Research Symposium for Medical Students and Foundation Doctors

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Overview

Undergraduates and trainee clinical academics carry out a wide range of research and this dedicated research symposium, hosted by RCPE and HEE, offers an opportunity to present findings; build on networks; and hear from established research leaders about their own experience in developing research careers.

This symposium is an opportunity for Medical Students and Foundation Trainees to present their research projects.

All presenters will be awarded a Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh/HEE diploma. The best oral and poster presentations will be awarded a RCPE medal. The best abstracts will also be published in a special edition of the College Journal.

Submission for abstracts is now closed.

Programme

12.00

Registration, lunch and poster viewing

Session 1 - Presentations

13:15

Welcome
Professor Jane Mamelok, Health Education England

13:25

Chair: Professor Peter Trainer, Head of RCPE Manchester and Medical Director, Health Innovation Manchester

Undergraduate Presentations

Presentation 1: Sophie Thompson, University of Birmingham

Comparing Outcomes of Stent Retriever Thrombectomy versus Direct Aspiration for the Endovascular Treatment of Acute Anterior Circulation Stroke

Presentation 2: Hiba Kokan, University of Birmingham

Is Diabetic Nephropathy a disease of misfolded proteins?

Presentation 3: Tasmiyah Malik, University of Manchester

Investigating Cardiovascular Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Postgraduate Presentations

Presentation 1: Rose-Marie McNeillis, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia

The Role of Autophagy in Breast Cancer Progression and Angiogenesis

Presentation 2: Rebecca Robey, University of Manchester

Prevalence of hereditary alpha-tryptasemia in an unselected UK population

Presentation 3: Laura Mitchell, Lancaster Medical School

Does early versus late initiation of RRT for patients with AKI improve patient survival outcome?

14:55

Coffee/tea and poster viewing

Session 2 - Speakers and Prize Presentations

15:30	Chair: Professor Andrew Collier, Consultant Physician, Ayr Hospital Keynote Lecture 1 Professor Moira Whyte, Sir John Crofton Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Head of the Medical School, University of Edinburgh "Life, Death and a Career in Academic Medicine"
16:00	Prize Presentations by Professor Derek Bell OBE, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
16:15	Chair: Professor John Connell, Emeritus Professor of Endocrinology, University of Dundee, Academic member of council, RCPE Keynote Lecture 2 Professor Peter Clayton, Professor of Child Health and Paediatric Endocrinology, Interim Vice-President Dean of the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester "A Passion for Growth Disorders"
16:45	Question and answer session
17:00	Close by Professor Derek Bell OBE

Fees

Online booking for this event closes on Friday 16 November but places may still be available after that date - please contact the organiser for further information.

**Registration fees**
	Fee
Students	£10
Foundation doctors/postgraduates	£35

Your medical deanery or university may be able to reimburse you for the fee so please contact them for further information.

Invoices

If you wish us to invoice an employer/organisation, please contact the Event Coordinator. Payment via invoice is not available for online booking.

Further Information

Submission for abstracts is now closed.

Commercial Sponsorship

Many events are supported by commercial companies taking stand space. Students and Foundation doctors 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:

The Dalton Room, The University of Manchester Innovation Centre (UMIC), Manchester, M13 9XX

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Event Coordinator

Quality, Research and Standards Dept.

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3640

Email

standards@rcpe.ac.uk

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