9-11 March 2012

The conference will feature a bio-psycho-social, and a spiritual-cultural synthesis of cultural psychiatry, with a special focus on young people and life course approaches to cultural psychiatry:

- Young people, emotional wellbeing and recovery
- Young people, physical health and wellbeing
- The role of arts, laws and humanities in wider society in promoting the wellbeing of young people in a diverse and global village
- Cultural adaptation in the face of diverse values and religious systems that help wellness and resilience and healing

Friday 18th November 2011
10.00 Registration and Coffee

10.20 Welcome
Dr Colm Owens, Chair of TNC

10.30 The place of Liaison Psychiatry in the brave new NHS
Dr Alan Cohen
Director of Primary Care, West London Mental Health Trust

11.10 Persuading everyone else that Liaison Psychiatry is a good idea Dr Peter Aitken
Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and Director of Research and Development, Devon Partnership NHS Trust.

11.50 Coffee

12.10 Psychotherapeutic Approaches in Liaison Psychiatry
Psychodynamic Interpersonal Therapy- an evidence based treatment for MUS
Dr. Simon Heyland
Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy, Birmingham and Solihull NHS Foundation Trust

12.50
The use of Cognitive Analytical Therapy in a liaison setting
Dr Amrit Sachar
Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospitals, London.
13.30 Lunch
14.30 Medically Unexplained Symptoms- whose headache is it anyway? Dr. Joanna Bromley
Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry, Devon Partnership Trust.

15.30
“No, it can’t be delirium, the bloods are all normal”
Dr. Tayyeb Tahir
Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist
University Hospital Wales

15.50 Coffee

16.10 Workshop- getting research in liaison psychiatry off the ground Professor Chris Dickens
Professor of Liaison Psychiatry, Peninsula Medical School

17.00 Business meeting: Future conference, election of next secretary, financial report

17.30 Close
Evening Conference Dinner –Venue to be confirmed

Saturday 19th November 2011
10.00 A service user’s perspective on liaison services TBC

10.40
Working with non-statutory organisations.
Dr Adrian Flynn
Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist
Cornwall Foundation Trust

11.20 Coffee

11.40 A GP’s perspective on Liaison Psychiatry TBC

12.20 Building and maintaining services- a nursing perspective TBC

13.00 Close and Evaluation

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20 October 20112 at 6-7pm: Harris Lecture Theatre, Guy’s Campus.

Come along and enjoy free refreshments with the committee afterwards!