Neuroimaging update plus psychological therapies in older people

Event Notes:

Hosted by the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry, this event will focus on neuroimaging specifically to update on CT and MRI, as well as psychological therapies in older people.

Confirmed sessions so far include:

• Dr Natasha Lord and Dr Kathryn Dykes, Implementing Psychological therapies in clinical practice for older people -looking to the future, challenges and next steps
• Professor John O’Brien, Professor of Old Age Psychiatry and NIHR Emeritus Senior Investigator, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine
• Dr George Petrides, Consultant Radiologist with a special interest in radionuclide radiology and PET-CT scanning, Newcastle
• Professor Ian James, Clinical Psychologist, Newcastle – non-pharmacological approaches in dementia
• Professor Philip Wilkinson, Consultant old age psychiatrist, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust – psychological therapies in later life
• Professor Tomasz Matys, Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant in Neuroradiology, Cambridge – Practical assessment of Structural scans (CT/MRI)