The UKPTS is delighted to announce the 2024 Annual Conference: Trauma Care: Towards an Integrated Approach will take place on Friday 19 January 2024 at Wolfson College, University of Oxford.
As our understanding of trauma and its impact develops, we are moving towards more integrated and holistic approaches to best support those with trauma-related symptoms and disorders. UKPTS2024 will focus on the challenges and opportunities of providing inclusive and integrated care, intended to meet the needs of people suffering the effects of psychological trauma.
Join us as we explore the biomedical, mind/brain-body, and socio-economic perspectives of trauma care. Our keynotes and masterclasses will cover a variety of topics including psychedelics, functional disorders in children and adults, an new model of trauma management in primary care, equality and inclusion, and the power threat meaning framework.
The one-day conference will feature speakers from across the psychotraumatology and healthcare fields, encompassing primary and secondary care, civilian and military populations, philosophy and politics, from child to adult.
Building on the success of our role of host society for ESTSS 2023 in Belfast, we look forward to welcoming you to the stunning surrounds of Wolfson College, University of Oxford for what promises to be a day of fascinating insight, exploration, and discussion.
– Dr Tony Downes, Conference Chair
Programme
Friday 19 January
09.00-09.55 Registration and Refreshments
10.00-10.30 Welcomes & short film + presentation Rise (Functional Neurological Disorder)
10.30-12.00 Session 1: Keynotes – Resilience & Inclusion
12.00-12.55 Lunch
13.00-13.45 Session 2: Breakout (wearable technology, PTSD & cannabis; traumatic brain injury; more to be announced )
13.50-14.35 Session 3: Breakout (experiences of psychedelic therapy; CPTSD & functional disorders in children/adolescents; more to be announced)
15.00-16.50 Session 4: Keynotes – Biopsychosocial Considerations in Integrated Care
16.55-17.00 Concluding remarks
Programme timings and details are subject to change
Speakers
We are delighted to welcome speakers from across the psychotraumatology world to UKPTS2024. Our four sessions feature keynotes, presentations and a choice of breakout masterclasses.
Our first keynote session begins with Dr Joanne Mouthaan (Leiden University and ESTSS President) with a look at Trauma & Resilience in our morning session on Resilience & Inclusion. Joining Dr Mouthaan will be Dr Josephine Ocloo (King’s College London) and Prof Dominic Murphy (Combat Stress), to explore Trauma & Medical Harm: Inequity & Social Justice and How to Engage Under-Represented Groups to Engage with Research and Clinical Services respectively.
Our second keynote session on Biopsychosocial Considerations starts with Prof Eric Vermetten (Leiden University) on the history, latest research and understanding of Psychedelics & PTSD. He will be joined by Daniel Phillips (NHS Wales) on Managing Trauma Sequelae as Chronic Conditions in Primary Care.
Finally, Dr Victoria Williamson (King’s College London), Abdulkadir Mohamed (CNWL NHS Trust) and Dr Brock Chisholm (Consultant Clinical Psychologist) will focus on the Economic Impact of Poverty and the Cost of Living on Providing Therapy to Clients with PTSD.
Between the keynotes, we have two breakouts, with a choice of three topics in each exploring: Wearable Technology & Cannabis; Patients’ & Therapists’ Experiences of Psychedelic Therapy in PTSD; Traumatic Brain Injury, Functional Neurological Disorders & Psychological Trauma; CPTSD & Functional Disorders in Children & Adolescents; The Power Threat Meaning Framework; and ConnectionWorks.
More details and speaker biographies will appear in due course
Please download the programme for more.
Location
Wolfson College, University of Oxford is our wonderful location for UKPTS2024. Situated in the north of Oxford, along the River Cherwell, Wolfson is an all-graduate college.
Founded as Iffley College in 1965, philosopher Sir Isaiah Berlin served as first President until 1975. The College was renamed Wolfson College a year later, when it was renamed in honour of Sir Isaac Wolfson, who contributed toward the College’s foundation. The College’s buildings were designed by architects Powell and Moya, and Wolfson received its Royal Charter in 1981.
Wolfson’s motto is taken from the Roman playwright Terence: homo sum; humani nil alienum a me puto. “I am a human being; in my opinion nothing to do with human beings is foreign to me.”
Wolfson College can be found at Linton Road, Oxford, OX2 6UD. On site parking is not available.
The College is located about 30 minutes walk north of Oxford city centre.
The local and park and ride bus services (e.g. Stagecoach 2, 2A, N2) stop at Linton Road. Please see Oxford Bus and Oxford City Council for more, including details on park-and-ride services. The Oxford Tube runs regular bus services to/from London.
Tickets
UKPTS Member (standard): £109
Non-Member (standard): £169
To take advantage of the member discount and have access to post-conference materials, join the UKPTS here.