BACCH ASM 2020 (online event)

Programme

Monday 9 November 2020 (13.30-16.00)

• Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews: How serious are we about learning from serious & fatal child maltreatment? 
  Dr Peter Sidebotham (Emeritus Professor of Child Health, Univ. of Warwick)
• Implication of rapid whole genome sequencing for children with neurodevelopmental disorders
  Professor Lucy Raymond (Professor of Medical Genetics & Neurodevelopment, Department of Medical Genetics, Univ. of Cambridge)
• Challenging behavioural problems in conduct & neurodevelopmental disorders – what behavioural support/program is available for children and families?
  Professor Angela Hassiotis (Professor of Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability, UCL and Camden & Islington Foundation NHS Trust)

Tuesday 10 November 2020 (10.00-12.30)

• BACCH AGM - members only (09.30-09.50 - separate meeting)
• NHS long-term plan
  Dr Lisa Kauffmann (BACCH Chair) & Dr Simon Lenton (BACAPH Co-Chair)
• Implementation of the new Child Death Review statutory guidance - one year on
  Dr Jo Garstang (Consultant Community Paediatrician & Designated Doctor for Unexpected Child Deaths, Birmingham Community NHS Trust)
• Prevalence, presentation and treatment of anxiety in autism
  Dr Ann Ozsivadjian (Principal Clinical Psychologist Independent practice and King’s College London (Honorary))

Full programme available to download as a PDF at bottom of this page.

Registration

• Please use the online booking form at the bottom of this page.
• We are charging a small fee to help cover the costs of running the virtual event.
• Only payment by credit/debit card is available.  If this is a problem for you, the Treasurer will consider requests for other payment methods on a one-off basis.
• We will email joining instructions for the conference (to be held as an MS Teams live event) during the 1st week of November.
• Please register for the event by 6 November

Cancellations

• Cancellations must be confirmed in writing (via email). 
• No refunds will be given for non-attendance or cancellations received after Friday 6 November 2020.
• Cancellations received prior to this date will be eligible for a full refund, minus card processing fees.
• Delegates may make arrangements for a substitute to attend in their place at any time with no cost incurred by contacting the BACCH office.

If you are a BACCH member, please use the email address connected to your membership account if possible.