The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry

 International Conference 2021

“Clinical Psychopharmacology in the time of COVID”

Wednesday 20th October 9am-5pm BST

Attracting delegates from across the globe, the Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines International conference presents the latest evidence-based research and developments in clinical psychopharmacology.

In July 2012, an inaugural conference “outlining the evidence behind the guidance” was held to celebrate the 11th edition followed by a second conference in September 2014 to launch the 12th edition with the theme “Getting up-to-date: assimilating the latest evidence into practical guidance”. Both conferences were attended by over two hundred delegates from around the world and provided the opportunity to hear written guidelines presented by the contributors and to participate in a question and answer session.

The third Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines International Conference “From evidence to practice” was held on Monday 17 December 2018 to mark the publication of the 13th edition. Over 200 clinicians attended; more than 50 from outside the UK.

The fourth Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines International Conference Clinical Psychopharmacology in the time of COVID will be held remotely on Wednesday 20th October 2021.  Coinciding with publication of the 14th edition, the lead editors of the Guidelines and other key contributors, many of them leaders in their fields, will outline the evidence behind the guidelines.

Location:

Virtual conference, for further details please see below.

Conference fee:

£250 per person (whole day). Early bird fee £150 (valid only until 20th September).

The fee includes:

  • CPD accreditation
  • certificate of attendance
  • electronic copy of the 14th edition

Where does the conference fee go?

We have tried to keep the fee to attend this virtual conference as low as possible. The fee covers our administrative costs and provides us with a small profit.

All of this profit is used to fund research in psychopharmacology and to enable NHS staff to register for PhD courses at King’s College. None of our speakers receives a fee and the authors do not receive any financial reward from the conference.

REGISTRATION:

CLOSED. 

In case delegates are unable to participate in the live event, a recording of the full conference will be made available afterwards. Please allow for a week or two for the material to be sent to you after the event.

Programme:

Session I

9.00-9.30 Welcome and Introduction

Professor David Taylor – Director of Pharmacy and Pathology, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust;  Professor of Psychopharmacology, King’s College London
9.30-10.00 Prescribing in Renal Impairment

Dr Anne Connolly – Principal Pharmacist, Medicines Information, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
10.00-10.30 Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

Shubhra Mace – Deputy Director of Pharmacy (Clinical), South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
10.30-11.00 Bipolar Affective Disorder

Professor Allan Young – Director of Centre for Affective Disorders,

Department of Psychological Medicine, King’s College London
11.00-11.30 Break

Session II
11.30-12.00 Ketamine for treatment-resistant depression

Dr James Stone – Reader in Psychiatry, University of Sussex, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
12.00-12.30 Stopping psychotropics

Dr Mark Horowitz – Training Psychiatrist and Clinical Research Fellow, University College London and North East London NHS Foundation Trust
12.30-13.00 The uncertainties of continuing antipsychotic medication for relapse prevention in schizophrenia

Professor Thomas Barnes – Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Imperial College London
13.00-13.30 Lunch break  

Session III
13.30-14.00 SSRIs bleeding and hyponatraemia

Dr Siobhan Gee – Principal Pharmacist, Liaison Psychiatry, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
14.00-14.30 Latest developments in older adult psychiatry

Delia Bishara – Consultant Pharmacist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
14.30-15.00 Clozapine adverse effects and their management

Dr Eromona Whiskey – Consultant Pharmacist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
15.00-15.30 IM Clozapine and clozapine rechallenge after neutropenia

Ebenezer Oloyede – Principal Pharmacist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
15.30-16.00 Drug-induced excited state

Dr Derek Tracy – Consultant Psychiatrist, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
16.00-16.30 Latest developments in the treatment of addictions

Dr Nicola Kalk – Consultant Psychiatrist in Addictions, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust/King’s College Hospital
16.30-17.00 Observations and Conclusion

Professor David Taylor – Director of Pharmacy and Pathology, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Professor of Psychopharmacology, King’s College London

CLOSE

Terms and Conditions