Hearts and Minds: Exploring the Cardiovascular Risk Burden in Psychiatric Disease
December 2nd & 3rd, 2005

This was the first major international meeting held in the College since it's re-opening in October 2005 and the first in the Masterclass series. 

The topic was prompted by the realisation that while this is a serious health problem within society, it is not widely recognised and the management response is frequently ambivalent.  The major concern is probably that patients already coping with a major disorder might be psychologically overwhelmed by the demands of lifestyle change which are integral components of the management of cardiovascular disease and its prevention.

This inaugural Masterclass took place over two days, including speakers from Belgium, UK and USA. 

Programme - Meeting Report -  Masterclass Home - Masterclass Series

Chairs:

Dr Helen Millar, Carseview Centre, Dundee, Scotland
Dr Brian Maurer, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin

Dr John Sheehan, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
Dr Seamus Sreenan, Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin

Dr Marilyn Ader, University of Southern California, USA
Dr Marc De Hert, University Centrem St Jozef, Katholieke Leuven, Belgium

Speakers:

Prof Ted Dinan, Cork University Hospital
Psychiatric and Cardiovascular Risk - The Problem Defined

Dr Sean Dinneen, University College Hospital, Galway
Metabolic Syndrome - An Emerging Epidemic

Prof John Feely, Trinity College Dublin
Multi Factorial Nature of Cardiovascular Risk

Dr Vincent Maher, Adelaide & Meath Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin
Current Understanding Hypertension

Dr. Brendan Buckley, University College, Cork
Lipids - Current Understanding

Dr Emer Shelley, Department of Health and Children, Dublin
Smoking, Diet and Exercise - Current Understanding

Dr Donal O'Shea, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin
Implications of Obesity

Dr Amanda Adler, Addenbrook's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Diabetes - The Global Challenge

Dr. Jogin Thakore,  St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin
Are Patients with Psychosis Predisposed to Metabolic Abnormalities

Dr. Marc De Hert, Dr. Marilyn Ader, Dr. Brian O'Shea, Dr. Seamus Sreenan, Dr. Colm McDonald

Day 2 - Saturday December 3 2005

Programme:

Chairs:

Prof Colm McDonald, National University of Ireland, Galway
Dr Brendan Buckley, University College, Cork

Speakers:
Dr Marc De Hert, University Centre St Jozef, Katholieke Leuven, Belgium
Metabolic Burden in Patients with Schizophrenia

Dr Marilyn Ader, Unviersity of Southern California, USA
Antipsychotic Agents - Mechanisms of Metabolic Disorders

Dr Brian O'Shea, Newcastle Hospitalm Wicklow
Does Current Management Exacerbate Risk?

Prof Kieran Murphy, RCSI and Beaumont Hospital Dublin
Issues in Managing Organic Disease in Psychiatric Illness

Dr Helen Millar, Carseview Centre, Dundee, Scotland
Experiences in Managing Cardiovascular Risk in Psychiatric Patients

Prof Kevin Malone, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin
Models of Implementation of Managing Cardiovascular Risk in Psychiatric Patients

Workshop: 
Models of Implementation of Managing Cardiovascular Risk in Psychiatric Patients

Workshop Facilitators
Prof John Feeley, Trinity College Dublin
Prof T. Joseph McKenna, The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

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