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Practical Update on Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Day one

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DAY ONE: The link between physical and mental health

45 minutes

Endocrinology 1 - The management of Eating Disorders

Dr Simon Chapman

Consultant in Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, King’s College Hospital

  • Increased rates and differential diagnosis during Covid
  • Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder, ARFID
  • Practical management and the risk of refeeding syndrome
  • Controversies regarding hospital admission

45 minutes

Endocrinology 2 - The medical late effects of ED

Investigation and management

Dr Simon Chapman

Consultant in Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, King’s College Hospital

  • Diabetes and mental health
  • Common growth and pubertal problems
  • Fertility
  • Bones osteoporosis

45 minutes

Neurology

Dr Rachel Howells

Consultant Paediatrician, Acute Paediatrics / Neurology, Royal Devon University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  • Epilepsy and pseudoseizures
  • Headaches and migraine
  • Impact of psychiatric medications
  • When to refer to the neurologist

45 minutes

The severely disabled child

Dr Michael Absoud

Consultant in Paediatric Neurodisability, Evelina Children Hospital, London

  • Link between physical and mental health
  • Physical symptoms underlying challenging behaviour
  • The role of the multiprofessional network
  • Psychiatric medications and management of children with multimorbidities

45 minutes

Haematology

Dr Suhas Hydros

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, National & Specialist Paediatric Liaison Team, St Thomas Hospital, London

  • Red and white cells and mental health
  • Sickle cell disease and Thalassemia and the challenges for the psychiatrist
  • Depression and anxiety secondary to hematologcial malignancies
  • Multidisciplinary and psychological interventions for the chronically ill child

45 minutes

Sexual Health

Dr Alex Edwards

Community Sexual and Reproductive Health,
The Wolverton Centre, Kingston Hospital NHS Trust

  • Gender identity and hormone therapy
  • Menstrual cycle and teenage pregnancy – effects on mental health
  • Contraception
  • STDs – risk management, common and uncommon manifestations, where to send them next

45 minutes

Child and adolescent mental health
How the Covid pandemic changed the scenario

Dr Valeria Parlatini

Dr Valeria Parlatini

Clinical Lecturer and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, King's College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

  • The most affected diagnostic groups
  • Risk factors for worse mental health outcomes
  • Challenges with remote education
  • Changes in clinical practice
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