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2025 Webinar Series

2025 Programme Schedule and Recordings

Date

Topic

Speaker

Friday 5th September at 12:30pm

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"Compassionate Healthcare. So what?"

Prof Brendan Kelly
Professor of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin

Consultant Psychiatrist at Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin

Visiting Full Professor, UCD School of Medicine

Dr Caragh Behan

Consultant Psychiatrist and Senior Clinical Lecturer, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Friday 12th September at 12:30pm

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Implementation Science in Mental Health: Enhancing Access Across Systems of Care

Dr Elizabeth Connors
Yale University, USA

Friday 19th September at 12:30pm

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Stimulant Medications and Psychosis

Dr Kirstie O'Hare
Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (CCBS), University of Edinburgh

Friday 26th September at 12:30pm

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Sex and Gender Differences in Mental Health: Implications for Research and Clinical Practice

Prof Jill Goldstein
Harvard University

Friday 3rd October at 12:30pm

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Physical health inequality in Mental health

Prof Paul D'Alton
University Collge Dublin

Friday 10th October at 12:30pm

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Mood Disorders and Executive Dysfunction: Implications for Treatment Across Ages

Dr Steven Pliszka
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA

Friday 17th October at 12:30pm

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AI and Mobile Tools in Psychiatry: Innovations for Underserved Populations

Dr Niranjan Karnik
University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

Friday 24th October at 12:30pm

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Neurodevelopmental Disorders Across the Lifespan: Clinical and Translational Perspectives

Prof Jan Buittlear
Radboud University Medical Center, Netherlands

Friday 31st October at 12:30pm

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The Role of Nutrition in Mental Health: Evidence-Based Approaches

Prof Julia Rucklidge
University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Friday 7th November at 12:30pm

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Managing Psychological Trauma in High-Risk Occupations: Strategies and Interventions

Prof Neill Greenberg
King’s College London; Director, March on Stress

Friday 14th November at 12:30pm

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Digital Phenotyping and Early Detection of Mood Disorders: New Frontiers

Dr Anna Van Meter
Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, USA

Friday 21st November at 12:30pm

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AI-Powered Mental Health Support: Opportunities and Ethical Challenges

Dr Alison Darcy
Woebot Health, USA

Friday 28th November at 12:30pm

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Building Brain Capital: The Intersection of Neuroscience, Economics, and Mental Health

Harris Eyre
Brain Capital Alliance; OECD Neuroscience-inspired Policy Initiative

Friday 5th December at 12:30pm

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Neuroimaging and Neurofeedback in ADHD and Beyond: Implications for Psychiatric Practice

Prof Katya Rubia
King’s College London, UK

Friday 12th December at 12:30pm

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Addressing Structural Racism in Psychiatry: Strategies for Equity and Inclusion

Dr Danielle Hairston (prov)
Howard University College of Medicine, USA

Recordings will be added to this page once available - please note that these become accessible around 1-2 weeks after the webinar has taken place.

Friday 10th January

12:30pm

(opens in a new window)Trauma and Trance: From Shamanism to Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy

Dr Harold Kudler

Medical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Duke University 
Adjunct Professor at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences  

Friday 17th January

12:30pm

Sleep problems in adolescents with ADHD: which problems do they experience and what can be effective interventions?

Please note that a recording is not available.

Prof.dr. Saskia Van der Oord

Professor of Clinical Child Psychology, Research Group Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Parenting and Special Education. KU Leuven, Belgium

 

Friday 24th January

Exclusion from school – An educational tragedy

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Prof Harry Daniels

Fellow of Green Templeton College

Co-PI: Excluded Lives: the Political Economies of School Exclusion

 

Friday 31st January

(opens in a new window)Psychosocial Care for Responders and Healthcare Staff After Emergencies

Prof Richard Williams

Emeritus Professor of Mental Health Strategy in the University of South Wales and a Member of the Intercollegiate Board for Training in Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine

 

Friday 7th February

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Dr Tom Hutchinson

Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal

Visiting Professor, UCD School of Medicine, University College Dublin

Friday 14th February

(opens in a new window)Child Psychiatry in complex Neuromuscular Diseases: What can we learn from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and a National Project to improve Care Standards.

Dr Rory Conn

Consultant In Child and Adolescent Liaison Psychiatry

National Psychiatric Lead for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Friday 21st February

(opens in a new window)Understanding Traumatic Grief for children and young people. Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice.

