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Dr. Shuja Reagu, Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, HMC
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Dr. Mohamed El Tahir, Consultant Psychiatrist in Learning Disability, Department of Psychiatry, HMC
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Dr. Yasser Khan, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, HMC
The workshop will introduce and develop the concept and skills of capacity assessments in various healthcare settings including specialist healthcare populations like the disabled, the children and the elderly. It will help to develop basic concepts and skills in the audience of capacity assessment and consent. The workshop will start with brief presentations on the theory and existing policies and then break up into small group exercises with focused and guided tasks. The audience which can be any range of healthcare workers and professionals will learn and update their skills and knowledge around assessing capacity and seeking consent.