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.co.uk

Recent modules and podcasts

Module Quickbite: Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in adults

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has had an increasingly high profile over the last 10 years since the passing of the Autism Act 2009 (England and Wales). It is relatively common in the population and even more so in psychiatric clinics. It may present differently in some groups. This module aims to give you further understanding of how to diagnose someone with autism spectrum disorder, the criteria and what they mean in practice. CPD credits: 0.5

Podcast Ethical considerations arising from the Government's counter-terrorism strategy

Section 26(1) of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 states that specified authorities, including healthcare bodies, ‘must, in the exercise of [their] functions, have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.’ It can be difficult to reflect objectively about the potential pitfalls and risks that this duty creates. In its Position Statement PS04/16, RCPsych identified that ‘for the psychiatric profession, these include ethical, clinical, professional-boundary and confidentiality issues.’ This module should equip participants with the knowledge and opportunities to weigh up these challenges in keeping with principles of good psychiatric practice. CPD credits: 1

Podcast David Sellu: a surgeon's story

Dr David Sellu was a surgeon with a distinguished record who received a prison sentence after a patient died under his care in a private hospital in 2010; the conviction was later appealed and shown to be an unfair trial with tinges of racism. In this podcast, Dr David Sellu talks openly and frankly to Dr Raj Persaud about his ordeal, and about his fight to create a fairer, more accountable medical justice system. CPD credits: 0.5

Podcast Seven deadly sins of psychological science

In this podcast, Dr Raj Persaud talks to Professor Chris Chambers about his recently published book ?The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology: A Manifesto for Reforming the Culture of Scientific Practice?, in which he diagnoses the ills besetting the discipline today and proposes sensible, practical solutions for change. CPD credits: 0.5