Enhancing Mental Health Care: Advances in Treatment Pathways - South Eastern Division Spring Conference 2025
In-person event
Timings | 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
Location | RCPsych, 21 Prescot Street, London |
CPD | 1 CPD point per hour of content, subject to peer approval |
Non-Member | £203 |
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Consultant | £183 |
Resident (Higher) / SAS Doctor | £157 |
Resident (Core) / Subsidised / Retired | £105 |
Medical Student / FY Doctor / Patient & Carer | £27 |

Event Information
Programme
9am | Registration Opens |
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Session 1: Session Chair: Dr Claire Tenner, SPFT Neurodevelopmental Conditions, Hypermobility and Functional Neurological Disorders | |
9.30am | Welcome Professor Rafey Faruqui, Chair of the South Eastern Division |
9.45-10.15am | Update on Tics, Tourette and Functional Tics Professor Hugo Critchley |
10.15-10.45am | Psychology of Non-Epileptic Attacks Disorder and Implications for developing Guided Self-Help models. Dr Jane Vinnicombe/ Mr Alan Dunlop |
10.45-11.15am | Hypermobility, Neurodevelopmental conditions and interface with Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder |
11.15-11.30am | Comfort Break |
11.30-12.30pm | Session 2: Session Chair@ Dr Mohan Bhatt, Chair, RCPsych Old Age Faculty Serious Incidents learning: Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy & Homicide Inquiries in England |
11.30-12pm | SUDEP and relevance to mental health care Professor Rohit Shankar |
12-12.30pm | Homicide Inquiries in England: Learning Lessons for Mental Health Care Dr Mayura Deshpande |
12.30-1pm | Panel Discussion |
1-1.45pm | Lunch Break – with posters |
1.45- | Session 3: Session Chair: Dr George El-Nimr, Chair RCPsych Neuropsychiatry Faculty Advances in Complex Care Pathways |
1.45-2.15pm | Advances in Pathways of Care for Alcohol Related Brain Damage Professor Rafey Faruqui |
2.15-2.45pm | Severe Social Withdrawal in Young Adults: Hikikomori as a Global Phenomenon Dr Yoko Nagai & Dr Hussien El-Kholy |
2.45-3pm | Comfort Break |
Session 4: Session Chair Professor Emily Finch, Chair RCPsych Addictions Faculty | |
3-3.30pm | Dual Diagnosis Care: Advances in Policy and Practice Professor Owen Bowden-Jones |
3.30-4pm | Complex Psychosis Service and Treatment Pathways Professor Sukhi Shergill |
4.4:15 | Panel Discussion |
4:15-4.30pm | Awards & Close: Dr Raj Attavar, Chair-Elect SE Division Winner of Trainee Award - Essay Presentation on Multiple Long-Terms Conditions Research and Implications for Postgraduate Psychiatric Training in UK |
4.30-4:45pm 4.45-5.00 | Guest Speaker TBC – Training a Medical Workforce that is Fit for Future Trainee and Trainer Awards Presentation |
Resident Doctors Essay Competition
As part of the South Eastern Division Spring Conference, we will be running a special essay competition for Resident Doctors.
Residents who live or work in the South Eastern Division are invited to submit an essay of no more than 2,000 words, on the topic of "Multiple Long-Term Conditions Research and Implications for Psychiatric Training in UK".
Winning essay will have opportunity to present, in person, at Division Spring Conference on Friday 30 May 2025.
Open to Core and Higher Resident Doctors in the South Eastern Division.
Deadline: Monday 28 April 2025.
Please email your submission to division.events@rcpsych.ac.uk
Poster competition
Open to all SAS Doctors, Higher Trainees ST4-6 and Core Trainees CT1-3 working in the South Eastern Division who are Specialist Associates, Affiliates, PMPTs or members of the 免费黑料网.
You are invited to submit a poster and abstract on any area of psychiatry.
A limited number of posters will be chosen to be displayed at the Spring Conference and the abstract printed in the Programme and Abstracts Booklet. Posters must not exceed 750 mm x 1000 mm - portrait.
A maximum of 20 posters will be considered for pre-judging and these will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Only one poster may be submitted per applicant.
All successful submissions must be able to attend the South Eastern Division Spring Conference on 30 May 2025 at RCPsych, 21 Prescot Street, London E1 8BB.
Please send your entry form and abstract by Friday 18 April 2024 to Division.events@rcpsych.ac.uk
Please ensure you read all the regulations before making a submission.
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