National conference on psychosis prevention

Course information
Date
Course start date is passed
Level
Intermediate
Locations
Great Hall, Strand Campus, King's College, London, WC2R 2LS
Length and time
9:00 - 17:00
Course information
Date
Course start date is passed
Level
Intermediate
Locations
Great Hall, Strand Campus, King's College, London, WC2R 2LS
Length and time
9:00 - 17:00
About the conference

We are delighted to extend our invitation to you for the Conference on Psychosis Prevention, scheduled to take place on April 16, 2024, from 10:30 to 16:00, at Bush House (Strand Campus, King’s College London). This event is jointly organised by Maudsley Learning, King’s College London University, and the Outreach and Support in South London (OASIS) team at South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation Trust. The conference will be held in the context of a nationwide training program on the use of the Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental States (CAARMS), commissioned by NHS England.

The conference will feature presentations from leading experts in the field of psychosis risk and prevention, including clinicians, researchers, and individuals with expertise by experience. Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity to engage in networking sessions and share real-world experiences with practitioners from clinical services across England.

Topics addressed

The conference will cover the following topics:

  1. Prevention of psychosis at SLaM
  2. Prevention of psychosis at OASIS and worldwide: achievements and challenges
  3. Neurobiological and cognitive markers of psychosis risk
  4. Innovative preventive treatments for psychosis
  5. Establishment and management of an NHS service for psychosis prevention
  6. The perspective of experts with lived experience
Speakers
  1. Paolo Fusar-Poli, King’s College London & Outreach, and Support in South London (OASIS) NHS service
  2. Philip McGuire, University of Oxford
  3. Sarah Cornick, South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation Trust
  4. Nozomi Akamura, South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation Trust
  5. Thomas Spencer, King’s College London & Outreach and Support in South London (OASIS) NHS service
  6. Sunil Nandha, Outreach and Support in South London (OASIS) NHS service
  7. Mathew Kempton, King’s College London
  8. Laura Russell, Outreach and Support in South London (OASIS) NHS service


Course schedule

Target audience
Medical doctors, psychiatrists, RMNs, physical health nurses
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