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MINUTES of the Forensic Psychiatry Research Society
held on 7th February 2008
Liverpool
Present: Dr Lindsay Thomson, Professor Pamela Taylor, Professor Don Grubin
1. The accounts were approved for financial year 2007-8
2. Membership List - send updated list with payment information
Action: Sheila McLennan
3 Programme
 3.1 17/4/08 Oxford - Dr Seena Fazel
The new epidemiology of mental illness and violent crime
Action: LT request progamme
SMcL publicise
 3.2 November 2008 London
Options David Reiss, West London
Stan Ruszczynski of the Portman Clinic.
Action: LT
 3.3 Promotion of research skills workshop 2009
Workshop on posters and presentations to be organised. Link to Forensic Faculty Conference, Annual College Conference or IAFMHS 2009 as a workshop. Put forward paper with funding proposed to Forensic Faculty. Discuss informally with John Baird (done and up to £5000 potentially agreed). Market test.
Action: LT, PT, DG
4 Further advert in Forensic Faculty newsletter and for any proposed training day
Action: SMcL
5 Invite Seena Fazel, Tim Amos and David James to join the committee
Action: LT
6 Liaise with Dr Peter Kramp
(done - next visit of Danish psychiatrists 2009)
7 Note DoH request to FPRS for research reviewers re specific research calls
8 Department of Health and MRC liaison
- write formally to Stuart Bell
Action: LT