30th Annual GP forum

Tuesday - Friday 14 - 17 September 2010

Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, LONDON, W1G 0AE

All rates are weekly rates unless otherwise specified. Weekly rates only include dinner.
The practice fee allows one practice member to attend each day. This can be used to alternate between different doctors/nurses.
Please specify what day/s you wish to attend if registering for one or some days only.
Early bird rates expire on 31 July 2010.

If you need a hotel, please contact Domus Medica on 0207 290 2960 (members only), Chandos House on 0207 290 7900 or visit www.hotelmap.com/M2WY5 for hotels in the area

Online registration for this meeting is now closed. Please contact Nicole Leida on 0207 290 3946 if you wish to register.

We are most grateful to the London clinic for supporting this conference.

We are most grateful to the HCA International for supporting this conference.

Registration Details:
Consultant/GP: £540
AHP/Nurse/Midwife - half day: £60
Consultant/GP - half day: £100
Trainee/Registrar/Retainer - half day: £60
RSM Fellow - half day: £90
AHP/Nurse/Midwife - 1 day: £80
Consultant/GP - 1 day: £180
Trainee/Registrar/Retainer - 1 day: £80
RSM Fellow - 1 day: £160
AHP/Nurse/Midwife: £330
Practice Fee: £520
Trainee/Registrar/Retainer: £330
RSM Fellow: £450
Optional Dinner: £50