Dr Shelley Gilbert

MBE (PHD) PGDPM, PGDC, Cert in Clinical Supervision, Snr Accredited MBACP, UKRCP Reg

Grief Encounter Founder& Life President

Chair Clinical Advisory Panel 2016-2023, Clinical Trustee 2003-2022

 

Friday 28th February

Conducting universal school-based mental health research in the South African context: The 4 Steps To My Future pilot study

Prof Bronwyne Coetzee

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch Universit

 

Friday 7th March

(opens in a new window)The State of the Evidence for Universal School Based Social and Emotional Learning: What, Why, and Now 

Dr Christina Cipriano, PhD, Associate Professor

Associate Professor, Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine; Director, Education Collaboratory at Yale University

 

Friday 14th March

(opens in a new window)What happens when ‘talk’ doesn’t work? Understanding the relationship between speech, language and communication needs and children’s mental health and well-being

Prof Susan Roulstone

Emeritus Professor at the University of the West of England, Bristol

Prof Yvonne Wren

University of Bristol, Cardiff Metropolitan University

 

Friday 21st March

(opens in a new window)Motivational Enhancement Strategies for Clients with ADHD

Prof Maggie Sibley, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington

School of Medicine Licensed Clinical Psychologist 

Member, Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), UW SMART Center, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development

 

Friday 28th March

(opens in a new window)Tourette syndrome and related disorders

Dr Erica Greenberg MD

Director, Pediatric Psychiatry OCD and Tic Disorders Program Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Massachusetts General Hospital

Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

 

Friday 11th April

(opens in a new window)Psychedelics and Psychosis Risk: A Decades-Long Debate

Dr Hyun Jung Kim, MD

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist specialising in early psychosis

Friday 25th April

(opens in a new window)Brain in Hand: Research on evidencing an App for autistic people

Professor Rohit Shankar, MBE

Professor in Neuropsychiatry, Peninsula School of Medicine, University of Plymouth

Associate Dean (Academic Training) Royal College of Psychiatrists

Consultant in Adult Developmental Neuropsychiatry - CFT

Clinical Director - Adult LD services - CFT

Friday 2nd May

12:30pm

(opens in a new window)Psychosis Service Evaluation Engaging young people in first episode psychosis services: findings from the Early Youth Engagement programme

Prof Kathryn Greenwood

Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Sussex and the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

 

Friday 9th May 

12:30pm

Sex and Gender Differences in Psychosis: Implications for Patients, Clinicians and Services

Dr Sean Naughton

Dr Sean Naughton is a Consultant Psychiatrist at the DETECT Early Intervention in Psychosis service and the Cluain Mhuire Crisis Resolution Service, Dublin. He is interested in the clinical practice implications of service-based research.

 

Friday 16th May

12:30pm

(opens in a new window)Stress and mental health presentations in secondary school-aged young people

Dr Ruth Blackburn

Dr Ruth Blackburn is a Senior Research Fellow at the UCL GOS Institute of Child Health. Her research focuses on generating evidence to inform population mental health improvement for children, young people and their families.

 

Friday 23rd May 

12:30pm

(opens in a new window)Psychosis Risk Stigma

Dr Joseph De Luca

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Fairfield University

Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

 

Friday 30th May

12:30pm

(opens in a new window)Defence of Mentally Ill Persons In Criminal Cases

Judge Peter Charleton

Supreme Court Judge, Ireland

 

Friday 6th June

12:30pm

(opens in a new window)What Can Administrative Registers Tell Us about Severe Mental Illness and Physical Health?

Dr Tomáš Formánek

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychiatric Epidemiology, the National Centre for Register-based Research, Aarhus University

Friday 13th June

(opens in a new window)Psychotropic Medication Use and Psychiatric Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Danish Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults

Dr Mette Bliddal

Lektor, Ph.D., Klinisk Institut, Syddansk Universitet

Associate Professor, PhD, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark

 

Friday 20th June

(opens in a new window)An evolutionary perspective on neurodevelopmental disorders

Dr Annie Swanepoel

Dr Annie Swanepoel is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in NELFT and also holds a PhD in Human Physiology.

 

Friday 27th June

(opens in a new window)The clinical and cost effectiveness of a STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and adolescents with emotional difficulties: the STADIA multi-centre randomised controlled trial

Professor Kapil Sayal

Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Honorary Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

 

Friday 4th July

(opens in a new window)AI and Mental Health 

Professor Aldo Faisal

Professor of AI & Neuroscience,Dept. of Computing and the Dept. of Bioengineering, Imperial College London

Friday 11th July

Sleep Disorders and ADHD

Dr Dimitrios Adamis

Consultant Adult Psychiatrist in Sligo Mental Health Services

Friday 18th July

Topic: Hearing spiritually significant voices

Reverend Professor Christopher Cook

Professor Christopher C.H. Cook, Emeritus Professor, Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University, UK

 

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