About this event
- Date and time Mon 27 Apr 2026 from 8:30am to 5:30pm
- Location Royal Society of Medicine
- Organised by Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine
This in-person meeting will explore the complex interface between mind and body, with a particular focus on conditions such as Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), chronic pain and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Mind-body disorders are pervasive across all areas of clinical practice and they represent a significant public health issue. As a result, a distinguished, multidisciplinary faculty will be brought together to provide the latest insights into the science, clinical understanding and novel treatments that may be applied to aid functional, neurological and gastrointestinal disorders.
Participants will benefit from a rich and varied program, including keynote lectures from high-profile speakers who are experts in their field and have lived-experience perspectives, a live clinical demonstration and an expert panel discussion. This interactive format is designed to support deeper understanding and foster meaningful engagement with current therapeutic approaches.
Why Attend?
- Be introduced to a number of mind-body disorders, focusing on functional neurological and gastrointestinal disorders and chronic pain.
- Evaluate a range of novel treatments like hypnotherapy, psychological therapies, physiotherapy, virtual reality and neuromodulation to treat problems like weakness or paralysis in limbs, movement disorders, balance problems, and sensory disturbances.
- Engage with talks from high-profile speakers who are experts in their fields, including neurologists, psychologists, and a clinical nurse specialist.
- Receive cutting-edge research and clinical expertise to illuminate advances in treatment, rehabilitation and patient care.
Learning Aims:
- Update participants on current knowledge and emerging research across a spectrum of mind-body conditions.
- Build familiarity with evidence-based treatment options and multidisciplinary care pathways.
- Demonstrate how therapeutic and rehabilitation strategies can support individuals experiencing these disorders.
Who can attend?
- Neurologists.
- Psychiatrists.
- Gastroenterologists.
- Psychologists.
- Hypnotherapists.
- FND/GI charities.
- Consultants and GP's.
Do not miss this unique opportunity to hear from leading experts, gain practical insights and enhance your understanding of mind-body disorders. If you can't make this event in-person, you can watch the on-demand recording - 'Mind-body disorders: Advances in Treatment and Rehabilitation' - brought to you by the RSM's Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section, taking place on Monday 27 April 2026.
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Agenda
View the programme
Registration
Welcome and introduction
Dr William McGeown, President, Hypnosis & Psychosomatic Medicine section president, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Chairs
Femi Oyebode, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham. Gabrielle Morse, Specialist registered dietitian, Dr Tim Nicholson
Targeting the Brain-Gut Axis in IBS and IBD
Prof Rona Moss-Morris, Kings College London
An update on the diagnosis and management of disorders of gut-brain interaction
Dr Dipesh Vasant, GI Clinical Research Fellow, The University of Manchester
Psychological Therapy and Hypnosis in Gastroenterology, with a patient perspective and the option to stop and experience Hypnosis for yourselves
Chris Perrin, Clinical Nurse Specialist, London
Q&A session with the speakers
Tea and coffee break
The brain in pain-from functional imaging to smart phone interface
Prof Anthony Jones, Professor of Neuro-rheumatology, University of Manchester
Clinical Hypnosis in Rehabilitation Medicine: Addressing Phantom Limb Pain.
Tajinder Rai, Highly Specialist Counselling Psychologist, Amputee Rehabilitation Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston
Questions and answers
Lunch
Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) – explaining the unexplained and lessons for other functional disorders
Prof Jon Stone, University of Edinburgh
Psychological interventions for FND through hypnosis and catalepsy.
Marleen Tibben, Psychologist, University of Groningen, Netherlands
Hypnosis for Treatment of FND: the journey to develop an NHS service
Dr Abhijit Das, Consultant Neurologist, University of Lancashire
Living in the gap: What happens when neurological symptoms don’t fully fit current medical models
Kim Rosser, Chief Executive Officer, FND action
Tea and coffee break
Brain-Computer Interface Rehabilitation and Virtual Environments in Functional Neurological Disorder (BRAVE-FND): A Feasibility Study Protocol
Paul Shotbolt, Clinical Reader in Neuropsychiatry and Neurotechnology, Kings College London
Panel discussion
Close of meeting
Sponsors
Location
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom
Registration for this webinar will close at 8:00 am on 26 April 2026. Late registrations will not be accepted. The agenda is subject to change at any time
If the event is recorded, we are only able to share presentations that we have received permission to share. There is no guarantee that all sessions will be available after the event, this is at the presenter’s and RSM’s discretion. All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organizations.
This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.