Sport and Exercise Psychiatry SIG Conference| Sport and Trauma
In-person event
| Timings | 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM |
| Location | RCPsych, 21 Prescot Street, London, E1 8BB |
| CPD | 1 CPD point per hour of content, subject to peer approval |
| Non-Member | £145 |
|---|---|
| Consultant | £120 |
| Resident Doctor (Higher) / SAS Doctor | £90 |
| Resident Doctor (Core) | £85 |
| Medical Student / Foundation Doctor / Subsidised / Retired | £45 |
Event Information
Overview
SEPSIG is excited to announce that this year’s annual in-person conference will be on the theme of sport and trauma.
On this topic we will hear from Dr Tim Rodgers, an internationally recognised sports psychiatrist and the first doctor in the UK to receive certification by the International Society for Sport Psychiatry.
We will also hear from Dr Aura Goldman, a Chartered Psychologist, psychotherapist, and certified Somatic Experiencing? Practitioner with a background in sport and performance psychology, trauma and the science of transformation.
Dr Nicoletta P. Lekka, a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist at Sheffield Health and accredited Coach, with a longstanding interest in dancer mental health and dance for health, will speak to us about early life trauma in dancers.
Dr Noori Husain (SEPSIG social media executive) will chair an equestrian panel discussion focused on the intersection between mental and physical health.
Finally, we will hear from Paula Manning, a Physical Activity Clinical Champion and physiotherapist by background. Paula specialises in helping mental health healthcare professionals learn more about the value and effectiveness of having conversations with patients about the benefits of physical activity.
We welcome all who have an interest in sports psychiatry, an emerging subspecialty at the interface of mental health, exercise and performance.
Trainees are also most welcome, there will be opportunities to network as well as a special trainee engagement segment led by Sam Cummings, Head of Mental Health at the UK Sports Institute.
Programme and speakers
| Time | Presentation |
|---|---|
| 9:30 – 9:45am | Welcome and Opening Remarks Dr Caz Nahman, RCPsych SEPSIG Chair |
| 9:45 – 10:15am | Case in Point - Athlete A: Elite sport as cure, concealer and compounder for trauma Dr Tim Rogers |
| 10:15 – 10:45am | Not Just in Their Heads: Rethinking Trauma through the Athlete’s Body Dr Aura Goldman |
| 10:45 – 11:00am | Comfort break |
| 11:00 – 11:45am | Early Trauma in Dance Dr Nicoletta P. Lekka |
| 11:45 – 12:30pm | Equestrian Sport Presentation & Panel Discussion Dr Noori Husain |
| 12:30 – 1:30pm | Lunch and networking |
| 1:30 – 1:45pm | Trainee poster presentation |
| 1:45 – 2:30pm | Movement as Medicine Dr Paula Manning |
| 2:30 – 2:45pm | UK Sports Institute Mental Health Network and Trainee Engagement Sam Cummings |
| 2:45 – 3:00pm | Closing remarks Dr Caz Nahman, RCPsych SEPSIG Chair |
| 3pm | Event close |
Poster Prize
The SEPSIG run an annual SEPSIG trainee poster prize competition.
Prizes available to trainees are: a first prize of ?150, a second prize of ?100 and a third prize of ?50.
All posters can be original research, case study, education, training, QI, audit, service evaluation or any sport and/or exercise project that trainees have been involved with.
All poster abstract submissions should follow the template outlined below:
- Aims/Background
- Methods/Case Report
- Results/Discussion
- Conclusion
Submission deadline: 22 October 2025
Please submit your abstract to sigs@rcpsych.ac.uk. The document and subject line should be titled clearly [NAME_SEPSIG Poster Prize 2025].
Once accepted, trainees should format their posters on Microsoft PowerPoint and can print them out in A3 size. Alternatively, trainees can contact their local academic/library departments to see whether they can print out their conference poster. Unfortunately, SEPSIG will not be able to reimburse any printing costs.
Posters will be displayed and judged at the SEPSIG conference on 3 November 2025.
Terms and conditions
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