Doctors' Support Network
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DSN 2019 AGM & Conference
2019 DSN AGM & ConferenceBRISTOL
Saturday 8th June 201910.30 to 16.30
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Read about how the AGM and conference went on our blog:
AGM 10.30 to 12.30
DSN members were invited to attend the AGM.
- Agenda
- Minutes
- AGM 2018 (unconfirmed)
- Chair report
- Treasurer's report
Please print out your own hard copies of the above documents as necessary ;
no print outs will be available at the meeting.
Lunch 12.30 to 13.00
A simple lunch will be provided including a vegetarian option.
Self service tea and coffee will be available throughout the event.
CONFERENCE 13.00 to 16.30
UK based doctors and medical students, interested in physician health, are invited to join us for our FREE
annual conference. This event is also suitable for other healthcare professionals providing healthcare for medics with mental ill health.
PROGRAMME
Download your own copy here : no print outs will be available at the event.
13.00 to 13.45
The Meaning of Health Dr. Phil Hammond
'We spend trillions on ‘health’ but, like Brexit, no one can agree what it means. The World Health Organisation set the bar too high (an absence of disease and disability, plus a complete state of physical, mental and social wellbeing). The National Health Service doesn’t even define health, but spends £124 billion serving it. And the individualisation and commoditisation of health has fertilised many a con artist.
So, what is health? Why do we still treat poverty with statins and alienation with anti-depressants? And why are doctors often less healthy than our patients? A seed can only flourish in fertile soil.
So, how do we create the environment for us all to prosper? It’s time to take back control of our health. Together, and free from bullshit.’
Speaker : Dr. Phil Hammond
is a doctor, journalist, broadcaster, campaigner, comedian and a longstanding patron of DSN. He qualified as a GP in 1991 and currently works in a specialist NHS centre for children and adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).
The General Medical Council has said of Phil 'A comedian trapped in a doctor’s body.’
14.00 to 14.40
Keeping on Keeping Well for Medics Leona Walsh
The session will provide an overview of the work of the Professional Support Unit in Wales and in the UK. Participants will explore signs and triggers that maybe affecting the work and personal life of medics and discuss techniques and strategies for sustainable wellbeing and a positive working environment.
Speaker: Leona Walsh, BA (Russian Studies), LLM (Employment Law), PG Cert (Leadership for the Health Professions) Professional Support Unit, Health Education & Improvement Wales (HEIW)
Leona has been working in Postgraduate Medical Education, Wales Deanery since 2004 in roles ranging from International Medical Graduates, Specialty Training Recruitment and Professional Support to doctors and dentists in training.
She leads on educational activities to faculty and trainees in the area of recognition of support needs, positive work and training environment and maintaining wellbeing.
Leona has expertise in working with individuals and organisations unlocking potential, through realising strengths, maximising performance and achieving goals.
14.40 to 15.00
BREAK
15.00 to 15.30
Practitioner Health Programme Update Richard Jones
Speaker: Richard Jones RMN MSc BSc MAREBT Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, Specialist Mental Health Nurse, Independent Prescriber.
Richard is the Clinical Director for both the NHS Practitioner Health Programme (PHP) and the GP Health Service (GPH). He manages the largest caseload in both services, helping practitioner patients to recover from a wide variety of health problems and addictions.
Since the creation of the new GPH service Richard now primarily only sees the most complex cases, typically with regulator involvement, atypical addictions and presentations, or those that require enhanced management or confidentiality. Richard is particularly interested in psychopharmacology, non-substance related addictions, and the role of ‘meta emotions’ in maintaining illnesses and addictions. Richard speaks across the country on areas related to practitioner health and has input into many courses and events on related issues.
Richard originally trained as an Registered Mental health Nurse (RMN), working for over a decade post qualification at the South London and the Maudsley Trust (SLaM), before becoming a Lecturer/ Practitioner, at King’s College London’s (KCL) Nightingale school, where he later became a college tutor and course leader. Whilst at KCL he was given the Teaching Excellence award in 2010.
Richard has worked at PHP since 2010 initially working part time as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) therapist, then joining the team full time in 2012.
15.30 to 15.50
DSN - news from EAPH conference in Oslo Dr. Angelika Luehrs & Dr. Louise Freeman
DSN co-chairs with news from the recent European Association of Physician Health conference in Oslo.
Find out about wisdom in medicine, increase in distress in female medical students over last 20 years and, motivation, health human capital as well as how our presentation on talking about our own mental health went at the event.
15.50 to 16.30
Creativity & Wellness Dr. Jo Bowen
‘How I use creativity and conflict reduction tools, using the imagination and visualisation, to help doctors at my clinic.’
This talk offers the chance to reflect on how we can all allow our creative selves more potential and empowerment, inside and outside of our lives in medicine. Some (optional) mini experiential exercises are included.
Speaker: Dr. Jo Bowen
‘I am a retired London psychiatrist now running a private stress and anxiety/trauma management clinic in Devon and online, specialising in helping doctors, dentists and vets. I include use of conflict reduction creativity tools to aid wellness and fulfilment.’
16.30
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Photography at this event
DSN photos - we hope to take a group photo at the event as well as a few other photos of speakers etc. for use on our publicly accessible website, social media pages and in our newsletter. Everyone is warmly invited to be in the group photo (and any others) but there is absolutely no obligation to do so.
Personal photos - please don't take photos of anyone except yourself at the event (unless you have the other person's permission).
Twitter
Conference hashtag - #DSNconf
- please feel free to tweet (positively we hope!) about the conference.
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If you haven't attended a DSN event before, read about the last AGM and conference on our blog to give you an idea of what to expect:
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