Since the days of Hippocrates, physicians have been stimulated by the dual challenges of treating infections and controlling transmission. The symposium celebrates the dramatic progress in areas such as HIV and Hepatitis C treatment but also highlights the ever changing challenges of managing infections in a global community. Practical management dilemmas in patients with bacterial infections where first line treatment fails and the difficulties caring for a growing population of immunosuppressed oncology patients will also be addressed.  Speakers from Edinburgh will share important skills in managing an outbreak and lessons learned from their experience with Legionnaires' in 2012.

An update on immunisation will provide a UK perspective on protecting populations, with a final session reminding us of the many remaining challenges as people and bugs travel further and at greater speed.

This symposium will appeal to consultant physicians and physicians in training, including those who have diversified into medical or nursing roles within Infectious Diseases, Microbiology or Public Health.

Dr Gwyneth Jones
Chair, Organising Sub Committee

Organising Sub Committee
Dr Wendy Beadles
Dr Stephanie Dundas
Dr Mary Hanson
Dr Karen MacSween
Dr Erica Peters
Dr Jo Turner
Dr Lorna Willocks

Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Session 1 - How to provide the very best treatment of complex infections

Chair: Dr John Wilson, Vice-President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

Session 2 - Progress in the fight against blood borne viruses

Chair: Dr Gwyneth Jones, Consultant Physician, Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary.

Session 3 - Prevention and control

Chair: Dr Diptendu N Bhattacharyya, Consultant Physician, Infection Unit, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy.

Session 4 - Bugs from abroad

Chair - Professor Dilip Nathwani, Consultant Physician and Honorary Reader in Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Dundee.

Online booking for this event closes on Tuesday, 28 May 2013 but places may still be available after that date - please contact the Education Co-ordinator (see below).

An early bird discount applies until Tuesday, 30 April 2013.

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 Margaret Farquhar,
Education Co-ordinator,
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,
9 Queen Street,
Edinburgh
EH2 1JQ

TEL: + 44 (0)131 247 3636
FAX: + 44 (0)131 220 4393

Email: m.farquhar@rcpe.ac.uk

To attend at the College in Edinburgh, please book online or download a registration form.

Our symposia are also web streamed live to a number of venues overseas. For more information on attending a web stream at one of these venues, please contact Bryony Jackson at b.jackson@rcpe.ac.uk.

If there are presently no web streaming sites near you and your hospital may be interested in linking to the symposium, please contact your local Regional Adviser or Bryony Jackson at:

Bryony Jackson
Project Officer
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,
9 Queen Street,
Edinburgh
EH2 1JQ

TEL: + 44 (0)131 247 3606
FAX: + 44 (0)131 220 4393

Email: b.jackson@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

Download pdf map and directions

Bicycle racks are available for cyclists at the door to 8 Queen Street. For access to further bicycle racks, please ask at reception.

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.