Sly Saint
Senior Member (Voting Rights)
https://www.babcp.com/Conferences/Spring.aspx
16th April
Workshop Two
Persistent (Medically Unexplained) Physical Symptoms: A Scientist Practitioner Approach
Trudie Chalder, King’s College London and David McCormack, Queen’s University Belfast
https://www.babcp.com/Conferences/Spring/Programme/Workshops.aspx#WS2
16th April
Workshop Two
Persistent (Medically Unexplained) Physical Symptoms: A Scientist Practitioner Approach
Trudie Chalder, King’s College London and David McCormack, Queen’s University Belfast
Persistent (medically unexplained) physical symptoms is an umbrella term for a range of lasting symptoms and syndromes commonly seen in outpatient clinics (e.g. irritable bowel syndrome, non-cardiac chest pain, chronic fatigue, cough hypersensitivity, fibromyalgia, and tension-type headaches). Physical and psychological symptoms overlap across the various syndromes and anxiety depression and sleep disturbance are often experienced. It is common for patients with persistent physical symptoms (PPS) to report that their quality of life is adversely affected. Patients with PPS account for a considerable proportion of healthcare use and associated costs (Reid et al 2002). Therefore, management of PPS is one of the most important tasks facing health professionals.
The aims of this workshop are to; (1) describe a transdiagnostic approach to understanding and treating persistent unexplained physical symptoms, and (2) give therapists an opportunity to practice some key skills for intervening with patients experiencing such symptoms in primary and secondary care settings.
Trudie Chalder is Professor of Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy at King’s College London. She has worked as a clinician and a researcher in the area of long-term conditions and medically unexplained symptoms for 30 years. Trudie develops specific CBT models to understand and treat symptoms and distress in MUS and uses randomized controlled trials to evaluate the effects of treatment on quality of life in primary and secondary care. Trudie’s work includes treatment for adults and adolescents and she has published over 250 articles. She was the President of the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy and is a member of the IAPT advisory group for LTC and MUS.
https://www.babcp.com/Conferences/Spring/Programme/Workshops.aspx#WS2