About this event

  • Date and time Thu 20 Nov 2025 from 9:00am to 4:15pm
  • Location Online
  • Organised by Intellectual Disability, The Research in Developmental Neuropsychiatry (RADiANT) network

Join leading experts for a day of cutting-edge insights and practical strategies.

Professionals in neurodevelopmental psychiatry face complex challenges at the intersection of neurology, psychiatry, and social care. In collaboration with the Research in Developmental Neuropsychiatry (RADiANT), this webinar offers a focused masterclass on epilepsy assessment and treatment in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The webinar will explore the latest innovations in:

  • The gut-brain axis
  • Neuroimmunology
  • Patient safety in intellectual disabilities
  • Emerging psychiatric care models
  • Early career research in ID psychiatry

By attending the webinar, you will:

  • Learn about current practice in epilepsy assessment and treatment in neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Build your knowledge about the role of immunology in psychotic presentations
  • Understand the factors contributing to quality incidents in ID Psychiatry

 

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Agenda

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Morning session

Chair: Professor Regi Alexander, Visiting Professor, University of Hertfordshire and Consultant Psychiatrist, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Welcome and introduction

Professor Regi Alexander

Role of immune system in psychiatric and neurodevelopmental conditions

Professor Golam Khandakar, Professor of Psychiatry and Immunology, MRC Investigator, and Head of Immunopsychiatry Programme, University of Bristol

Questions and answers
Bridging the gap: Improving reproductive health and outcomes for women with intellectual disabilities

Miss Sunita Sharma Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and Lead for Maternal Quality and Safety, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Postnatal Lead NHS London Maternity Clinical Network . 

Questions and answers
Safety incidents in inpatient intellectual disability wards

Dr Nusra Khodabux, Consultant Psychiatrist for people with Learning Disability, Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Questions and answers
Lunch

Afternoon session

Chair: Dr Kamalika Mukherji, Consultant Psychiatrist in Intellectual Disabilities, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Epilepsy, mental health and behaviour: An intellectual disability perspective

Professor Rohit Shankar, Professor of Neuropsychiatry, Peninsula Medical School

Anti-seizure medications treatment considerations

Dr Meneka Kaur Sidhu, Consultant Neurologist and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCL-Institute of Neurology and Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy

Panel discussion
Comfort break
Epilepsy Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) considerations

Professor Heather Angus-Leppan, Consultant Neurologist and Epilepsy Lead, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, University College London

Epilepsy and risk: Practical considerations

Dr Brendan McLean, Consultant Neurologist, The Royal Cornwall Hospital

Panel discussion
Vote of thanks and close of meeting

Location

Online

 

Registration for this webinar will close 1 hour before the start time. You will receive the webinar link 1 hour before the meeting. Late registrations will not be accepted.

Webinar recordings will be available via Zoom for registered delegates up to 60 days after the live webinar. The link will be sent 24 hours after the webinar takes place.

The Royal Society of Medicine will record and store this webinar, which may be distributed in the future on various internet channels.

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