The document summarizes a psychiatry conference that will take place on May 6th, 2016 in Chester. The conference will include multiple sessions on topics such as management of offenders with brain injuries, commissioning for mental health in the NHS, leadership in psychiatry, and medicines for mental health problems. Attendees can earn up to 6 CPD credits and network with leading psychiatrists and clinicians. The conference is aimed at physicians interested in advances in psychiatry, from doctors in training to retired colleagues.

1. PSYCHIATRY CONFERENCE
New Frontiers in Psychiatry
Friday 6th May 2016
Hilton Double Tree Hotel
CHESTER
Scientific programme
CPD Credits: 6
SPONSORED BY
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Why attend this
CONFERENCE?
6th
May 2016
Attend up to 6 hours of educational sessions
Gain up to 6 CPD points (subject to peer group approval)
See leading speakers – clinicians, healthcare leaders,
academics and others
Attend a range of different sessions – lectures, speeches,
debates and more
Learn from the latest cutting-edge research
Play a part in influencing the healthcare agenda
Network with peers and leading players from the field,
and meet old (and new) friends
Leading clinicians North Wales and Cheshire
Share and learn from best evidence based practice
Visit the exhibition and learn about the latest products
and services that can help you in your role
9:30 : Registration, refreshments and networking
10.30 : Welcome introduction
Conference Chair:
Dr Sohail Qureshi
Consultant Psychiatrist
Medical Lead MHC UK
CEO / Founder of Medical Support Union (MSU)
Our conference is aimed at all physicians
interested in psychiatric advancements: from
doctors in training through to retired colleagues.
Who should attend?
First Scientific Session
Chair: Akmal Makhdum
Consultant psychiatrist, Founder of the British Pakistani
Psychiatrists Association
10:35 : Unlocking the healer within: Management of offenders with a
brain injury
Dr Vishwanath Ramakrishna, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
with special interest in Neuropsychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
Warrington, Independent practice, Locum consultant NHS
11:05 : Chief Guest address
The Sheriff of Chester Councillor Alex Black and the Sheriff’s
Lady Mrs Janet Black
11:15 : Commissioning for Mental Health in the New NHS
Speaker TBC
11:55 : Mental Health Review Tribunal & Psychiatry
Dr Ben John, Consultant Psychiatrist, SOAD/CQC and MHRT
Member
12:35 : Lunch and networking
Second Scientific Session
Chair: Dr Alberto Salmoiraghi, Consultant Psychiatrist, Assistant
Medical Director BCUHB, Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of
Liverpool.
13:30 : Managing interfaces in Psychiatry / Transformational Change
Dr Ray Travers FRCPsych, Clinical Director, Forensic & Learning
Disabilities Business Division Rotherham, Doncaster & South
Humberside NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH)
14:10 : The new psychiatrist – saviour of mental health in cash strapped
NHS – Opportunity, Business and Risk
Dr Sunil Raheja BM, MRCPsych, Consultant Psychiatrist, Hounslow
and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust
14:50 : Refreshments and networking
Third Scientific Session
Chair: Dr Obaid Rauf, Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Director
Mental Health Care UK
15:15 : Leadership is every psychiatrist's business
Dr Shahid Latif, Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Director,
Northampton NHS
15:55 : KEYNOTE SPEECH Sponsored by Sunovion
Medicines for mental health problems - Shared Decision Making
Prof Steve Bezire MBE, Honorary Prof. UEA, Norwich, England
Director, Mistura Enterprise, Mistura Informatics and Mistura Apps
Trustee, Norwich and Central Norfolk Mind, Former Consultant
Pharmacist, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
16:35 : Plenary Session: questions and answers
Chair and vote of thanks
Dr Ray Travers FRCPsych, Clinical Director, Forensic & Learning
Disabilities Business Division Rotherham, Doncaster & South
Humberside NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH)
17:10 : END, Scientific Sessions
Networking

3. About Medical Support Union
MSU is an independent, innovative and creative
organisation of medical professionals, based in the
UK, and aims at supporting medical professionals in
the United Kingdom, Europe and around the world.
Our Sponsors
We welcome the support and contribution of
our specialist partners. To partner with MSU,
please contact us at admin@msu.co.uk.
Medical Support Union offers a full range of
nationwide outsourced appraisal and revalidation
support. MUS was established to offer support and
guidance to doctors, making the process of
revalidation easy to manage. Additionally MSU
produces healthcare conferences with a specialist
interest to its clinical audience. Our events support
knowledge sharing, professional development and
take a practical approach to learning through
case-study based best practice.
To register for our Spring 2016 New Frontiers in
Psychiatry conference, visit: www.msu.co.uk/events.
For further information or if you wish to speak at or
sponsor this event, please contact us.
About the venue
Situated on 12 acres of landscaped
gardens, the DoubleTree by Hilton
Hotel Chester is an 18th Century
Manor House, offering modern
conference facilities and a superb
location two miles from the city
center. The hotel is just outside the
historic City of Chester and a short
10-minute drive away from Chester
Racecourse.
How to register
www.msu.co.uk
admin@msu.co.uk
+44 161 637 4554
admin@msu.co.uk
www.msu.co.uk/events
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