College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine

Division of Psychiatry

The lectures take place from 4-5pm in the small lecture theatre of the Kennedy Tower on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month during semester time.

Special lecture series: January - June 2012

All health professionals and scientific staff are encouraged to attend.

Drugs, Science and Politics: a recipe for disaster?

Speaker is Professor David Nutt, Imperial College London. Host: Professor Stephen Lawrie, sponsored by SMHRN.

Wednesday 18 January 2012, 4.00pm

Wednesday 18 January 2012, 5.00pm

Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital

The harm of GBL and the benefit of Baclofen

Speakers are Drs Rebecca Lawrence, Sarah Kennedy and Rachel Petrie, NHS Lothian. Host: Professor Stephen Lawrie.

Wednesday 1 February 2012, 4.00pm

Wednesday 1 February 2012, 5.00pm

Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Tweeting, Blogging and Friending: Professionalism and Social Networking

Speaker is Dr Chris Pell, NHS Tayside. Host: Professor David Owens.

Wednesday 15 February 2012, 4.00pm

Wednesday 15 February 2012, 5.00pm

Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Saving Women's Lives - what can mental health services do?

Speaker is Dr Roch Cantwell, Perinatal Psychiatry, Southern General Hospital. Host: Professor Andrew McIntosh, sponsored by SMHRN.

Wednesday 7 March 2012, 4.00pm

Wednesday 7 March 2012, 5.00pm

Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Multiple treatments meta-analyses of antidepressants and antimanic agents: strengths, weaknesses and implications for clinical practice

Speaker is Dr Andrea Cipriani, University of Verona. Host: Professor Stephen Lawrie.

Wednesday 4 April 2012, 3.00pm

Wednesday 4 April 2012, 4.00pm

Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Portrait of the Psychiatrist as a Young Man. The Early Writing and Work of R.D. Laing, 1927-1960

Speaker is Dr Allan Beveridge, Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline. Host: Stephen Lawrie.

Wednesday 18 April 2012, 3.00pm

Wednesday 18 April 2012, 4.00pm

Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Developmental Genetics and Psychopathology: Some New Feathers for a Fine Old Hat

Speaker is Dr Wendy Johnson, Psychology, University of Edinburgh. Host: Professor Jeremy Hall.

Wednesday 2 May 2012, 3.00pm

Wednesday 2 May 2012, 4.00pm

Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital

I say potato, you say spud: Linguistic alignment in interaction

Speaker is Professor Holly Branigan, Psychology, University of Edinburgh. Host: Dr Andrew Stanfield.

Wednesday 16 May 2012, 3.00pm

Wednesday 16 May 2012, 4.00pm

Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Neurological complications of alcohol and other drugs

Speaker is Dr Killian Welch, Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh. Host: Professor Andrew McIntosh, sponsored by SMHRN.

Wednesday 6 June 2012, 3.00pm

Wednesday 6 June 2012, 4.00pm

Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital

The Emerging Neurobiology of Delusionsa

Speaker is Dr Philip R Corlett, Yale University. Host: Professor Stephen Lawrie.

Wednesday 20 June 2012, 3.00pm

Wednesday 20 June 2012, 4.00pm

Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital

NB Also of interest:

Wednesday 21st March 2012 - Edinburgh Neuroscience Annual Neuroscience Day, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh