Events

Topic/Time

Notes

Mental Health Disorders

9.00-9.45

Welcome and overview

Define delirium/psychosis

Discuss common presenting conditions – mania, delusional behaviour, hallucinations etc

Management of aggressive and disturbed patients

9.45-10.30

Conditions leading to acute presentations

Mechanisms of managing acute patients

Rapid and safe tranquilisation                          

Coffee Break   10.30-10.45

Mental Capacity Act

10.45-11.15

Define Act and how it relates to ED patients

Use case studies to illustrate application

Mental Health Act

11.15-12.00

Define act focusing on sections relevant to EM – 2, 3, 5(2), 132 etc.

Discuss practical uses and difficulties with application.

Confusion/delirium

12.00-12.30

Identification of confused patient (Mini Mental Test/Confusion Assessment Method)

Causes and investigations

Lunch   12.30-13.15

Alcohol misuse

13.15-14.00

Identifying those at risk, Korskoff’s and Wernicke’s

Treatment and withdrawal

Suicide/parasuicide

14.00-14.45

Risk stratification and MH treatment options

Management of patient with capacity refusing treatment for potentially life threatening overdose

Coffee Break    14.45-15.00

MH Quiz and feedback

15.00-16.00

Equivalent MCEM SAQ/MCQ questions