NCL and Maudsley Learning are delivering an interactive Mental Health Masterclass for Physician Associates. This comprises of two parts. 

Please note: in order to receive your CPD accredited certificate you will need to have signed up and attended part 1: NCL Physician Associate Mental Health Training – Masterclass.

Part 2: Online Simulation (alternative dates available)

By the end of this Masterclass, Physician Associates will:

• know what is required when taking a full psychiatric history.
• know all the elements of a comprehensive psychiatric risk assessment.
• know all of the elements of a mental state examination.
• start to be able to describe common psychopathology using the mental state examination structure understand why someone may escalate, and know the principles of verbal de-escalation using the Calm-Relate-Manage model.
• have an awareness of the broad groups of medication used to treat psychiatric ill health and how they may impact on physical health.
• recognise the broad principles of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act, and how they may be applied.

For further information, contact: Chaima.hale@nhs.net