Physical Update for Psychiatrists
Thursday 12th December 2024
Horizon Leeds, 3rd Floor, 2 Brewery Wharf, Kendall Street, Leeds, LS10 1JR9:00am Registration, 9:30am Welcome and 4:30pm Close
£385.00
Book EventDr Wendy Neil, Consultant Psychiatrist & Deputy Medical Director at Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, is chairing this conference which is designed for psychiatrists and delivered by clinicians who are experts in their field. This event will provide practical information centred around the assessment and management of physical health issues commonly encountered by people with mental disorders. With topics including:
Respiratory Medicine and the Interface with Anxiety - Dr Ian Clifton, Consultant in Respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis Medicine, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leeds
Falls - Dr Graham Sutton, Consultant in Geriatric Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease and Other Parkinsonian Syndromes - Dr Duncan R Forsyth, Consultant Geriatrician, and Adjunct Professor in the School of Healthcare and Medical Sciences, Sunway University, Malaysia
Diabetes and the Management of Metabolic Syndrome - Dr Robert Moisey, Consultant Endocrinologist & General Physician, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Renal Diseases and the Impact on Psychotropic Prescribing - Dr Andrew Mooney, Consultant Renal Physician and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
The sessions will combine case studies and evidence from relevant literature to help improve your confidence and help you to identify when to worry about a person’s physical health, when to call for help, who to call and with what information.
After attending this event you will be able to:
- Understand more about the key physical health issues affecting people with mental disorders and relevant advances in treatment.
- Identify situations when a person’s physical illness/treatment for their physical illness may affect their mental state (and what you can do about it).
- Identify situations when a person’s mental disorder/treatment for their mental disorder may affect their physical health (and what you can do about it).
Suitability
This course offers 6 CPD points and is suitable for Psychiatrists.
A reduced rate is offered to Higher Trainees, please contact us directly for more information: andrewsimscentre.lypft@nhs.net