Programme 2011
| Thursday 8th September 2011 Cancer Research UK, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s site |
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| 0815 - 0910 | Conference opening/Registration/Posters |
| 0910 - 0920 | Welcome & opening remarks Dr Rashid Zaman, Dr Mark Agius, Prof Peter Jones and Dr Patrick Geoghegan |
| Keynote Speech (Chair: Mark Agius) | |
| 0920 - 0955 | Prof. Cyril Hoschl [Czech Rep. Ex-President EPA] The Use of Placebos in Psychiatry The Robin Pinto lecture |
| Symposium: Bipolar Disorders: Neuroscience (Chair: Rashid Zaman & Mark Agius) | |
| 0955 - 1020 | Prof. Thomas Frodl [Ireland] Neuroimaging of Mood Disorders |
| 1020 - 1035 | Dr Peter Pregelj [Slovenia] Gene/Environment interactions in Bipolar Disorder |
| 1035 - 1050 | Dr Giuseppe Tavormina [Italy] Somatic symptoms and the Bipolar Spectrum |
| 1050 - 1105 | Jasmine Ho and Saurabh Singh [Cambridge, UK] Treating Affective mixed states |
| 1105 - 1140 | Coffee |
| Symposium: OCD & PTSD (Chair: Giuseppe Tavormina & Mark Agius) | |
| 1135 - 1145 | Dr Don Servant [Bedford UK] Audit of OCD in a typical British CMHT |
| 1145 - 1155 | Laura Darby [Cambridge UK] Comorbidity of OCD and Bipolar Disorder in a CMHT |
| 1155 - 1215 | Prof Eva Palova [Kosice,Slovakia] Commorbidity of Personality Disorders and OCD |
| 1215 - 1400 | Lunch/Posters |
| Symposium: PTSD (Chair: Mark Agius & Dr Najim Hallme) | |
| 1400 - 1415 | Emily Middleton [Cambridge UK] Audit of PTSD Patients in a CMHT |
| 1415 – 1445 | Samar Musmar [Nablus ] PTSD in Palestine |
| 14.45- 15.10 | Dr Anne Lindhardt [Denmark] Development of National mental health service in Denmark: Implications for treatment of schizophrenia |
| 1930 | Conference Dinner: Sidney Sussex College |
| Friday 9th September 2011 Cancer Research UK, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s site |
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| Symposium: Schizophrenia 1 (Chair: Dr Pauline Roberts & Dr Jesus Perez) | |
| 0900 – 0920 | Dr Krzystof Krysta [Poland] Cognition in Dual Diagnosis |
| 0920 – 0940 | Dr James Kirkbride [Cambridge UK] Increased referral to Early Intervention Services |
| 0940 – 1000 | Andreas Hagianicolau [Cambridge] and Mark Agius [Bedford] Six year Outcomes in Early Intervention in Psychosis |
| 1000 – 1015 | Dr Rashid Zaman – [Cambridge/Bedford] Exercise helps Depression: Neurobiology |
| Keynote Speech (Chair: Rashid Zaman) | |
| 1015 – 1050 | Prof. Peter Jones [Cambridge, UK] The impact of Research |
| 1050 – 1120 | Coffee |
| Symposium: Schizophrenia 2 (Chair: Dr Rob MacInnes & Dr Thilak Ratnayake) | |
| 1120 – 1140 | Dr Barbara Bavdaz [Italy] Developing An Early Intervention in Psychosis service in Trieste |
| 1140 – 1155 | Dr Anton Grech [Malta] Genes/Environment interaction in the aetiology psychosis |
| 1155 – 1210 | Prof. Koksal Alptekin [Turkey] Social cognition in schizophrenia |
| Keynote Speech (Chair: Thomas Frodl) | |
| 1210 - 1240 | Prof Eva Meisenzahl [Germany] Neuroimaging of Schizophrenia |
| 1240 - 1400 | Lunch/ Posters |
| Satellite Symposium (Sponsored by Lilly) | |
| 1300 – 1400 | Opportunities & Challenges in the Treatment of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder |
| 1300 - 1305 | Registration |
| 1305 - 1315 | Welcome and Introduction - Prof. Cornelius Katona, University College, London |
| 1315 – 1355 | Making the Most of our Existing Antidepressants: Starting, Switching and Stopping – Prof. Christopher Hawley, University of Hertfordshire (UK) |
| 1355-1400 | Questions & Discussion |
| Symposium: Immunology and Depression 1 (Chair: Mark Agius and Nicholas Zdanowicz) | |
| 1400 - 1430 | Prof. Norbert Muller [Germany] Immunomodulation as a therapeutic approach in treatment of Major Depression |
