Digital healthcare technologies including genomics, digital medicine, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are increasingly being used to address global healthcare challenges, with a rapid acceleration during the Covid pandemic.

The two half days will look to provide the background clinical knowledge to support understanding of dissociation, how it might present and the assessment, diagnosis and management approaches of the dissociative disorders.

The Mental Health of Armed Forces Veterans – Services and Experiences

The language deprivation pandemic is a hidden one that effects approximately 70% of deaf children in the UK, and been around in the early 19th Century, yet we are still learning about the lasting effects. It is considered a safeguarding concern, and everyone has responsibility to abolish this practice.

Sleep disorders involve problems with the quality, timing and amount of sleep, which impacts functioning and quality of life. There are several sleep disorders of which insomnia is the commonest. Sleep disorders in people with mental illness and emotional difficulties are less understood and possibly under recognised. Mental illness can contribute or exacerbate sleep difficulty. Chaired by Dr Miriam Isaac, this masterclass will also have a special panel discussion on COVID and Sleep. This multi-speaker programme aims to provide a comprehensive study day capturing the salient topics relevant for a busy clinician.

Presented by the Andrew Sims Centre’s established Mental Health Law multi-professional training team.