Respiratory Medicine remains at the forefront of daily medical practice with a central role in primary and secondary care. Treatment of respiratory disease and its complications remains a significant practical and financial challenge.

This symposium programme examines the common and end-stage complications of respiratory disease. It will provide delegates with a contemporary review of respiratory illness, highlighting recent and likely future developments.

Lung cancer remains a major health issue and we will explore the modern and emerging treatments and techniques for early diagnosis.  Respiratory science takes an ever-increasing role with the development of targeted therapies and it is important that we maximise these potentially powerful treatments by their appropriate introduction into clinical practice. We will examine new ways of assessing patients, treating patients using established treatments and the introduction of modern technologies which have the potential to change the models of delivery of care

Dr Fraser Wood
Chair, Organising Committee

Wednesday 14 March 2012

Session 1 - Clinical challenges in respiratory medicine

Chair: Dr Fraser Wood, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert

Session 2 - Early detection of lung cancer

Chair: Dr John McCafferty, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, St John's Hospital, Livingston 

Session 3 - Respiratory medicine: science into practice

Chair: Professor Graham Devereux, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen

Session 4 - How I manage....

Chair: Dr Gareth Stewart, Senior Clinical Lecturer & Honorary Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Univesity of Edinburgh & Royal Ihfirmary of Edinburgh

Online booking for this event closes on 13 March 2012 but places may still be available after that date - please contact the Education Co-ordinator (see below).

Registration fees

Medical student - the £15 deposit will be refunded to those students who attend the event. It will not be refunded to students who register but do not show.

Unpaid Post - Nil, if confirmation of status provided - please contact the Education Co-ordinator at RCPE (see below).

Collegiate Members and Associates of the RCPE in clinical research posts may be eligible for funding - please contact the Education Co-ordinator for further information (see below).

Trainees in the medical specialties in the East of Scotland, North of Scotland or South East Scotland Deaneries are eligible to attend any number of events in the College’s main symposium programme in the current academic year for a one-off payment of £100 from their study leave budget, under the RCPE's "block grant" scheme. They will need to notify their Deanery who will issue an Application I.D. This number is needed in order to register.

Further details can be obtained from:

Mrs Anne Fairbairn,
Education Co-ordinator,
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,
9 Queen Street,
Edinburgh
EH2 1JQ

TEL: 0131 247 3649
FAX: 0131 220 4393

Email: a.fairbairn@rcpe.ac.uk

This event is open to all grades of medical, health care and scientific staff and to students. If you are unsure about eligibility, or the correct fee category, please contact the RCPE member of staff responsible for the event (see Fees and Contact Details page).

All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Where appropriate, certificates of attendance will be provided but are usually posted out after the event.

Please note that on occasion event programmes may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Access

As a listed building, the College has restricted disabled access. A wheelchair lift is provided at the rear of the College giving access to the Conference Centre and the main historic rooms, but not all of the smaller rooms used for educational events. For further information and assistance please contact the RCPE member of staff responsible for the event (see Fees and Contact Details page).

Accommodation and Directions to the College

The College has negotiated special rates with a number of local hotels.

Interactive map and directions

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Commercial Sponsorship

Many events are supported by commercial companies taking stand space. Health professionals and NHS managers are invited to visit the company stands during the breaks. Companies interested in sponsoring this, or other events listed on the Calendar, should contact the relevant member of RCPE staff (see Fees and Contact Details page for the event).

Exhibitors/sponsors play no part in the planning or delivery of the event and the College has developed an Ethical Sponsorship Policy to support organising committees and committee chairmen in their negotiations with potential commercial partners for education and other events.