Deep Dive- Respiratory & Mental Health (Manchester)

FACE TO FACE EVENT

THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO UK REGISTERED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ONLY

Location: Royal Nawaab Stockport Pyramid, Yew Street

Event Agenda

Why Should Healthcare Professionals Attend?

Respiratory disease and mental health conditions frequently coexist in primary care, yet they are often managed in parallel rather than together. Anxiety and depression can worsen asthma and COPD outcomes, reduce inhaler adherence, and increase exacerbation risk — while chronic breathlessness itself can significantly impact psychological wellbeing.

This face-to-face study day explores the practical intersection between respiratory and mental health care. Through case-based discussion and evidence-aligned updates, delegates will gain confidence in recognising comorbidity, optimising treatment plans, and delivering more holistic, patient-centred care.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Recognise the bidirectional relationship between respiratory disease and mental health.

• Identify red flags for uncontrolled asthma/COPD and co-existing anxiety or depression.

• Optimise inhaler therapy while considering psychological factors affecting adherence.

• Apply practical strategies to support holistic, integrated care in primary care settings.

Key Benefits

• Improved confidence managing complex multimorbidity

• Clearer escalation and referral pathways

• Better inhaler optimisation and adherence strategies

• Practical tools to support shared decision-making

• CPD-accredited learning for revalidation portfolios

Additional Information

• This is a face-to-face, CPD-accredited event.

• Certificates of attendance will be issued for full participation.

• Suitable for GPs, prescribing pharmacists, nurses, and wider primary care MDT members.

Meet the Speakers

Dr Biswajit Chakrabarti

MBBS, MD, FRCP

Consultant Respiratory Physician, University Hospital Aintree (Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT).

Dr Chakrabarti completed his undergraduate training at the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London in 1998 prior to undertaking specialty training in respiratory medicine. This included a research fellowship in the field of COPD and ventilation at Aintree University Hospital followed by a period as a clinical lecturer in respiratory medicine where he completed an MD thesis in the field of non- invasive ventilation in COPD under the supervision of Professor Peter Calverley.Dr Chakrabarti undertakes a weekly sleep clinic in his NHS practice and has been trained both in the management of sleep disordered breathing conditions such as obstructive sleep apnoea as well as more complex conditions such as restless legs syndrome, narcolepsy and parasomnias. Dr Chakrabarti is one of the principal ventilation consultants in a tertiary level regional Ventilation Unit dealing with neuromuscular conditions and in "Difficult Weaning". He is also Clinical Lead for Pneumonia at Aintree University Hospital leading a group dedicated to reducing mortality from this condition as well as Advancing Quality regional Community Acquired Pneumonia lead. Dr Chakrabarti's research interests primarily focus on the use healthcare technology of intelligent clinical decision support system software to implement guideline level care as well as Sleep disorders, COPD and Ventilation.

Dr. Tim Mercer

BMedSci (Hons), BMBS (Hons), MRCGP, DOccMed

Dr Mercer qualified from the University of Nottingham in 2015 before returning to the Wirral Peninsula to complete his Foundation and General Practice Training. He joined St Hilary Group Practice as a Salaried GP in August 2020. He joined the Partnership in July 2021.His professional interests include insomnia, pain, mental health and medically unexplained symptoms. He was awarded a Post-CCT Fellowship to develop these interests, culminating in presentations at RCGP Annual Conference and obtaining the DOccMed from the Faculty of Occupational Medicine.Dr Mercer is an officer in the Local Medical Committee and is the Digital Clinical Lead for the North Coast Alliance and Arno PCN SDUs. He lived much of his childhood in Wallasey and still lives in Wirral with his wife, daughter and dog.

Symposium Sponsors

The Impact, Diagnosis and Management of Migraine session ONLY has been solely funded by AbbVie UK. AbbVie has selected the speaker & content of the agenda; AbbVie products will be discussed

EasyChamber Spacers - A Cost Effective Prescribing Solution The session is sponsored by TrionPharma. TrionPharma has selected the speaker and the content of this session, and TrionPharma products will be discussed

Event Sponsors

This meeting has been organised by CliniLink Ltd and is supported by pharmaceutical companies through the purchase of exhibition stand space. The sponsors Astra Zeneca, Chiesi, Idorsia and Lupin Healthcare were not involved in the development of the agenda and have had no influence over the agenda, the speakers or the content of the meeting. Further information about the event and sponsorship can be found below