Rory Sheehan
@dr_rorysheehan
Senior Clinical Lecturer @KingsIoPPN • Consultant Psychiatrist • Intellectual disability / neurodevelopmental disorders / specialist forensics
What does Assisted Dying mean for people with intellectual disability? Thoughtful talk @regalexa #RCPsychIC
At the #RCPsychIC - trajectories of #ADHD diagnosed in childhood - fluctuant and emergent categories challenge the orthodoxy and highlight sensitivity of symptoms / impairment to environmental factors and supports. Lots more to understand about ADHD - need more good research…
Good luck @ianhallpsych - everyone please vote! 🗳️
Just a quick reminder to vote in the RCPsych Treasurer elections! Personal voting links were emailed late afternoon yesterday (28 May, mine came 1735). I’m one of the two candidates, details of both are here: rcpsych.ac.uk/about-us/our-p…
Really looking forward to this learning day @RoySocMed - book now!
Upcoming 1 day online event @RADiANTCRG and @RoySocMed event 8/5/25 Great speakers: @draipsych @CDCT_Updates @dr_rorysheehan @kamalikamukh @likahassiotis @devilliers_jana @ayomipoAMIOLA @regalexa rsm.ac.uk/events/intelle…
We are looking for autistic adults to join an advisory group to support our research project investigating Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews (C(E)TRs). If interested or want to find out more - please follow this link and fill in the form and a researcher will be in touch ⬇️
An NIHR funded research project looking at Care and Treatment Reviews is seeking autistic adults in England aged 25+ to join an advisory group. To express your interest please fill in lnkd.in/eQSsqJCA
State of the art - blood based biomarkers for Alzheimer’s dementia in ppl with Down syndrome. Reliable biomarkers could improve detection - important for research and clin practice. PhD student Yajing Zhou’s systematic review - alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/al… @drandrestrydom @KingsIoPPN
People with intellectual disability are significantly more likely to develop type 2 diabetes and at younger ages too YET are less likely to receive proactive monitoring for potential complications - new @KingsIoPPN paper here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Patient safety must always come first.
The evidence base on the safety and effectiveness of physician associate and anaesthetic associate practice in the UK is “sparse and of variable quality,” finds new study bmj.com/content/388/bm…
Final session of #SeattleClub2024 - panel discussion on our theme of inclusive research. Some strong views! Thank you to all our delegates and presenters for making such a successful conference @KingsCollegeLon 🙌
Second day of #SeattleClub2024 starts with @WalmsleyJan speaking about #inclusive #research - much has changed, inclusive research has spread, much still to do
What reasonable adjustments do autistic people need in healthcare? Work from @barryingham @JeremyRParr - gaps between what is needed and what is available/offered - could a standardised intervention help? More from #SeattleClub2024
Starting #SeattleClub2024 with @drandrestrydom talking about the work of LeDeR and reducing avoidable mortality in people with intellectual disability and autistic people
Looking forward to welcoming delegates and speakers to the #SeattleClub2024 conference @KingsCollegeLon this week! Main themes - health inequalities and inclusive research plus lots of other research in neurodevelopmental conditions @deborah_chinn @drandrestrydom @AliveLeder 📃
Interested in working for the IoPPN, one of our schools, or research projects? Newest positions include Senior Trial Manager, Research Assistants, and Research Associates. Check out our job listings: kcl.ac.uk/jobs/search?fa… #ResearchJobs #Psychology #Neuroscience #Psychiatry
Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary Feels like longer - lots has happened!
Very sad and shocked to hear this news. Mark was a supportive colleague and a great expert in his work. He will be missed!
We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Professor Mark Ashworth, GP and Professor of Primary Care earlier this week, and have published a tribute to him on our website: lnkd.in/eJq3guDr Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time. @kingshealth