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Current interfaces series: Neurology and Respiratory Medicine

RCPE Regional Symposium Aberdeen

Date: Wednesday, 7 March 2012

Venue:

Suttie Centre
University of Aberdeen
Foresterhill
Aberdeen

Overview
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Further Information

RCPE organises a number of regional symposia in different parts of the UK. All grades of medical and other healthcare staff are welcome and you do not need to be a Fellow or Member of RCPE, or from the immediate area to attend.

The Aberdeen symposium has been organised by Drs Owen Dempsey, Callum Duncan and Rob Laing and covers topics in Neurology, Respiratory and HIV and Imaging. The Sydney Watson Smith Lecture is entitled "Taking the rap for the gap in cap and hap: why is pneumonia so difficult?" and will be delivered by Professor John Simpson, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle.

To register, please download a registration form and return to:

Diane Mitchell
Chest Clinic C
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Foresterhill
Aberdeen AB25 2ZN

TEL: 01224 551214
FAX: 01224 551210

Email: diane.mitchell2@nhs.net

Wednesday 7 March 2012

09.00	Registration and Coffee
09.25	Welcome and Introductory Remarks by Dr Neil Dewhurst, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 1 - Neurology

Chair: Dr Gillian Hall, Consultant Neurologist, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

09.30	MS treatments: new and old Dr Belinda Weller, Consultant Neurologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
10.00	Dizziness – a practical approach Professor Adolfo Bronstein, Professor of Clinical Neuro-otology, Imperial College London and Consultant Neurologist and Honorary Professor at the National Hospital and Institute of Neurology, London
10.30	Headache assessment in A&E and AMAU Dr Alok Tyagi, Consultant Neurologist and Lead Clinician for the West of Scotland Regional Headache service, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow
11.00	Coffee / tea

Session 2 - Respiratory

Chair: Dr Graham Douglas, Consultant Chest Physician, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

11.30	Asthma prevention in the antenatal clinic Professor Graham Devereux, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Aberdeen
12.00	Sleep issues – sleep apnoea and beyond Dr Tom Mackay, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
12.30	Lung cancer’s James Bond connection Dr Marianne Nicolson, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
13.00	Lunch

Session 3 - What's new in HIV and GI imaging

Chair: Dr A R Mackenzie, Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

14.00	What’s new in HIV? Dr David Wilks, Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
14.30	What’s new in GI imaging? Dr Deepak Prasad, Consultant Radiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
15.00	Tea/coffee

Session 4 - The Stanley Davidson Lecture

Chair: Dr Neil Dewhurst, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

15.30	Taking the rap for the gap in cap and hap: why is pneumonia so difficult? Professor John Simpson, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle
16.30	Close

Click here to download the programme for this event.

If you require further information, please contact:

Diane Mitchell
Chest Clinic C
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Foresterhill
Aberdeen AB25 2ZN

TEL: 01224 551214
FAX: 01224 551210

Email: diane.mitchell2@nhs.net

This event is open to all grades of medical, health care and scientific staff and to students.

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.

If you require further information, please contact:

Diane Mitchell
Chest Clinic C
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Foresterhill
Aberdeen AB25 2ZN

TEL: 01224 551214
FAX: 01224 551210

Email: diane.mitchell2@nhs.net