Category: Research

Reminder: PMHA Virtual Study Afternoon- 15th July

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FREE: Still time to register – Please use this link

The schedule for the afternoon will run as follows:

12.45 Registration 

12:55 Introductions 
 
13:00 Talk 1- Eating Disorders: Dr Nasima Matine, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Eating Disorders, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust  

13:45 Questions 
 
14:00 Talk 2- The long-term effects of developmental trauma on children and young people: Dr Laura Wood, Consultant Paediatrician, Research Director and Child & Family Modern Slavery Lead, Vita Training 

14:45 Questions  

15:00 Break 

15:15 Talk 3: Acute Behavioural Disturbance: Dr Anthony Crabb, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Devon Partnership NHS Trust  

16:00 Questions
  
16:15 Talk 4: Mental Health Law: Dr Rory Conn, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Devon Partnership Trust 

17:00 Questions
 
17:15 Close

PMHA Webinar 4 – Tics and Tourette’s

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Tics and Tourette’s: A General Paediatricians Guide 

Dr Emma Blake: General Paediatrician and Paediatric Mental Health Consultant, Convenor of the PMHA 

It will take place on Monday 19th July at 7:30pm

Booking is available here.

Please sign up using your professional email address (@nhs.net or nhs.uk) and we will contact you when your registration has been approved.

We look forward to seeing you there!

PMHA Webinar 3 – History Taking, Mental State Examination and Formulation in General Paediatrics

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The PMHA is excited to announce that our next webinar, “History Taking, Mental State Examination and Formulation in General Paediatrics”, is now open for booking.

The webinar will be delivered by Dr Megan Fisher, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist.

It will take place on Monday 5th July at 7:30pm

Booking is available here.

Please sign up using your professional email address (@nhs.net or nhs.uk) and we will contact you when your registration has been approved.

We look forward to seeing you there!

PMHA Webinar 2 – Optimising Mental Health in Asthma

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After a very successful start to our evening webinar series last week, booking is now open for the PMHA’s next webinar, “Optimising Mental Health in Asthma – The Role of the MDT”.

The first of our webinars focusing on mental health issues within a specific Paediatric subspecialty, the webinar will be delivered by two members of Addenbrooke’s Hospital’s fantastic Paediatric Respiratory team – Dr. Louise Selby, Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician, and Dr. Amy Shayle, Clinical Psychologist – and is sure to be relevant to anyone looking after children and young people with asthma.

It will take place on Monday 21st June at 7:30pm.

Booking is available here.  

We look forward to seeing you next Monday!

To sign up for regular updates about our webinar series, please click here.  

PMHA Virtual Study Afternoon

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Following the success last summer, this year the PMHA will again hold a Virtual Study Afternoon on Thursday 15th July (on ZOOM)

The afternoon will focus on providing practical tips to manage commonly seen mental health conditions in the acute setting, as well as increasing understanding of some of the underlying causes for mental health difficulties.

While geared primarily towards paediatric trainees, all healthcare staff who care for children in the acute or community setting are welcome.

The included talks are: 

  • Eating Disorders
  • The Long-term Effects of developmental trauma
  • Acute Behavioural Disturbance
  • Mental Health Law

To register for the event, click here.

Save the Date – PMHA Summer Afternoon Talks

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Following the successful Online Afternoon Talks held last year, we are pleased to announce they will take place again in the summer of 2021 on the following date:

15 July 2021, starting at 1pm, ONLINE

This meeting is aimed primarily at Paediatric Trainees and SAS Doctors with an interest in Child Mental Health. It may also be of interest to trainees in CAMHS, A&E and General Practice.

Full details of the meeting and how to apply will be announced shortly.

Watch this space!

Introducing ACAMH

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We would like to introduce to you ACAMH: The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Their vision:
“Sharing best evidence, improving practice. We aspire for ACAMH to become a major portal, access point for anyone seeking the most expertly digested understanding and interpretations of the best evidence available”

ACAMH has many interesting upcoming events – follow the links below to learn more:

Child and adolescent mental health: what have we learnt during the Covid-19 pandemic? Looking back, Looking forward

18 Mar 2021, LIVE STREAM,  A 2-Day National Conference
Click here for more details

Predicting Complex PTSD in Foster Care – CAMHS around the Campfire

29 Mar 2021, LIVE STREAM, An Informal Journal Club
Click here for more details

The evolution and challenge of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): A modular solution to intervention

29 Apr 2021, LIVE STREAM, A 2-day training
Click here for more details

ADHD in CYP with autism, and pharmacological treatment – CAMHS around the Campfire

25 May 2021, An Informal Journal Club
Click here for more details

PMHA Annual Meeting: Deadline extended for poster abstracts

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The deadline for submitting an abstract to present a poster at the PMHA Annual Meeting has been changed to next Monday, December 21st

The Paediatric Mental Health Association invites trainees in Paediatrics, Psychiatry, General Practice, and Emergency Medicine to submit abstracts for the PMHA Annual Winter Meeting, which is taking place virtually on the 28th and 29th of January 2021.

This year’s meeting will feature a trainee-led virtual poster session in which trainees can present their audits, research, or quality improvement projects. This year, we are welcoming abstracts related to the interface between physical and mental health. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase your work. Three abstracts will also be selected for oral presentation on Day Two of the meeting (29th January). 

To submit an abstract, please click here to download an abstract template then fill it in and submit it to PMHAtrainees@gmail.com.

We look forward to receiving your abstracts.

Reminder: Call for Abstracts for Poster Presentations

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Trainees in Paediatrics, Psychiatry, General Practice, and Emergency Medicine are invited to submit abstracts for poster presentations at the PMHA Annual Winter Meeting

Submit your abstract by December 13th

This year the PMHA Annual Winter Meeting (held online on the 28 & 29th January 2021) will feature a trainee-led virtual poster session in which trainees can present their audits, research, or quality improvement projects. We welcome any abstracts related to the interface between physical and mental health.
This is an excellent opportunity to showcase your work in the area of child mental health and to share best practice with interested professionals from around the country. 
Three abstracts will also be selected for oral presentation on Day Two of the meeting (29th January). 

To submit an abstract:

Click here to download an abstract template

Fill it in and submit it to PMHAtrainees@gmail.com

Please spread the word to any colleagues who may have missed this.

The PMHA has a call for abstracts for poster presentations at their annual meeting – deadline for submitting an abstract is December 13th.