The 9th Liaison Psychiatry for Older People Conference– Directions & Developments 2010
Date: Wednesday 12 May 2010 to Thursday 13 May 2010 Location: Hilton Leeds City Hotel, Neville Street, Leeds LS1 4BX

This annual conference provides a meeting point for liaison practitioners and other colleagues to get together to share information and be updated on important areas in the field. At a time when policy documents call for liaison services, yet developing and sustaining these services can be difficult, the conference enables sharing of success, help with overcoming barriers, and a chance to catch up on cutting-edge research in the field.

Keynote speaker: Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia, Department of Health

Full details and booking via the Andrew Simms Centre

This website is dedicated to improving the care of older people with mental health problems in general hospitals.
Here you will find:

• Background information explaining what liaison psychiatry services for older people are, why they are needed and what they do
  
  
• Information about current developments
  
  
• News and views from others interested in this area of care
  

LPOP special interest group Jiscmail discussion group - see the clinical networks page for more information and to join.



News and Events
Previous Conferences
The Seventh National Conference on Liaison Psychiatry for Older People 14/15 May 2008 Leeds

British Society of Gerontology Conference 2007 - Sheffield - Thursday 6th - Saturday 8th September 2007

National Mental Health Nursing Conference 2007 - Cambridge - Monday 16th - Tuesday 17th July 2007

Liaison Psychiatry for Older People Conference 2007-Directions & Developments - Leeds -Thursday 17th May 2007

Evaluating your Liaison Service - Evaluation guides and Evaluation flow diagram

Liaison Psychiatry for Older People Project - Delegate literature

SDO Conference 2007 - Delivering better health serivces - London - Wednesday 9th May 2007 Delegate literature



 

 

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