| 1430 - 1445 | Dr A M Myint [Germany] Gene -Biochemical interaction on immune - neurochemical systems in Mood Disorders |
| 1445 – 1500 | Dr J Steiner [Germany] Structural and morphological aspect of immune - kynurenines changes in suicidal patients with Mood Disorders |
| Keynote Speech (Chair: AM Myint) | |
| 1500 - 1530 | Dr Carmine Pariante [London, IOP, UK] Neurogenesis and Depression. |
| 1530 - 1600 | Coffee |
| Symposium: Immunology and Depression & Psychosis 2 (Chair: Carmine Pariente and Norbert Muller) | |
| 1600 - 1615 | Dr M Mühlbacher [Austria] Biochemical and immune parameters changes in different phases of Bipolar Disorder |
| 1615 - 1630 | Dr V Bergink [Netherlands] Monocyte mRNA signature on inflammatory response system in post - partum psychosis progressing to bipolar disorder |
| 1630 - 1645 | Dr Ben Baig [Edinburgh, UK] Relationship between Depression and Crohn’s Disease |
| 2000 | Dinner (Trinity Hall speakers only) |
| Saturday 10th September 2011 Cancer Research UK, University of Cambridge |
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| Keynote Speech (Chair: Mark Agius) | |
| 0930 - 1000 | Prof. Zoltan Rhimer [Hungary] Suicidality and Bipolar Disorder |
| Symposium – Neuroscience (Chair: Prof Pradeep Nathan & Prof Chris Baeken) | |
| 1000 - 1015 | Dr Vera Bubenikova - Valesova, Jana Puskarcikova, Jiri Horacek [Czech Republic] The effect of tandospirone on expression of NMDA receptor subunits and cognitive function. |
| 1015 - 1035 | Prof. Jiri Horacek, Jaroslav Flegr, Filip Spaniel, Tomas Novak, Tomas Palenicek, Vera Valesova [Czech Republic] Latent toxoplasmosis reduces gray matter density in schizophrenia but not in controls |
| 1035 - 1100 | Alex Kershaw [UK]Cambridge Bipolar Survey |
| 1100 - 1125 | Coffee |
| Symposium – Belgian Symposium (Chair: Prof N Zdanowicz, Prof C Baeken ) | |
| 1125 - 1150 | Prof. N. Zdanowicz [Belgium] Prediction of Health and Service Development |
| 1150 – 1205 | Dr S Herremans [Belgium ] The influence of one right-sided prefrontal HF-rTMS session on alcohol craving: preliminary results of a naturalistic study |
| 1205 - 1220 | Prof Chris Baeken – [Belgium] Lateralized effects of one dorsolateral prefrontal HF - rTMS session on approach and withdrawal related emotional neuronal processes |
| 1220 - 1240 | Prof Ph de Timary [Belgium] Several lines of evidence may explain the difficulty of access to treatment of alcohol - dependent subjects |
| 1240 - 1300 | Dr D. Jacques [Belgium] - Simultaneous tobacco and alcohol withdrawal: intensity of withdrawal symptoms and clinical consequences |
| 1300 – 1400 | Lunch/Posters |
| Symposium - Telemedicine and Information Technology (Chair: Mark Agius) | |
| 1400-1430 | Dr Davor Mucic [Denmark] Telemedicine in Psychiatry |
| 1430 - 1500 | Dr F Spaniel [Czech Republic] ITAREPS Preventing Schizophrenia Relapse by information Technology. |
| Symposium: Attracting Medical students/new doctors into Psychiatry (Chair: Dr Hugo de Waal) | |
| 1500 - 1520 | Dr Boris Jankov [UK] Training at St Andrews Healthcare Dr A Metastasio [UK] Mentoring Scheme |
| 1520 - 1530 | Dr Rashid Zaman [Cambridge/Bedford] Attracting Undergraduates and Postgraduates to Psychiatry |
| 1530 - 1700 | International Competition: Best oral presentation by medical students & foundations doctors. Each presentation 10 minutes. |
| 1700 | Conference Summary and Closure |
Conference Location
Cancer Research UK,
University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s Hospital site
Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ,
UK
Sponsors:
- Ely Lilly
- Janssen-Cilag
- Lundbeck
- Pfizer
- Wesleyan Medical Sickness
- St Andrew's Health Care
- Ectron
- Free University of Brussels
- Catholic University of Louvein
We thank our Sponsors and invite you to visit the trade exhibition on site.
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