The lectures take place from 4-5pm in the small lecture theatre of the Kennedy Tower on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month during semester time. Special lecture series: January - June 2012 All health professionals and scientific staff are encouraged to attend. Drugs, Science and Politics: a recipe for disaster? Speaker is Professor David Nutt, Imperial College London. Host: Professor Stephen Lawrie, sponsored by SMHRN. Wednesday 18 January 2012, 4.00pm Wednesday 18 January 2012, 5.00pm Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital The harm of GBL and the benefit of Baclofen Speakers are Drs Rebecca Lawrence, Sarah Kennedy and Rachel Petrie, NHS Lothian. Host: Professor Stephen Lawrie. Wednesday 1 February 2012, 4.00pm Wednesday 1 February 2012, 5.00pm Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital Tweeting, Blogging and Friending: Professionalism and Social Networking Speaker is Dr Chris Pell, NHS Tayside. Host: Professor David Owens. Wednesday 15 February 2012, 4.00pm Wednesday 15 February 2012, 5.00pm Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital Saving Women's Lives - what can mental health services do? Speaker is Dr Roch Cantwell, Perinatal Psychiatry, Southern General Hospital. Host: Professor Andrew McIntosh, sponsored by SMHRN. Wednesday 7 March 2012, 4.00pm Wednesday 7 March 2012, 5.00pm Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital Multiple treatments meta-analyses of antidepressants and antimanic agents: strengths, weaknesses and implications for clinical practice Speaker is Dr Andrea Cipriani, University of Verona. Host: Professor Stephen Lawrie. Wednesday 4 April 2012, 3.00pm Wednesday 4 April 2012, 4.00pm Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital Portrait of the Psychiatrist as a Young Man. The Early Writing and Work of R.D. Laing, 1927-1960 Speaker is Dr Allan Beveridge, Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline. Host: Stephen Lawrie. Wednesday 18 April 2012, 3.00pm Wednesday 18 April 2012, 4.00pm Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital Developmental Genetics and Psychopathology: Some New Feathers for a Fine Old Hat Speaker is Dr Wendy Johnson, Psychology, University of Edinburgh. Host: Professor Jeremy Hall. Wednesday 2 May 2012, 3.00pm Wednesday 2 May 2012, 4.00pm Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital I say potato, you say spud: Linguistic alignment in interaction Speaker is Professor Holly Branigan, Psychology, University of Edinburgh. Host: Dr Andrew Stanfield. Wednesday 16 May 2012, 3.00pm Wednesday 16 May 2012, 4.00pm Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital Neurological complications of alcohol and other drugs Speaker is Dr Killian Welch, Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh. Host: Professor Andrew McIntosh, sponsored by SMHRN. Wednesday 6 June 2012, 3.00pm Wednesday 6 June 2012, 4.00pm Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital The Emerging Neurobiology of Delusionsa Speaker is Dr Philip R Corlett, Yale University. Host: Professor Stephen Lawrie. Wednesday 20 June 2012, 3.00pm Wednesday 20 June 2012, 4.00pm Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital NB Also of interest: Wednesday 21st March 2012 - Edinburgh Neuroscience Annual Neuroscience Day, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Publication date 18 Jun, 2015
