About this event

  • Date and time Thu 23 Jul 2026 from 9:00am to 4:30pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Cardiology

Many trainees may feel underprepared for the management aspects of becoming a consultant with many cardiology training programmes lacking formal leadership management training; an essential aspect for cardiology registrars to be competent in. In addition to clinical and technical expertise, to be a successful consultant, you must be a functioning leader in the field and be able to navigate complex, fast-paced healthcare systems to improve patient outcomes. 

Therefore, the RSM is hosting an in-person training event that will bridge the gap between clinical expertise and operational leadership whilst providing the tools necessary for managing resources, budgets and services effectively - vital for consultant-level practice.

Why attend? 

  • Hear from experts in the field who will facilitate effective mentorship to enable attendees to find a consultant job, understand recruitment principles and how to write a business case and procurement.
  • Learn how to drive service improvement and manage teams with non-technical skills.
  • Immersive and hands-on environment that offers the opportunity to network with peers and ask questions. 
  • Celebrate the winners of the Leadership and President's Prizes.

Learning outcomes:

  • Understand the structure of NHS systems, recognising the potential differences between the four countries of the UK.
  • Develop knowledge of the political, economic, social, technical, organisational and professional aspects that can impact the NHS's provision of service.
  • Recognise the function, roles and structure of different healthcare systems as they apply to Cardiology.

Who can attend?

  • Cardiology registrars from ST4 onwards.
  • Trainees.
  • Students.
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This event has been supported by Medtronic in the form of an educational grant. The companies listed have had no influence or involvement over the agenda, content or organisation of the meeting.

Tickets

Early Bird pricing available until 10 June 2026.

Member

RSM Associate
Day 1
£0.00 Meeting
£28.60 Lunch
(optional)
RSM Fellow
Day 1
£0.00 Meeting
£28.60 Lunch
(optional)
RSM Retired Fellow
Day 1
£0.00 Meeting
£28.60 Lunch
(optional)
RSM Student
Day 1
£0.00 Meeting
£28.60 Lunch
(optional)
RSM Resident Doctor
Day 1
£0.00 Meeting
£28.60 Lunch
(optional)

Non - Member

Consultant / GP / SAS Doctors Other HCPs Resident Doctor Student
£141.00 £84.00 £84.00 £44.00

Agenda

View the programme 26 March 2026

Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction

Professor Nikhil Patel, Consultant Cardiologist, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust 

How to work towards a consultant post and tips for the first year

Professor Nikhil Patel

A journey in non clinical roles - Medical director

Speaker to be confirmed 

Tea and coffee break
Role of a chief executive and NHS structure

Professor Gillian Leng, President, Royal Society of Medicine 

How to present a business case and NHS procurement

Lindsay Stroud, Boston Scientific  

Panel disucssion
Lunch

President's prize presentations and prize awards

Coronary inflammation predicts cardiovascular risk beyond anatomical coronary calcification: a multicentre, longitudinal cohort study

Kenneth Chan

Mri-guided multipolar functional substrate mapping identifies intramural conduction corridors: The trampoline vt study

Edd Maclean

Deep learning to predict left ventricular hypertrophy from the electrocardiogram

Hafiz Naderi

Determining the physiological threshold for angina: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study

Fiyyaz Ahmed-Jushuf

Tea and coffee break
Digitally enabled acute atrial fibrillation care: Safety, cost-analysis, and three-year real-world outcomes

Ahmed Kotb

Title to be confirmed

Speaker to be confirmed

Prize awarding
Close of meeting

Location

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

Registration for this event will close on 25 March 2026 at 1:00am (GMT)Late registrations will not be accepted. 

The agenda is subject to change at any time  

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