Prader Willi Conference - March

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Hi All

Just thought you would like to know that there is a Prader Willi Conference at Reading University on Thursday 27 March. This is the programme. I also have the booking form which i can forward if people send me their email address or go on to the Pracer Willi website - www.pwsa.co.uk. I am going to it.

Behaviour and Mental Health in Prader-Willi Syndrome
27 March 2008 - Reading University

9.00 - 9.30 Registration and refreshments

9.30 Welcome

9.40 An overview of factors influencing behaviour in PWS - Prof Tony Holland, Chair of Learning
Disabilities, University of Cambridge, President PWSA (UK)

10.30 Cognition and its relationship to repetitive and compulsive-like behaviour in adolescents
with PWS - Kate Woodcock, PhD, University of Birmingham

10.50 Refreshments

11.10 The effect of hunger on behaviour in PWS - Elanor Hinton, Research fellow, Wales Institute
of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cardiff

11.30 Psychosis in PWS - Harm Boer, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist for people with learning
disabilities, Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust

11.50 Working with parents - Jan Taylor and Lizzie Medwell, PWSA (UK)

12.15 Question and Answer session (all previous speakers)

12.45 Lunch

1.40 Seminars (choose 1)
a) Behaviour in children with PWS - Dr Liz Shea, Clinical Psychologist, Birmingham
Children's Hospital and Jacquie Kearns, PWSA (UK)
b) Mental health issues in PWS - Dr Harm Boer, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist for
people with learning disabilities and Rob Kempson, PWSA (UK)
c) Behaviour in teenagers and adults with PWS - Prof Tony Holland, Chair Learning
Disabilities, University of Cambridge and Lizzie Medwell, PWSA (UK)
d) Communication issues and behaviour in PWS - Stephanie Potgeiter and Heather Hardy,
Senior Speech Therapists, Bladon House School, SENAD group, and Jackie Waters,
PWSA (UK)
2.30 Break
2.50 Small group work on behavioural interventions - discussing a typical scenario
3.50 Plenary session: questions and comments, followed by close.

Delegates will receive handouts of all talks and also post-conference notes from the behavioural interventions groups

Fees: £65 per person to include refreshments, buffet lunch, handouts and post-conference notes. Please complete a separate booking form for each person attending.

PWSA (UK), 125a London Road, Derby DE1 2QQ
Tel 01332 365676 Fax 01332 360401 email admin@pwsa.co.uk
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