Integrative management of common mental disorders in advanced disease

Tuesday 11 May 2010

Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, LONDON, W1G 0AE

Registration Details:
Optional meal: £45
RSM Trainee: £40
RSM Associate: £40
RSM Fellow: £50
RSM Student: £25
Student: £35
Charity/Voluntary Sector: £45
Trainee: £80
AHP/Nurse/Midwife: £45
Consultant/GP: £145
RSM Retired Fellow: £25
Bursary: Free of charge
COMPASS member: £50
CECo member: £50

Meeting ref: PYA06

CPD: 5 credits



9.00 am

Registration and coffee

9.30 am

Introduction
Professor Matthew Hotopf, Professor of General Hospital Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London

Session 1a: Psychopharmacology in advanced disease
Chair: Professor Mari Lloyd-Williams, Director of Academic Palliative and Supportive Care Studies Group (APSCSG), Liverpool

10.00 am

Psychostimulants for treatment of depression
Ms Bridget Candy, Senior Research Fellow and PhD student, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Unit, Department of Mental Health Science, UCL

10.20 am

Antidepressants for treatment of depression in physical illness
Ms Lauren Rayner, Research Associate, Department of Palliative Care and Policy and Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London

10.40 am

Treatment of fatigue in advanced disease
Dr Oliver Minton, Cancer Research UK Clinical Research Training Fellow and Honorary Consultant in Palliative Medicine, St George's University of London

11.00 am

Coffee

Keynote Lecture

11.30 am

Integration of psychological and palliative care
Professor the Baroness Ilora Finlay of Llandaff, Professor of Palliative Medicine, Cardiff

Session 1b: Management of depression and anxiety in advanced disease
Chair: Professor Matthew Hotopf, Professor of General Hospital Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London

12.15 pm

Cognitive behavioural therapy for patients with advanced disease - principles of practice
Dr Kathryn Mannix, Consultant in Palliative Medicine and Cognitive Therapist, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals and Marie Curie Hospice, Newcastle

12.45 pm

Cognitive behavioural therapy for patients with advanced disease - clinical practice
Ms Kathy Burn, Community Nurse Specialist, St Christopher's Hospice, Sydenham

1.15 pm

Lunch

Session 2: Integrating principles of psychological management for common mental disorders in advanced disease
Chair: Dr Annabel Price, Clinical Lecturer in Palliative Care Liaison Psychiatry and Honorary SpR, King's College London

2.00 pm

A cluster randomised trial of cognitive behaviour therapy for common mental disorders in patients with advanced cancer
Dr Stirling Moorey, Professional Head of Psychotherapy, South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust

2.30 pm

SMaRT Oncology Trial 3 - depression management in lung cancer: Issues in conducting an RCT
Dr Jane Walker, Cancer Research UK Research Fellow and Honorary Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, University of Edinburgh

3.00 pm

The European Palliative Care Research Collaborative: Guidelines for assessment and treatment of depression in advanced disease
Professor Irene Higginson, Professor of Palliative Care, King's College London

3.30 pm

Tea

Session 3: Integrative approaches for providing excellent psychological care in advanced disease and excellent palliative care in psychiatric settings
Chair: Professor Irene Higginson, Professor of Palliative Care, King's College London

4.00 pm

Palliative care needs for patients with dementia
Mrs Jackie Crowther, Academic Palliative and Supportive Care Studies Group (APSCSG)

4.30 pm

Providing palliative care in dementia care settings
Dr Victor Pace, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, St Christopher's Hospice, Sydenham

5.00 pm

Completion of evaluation forms

5.05 pm

Closing remarks

5.20 pm

Close of meeting followed by the Annual General Meeting

7.00 pm

Psychiatry Section Annual Dinner in the ENT Room

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