Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines Annual Conference 2026
Updates and Insights from the Authors of the Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines Series
Taking place in London on Tuesday 6th October 2026.
This event will be in-person only. The audience is strictly limited to 140 delegates.
Chaired by Professor David Taylor and Professor Sir Robin Murray.
Confirmed Speakers so far:
Professor David Taylor. Professor of Psychopharmacology, King’s College London. Director of Pharmacy and Pathology, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Co-chair
Professor Sir Robin Murray. Professor of Psychiatric Research, Kings College London
Co-chair
Dr Siobhan Gee. Clinical Director, Mind & Body programme King’s Health Partners. Deputy Director of Pharmacy and Consultant Pharmacist for Liaison Psychiatry, South London and the Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines for Mental Health Conditions in Physical Illness – new chapters in the 2nd Edition
Dr Toby Pillinger. Consultant Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Clinical lecturer, King’s College London
The Maudsley Practice Guidelines for Physical Health Conditions in Psychiatry – 2nd edition changes and additions
Professor Marta Di Forti. Professor of Drug use, Genetics and Psychosis. Kings College London. Consultant Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
Cannabis – uses and abuses
Dr Richard Lyus. Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Antidepressants in children – a re-examination of evidence supporting their use
Professor David Taylor. Professor of Psychopharmacology, King’s College London. Director of Pharmacy and Pathology, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
New and important developments in the use of clozapine
Dr Delia Bishara. Consultant Pharmacist for Mental Health of Older Adults and Dementia, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
The dangers of centrally acting anticholinergic drugs
Dr Mark Horowitz. Clinical Research Fellow in Psychiatry, North East London NHS. Foundation Trust Visiting Lecturer in Psychopharmacology, King’s College London
Deprescribing – new ideas about how to stop psychotropics
Dr James Rucker. Director for the Centre for Mental Health Research and Innovation. Consultant Psychiatrist, South London & Maudsley NHS Trust. Senior Clinical Lecturer at The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
Ketamine – wonder drug or damp squib?
More speaker information will follow soon.
This event will be in-person only and limited to 140 attendees.
Conference fee: £400
Early-Bird Rate: £300 available until 30th April 2026
A welcome pack, buffet lunch and refreshments will be provided throughout the day.
Attracting delegates from across the globe, the Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines Annual Conference presents the latest evidence-based research and developments in clinical psychopharmacology.
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