Meeting ref: GPA07

CPD: 20 credits

Tuesday 14 September 2010
Advancing years
9.00 am	Registration and coffee
Chair: Dr Francoise Lyons, Council member, Section of General Practice with Primary Healthcare, RSM
9.30 am	Welcome and introduction to the 30th Annual GP Forum
	Prof Margaret Lloyd, President, Section of General Practice with Primary Healthcare, RSM
9.35 am	Care of the elderly: The challenges ahead
	Prof Louise Robinson, RCGP Clinical Champion for Ageing & Older People, University of Newcastle, Institute of Health & Society & Institute of Health & Ageing
10.15 am	Update on osteoporosis
	Dr Katie Moss, Consultant Rheumatologist, St George's Hospital, London
10.55 am	Coffee break
11.25 am	'Doctor, I'm worried about my memory' Managing subjective memory complaints in General Practice
	Prof Steve Iliffe, Professor of Primary Care for Older People, UCL
12.05 pm	End of life care for people with dementia
	Prof Claire Goodman, University of Herts, Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care
1.00 pm	Lunch
2.00 pm	Drugs used in dementia
	Dr Susham Gupta, Consultant Psychiatrist, East London NHS Foundation Trust
2.40 pm	Living with dementia: A patient's perspective
	Dr Daphne Wallace, Consultant Psychiatrist Member of the 'Living with Dementia Group' Alzheimer's Society
3.00 pm	The Alzheimer's Society and how they can help us
	Mr Ian Thomas, Alzheimer's Society's Director of Services
3.20 pm	Tea break
3.50 pm	Questions about mental health capacity
	Prof Jill Manthorpe, Kings College London
4.30 pm	Closing remarks
4.40 pm	Completion of evaluation forms and close of meeting
4.45 pm	Drink reception
Wednesday 15 September 2010
The skin you're in
9.00 am	Registration and coffee
Chair: Dr Anjlee Sekhon, Council member, Section of General Practice with Primary
9.30 am	Introduction by the chair
9.35 am	Dermatology for the non-GPwSI
	Dr George Moncrieff, GP in Bicester, Oxfordshire
10.15 am	Minor surgery made simple
	Mr Adrian Richards, Plastic and Cosmetic Surgeon, Surgical Director of Aurora Clinics
10.35 am	Coffee break
Two workshops running concurrently
11.00 am	Workshop A
11.50 am	Workshop B
	1) Minor surgery
	Dr George Moncreiff, GP in Bicester, Oxfordshire
	2) Demonstrating non-surgical treatments
	Mr Adrian Richards, Plastic and Cosmetic Surgeon, Surgical Director of Aurora Clinics
12.40 pm	Picture quiz
	Dr George Moncreiff, GP in Bicester, Oxfordshire
1.00 pm	Lunch
Diversity and health
Chair: Dr Edin Lakasing, Council member, Section of General Practice with Primary Healthcare, RSM
2.00 pm	Minority groups: The orthodox Jewish population
	Dr Joseph Spitzer, General Medical Practitioner and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Barts and the London Queen Mary School of Medicine & Dentistry
2.40 pm	Cardiovascular disease amongst migrant communities
	Dr Paramjit S Gill, Clinical Reader in Primary Care Research School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham
3.20 pm	Tea break
3.50 pm	Language issues and interpreting services
	Mrs Jackie Beavan, Birmingham and Dr Paramjit S Gill, Clinical Reader in Primary Care Research School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham
4.30 pm	Drug and alcohol problems in the disadvantaged community
	Dr Katie Kemp
5.10 pm	Closing remarks
5.15 pm	Completion of evaluation forms
5.20 pm	Close of meeting
Thursday 16 September 2010
Vascular disease
9.00 am	Registration and coffee
Chair: Dr Anjlee Sekhon, Council member, Section of General Practice with Primary Healthcare, RSM
9.30 am	Introduction by the chair
9.35 am	An update on arterial disease and aneurysm surgery
	Mr Costantinos Kyriakides, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Barts and the London
10.15 am	Venous disease
	Miss Linda Hands, Reader in Vascular Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
10.55 am	Coffee break
Delegates to pick two out of three workshops
11.25 am	Workshop A
12.05 pm	Workshop B
	1) Venous disease
	Miss Linda Hands, Reader in Vascular Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
	2) Screening for arterial disease
	Mr Costantinos Kyriakides, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Barts and the London
	3) Lipids - the good, the bad and the ugly
	Dr Mahmoud Barbir, Consultant Cardiologist, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital
1.00 pm	Lunch
Interprofessional working
Chair: Dr Edin Lakasing Council member, Section of General Practice with Primary Healthcare, RSM
2.00 pm	Primary and secondary interface from a GP perspective
	Prof Russell Wynn Jones, GP, Chorleywood, Herts
2.40 pm	Interprofessional working
	Prof Hugh Barr, PhD Emeritus Professor of Interprofessional Education, University of Westminster and President, UK Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education
3.20 pm	Tea break
3.50 pm	Interface of nursing and medicine: The advanced nurse practitioner role
	Ms Jane Bickerton, Nurse Practitioner, City University, London
4.30 pm	Panel discussion
5.00 pm	Closing remarks and completion of evaluation forms
5.05 pm	Close of meeting
7.00 pm	Drinks reception
7.30 pm	Forum dinner
	After dinner speaker: Prof James Owen Drife, Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Leeds General Infirmary
Friday 17 September 2010
Sleep medicine
9.00 am	Registration and coffee
Chair: Prof Margaret Lloyd, President, Section of General Practice with Primary Healthcare, RSM
9.30 am	Introduction by the chair
9.35 am	Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea : An overview and non-surgical treatment
	Dr Anita Simmonds, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Royal Brompton Hospital
10.15 am	The role of surgery in snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea
	Mr Bhik Kotecha, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Royal National Throat Nose & Ear Hospital, London
10.55 am	Coffee break
11.25 am	Neurological sleep disorders: An update
	Dr Tom Britton, Consultant Neurologist, Kings College Hospital, London
12.05 pm	Insomnia - An overview/update
	Professor Chris Idzikowski, Centre Director, The Edinburgh Sleep Centre, Edinburgh
1.00 pm	Lunch
Revalidation
2.00 pm	Revalidation update
	Dr Clare Gerada MBE Chair-elect of RCGP
Three workshops running concurrently. Delegates to pick two out of three
2.45 pm	Workshop A
3.30 pm	Tea break
4.00 pm	Workshop B
	1) Multisource feedback
	Ms Parker-Swift, Managing Director, 360 Clinical Ltd
	2) Complaints
	Dr Sally Old, Medicolegal Advisor, MDU
	3) RCGP Revalidation eportfolio
	Dr Cath Jenson, RCGP Revalidation Eportfolio Clinical Lead
4.45 pm	Closing remarks and completion of evaluation forms
5.00 pm	Close of forum

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30th Annual GP forum

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