CNTW’s Medical Development Team are running three CPD (Continuing Professional Development) events over the year.
- Gambling prevention and mental health
- Physical health in psychiatry
- Update on mental health services for primary care practitioners (this event is for primary care practitioners and GPs)
Gambling prevention and mental health CPD event
Date: Friday 20 June
Time: 1 – 5pm
Location: Jubilee Theatre, St Nicholas Hospital, Jubilee Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 3XT
The event will feature speakers from gambling support charity NECA.
Physical health in psychiatry CPD event
Date: Friday 5 September
Time: 9am – 4.30pm
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Hawthorne Square, Forth Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3SA
Speakers include:
- Lisa Strong, Deputy Director of Nursing at CNTW
- Dr Rhys Thomas, Consultant Neurologist in Newcastle
- Dr Owain Leng, Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology at the RVI
- Professor Eilish Gilvarry, Deputy Medical Director at CNTW
- Dr Susanna Mills, Consultant in Public Health Medicine at CNTW
- Kate McBride, Physical Health and Wellbeing Lead at CNTW
- Dr Steven Masson, Consultant Hepatologist in Newcastle
- Dr Sharad Agarwal, Consultant Cardiologist in South Tyneside and Sunderland
- Dr Andrew Brittlebank, Consultant Psychiatrist at CNTW
Topics on the day will include:
- Update on CNTW’s physical healthcare strategy
- Epilepsy in mental health
- Diabetes psychiatry
- UK alcohol guidelines
- Treating tobacco dependency and excess weight in mental health settings
- Liver disease and transplant medicine
- Cardiovascular to include ECG in adolescents with eating disorders
- Eating disorders – medical emergencies
An early bird rate is available until Friday 27 June.
Update on mental health services for primary care practitioners CPD event
Date: Thursday 20 November
Time: 9am – 4.30pm
Location: The Grand Hotel, Gosforth Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 5HN
Speakers include:
- Professor Eilish Gilvarry, Deputy Medical Director at CNTW
- Dr Charlotte Deasy, Consultant Psychiatrist at CNTW
- Dr Lisa Insole, Consultant Psychiatrist at CNTW
- Dr David Anderson, Consultant at CNTW
- Matt Kaczmar, GP at Cruddas Park Surgery
- Dr Sarah Brown, Consultant Psychiatrist at CNTW
- Dr Sejal Kelkar, Consultant Psychiatrist at CNTW
- Dr Patrick Keown, Consultant Psychiatrist at CNTW
Topics on the day will include:
- UK alcohol guidelines
- Old age psychiatry
- Dementia
- Role of GP and new medications
- NICE guidelines on management of depression
- Autism and ADHD – emotional dysregulation
- Risk assessment and safety planning
- Eating disorders spectrum from a GP’s point of view
- NICE guidelines on mental health rehabilitation for adults with complex psychosis
An early bird rate is available until Thursday 31 July.
To book a place on any of the events, please email [email protected]