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A webinar with lectures, including new topics, followed by questions & case discussion

Catch-up service: Medical Update for the Psychiatrist 2021

Fully interactive webinar

Attendees will be able to ask questions, present cases and partake in any discussion sessions with the faculty and audience.

CPD

12x CPD Points – Certificates of Attendance will be given upon receipt of the evaluation. Key for the revalidation process.

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You will be provided playback for up to 90 days. Your access to cases will run along side this too.

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Who should watch

The course is for Psychiatrists working in General Psychiatry, Liaison Psychiatry, Old Age Psychiatry or Community Psychiatry. Programme at a level suitable for the Consultant and senior STs.

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CPD

Viewers will be asked to evaluate each session and will be provided with a CPD certificate upon completion. This webinar provides 12 study hours

Price

£275 (inc VAT) for 90 days of access.

  • Fee includes 90 days of access with unlimited playback during this time.
  • Certificate of attendance upon completion.
  • Opportunity to submit questions by email to the faculty.

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About the webinar

  • This webinar is 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.
  • A live webinar with lectures, including new lectures, followed by Questions & Case Discussion
  • Sessions will address relevant issues from Covid and Long Covid.
  • CPDs: Key for the revalidation process, provides 12 CPD points and Attendance Certificate.
  • The 60 minutes allocated to each lecture include 15-20 minutes for discussion and questions at the end.
  • Addressing relevant issues from COVID and long COVID
  • Delegates will be able to discuss and ask questions by using the online interactive tools provided.
  • Numbers are strictly limited to maximise interaction and discussion.

Programme

60 minutes

Update on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Dr Janet Barter, Consultant in Sexual and Reproductive Health, Barts Health NHS Trust. 

  • PMT – managing the effects
  • Menstrual cycle – effects on mental illness
  • Update on HRT and Menopause
  • Medical treatment for sexual dysfunction (e.g. loss of libido, dyspareunia)
  • COVID issues?

60 minutes

Understanding the ECG

Dr Daniel Bromage, Consultant Cardiologist & Honorary Senior Lecturer, King’s College Hospital, 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

60 minutes

Hepatology

Professor Kevin Moore, Professor of Hepatology, University College London and Royal Free 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

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,
  • Covid and Long-covid
  • Recent research findings in this area

60 minutes

Pandemic and the Psychiatry Patient

Dr Jonathan Rogers, Wellcome Trust Clinical Training Fellow, Division of Psychiatry, UCL, Specialty Registrar in General Adult and Old Age Psychiatry, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

  • Key relevant aspects of the pandemic
  • Lessons from past and current experiences
  • Suicide in the pandemic
  • Sequelae of quarantine
  • Impact on psychiatrists and patients: mood, anxiety, trauma
  • Long COVID

60 minutes

Neuroimaging in Psychiatry

Dr Maureen Dumba, Consultant Neuroradiologist at National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

  • Modalities 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

60 minutes

Neurology: Deciding When to Refer

A brief summary for the psychiatrist

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

  • The 5-minute neuro exam
  • When to ask for neuroimaging – clinical investigations
  • What to know about: Epilepsy, Dementia, Parkinson’s
  • Potential pitfalls
  • Antipsychotic drugs and seizures

60 minutes

Cardiovascular Issues

Dr Ceri Davies, Consultant Cardiologist, Barts Health 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
  • 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

Endocrinology

Dr Alison Wren, Consultant Endocrinologist, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital,  London

  • 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

60 minutes

MDU – Some of the Key Topics

Dr Sally Old, Medico-Legal Adviser, Medical Défense Union

  • Coroners’ Inquiries
  • Confidentiality/disclosure of information to third parties
  • Providing statements
  • Remote consulting and assessment

60 minutes

Respiratory Disease in the Psychiatrist Patient

Dr Anthony Martinelli, Respiratory Registrar & Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD Fellow, Nathan Group, The Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic

This presentation will focus on patients whose principal diagnosis is psychiatric and will cover diagnosis and management for: 

  • COPD
  • Asthma
  • Sleep disorders
  • Pneumonia
  • Long-Covid
  • Tobacco addiction
  • Certain drugs addictions

Comments from previous medical updates

Met my CPD objectives and improved my confidence around identifying/managing physical health issues
Increased my awareness of significant issues for clinical practice
Excellent discussions with charismatic lecturers
Great Infomed support, very informative course and rightly paced
I had been trying to find a course like this for ages – I came after positive colleagues’ feedback
Very efficient time management, course well-structured and discussion groups well organised
I will feel more confidence when screening and treating patients on an acute psychiatric patient ward
I’m now much more informed on medical issues in psychiatry

Comments from delegates who have attended our webinars in the last 12 months

Speakers, topics, timekeeping, helpful organiser and content all very good.
Excellent interactive course with new on line option that worked very well
Good of Infomed in developing this on-line teaching format so quickly, I guess this may be the future.
I think the online streaming format really works, it should bring costs down, more environmentally friendly...should be used more often now.
Good content, short lecture format, remote access, great!
Excellent - the streaming service was excellent in audio and video. There was no lag between the delivery and the AV content.
I must say that I was very impressed, given current Coronavirus issues, at late notice sorted out online streaming of the conference that worked well. The organisers showed a good understanding of the situation. Well delivered and well done Infomed.
Great day, did well above expectation given the existing Covid-19 pandemic and the unexpected online streaming

Frequently asked questions

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.

YES! We shall ask for your evaluation of the faculty and organisation. Upon completing this, we shall send you a certificate of attendance by email.

If you would like to contact us regarding this event, please do so by email and we'll respond to you ASAP!

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