About this event
- Date and time Tue 10 Sep 2019 from 8:30am to 12 Sep 2019 at 6:00pm
- Location Royal Society of Medicine
- Organised by General Practice with Primary Healthcare
Update your knowledge and understanding of a wide range of topics relevant to general practice.
Delegates will get the opportunity to discuss topical general practice issues with colleagues.
Topics cover:
- Tuesday
- AM: Allergy and Itch
- PM: Pharmacology
- Wednesday
- AM: Vulnerable people
- PM: John Fry Presentation and Workshops
- Thursday
- AM: Common problems and progress in Orthopaedics
- PM: Innovation in Primary Care
Save 10% when you book to attend 2 days and 20% when you book to attend all 3 days! These discounts will be automatically applied at the checkout.
There will be the Primary care update annual dinner on the evening of the second day of this event, all are welcome but please pre-book. If you would just like to attend the dinner please click here.
Agenda
Day one 10 September 2019
Allergy and itch
Registration, tea and coffee
Introduction
Dr Edin Lakasing, Past President, General Practice with Primary Healthcare Section, Royal Society of Medicine
Asthma, diagnosis and treatment
Dr Julius Cairn, Consultant Respiratory Physician, West Herts NHS Trust and The Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital Trust
Wheeze in infants - whistling in the wind
Dr Ashley Reece, Consultant Paediatrician and Undergraduate Tutor, Watford General Hospital, Officer for Assessment, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Allergy testing in children - NICE to have guidance
Dr Ashley Reece
Atopic eczema
Dr George Moncrieff, GP and Past Chair Dermatology Council for England, The Mayfield Clinic Summertown, Oxford
The itchy skin with no rash
Dr George Moncrieff
Panel discussion
Lunch
Pharmacology
Introduction
Mr Robert Hutchinson, President, General Practice with Primary Healthcare Section, Royal Society of Medicine and Dr Edin Lakasing
Rheumatology: A pharmacist’s insight
Dr Kalveer Flora, Lead Rheumatology and Biosimilars Specialist Pharmacist, London North West Healthcare
IMABs and DMARDS
Dr Kalveer Flora
Tea and coffee break
Diabetes: An update
Mr Charles Odiase, Consultant Pharmacist in Primary Care and Diabetes Dacorum GP Federation (Lead Clinical Pharmacist) DUK Clinical Champion DUK Primary Care Course Co-chair DUK Professional Conference Organising Committee member
Panel discussion
The Albert Wander Lecture: The pharmaceutical industry – The good, the bad and the unexpected: Drug development today
Dr Martin Lunnon, Clinical Pharmacologist and Specialist in Early Clinical Development
Questions and answer session
Completion of survey and close of meeting
Drinks reception
All welcome
Day two 11 September 2019
Vulnerable people
Registration, tea and coffee
Introduction
Dr Angela Chung, Council Member, General Practice with Primary Healthcare Section, Royal Society of Medicine
Infectious diseases and other common health issues among migrants
Dr Jessica Carter, GP, University College London
Safe surgeries: Your role in tackling barriers to healthcare for migrants in vulnerable circumstances
Dr Lucinda Hiam, GP Champion, Doctors of the World UK
Tea and coffee break
Chance to view posters
An overview of the sex industry, men, women and trans sex workers
Dr Mary Brown, Nurse Practitioner, John Hunter Clinic, Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Gender Dysphoria - what at GP might reasonably know
Dr James Barrett, Director, Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, Charing Cross Gender Identity Clinic
Panel discussion
Lunch
Chance to view posters
Prize presentations
Chair: Mr Robert Hutchinson
Student and trainee prize presentation
The John Fry presentation
Walk to Chandos house for afternoon session
Tea and coffee break
Workshops
Workshop 1 – Management of spinal pain
Dr Neal Evans, Consultant in Pain Management, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Workshop 2 – Grey cases in acute medicine
Dr Zul Mirza, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, West Middlesex University NHS Trust, London
Workshop 3 – Practice Mergers
Dr Hannah Cowling, GP Partner, Bridgewater House Surgeries, Watford
Workshop rotation 1
Workshop rotation 2
Workshop rotation 3
Close of day
AGM
All members invited
Drinks reception
Followed by the Section’s Annual Dinner – Pre bookings only
Dinner speech
Mr Bob Champion
Day three 12 September 2019
Common problems and progress in orthopaedics
Registration, tea and coffee
Introduction
Dr Edin Lakasing
Lower limb problems in children
Mr Aresh Hashemi-Nejad, Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, London
Common conditions of the hand and wrist
Mr Neil Toft, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Royal Free Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London
Tea and coffee break
Common conditions of the foot and ankle
Mr Pinak Ray, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust
Panel discussion
Lunch
Innovation in primary care
Introduction
Dr Angela Chung
The long term plan for general practice
Ms Beccy Baird, Senior Fellow in Health Policy, The King’s Fund
New health professionals in general practice: Practice pharmacist, super administrator
Mrs Jeshni Amblum-Almer, Course Director, Belmatt Healthcare Training Ltd, Mr Thomas Jefferies, Lead Super Administrator, Islington Federation and Clerkenwell Medical Practice and Dr Soumia Gillam
Tea and coffee break
Pitfalls of new ways of consulting
Ms Vanessa Jack, MDU
Is genuine integration in primary care really possible?
Dr Benedict Smith, GP Partner and Chair, Islington Federation
Panel discussion
Completion of survey and close of meeting
Location
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom