Acute Care Psychiatry Conference all specialities
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Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board are delighted to invite you to the
1ST INTERNATIONAL ACUTE CARE CONFERENCE
15 & 16 MAY 2012
VENUE - THE MEDICAL INSTITUTE, WREXHAM
ACUTE CARE - THE HONEYMOON IS OVER
Acute care has changed over the last few years with the introduction of Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams and the reduction of number of beds. However, there is still no uniformity of service model or clarity upon which, if any, is the most effective. The conference will explore current evidence from clinical and service deliver points of view to provide that information.
Who should attend?
Acute Care – the honeymoon is over is of particular interest to:
Psychiatrists
Community psychiatric nurses
Senior mental health managers
Commissioners in Psychiatry
Service users and carers and other stakeholders.
Conference organised by Dr. Colin White, Consultant Psychiatrists, CWP NHS Trust and Dr. Alberto Salmoiraghi, Consultant Psychiatrist and Head of Acute Care, BCUHB NHS Trust
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
Day 1 - Tuesday 15 May 2012 -
CONTINUITY OF CARE: HAS IT DIVORCED FROM ACUTE CARE?
09.15 Arrival and registration
09.30 Welcome and opening remarks - Colin White and Alberto Salmoiraghi
09.45 CEO address - Sheena Cumiskey, CWP NHS Trust
10.00 The importance of continuity of care in the Trieste model
Prof. Roberto Mezzina
Professor of Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist, Trieste, Italy
10.45 Acute Care was misconceived from the outset: the case for the prosecution
Prof. Rob Poole
Professor of Mental Health, Glyndwr University, Wrexham, UK
11.30 Refreshment
11.45 TBC
12.30 LUNCH
13.15 Interactive discussion: “My model is better than yours!”
The house believes that In-Patient consultant model has fragmented services and offers a worse quality of care
Chair: Dr. Alberto Salmoiraghi
For: Prof. Anthony Pelosi
Against: TBC
14.15 onwards – Workshops and symposia
- The use of seclusion in PICU-Dr. Raj Sambhi
- Clinical presentation of Delirium-Dr. Caroline Broadhurst
- Psychopharmacology in Acute Care settings - TBC
- Eating Disorder and in-patient treatment- Dr. Dawn Henderson
Day 2 - Wednesday 16 May 2012
09.15 Arrival and registration
09.30 Welcome to day 2
Dr. Colin White
09.45 CEO address - Geoff Lang, BCUHB NHS Trust
10.0 Research evidence for acute care models
Prof. Christoph Lauber
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool, UK
10.45 Community Treatment Orders: managing risk or compliance?
Prof. Peter Lepping
Visiting Professor, Glyndwr University, Wrexham, UK
11.30 Refreshments
11.45 Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorders: admit or not admit?
Dr. David Crossley
Consultant Psychiatrist, Honorary Senior Lecturer and Head of Primary Care and Psychological Therapies, BCUHB, Wrexham, UK
12.30 LUNCH
13.15 A clinical conundrum: alcohol denial and cognitive impairment
Prof. Ken Wilson
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool, UK
14.15 onwards - workshops and symposia
- CAMHS relationship with Acute Care- Dr. Andy Cotgrove
- Legal aspects- Hill Dicks solicitor
- Medical update for Psychiatrists
- Acute care and Learning Disabilities – Dr. Roger Banks
The conference will be held at the Medical Institute, Maelor Hospital, Croesnewydd Road, Wrexham. LL13 7YP
The medical institute is situated at the top of the hospital, across the car park from the main hospital entrance.
The cost of the conference is £125 per day.
Attendance on each day equates to 6 CPD hours (subject to peer group approval)
The conference is not supported by pharmaceutical companies.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is available at the Ramada Hotel, Wrexham (200 yards from the venue) at a discounted rate of £82.00 per person per night. Please book in before 14 April 2012 to secure this rate.
Reserve your accommodation directly with the hotel at 01978 293620 or email betty.hicks@ramadaplazawrexham.co.uk. quoting CWP140512. A credit/debit card will be required to secure the reservation and cancellations must be received prior to 2 pm on the day of arrival.
Arrangements and payment for accommodation are the responsibility of individual delegates, not the organisers.
DINNER
The Conference Dinner is available on Tuesday 15 May 2012 at Abode Chester
TO SECURE YOUR PLACE AT THE CONFERENCE
To book your place, please complete the booking form on the next page and email/fax it to The Medical Education Department, CWP, Bowmere Hospital, Chester. Email: medicaleducation@cwp.nhs.uk. Fax 01244 397360.
Alternatively, Laura Jordan can be contacted. laura.jordan@wales.nhs.uk Tel. 01978 72 6873
Type in ‘Acute Care Conference’ on Linkedin and Facebook and NHS networks for further information
Please ensure you indicate whether you wish to attend just one date or both dates.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Cancellations must be received before 9 am on 7 May 2012. There will be no refunds for any received after this date. A substitute may attend if the delegate booked in cannot do so after 7 May 2012.
The organisers retain the right to make changes to the published programme if necessary.
DELEGATE BOOKING FORM
ACUTE CARE - THE HONEYMOON IS OVER - 15 & 16 MAY 2012
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BOOKING FORMS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY PAYMENT OR THE FULL ADDRESS OF THE ORGANISATION TO BE INVOICED AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY FRIDAY 4 MAY 2012.
