About this event

  • Date and time Wed 27 Sep 2023 from 9:00am to 29 Sep 2023 at 3:00pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by General Practice with Primary Healthcare

Join us at the 42nd General Practice and Primary Care Update to network and engage in interactive discussions with our global expert speakers in frontline general practice and primary care. This year's three-day programme will provide updates on topics from the current landscape in primary care and general practice, ethical dilemmas in clinical practice and educational sessions on clinical topics such as oncology, cardiology, ENT, dermatology and paediatrics. Get 15% OFF when booking 2 days or 25% OFF for 3 days.

During this event, you will:

  • Explore organisational change and collaborative work in the current health climate and evaluate professional psychology in clinicians working in primary care
  • Increase knowledge of common clinical dilemmas that will assist decision-making during our sessions on ethics and medical criminals
  • Consider the broader implications of current health policy and the aftermath of the recent pandemic, reflecting on its wider impact on health and chronic diseases
  • Maximise the potential for interprofessional working and networking amongst an interdisciplinary audience as we explore collaborative working in primary care

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Tickets

Early bird pricing available until 15 August 2023.

Get 15% OFF for 2 days or 25% OFF for 3 days

Member

RSM Fellow
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
£77.00 Day 1
£77.00 Day 2
£65.00 Optional dinner
(optional)
£77.00 Day 3
RSM Associate
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
£46.00 Day 1
£46.00 Day 2
£65.00 Optional dinner
(optional)
£46.00 Day 3
RSM Retired Fellow
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
£46.00 Day 1
£46.00 Day 2
£65.00 Optional dinner
(optional)
£46.00 Day 3
RSM Trainee
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
£46.00 Day 1
£46.00 Day 2
£65.00 Optional dinner
(optional)
£46.00 Day 3
RSM Student
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
£24.00 Day 1
£24.00 Day 2
£65.00 Optional dinner
(optional)
£24.00 Day 3

Non - Member

Consultant / GP / SAS Doctors
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
£141.00 Day 1
£141.00 Day 2
£65.00 Optional dinner
(optional)
£141.00 Day 3
AHP / Nurse / Midwife
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
£84.00 Day 1
£84.00 Day 2
£65.00 Optional dinner
(optional)
£84.00 Day 3
Trainee
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
£84.00 Day 1
£84.00 Day 2
£65.00 Optional dinner
(optional)
£84.00 Day 3
Student
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
£44.00 Day 1
£44.00 Day 2
£65.00 Optional dinner
(optional)
£44.00 Day 3

Agenda

View the programme: Day 1 27 September 2023

Registration, tea and coffee

Session 1

Chairs: Mrs Jeshni Amblum-Almer, President, General Practice and Primary Care Section, Royal Society of Medicine and Dr Rakesh Chopra, General Practitioner with Extended Roles in Otorhinolaryngology, St Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust

President’s address

Mrs Jeshni Amblum-Almer, President, General Practice and Primary Care Section, Royal Society of Medicine and Dr Rakesh Chopra, General Practitioner with Extended Roles in Otorhinolaryngology, St Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust

Developing a new generation of general practitioners

Dr Mayur Vibhutti, General Practitioner and Director, Medical Education

The role of primary care networks

Dr Chibuzo Orjiekwek, Director, St Helens South Primary Care Network

Integrated care boards and the current landscape

Mr Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, NHS Confederation

 

Tea and coffee break

Session 2

Chair: Dr Tharshini Ramalingham, General Practitioner Partner, Oxted Health Centre, Cardio-oncology General Practitioner With Speacial Interests, Royal Brompton Hospital London

Hypertension update

Dr Vishaal Sagaal, General Practitioner with Special Interests

Cardiology heartfailure update for primary care clinicians

Dr David Green, General Practitioner with Special Interests, Cardiology

Immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer

To be confirmed

Panel discussion
Lunch

Poster presentations and workshop

Session 3

Chairs: Dr Jeya Balakrishna, Consultant Psychiatrist, Ministry of Defence and Dr Paquita De Zulueta, Council Member, Medicine and Society Section, Immediate Past President, Royal Society of Medicine

Trauma informed care: A key to professional resilience and better patient care

Dr Jonathan Tomlinson, General Practitioner, The Lawson Practice, Hoxton

Working together as allies not enemies: Fighting to co-produce mental health research

