Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Seminar Series: Hilary Term 2025

Theme: Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Local and Global Perspectives
Type: Seminar Series
Series organisers: Mina Fazel (Department of Psychiatry), Shreena Patel (Department of Psychiatry)
Timing: Tuesdays 12.15 - 13.15pm
Organising department: Department of Psychiatry

Talks:

Tuesday 14 January 2025

Supporting children with developmental disabilities in low-income contexts: insights from Ethiopia and Kenya
Date: 14 January 2025, 12:15 - 13:15
Speaker : Professor Rosa Hoekstra (Kings College London)
Venue: Department of Psychiatry, Headington OX3 7JX
Venue Details: Gelder Room and Online
Organisers: Shreena Patel (Department of Psychiatry), Mina Fazel (Department of Psychiatry)
Host: Professor Charles Newton (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 21 January 2025

‘Too much of a bad thing- mea culpa’ The Perils of Naso-Gastric Feeding in the Treatment of Eating Disorders
Date: 21 January 2025, 12:15 - 13:15
Speaker s: Dr Lakshmeesh Muttur Somashekhar (Highfield Unit), Dr Anthony James (Department of Psychiatry)
Venue: Department of Psychiatry, Headington OX3 7JX
Venue Details: Seminar Room and Online
Organisers: Shreena Patel (Department of Psychiatry), Mina Fazel (Department of Psychiatry)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 28 January 2025

Autism in Africa
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 28 January 2025, 12:15 - 13:15
Speaker : Professor Charles Newton (University of Oxford)
Venue: Department of Psychiatry, Headington OX3 7JX
Venue Details: Seminar Room and Online
Organisers: Shreena Patel (Department of Psychiatry), Mina Fazel (Department of Psychiatry)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 5 February 2025

Evaluating Long-term Neurodevelopmental Benefits of RTS,S/AS01 Vaccine in Children
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 5 February 2025, 12:15 - 13:15
Speaker : Dr Symon Kariuki (Africa Population and Health Research Centre,)
Venue: Department of Psychiatry, Headington OX3 7JX
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Shreena Patel (Department of Psychiatry), Mina Fazel (Department of Psychiatry)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 11 February 2025

Scaling up Mental Health Services for Adolescents in Africa: Recent Advances and Future Opportunities
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 11 February 2025, 12:15 - 13:15
Speaker : Dr Amina Abubakar (Pwani University)
Venue: Department of Psychiatry, Headington OX3 7JX
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Shreena Patel (Department of Psychiatry), Mina Fazel (Department of Psychiatry)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 25 February 2025

Negative Experiences and Mental Health of Neurodivergent UK Secondary School Students
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 25 February 2025, 12:15 - 13:15
Speaker : Alice Quinton (Kings College London)
Venue: Department of Psychiatry, Headington OX3 7JX
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Shreena Patel (Department of Psychiatry), Mina Fazel (Department of Psychiatry)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 4 March 2025

Neurodevelopmental delay in children with perinatally acquired HIV
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 4 March 2025, 12:15 - 13:15
Speaker : Dr Rebecca Horton (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)
Venue: Department of Psychiatry, Headington OX3 7JX
Venue Details: Seminar Room and Online
Organisers: Shreena Patel (Department of Psychiatry), Mina Fazel (Department of Psychiatry)
Hosts: TBA

Editor: Shreena Patel