Autism
Monday 23 March 2009
Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE
organised by the Royal Society of Medicine in association with General Practice with Primary Health Care Section, Paediatrics & Child Health Section, Intellectual Disability Forum and the Psychiatry Section
Participating Sections:
General Practice with Primary Health Care Section, Psychiatry Section, Paediatrics & Child Health Section
Autism remains a difficult and ill understood disorder, yet it may have the most immediate and distressing impact on the lives of sufferers and their families. To complicate matters in the last decade it has been a subject of intense controversy, which has perhaps diverted attention from the task of reaching a better understanding and offering appropriate help to those affected.
This conference aims to cut through the fog! We shall be offering an expert update on key issues with plenty of time for discussion and participation. We will then examine the current evidence for intervention and treatment and, by including the voice of affected families, will come to a better understanding of how we can help.
Our final objective is to come to a much broader understanding of Autism. This conference will provide an opportunity for inter-disciplinary discussion and networking
This conference is for all who work in the field of Autistic Spectrum Disorders. It is also for those in child, adolescent and adult Psychiatry, disability related fields and Primary Care.
Registration Details:
Fellow: £130
Associate: £100
Trainee - Fellow: £100
Retired Fellow: £100
Student Members: £40
Non-Fellow: £230
Nurse: £125
Allied Health Professional: £125
Trainee: £125
Teacher: £125
Student: £55
CPD: 5 credits
Autism |
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9.00 am |
Registration and coffee |
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Session One: Basics |
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| Chair: Dr David Misselbrook, Dean, RSM | |
9.30 am |
Welcome address |
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Dr David Misselbrook Dean, RSM |
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9.35 am |
Autism in childhood |
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Professor Ann Le Couteur, Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Newcastle University |
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9.55 am |
Autism in adulthood |
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Professor Tony Holland, Health Foundation Chair in Learning Disability, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge |
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10.15 am |
Voice of a parent |
| Mrs Sophie Castell, Branch Officer, National Autistic Society Enfield Branch, London | |
10.35 am |
Questions |
10.55 am |
Coffee break |
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Session Two: Current Science |
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| Chair: Dr Michael Craig, Lecturer & Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Institute of Psychiatry | |
11.25 am |
Imaging |
| Professor Declan Murphy, Psychological Medicine & Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London | |
11.45 am |
Genesis of Autism |
| Dr Elizabeth Hill, Lecturer in neuro-developmental disorders, social cognition, co-ordination disorders, Goldsmiths College, London | |
12.05 pm |
Facilitated panel discussion |
12.50 pm |
Lunch |
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Session Three: Controversies, interventions and education |
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| Chair: Professor Jeremy Turk, Professor of Developmental Psychiatry, St George's, University of London | |
1.50 pm |
Educational interventions |
| Ms Alice Stobart, Education support project manager, The National Autistic Society | |
2.10 pm |
Psychological interventions |
| Professor Patricia Howlin, Professor of Clinical Child Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, London | |
2.30 pm |
Medical interventions |
| Dr Paralama Santosh, Consultant Psychiatrist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London | |
2.50 pm |
Questions |
3.05 pm |
Coffee break |
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Session Four: Working together |
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| Chair: Dr Richard Trompeter, President, Section of Paediatrics & Child Health, RSM | |
3.20 pm |
Cross disciplinary workshops using case narratives |
4.20 pm |
Completion of evaluation forms |
4.25 pm |
Final perspectives |
| Dr Michael Fitzpatrick, GP, East London | |
4.45 pm |
Closing remarks and close of meeting |
| Dr David Misselbrook, Dean, RSM | |
