The e-learning resource for mental health professionals
CPD Online offers a range of learning modules and podcasts that provide a flexible, interactive way of keeping up to date with progress in mental health. College members may use CPD Online for up to 25 CPD points in the UK. Access to the modules is through annual subscription, but we also offer a series of free modules for you to trial first. For more information, visit the CPD Online website: www.psychiatrycpd.org
Recent modules and podcasts
Podcast The tyranny of metrics
In a society where so many organisations measure performance and success numerically, have we become fixated on metrics and blind to the facts? In this podcast, Professor Jerry Muller talks to Dr Raj Persaud about how our zeal to instil the evaluation process with scientific rigor could potentially threaten our quality of life and our most important institutions. CPD credits: 0.5
Module Autism spectrum disorder: the place of pharmacological approaches Quickbite
Patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can present with a wide variety of symptoms and behaviours. While some of these may be core features of autism, some are not. Others may mask potentially co-existing conditions amenable to pharmacological treatments. This module looks at the role of medication in ASD, while acknowledging the absence of any evidence that psychopharmacological agents have a direct effect on their core features. CPD credits: 0.5
Module Physical activity interventions in severe mental illness
Psychiatrists can validate the benefits of regular physical activity and healthier lifestyle choices for patients. This module highlights current societal trends in physical activity; outlines the current Chief Medical Officers’ (CMOs’) weekly physical activity guidelines; assists you in understanding the common terminology used in the physical activity literature; provides the latest evidence base for physical activity interventions; and explores initiatives that have attempted practice implementation. CPD credits: 1.5
Module Sports psychiatry
It is still relatively uncommon for psychiatrists to work in elite sport; the barriers to greater involvement need to be understood if they are to be overcome. This module looks at the difficulties that athletes can experience with their mental health and how these may be better addressed by psychiatrists. CPD credits: 1.5
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