DEN - Mental Health, Impact of Covid and Management of Dementia in Primary Care - Virtual via Teams

DEN event

Wednesday 18 November 2020

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This is an afternoon event.

Times: 13:20 - 15:30

This session will run virtually via Teams - details will be sent Monday 16th November 2020 via email to those booked on.

Speakers: Professor Subodh Dave, Hayley Turner, Joanne Wombwell, Dr Antony Prakash

1:  Professor Subodh Dave, Consultant Psychiatrist and Deputy Director of Undergraduate Medical Education,  Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust: Impact of Covid on anxiety and psychosis

2: What makes a good referral to older adult mental health services? Hayley Turner, Acting Service Line Manager for Older adults community services

Learning objectives :

• Structure of older adult services including specialist teams
• The relevance of social history
• Interaction between physical health and acute exacerbation of mental health

3: Joanne Wombwell - Clinical Nurse Specialist for Dementia and Memory Services: Management of dementia in primary care

Learning objectives:

• Monitoring choline esterase inhibitors in primary care
• NICE update on Memantine initiation in primary care
• Role of social care and dementia support services

Dr Antony Prakash, Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry: Question and Answers

This is a merged event with Derby and Chesterfield

Sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo UK Ltd

List of attendee names will be sent to the sponsor

Main contact

Email: ddlmc.gptf@nhs.net

If you have any communication or mobility needs that the event organisers need to be aware of please contact them in advance of the course to let them know.