Thanks to everyone who submitted abstracts for Posters for the Annual Meeting of the PMHA at Highgate House on January 23rd/24th 2020. There was a really impressive response.
We will contact you with the outcome of your submission by 11th December
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Improvements made but more work to be done, says Britain’s largest evaluation of NHS maternity and neonatal services
11 July 2019
RCPCH President responds to latest National Maternity and Perinatal Audit and says whilst the expansion of perinatal mental health support is particularly welcome, support services are under immense pressure. He urges an immediate moratorium on any further cuts so “pregnant women and their children can access the treatment and support they deserve”.
The National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA) is a large evaluation of NHS maternity and neonatal services in Britain.
https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/news-events/news/improvements-but-more-to-be-done-evaluation-maternity-and-neonatal
Children’s Society: The Good Childhood Report 2018
An interesting read! Click below to open the link:-
An opportunity for discussion?
Recent Guardian Article
Prevention is the new holy grail treating mental illness
RCPCH Annual Meeting: 14th May 2019 14:30 – 17:45
The Paediatric Mental Health Association and the Children’s Ethics & Law Special Interests Group have joined together to host a terrific session, with presentations and posters covering ethical and mental health issues from preterm infants to adolescents, and as an unmissable highlight, a review on the latest on Deprivation of Liberty in Childhood by Mr Robert Wheeler, Director of Clinical Law and Paediatric Surgeon in Southampton. Regardless of your specialty, if you want a challenging, reflective, thought provoking session, this is the one to come to!
Programme
CHAIR: Dr Sheila Peters, Convenor, Paediatric Mental Health Association
1430-1440 Prevalence and patterns of mental health-related paediatric hospital admissions – Miss Rebecca Bates, G240
1440-1450 Parenting Interventions for Improving and Protecting Infant Mental Health: A Systematic Review, TBC G241
1450-1500 A survey exploring attitudes, skills and willingness of paediatric trainees to manage children and young people with acute mental health presentations in secondary care, Dr Eva Wooding, G242
1500-1510 Using the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust to increase mental health expertise in a GP setting, Dr Talia Banks, G243
1510-1520 The first year of an integrated Children’s Emergency Psychiatric Service – an impact assessment – Dr David Henderson, G244
1520-1545 Invited Speaker – Deprivation of liberty in childhood, Mr Robert Wheeler, Director of the Department of Clinical Law and Paediatric Surgeon, University of Southampton
1545-1615 Refreshment break, exhibition and poster viewing
CHAIR: Dr Joe Brierley
1615-1630 Should we be resuscitating 22 weekers? A Neonatal Network Experience, Dr Shree Rasiah, G245
1630-1645 Parents’ experience of the decision to withdraw treatment from their critically ill baby, Miss Nicola Smither, G246
1645-1700 Role of the Deprivation of Liberty process in specialist paediatric neurorehabilitation practice, Dr A Murgan, G247
1700-1715 The phenomenon of society’s hidden young carers, Miss Naheeda Rahman, G248
1715-1730 Healthcare crowdfunding in the UK and Australia: benefits and ethical concerns, Dr Sarah Aylett, G249
1730-1745 Close and future collaboration
Posters
- Moving On: – From Pond to Sea Provision of transition services for Young People with Neuro-developmental Conditions, Dr Sarubah Patwardhan, G250(P)
- Quality Improvement in Training: Establishing a Paediatric-CAMHS Collaborative Learning Programme, Dr Cassie Coleman, G251(P)
- Improving our care of paediatric mental health patients”, Dr Ann-Marie Buckley, G252(P)
- An Audit of ADHD patients attending a Scottish NHS Community Child Health Clinics, Dr Michael Ogundele, G253(P)
- Can eating disorders in children and young people permanently affect growth and pubertal development? Dr Josephine Neale, G254(P)
- When can we say enough is enough? Dr D Desai, G255(P)
- What are the preferences for receiving additional and carrier status findings in genomics testing amongst families affected by rare conditions? Findings from the rare disease arm of the 100,000 Genomes Project, Ms Maria Kokocinska, G256(P)
- The Ethics of Therapy Pets on Paediatric Wards: A Rabbit Case Study, Dr Joseph Machta, G257(P)
- Resolution of Family-Physician Disputes In End-of-Life Care Decisions, Miss Stephanie Beresford, G258(P)
Places available
Upcoming Event
Sexual Abuse & Mental Health: Reducing the Impact of Abuse on Mental Health – Recognising and Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect
Monday 10 June 2019
De Vere West One Conference Centre, London
Following the 2018 government commitment to ensuring victims of sexual abuse will receive a lifetime of mental health care to cope with the trauma, this conference focuses on the important issue of sexual abuse and mental health; reducing the impact of abuse on mental health. The conference includes a session on Delivering effective Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service for children, young people and their families who have been affected by sexual abuse.
For further information and to book your place visit
https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/sexual-abuse-mental-health or email kerry@hc-uk.org.uk
Our 20% discount is available by quoting ref:hcuk20pmha when booking.(*Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Full T&Cs available upon request.)
Follow the conference on Twitter #sexualabuse #CSAandMH
Upcoming Events
Please look under Resources for an up to date list of some upcoming events covering different aspects of Paediatric Mental Health
Another Upcoming Event
Recognising & Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect
Monday 20 May 2019
De Vere West One Conference Centre, London
This conference focuses on improving the recognition, assessment and response to child abuse and neglect including implementing the NICE Quality Standard Statements on Child Abuse and Neglect, and Working Together to Safeguard Children in practice. The conference will also update delegates on national developments including the new Independent Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.
For further information and to book your place visit
Our 20% discount is available by quoting ref:hcuk20pmha when booking.(*Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Full T&Cs available upon request.)
https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/child-abuse-and-neglect or email kerry@hc-uk.org.uk
Follow the conference on Twitter #ChildAbuse2019
Upcoming Event:
Conference at RSM (Paediatrics and Child Health Section)
Mental health / Learning together – lsp study day
16th April 2019, Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE
This fantastic meeting aimed at students, trainees and consultants will bring together specialists from both paediatrics and child and adolescent mental health services.
Covering a wide range of topics, including practical approaches to mental health crises and self-harm management of eating disorders, medically unexplained symptoms, and somatisation disorders and therapeutic approaches.
This will be a wonderful opportunity to network and learn together across specialties about the current management of mental health conditions in children and young people
This meeting will develop an understanding of the key priorities in child and adolescent mental health, and provide information and practical advice on diagnostic and management issues, and encourage multidisciplinary discussion and learning.
Topics include:
- Diagnosis and management of common psychiatric disorders, including medically unexplained symptoms and somatoform disorder.
- The current epidemiology of child and adolescent mental health.
- The medical management of eating disorders.
- The role of the paediatrician in an acute mental health crises and emergency department presentations of acute psychiatric illness.
- The role of the paediatrician following self-harm and explore ways to make it meaningful and helpful for young people.
- Overlap between mental and physical ill health and what can be done about it.
For more information visit https://www.rsm.ac.uk/events/pdm12
