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Neurology Update for the Psychiatrist 2024

Taking place live on Wednesday 6 November 2024

  • 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.
  • 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 6 CPD credits (6 study hours)
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Wednesday 6 November 2024

09.30 – 10.30

Neurological Examination and Investigations in Psychiatric Settings - Perspectives from a Neurologist

Dr Graziella Quattrocchi

Consultant Neurologist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queens Square, and North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

  • Helpful tips on the Neurological Examination
  • Autoimmune encephalitis and other autoimmune disorders
  • Functional Neurological Disorders

10.30 – 11.00

BREAK

11.00 – 12.00

Alzheimer’s and other dementias in Psychiatry patients

Dr Aaron Sturrock

Consultant Neurologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.

  • Alzheimer's disease vs other dementias
  • The tests to be familiar with
  • Alzheimer's and schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Psychosis
  • Does schizophrenia predispose dementia?
  • Pseudodementia and dementia
  • What can a psychiatrist do for Alzheimer's patients?

12.00 – 13.00

EEG, Epilepsy and Anticonvulsants

Professor Andrea Cavanna

Professor of Neuropsychiatry and Consultant in Behavioural neurology at the Department of Neuropsychiatry, Birmingham, and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust

  • Epilepsy – investigation, diagnosis and management
  • Neuropsychiatric consequences of epilepsy
  • Anticonvulsants
  • Guide to the EEG
  • Cognitive problems

13.00 – 13.40

LUNCH

13.40 – 14.40

Movement Disorders

Professor Andrea Cavanna

Professor of Neuropsychiatry and Consultant in Behavioural neurology at the Department of Neuropsychiatry, Birmingham, and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust

  • Assessment of movement disorders, tremors
  • Common neurodevelopmental movement disorders
  • Tics and Tourette syndrome
  • Common neurodegenerative movement disorders
  • Parkinson’s Disease - diagnosis and management

14.40 – 15.40

Neuropsychiatry in Long COVID

Dr Matthew Butler

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

  • Common presentations of FND: core and associated symptoms
  • Diagnosis of FND: positive clinical signs
  • Overlap between FND and other disorders
  • Treatment avenues
  • Looking to the future

15.45 – 16.00

BREAK

16.00 – 17.15

Neuroimaging in Psychiatry

Dr Maureen Dumba

Consultant Neuroradiologist at National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

  • The relevant anatomy
  • Kinds of imaging available, 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.
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Faculty members

Dr Krista Farrell

Consultant Neurologist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Professor Andrea Cavanna

Professor of Neuropsychiatry and Consultant in Behaviour Neurology at the Department of Neuropsychiatry, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust

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Dr Matthew Butler

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

Picture of Dr Maureen Dumba

Dr Maureen Dumba

Consultant Neuroradiologist at National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

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About the course

  • This courseis aimed at consultants, senior STs and SASGs in Psychiatry, it has been reviewed in the light of the evaluation/suggestions of previous attendees and recent events related to Covid and the Pandemic.  The Programme is aimed at a level suitable for the Consultant and senior STs.
  • Lectures, including new lectures, followed by Questions & Case Discussion
  • Sessions will address relevant issues from COIVD and Long COVID.
  • CPD: Provides 6 CPD points and Attendance Certificate; Key for the revalidation process.
  • The 60 minutes allocated to each lecture include 15-20 minutes for discussion and questions at the end.
  • Delegates will be able to discuss and ask questions by using the online interactive tools provided.
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Comments from November 2023

Very good speakers, who gave an Update on these subjects in a user friendly way.
Good time keeping, succinct presentations and interactive.
Range of topics, interactive speakers, organisation – all good to me!
It was all very interesting, informative and relevant to psychiatrists.
A very good update; cases, up to date information all well received by me
This will help me to update my knowledge, I am now much clearer about CT scan versus MRI scan
Excellent streaming platform.
This will improve my management of psychogenic non epileptic seizures better
I have gained a better and polished understanding of neuropsychiatric presentations
Very good to have the catchup included in the price! I will watch the whole thing again and then read around what we have been taught

Comments from October 2022

Good information, facilitation, and excellent Lecturers.

small groups, relevant topics, good speakers ​

A good useful CPD day

This has given me more up to date information to inform my practice.

Today was useful - good revision of neurological examination, information re: TS and neuroimaging aspects

It was excellent.

Good variety of speakers and plenty of opportunity to ask questions
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We will contact you by email one week before the course takes place with all the necessary links and joining information.

We will re-send the links the day before the course.

If you have not received an email from us please contact us at webinars@infomedltd.co.uk and we will respond ASAP.

NO. Infomed shall provide you, upon registration a link to stream the course within your web browser, or you can download a small application to run it as a separate window on your computer. If you would prefer a mobile device, we shall also include a link download an app from the Play Store/App Store.

YES! It is very much encouraged. There will be Q&A sessions chaired by Infomed. You can type your questions in the 'chat' facility and they will be put to the speakers.

You can find your catch-up in your account page.

At the end of the catch-up page you will find a link to the feedback form, which will generate your CPD certificate when you submit your feedback.

If the catch-up is not visible in your account, please contact us and we will amend your account ASAP.