Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines (13th edition) International Conference 2018
“From evidence to practice”

Please note that this is a draft programme and is subject to change.  A finalised version will be available nearer to the conference date.

 

Morning Session

08:30am         Registration
09:20am Introduction and welcome
Professor David Taylor – Director of Pharmacy and Pathology, SLaM;
Professor of Psychopharmacology, KCL

Session I
09:30am A Simple Algorithm For The Treatment Of Schizophrenia
Professor David Taylor – Director of Pharmacy and Pathology, SLaM;
Professor of Psychopharmacology, KCL
10:00am When clozapine fails
Siobhan Gee –  Principal Pharmacist, SLaM
10:30am Prescribing in Renal Impairment
Anne Connolly, Principal Pharmacist, Medicines Information, SLaM
11:00am 10min additional Q&A
11:10am REFRESHMENTS (20 minutes)

Session II
11:30am Prescribing in Hepatic Failure
TBA
12:00pm Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Shubhra Mace – Deputy Director of Pharmacy (Clinical), SLaM
12:30pm New Sections in the Guidelines
Ian Osborne – Pharmacist, SLaM
13:00pm 10min additional Q&A
13:10pm LUNCH (50 minutes)

 

Afternoon Session

 

Session III
 14:00pm Swapping Antidepressants
Eromona Whiskey –  Consultant Pharmacist, SLaM
14:30pm Refractory Depression 
Professor Allan Young – Director of Centre for Affective Disorders,
Department of Psychological Medicine, KCL
15:00pm Long-Acting Injections in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
Thomas Barnes – Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Imperial College London
15:30pm 10min additional Q&A
15:40pm REFRESHMENTS (20 minutes)

Session IV
 16:00pm Network Meta-Analysis in Psychiatry
Professor David Taylor – Director of Pharmacy and Pathology, SLaM;
Professor of Psychopharmacology, KCL
16:30pm Non-Cognitive Symptoms of Dementia
Delia Bishara – Consultant Pharmacist, Mental Health of Older Adults and Dementia
17:00pm 10min additional Q&A
17:10pm CLOSING SPEECH
17:15pm CLOSE