Dr Lindsay Dewa, Advanced Research Fellow, Imperial College London

Tea and coffee break
“We are an army of ghosts”: Life after war and trauma

A film review: "The Railway Man"

Dr Wico van Mourik, Retired Consultant Psychiatrist

Working smarter, dancing harder: How to find joy in your work and life

Dr Nirja Joshi, General Practitioner, Lead, Work Well Initiative For Doctors

Panel discussion
Close of meeting
View the programme: Day 2 28 September 2023

Registration, tea and coffee

Session 1

Chair: Dr Jay Verma, President Elect, General Practice with Primary Care Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Disorders of the ear in primary care

Dr Rakesh Chopra, General Practitioner with Extended Roles in Otorhinolaryngology, St Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust

Managing dizziness and vertigo in general practice

Dr Rakesh Chopra, General Practitioner with Extended Roles in Otorhinolaryngology, St Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust

A patient perspective on access to primary care and continuity of care

Mr John Black, Lay Partner and Board Member, Strategic Lay Forum and Outpatients Transformation, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Council Member, General Practice and Primary Care Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Tea and coffee break

Session 2

Chair: Mr Bob Hutchinson, Immediate Past President General Practice with Primary Healthcare Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Challenging behaviour and children with learning difficulties: Visual learning, dyslexia and appropriate tests for early diagnosis

Ms Lisa Donaldson, Head of Eye Care and Vision, SeeAbility

Are we being short-sighted about myopia?

Professor James Wolffsohn, Professor of Optometry, Aston University

How to manage patients reporting eye dryness

Professor James Wolffsohn

Lunch

Poster presentations and workshop

Session 3

Chair: Dr Andrew Papanikitas, Deputy Editor, British Journal of General Practice and Catalyst Fellow, Hull York Medical School

Management of the long term effects of COVID19 and supporting your patients through recovery

Dr Waqaar Shah, Clinical Director, NHS London 

Managing poorly controlled diabetes in the general practice setting

Dr Tamara Hibbert, General Practitioner, Diabetes Clinical Lead, Newham Clinical Commissioning Group

Tea and coffee break
Centre for advanced intra-professional education prizes and posters

Professor Elizabeth Anderson, Lead, Patient Safety and Interprofessional Education and National Teaching Fellow and Joint Chair, Centre for Advanced Intra-Professional Education

The top 10 british journal of general practice research papers of 2021-22 and what they mean for practice

Dr Euan Lawson, Editor, British Journal of General Practice 

Abnormal uterine bleeding

Dr Hayley Jenkins, Specialist Registrar, Women's Health

Close of meeting
Annual general meeting
Drinks reception
Dinner

Guest speaker: Mr John Humphrys, Host, BBC 2 Mastermind

View the programme: Day 3 29 September 2023

Registration, tea and coffee

Sesson 1

Chair: Ms Susan Strong, Council Member, General Practice with Primary Healthcare Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Welcome and introduction
General practice ethics for the new normal

Dr Andrew Papanikitas, Deputy Editor, British Journal of General Practice and Catalyst Fellow, Hull York Medical School

Medical criminals

Professor Steve Cox, Visiting Professor, University of Chester

A humble sleep tool

Dr Ashish Bhatia, General Practitioner, Sulis Hospital

Tea and coffee break

Session 2

Chair: Mrs Jeshni Amblum-Almer, President, General Practice and Primary Care Section, Royal Society of Medicine 

Using mental health apps to offer evidence based support for young people with mental health problems in primary care settings

Dr Laura Pogue, Clinical Lead for Mental Health, Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps and General Practitioner Clinical Lead for Mental Health, St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group

Prize presentations
Lunch

Poster presentations and workshop

Session 3

Chair: Mrs Jeshni Amblum-Almer

Recognising the sick child in primary care settings

Dr Sam Thenabadu, Consultant Adult and Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Deputy Dean, GKT School of Medicine

Closing remarks
Close of meeting

Location

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

Registration for this event will close on 26 September 2023 at 1:00am (BST). Late registrations will not be accepted.

The agenda is subject to change at any time.

All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organisations.

We are only able to share presentations that we have received permission to share. This is at the presenter and the RSM’s discretion.

This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.

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