Liz McDonald (United Kingdom)
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Dept of Professional Standards
Dr Liz McDonald is former Chair of the Perinatal faculty at the RCPsych (2012-16), former Chair of the Pan London PMH Clinical Network (2013-2017). She worked clinically and in service development in east London, was a Guideline Development Group member for the NICE APMH guidelines (2007 and 2014), was a regional assessor for psychiatric maternal deaths and was a member of the IAG for MBRRACE. She was Clinical Lead for the NHSE funded Bursary Project for training perinatal psychiatrists at the RCPsych and is now Joint Clinical Lead for the HEE funded masterclass programme at RCPsych. She is a visiting lecturer at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. She has extensive experience of teaching at regional, national and international levels. She has been an active mentor of trainee and consultant psychiatrists. She is currently co-editing a Seminar Series Perinatal Psychiatry textbook with the RCPsych and Cambridge University Press.

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Webinar - EPA Course 14: Women's Mental Health: Thinking About and Tackling Gender Differences and the Needs of Women

Session Type
EPA Course
Date
Mon, 06.06.2022
Session Time
15:00 - 17:00
Room
Hall K
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Session Description
Organised by the EPA Section on Women, Gender and Mental Health. 1. Schizophrenia and women. What do we need to know and do to improve outcome for women? This presentation will look at the gender differences, lifespan course, risk assessment and care needs for women with schizophrenia. Dr Liz McDonald 2. Women with severe mental disorders: sexual health, fertility and planning for pregnancy and parenthood. This presentation will address the specific needs of women in relation to their fertility and how clinicians and services can best support women to ensure optimal outcome. Dr Lucinda Green. 3. Violence against women and mental health. This presentation will consider the many implications for mental health outcomes and services, of violence against women. Dr Hind Khalifeh. 4. Mental Health and Parenting. This presentation addresses risk factors and uses case examples to explore links between mental disorders and the barriers and challenges in relation to child safeguarding. Dr Lucinda Green.
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Women's Mental Health: Thinking About and Tackling Gender Differences and the Needs of Women

Session Name
1980 - Webinar - EPA Course 14: Women's Mental Health: Thinking About and Tackling Gender Differences and the Needs of Women (ID 123)
Session Type
EPA Course
Date
Mon, 06.06.2022
Session Time
15:00 - 17:00
Room
Hall K
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Lecture Time
15:00 - 17:00

Anxiety Disorders in the Perinatal Period

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0430 - On Demand - Symposium 21: Anxiety Disorders in Pregnancy and the Postnatal Period: Recent Progress and Lived Experience (ID 141)
Session Type
Clinical/Therapeutic
Date
Sat, 04.06.2022
Session Time
15:30 - 17:00
Room
On Demand 2
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Lecture Time
15:30 - 15:50

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Anxiety disorders are common in pregnancy and in the post-natal period. This presentation will focus on how anxiety disorders may present in the perinatal period, the need for accurate and timely diagnosis, and barriers to diagnosis and barriers for women in accessing appropriate care and treatment.

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Developing a Systematic Training Programme in Women’s Mental Health

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1410 - LIVE - Workshop 07: How can we Improve Psychiatric Training in Women's Mental Health? (ID 147)
Session Type
Clinical/Therapeutic
Date
Mon, 06.06.2022
Session Time
08:00 - 09:30
Room
Hall C
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Lecture Time
08:54 - 09:05

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This presentataion outlines the development of a post-membership masterclass programme in Perinatal Psychiatry, funded by Health Education England and delivered through the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The masterclass programme renges from 5-15 days and there are separate programmes for consultants, SAS doctors and senior trainees in psychiatry. The course is delivered by experts in the area and contains a mix of didactic teaching and small group work. The programme was developed to meet the workforce needs of rapidly expanding perinatal mental services throughout England. The programme also helps facilitate the needs of perinatal psychiatrists from Ireland and from the devolved nations of the UK (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).

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