(Approved by CPsychI for 1 External or Internal CPD credit)
Premature mortality due to CVD is the most common cause of natural death in those with SMI. The reasons remain unknown though the contribution of medication, illness & lifestyle choices all contribute. The general population has seen in a decline in CVD-related mortality. The same is not true in those with SMI. Thus far, simply being aware of the problem is insufficient & there needs to be a proactive approach which involves screening and the offering of guideline concordant treatment strategies to all patients with SMI.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand risk factors for CVD in common SMI
2. Understand role of illness and medication in the development of CVD in SMI
3. Strategies to help those with SMI deal with CVD risk factors
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This talk looks at: Psychological Impacts of Trauma, Evolution of PTSD Diagnosis, Role of Medication and Therapies in PTSD, and Challenges in Clinical Care of PTSD
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understanding of normal and pathological responses to traumatic events
2. Understanding of Value and Limitations of Diagnostic Criteria
3. Understanding of Roles of Medication and Psychological Therapies in PTSD
4. Understanding of common challenges in clinical management of patients with experience of trauma
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This talk will combine epidemiological evidence on the prevalence of mental ill-health among youth populations with a critique of Ireland’s current mental health policy and services. In this talk, a case will be made for rethinking and reforming existing mental health policy and service structures in Ireland, with particular reference to mental health services for young people during the developmental periods of adolescence and young adulthood.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Update on the latest epidemiological evidence on rates of mental ill-health among youth populations in Ireland and internationally
2. Introduction to the youth mental health paradigm and current opinion on the rationale for youth mental health reforms internationally
3. Overview of the youth mental health model of care as a potential blueprint for mental health reform in Ireland
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This talk addresses the high rates of serious mental illness presenting to prisons in Ireland and the steps taken to identify and divert people with severe mental illness to healthcare.
 Learning Outcomes:
1. To gain understanding of the over-representation and accumulation of people with severe mental illness, particularly psychotic illness, in prisons.
2. To understand why people with severe mental illness are often refused bail even when charged with very minor or trivial offences for reasons to do with their mental illness rather than the offence.
3. To appreciate the large numbers of mentally ill persons who are homeless and present to prisons when actively psychotic.
4. To understand the process of screening, identification, liaison and diversion from prison which takes place at Ireland’s main remand prison.
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Alcohol misuse is common and devastating, with significant mortality and morbidity. In the last decade, novel interventions, pharmacotherapeutic, psychotherapeutic and technology-based are gradually transforming the treatment landscape. This presentation covers these developments and how they can be used to help current practice.
Learning Outcomes:
1. The audience will learn the background research about novel treatments in alcohol misuse.
2. The audience will learn about the breath of treatment interventions in alcohol misuse.
3. The audience will learn about application of these developments into current clinical practice.
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This talk covers Key PTSD maintenance factors, a brief overview of the cognitive model for PTSD, evidence base for Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TFCBT), and specific challenges in delivering and integrating TFCBT within community mental health teams.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understanding of the main factors that maintain PTSD
2. Understanding of the main treatment components of the cognitive model for PTSD
3. Understanding of the current evidence base for TFCBT
4. Understanding of how to integrate TFCBT into routine clinical practice
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(Approved by CPsychI for 1 External or Internal CPD credit)
In U.K. figures approximately 26% of those who commit suicide have been in contact with the mental health service. This presentation reviews statistics relating to these people and discusses how risk may be assessed, particularly regarding the relationship between historical and current risk factors. It also examines how current risk factors may be modified, both individually and in groups, to reduce the risk of suicide.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Review U.K. figures in relation to suicide, including statistics regarding diagnosis, methods, timing and mental state.
2. Understand the principles involved in assessing risk, both historical and current.
3. Understand how current risk factors may be managed in order to reduce risk.
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This module aims to discuss the current knowledge of the relationship between cardio-vascular disease and psychiatric disorders, and to present practical information for psychiatrists around the recognition of risk factors, symptoms, and signs of common cardio-vascular disorders in psychiatric patients, and in particular the associated ECG changes.
Learning Outcomes:
1. To understand the relationship between psychiatric disorders and cardio-vascular disorders
2. To recognise the risk of heart disease in psychiatric patients
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The issue of decriminalisation of cannabis is a complex one. This presentation reviews the international experience of varying degrees of decriminalisation and legalization and also some of the difficulties encountered in interpreting the outcomes, particularly when the change in legislation is not accompanied by an increase in health resources. It also reviews the effect cannabis use may have on young people and explores what is required before a decision to decriminalise is made.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand patterns of cannabis use and review international strategies and treaties in relation to its use
2. Understand principles and terminology underlying the concept of decriminalisation
3. Understand the experience of other countries and the complexities involved in interpreting outcomes
4. Understand the impact of cannabis use on adolescent users
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This module aims to discuss the methodology of early detection and treatment of individuals at high risk of mental illness, with specific reference to young people at ultra-high risk of schizophrenia.
Learning Outcomes:
1. To understand the risk and vulnerability factors for psychosis
2. To identify those individuals who are at risk for psychosis
3. To apply this in a clinical setting and to know what assessment and management strategies are appropriate to achieve the best possible outcomes for this population
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