Public Education Seminar & Media Workshop Theme: Community Engagement The Royal College of Psychiatrists West Midlands Division Friday, 21 November 2014 Birmingham Medical Institute 36 Harborne Road, Edgbaston Birmingham, B15 3AF Programme 9:00 AM Registration & Coffee SESSION CHAIR – Safi Afghan 9:45 AM Introduction 9:55 AM "Making Pathways Clear" - Equality, inclusion and community engagement in Mental Health Paul Singh, Equality & Diversity lead Dudley & Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust 10:20 AM Title: “Connecting with communities” Wesley Todd, 300 Voices Programme Lead Salma Yaqoob & Beresford Dawkins, Community Engagement Managers Lakhvir Rellon, Director of Community Engagement Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust DONEC ALIQUAM HENDRERIT 11:20 – 11:35 Coffee 11:40 AM SESSION CHAIR – Ananta Dave 11:45 Title: Improving access to Primary Mental Health Care for British South Asians: Experience from the AMP project in Longsight Manchester Linda Gask, Emerita Professor of Psychiatry Jonathan Lamb, Research Associate, Centre for Primary Care Saadia Aasem, Post Doctorate Research Fellow University of Manchester 12:45 – 13:30 Lunch 13:30 SESSION CHAIR - Pravir Sharma 13:35 “Public Mental Health”: Why & How? Dr. Peter Byrne, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist Newham University Hospital, East London 14:00 “DARE - Dementia project in schools” Dr Ayesha Bangash, Trainee Psychiatrist South Staffordshire & Shropshire NHS Foundation Trust 14:30 – 16:30 MEDIA WORKSHOP Includes presentations, live role rehearsals and feedback Facilitators Dr Mark Salter, Consultant in Adult General Psychiatry Dr Peter Byrne, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist East London NHS Trust 16:40 Vote of thanks & close Who should attend: Event suitable for psychiatrists, trainee psychiatrists, medical students, GPs, mental health professionals, community development workers, service users and carers. To book your free place, please contact Sue Corfield Email: scorfield@rcpsych.ac.uk with the following details: Full name, membership number (if applicable), place of work, email address, dietary preference. How to find Birmingham Medical Institute – please follow the link: http://www.bmedi.org.uk/index.php?page=location For more information, please contact Dr Safi Afghan, Public Engagement Officer, WM Division (safiafghan@btinternet.com) or the West Midlands Divisional Office at Tel: 0121 452 5120 This event is eligible for CPD subject to the approval of your peer group *Limited places available – book early to avoid disappointment *