Events

Topic/Time

Notes

Mental Health Disorders

9.00-9.45

Delia Parnham-Cope

• Tea in Redwood Education Centre Canteen from 08.45.
• Welcome and overview

Emma Abbey/Phillips

• Define delirium/psychosis - Emma Abbey/Phillips
• Discuss common presenting conditions – mania, delusional behaviour, hallucinations etc

Management of aggressive and disturbed patients

9.45-10.30

Emma Abbey/Phillips

• 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

Emma Abbey/Phillips

• Define Act and how it relates to ED patients
• Use case studies to illustrate application

Mental Health Act

11.15-12.00

Emma Abbey/Phillips

• 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

Emma Abbey/Phillips

• Identification of confused patient (Mini Mental Test/Confusion Assessment Method)
• Causes and investigations

Lunch   12.30-13.15

Alcohol misuse

13.15-14.00

Googie Smith and Mo

• Identifying those at risk, Korskoff’s and Wernicke’s
• Treatment and withdrawal

Suicide/parasuicide

14.00-14.45

Karen Williams

• 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