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27 March

2019

RCPE: Aberdeen

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Overview

This conference is now fully booked. If you would like to be added to the waiting list please contact Aine McVeigh: a.mcveigh@rcpe.ac.uk

The RCPE organises a number of conferences 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.

This RCPE conference has been organised by Dr Graeme Currie, with a range of topics being covered including island medicine, dermatology, stroke, ambulatory care, with the Dr Archibald Pitcairne Lecture delivered by Dr Alex Czepulkowski, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

The annual Professor Jim Petrie lecture will be delivered by Professor Dilip Nathwani, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee on the global challenge of anti-microbial resistance.

Programme

09.00	Registration
09.25	Welcome by Professor Derek Bell OBE, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 1 - “Updates in ….”

Chair: Dr Marion Slater, Consultant Geriatrician, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

09.30	“…island medicine “ Dr Pauline Wilson, Consultant Physician, Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick, Shetland what is a General Physician? a day in the life of a remote and rural doctor * what does remote and rural training experience offer to the “specialist”?
10.00	“…dermatology and general medicine” Dr Fiona Meredith, Consultant Dermatologist, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary drug reactions leg ulcers *future developments
10.30	“…stroke: from presentation to prevention” Dr Rebecca Clarke, Associate Specialist in Stroke Medicine, and Dr Germun Guzman, Consultant in Stroke Medicine, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary stroke recognition acute treatment *anti-coagulation
11.00	Coffee / tea

Session 2 - JIM PETRIE LECTURE

Chair: Dr Steven Lynch, General Practitioner, Aberdeen and President, Aberdeen Medical‐Chirurgical Society

11.30	The global challenge of antimicrobial resistance: how can we improve human antibiotic prescribing? Professor Dilip Nathwani, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee human antibiotic overuse and misuse antimicrobial stewardship to limit use * implementation of stewardship
12.30	Lunch

Session 3 - Ambulatory Care

Chair: Dr Kevin Carter, Consultant in Acute Medicine, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

13.15	Ambulatory care: trials and tribulations Drs Ben Dobb and Kevin Carter, Consultants in Acute Medicine, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary demand for ambulatory care the process of setting it up *impact of ambulatory care
13.45	Ambulatory assessment of possible pulmonary thromboembolic disease Dr Colin Church, Consultant Chest Physician, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow how to investigate for possible PE BTS guideline on outpatient management of PE
14.15	Anaemia - to transfuse or not to transfuse? Dr Megan Rowley, Consultant in Transfusion Medicine, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, Edinburgh restricting transfusions realistic medicine in use of blood products * alternatives to blood products
14.45	Coffee/ tea

Session 4 - DR ARCHIBALD PITCAIRNE LECTURE

Chair: Professor Derek Bell OBE, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

15.15	“A philosophy to recovery…” Dr Alex Czepulkowski, Core Medical Trainee, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary a personal account of a traumatic brain injury overview of head injuries *reflections on being a patient in the NHS vs. other health care services
16.15	Close

Fees

This conference is now fully booked. If you would like to be added to the waiting list please contact Aine McVeigh: a.mcveigh@rcpe.ac.uk

Registration Fees
	Fee
Standard fee	£20
RCPE Fellow or Collegiate/Associate/Foundation Member	Free
Retired RCPE Fellow	Free
Undergraduate Medical Students	Free
Member of Med Chi Aberdeen	Free

Live Links

Live links are not available for this event.

Further Information

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). A certificate of attendance with CPD information will be issued electronically to individual delegates via email. Please note - certificates can only be issued to attendees who have confirmed their attendance via the online feedback form.

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

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 Co-ordinator responsible 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 chairs in their negotiations with potential commercial partners for education and other events.

Venue:

Suttie Centre, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD

Credits

5

Activity Code

122880

Event Coordinator

Orela Deane

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3659

Email

o.deane@rcpe.ac.uk

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