Masterclass 2015

Neurodevelopmental disorders / learning disabilities / psychosis

This masterclass, we organized in collaboration with Professor Declan Murphy from the Maudsley Hospital/ Institute of Psychiatry. The masterclass included an evening lecture on Anders Behring Breivik, by Professor Ulrik Malt, Oslo, expert witness in the case.

Programme

DAY 1: Thursday 19/2
SESSION 1: Thursday morning: 9.00 – 12.00: The autistic brain and its mind
Chair: Anders Berntsson

08.00
09.00
Registration and coffee
09.00
09.10
Welcome
Ursula Werneke
09.10
09.40
Are autistic brains different?
Declan Murphy
09.40
10.10
Psychopathology and neuropsychology – Seeing the world through the eyes of an autistic person
Dene Robertson
10.10
10.40
Coffee
10.40
11.10
Are schizophrenia and autism related?
Grainne McAlonan
11.10
11.40
Autism and psychopathy – What is the link? What are the risks?
Michael Craig
11.40
12.10
Reaching out- communicating with people with autism and learning disabilities
Eva Malt
12.10
12.15
Discussion
12.15
13.15
Lunch

SESSION 2: Thursday afternoon 13.00 – 17.15: When hormones and neurotransmitters conspire
Chair: Anders Berntsson

Topic
13.15
13.45
Neurodevelopmental disorders – Is there a female brain?
Michael Craig
13.45
14.15
ADHD and Autism – Dual or Discrete diagnoses?
Grainne McAlonan
14.15
14.45
Stimulant and non-stimulant treatments for ADHD – Who benefits, when, how and why?
Dene Robertson
14.45
15.15
Coffee
15.15
15.45
New endocrine and neurotransmitter targets for neurodevelopmental disorders
Declan Murphy
15.45
16.15
Bring your case  (ALL)
16.15
16.20
Reflections/Announcements
Ursula Werneke
16.10
16.15
Short break
16.30
17.30
Special lecture:  Lessons from the Behring Breivik case: understanding neurodevelopmental disorders in a clinical context
Ulrik Malt
19.30 Dinner

 

DAY 2:  Friday 20/2
SESSION 3: Friday morning: 09.00 – 12.00: Challenging behaviours as therapeutic challenges
Chair: Anders Berntsson

Topic
08.30
08.35
Introduction
Ursula Werneke
08.35
09.10
Reconnect – Managing challenging  behaviour in patients with autism spectrum disorder
Michael Craig
09.10
09.40
The starry sky above me – Treating sleep disturbance in neurodevelopmental disorder
Dene Robertson / Grainne McAlonan
09.40
10.10
Coffee
10.10
10.40
Integrating care – Mental and physical health in people with learning disabilities
Eva Malt
10.40
11.15
Drug development from bench to bedside – rat race or slow motion?
Declan Murphy
11.15
11.45
Bring your case
All
11.45
12.00
Close and EAPM 2016 announcement
Ursula Werneke
12.00 Lunch

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