Dr Michael Foster

Great day so far at the #rcpsychIC and here showing my poster for the teaching programme at @CombinedNHS . Supporting our nursing colleagues access additional CPD opportunities.

Really pleased to be a prize winner from yesterday's @KeeleMedSchool medical education conference. Shared the work we at @CombinedNHS have done with local police forces and cadets to provide CAMHS education and de-escalation skills training.

Great first session this week for @CombinedNHS Nursing and Healthcare Professionals CPD. We covered schizophrenia, brain pathways, antipsychotics, and then Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome and Serotonin Syndrome. Next session 11th March. #Nursing #CPD

Great time this morning at Fenton Manor Sports Complex for the Lego event. Some amazing pieces on display but seeing Baby Groot riding a vesper was a standout moment #LEGO

Another fun night, with Dr Bethan Brace, providing ADHD and medication monitoring education for our @CombinedNHS Trust's NMP trainees.

Great night, with @VicHawcroft, at Ormistan Meridian Academy teaching our local police cadets about mental health conditions, communication skills and de-escalation techniques for common emergencies. Receptive and engaging audience. @CombinedNHS

Fun evening tonight, with Dr Bethan Brace, providing antidepressant and antipsychotic uses, mechanism of action, side effects and how to perform a gastro examination education for our Trust's @CombinedNHS NMP trainees.

Happy to stand next to my poster at the 2024 #RCPsychIC showing our (& Dr Nadir) work with local police in providing bespoke #camhs education, de-escalation and communication skills. @Darwin_Centre @CombinedNHS

And we have an emotional support dog working at the Darwin Centre too!

Exciting news! My abstract has been accepted as a poster @ the #rcpsych International Congress 2024 & will be published in the BJPsych Open too. Enjoyed meeting all the police, pcso, and cadets over the last few months. Hope we can do more sessions @CombinedNHS @Darwin_Centre

Enjoyable session last night with @MoorlandsPolice cadets where we discussed autism, emotional dysregulation, conduct disorder and how to communicate/de-escalate more effectively. Really impressed by their enthusiasm, engagement and aspirations. @CombinedNHS #camhs

Amazing night at the @reachawards2023 owing to a beautifully written nomination. A proud moment in my career. @CombinedNHS

Excited to see my CAMHS emotional support dog Kiara featured at the @reach2023 #camhs @CombinedNHS

Thanks to @VicHawcroft for delivering a compelling session on antidepressant and anxiolytic use in CAMHS as part of our Darwin Teaching Academy @CombinedNHS @Darwin_Centre #camhs

Thanks to @gemvickers for delivering a fascinating session on "formulation" as part of our Darwin Teaching Academy at @CombinedNHS at the @Darwin_Centre . #camhs #teaching

I've started a teaching programme open to all staff here @Darwin_Centre, ISH team and CAMHS LD. Today's session was delivered by Meg Williams who informed us about the role OT plays in community and inpatient CAMHS. Excellent session. @CombinedNHS #camhs

Great session this morning with @MoorlandsPolice exploring #Autism , emotional dysregulation, and conduct disorder as well as how to manage these when the young person is in crisis. @CombinedNHS @Darwin_Centre #camhs