miss and preliminary investigation before referring