BMJ Masterclass for GPs: Mental Health
Venue: The University of Manchester Conference Centre
Location: Manchester M1 3BB, United Kingdom
Event Date/Time: Dec 05, 2007 | End Date/Time: Dec 05, 2007 |
Registration Date: Nov 30, 2007 | |
Early Registration Date: May 25, 2007 |
Description
- Depression: quality standards in primary care
- Drug and alcohol misuse
- Unexplained multiple symptoms and somatisation
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Physical health in patients with mental illness
- The future of mental healthcare.
Speakers:
Professor Simon Wessely
Professor of Psychiatry, King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, London
Dr Carmine Pariante
Senior Lecturer, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, London
Professor Helen Lester
GP, Birmingham
Professor of Primary Care Mental Health, University of Manchester.
Professor John Strang
Professor of Psychiatry of Addictions,
Director, Addiction Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, London
Dr Claire Gerada MBE (Invited)
GP, Lambeth
Lead clinician for the community drug and alcohol team.
Senior policy advisor in the Department of Health
Dr Lee David MRCGP, MA
General Practitioner, West London
Cognitive behavioural practitioner London
Professor David Taylor
Chief Pharmacist, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, Maudsley Hospital, London, UK
Dr Khalida Ismail
Senior lecturer Institute of Psychiatry,King's College London
Professor Sir David Goldberg
Emeritus Professor, Health Services research department, Institute of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, London
Course Objectives
• Update your knowledge of developments in mental health
• Provide you with tools to manage and approach patients from a new perspective
• Show best practice and how to make it work within your multidisciplinary team
• Allow you to interact with your peers and the experts