Scottish Society of Physicians 65th Annual Meeting

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Overview

We are delighted to inform you that the next SSP event will be taking place on Thursday 26 & Friday 27 September 2024. This year's event will be held at the Park Hotel, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. The 2024 event will be organised by Dr Margaret Duncan and the final programme and registrations for the event will be released in due course. Save the date in your diary!

Previous delegates have said about SSP events and what they enjoyed about it:

"A really fantastic range of talks and some extremely high quality speakers"
"The friendly nature of the event. Will recommend to all junior colleagues as a friendly conference to submit their work too."
"Good variety of topics applicable to general medical audience"
"Range of interesting presentations. Small, friendly event - easy to network. Good to meet people from a range of specialities."

Call for Abstracts:

Abstracts are invited for this meeting for poster or podium presentations. SSP welcomes work on any clinical, scientific or service topic from the breadth of general medicine and its subspecialties, as well as on topics such as patient safety, quality improvement and clinical audit. Abstracts will be scored and the top 4 will be selected for oral presentation.

We are also accepting submissions for 'Cases that have changed my practice'

The deadline for all submissions is Friday 31 May 2024.

Abstract authors will be notified in June if they are successful. For submission please use the relevant form below and return it to ssp.admin@rcpe.ac.uk.

SSP Scientific Abstract Submission Form

SSP Case Presentation Submission Form

The best podium presenter for the scientific abstract will be awarded the prestigious Fitzgerald Peel Prize. There are also prizes available for the best clinical case, quick fire presentation, poster and student poster. Presenters of abstracts selected for oral presentation will be eligible for a travel grant to support presentation of the work at national or international meetings: more information.

Membership to the Scottish Society of Physicians

Membership is open to all NHS and Academic Physicians in General Medicine and its sub-specialties including associate specialists, specialist doctors and trainees. Associate membership is open to all Nurses & other Allied Health Professionals.

The present membership is around 400 and consists of current and retired physicians who are, or were, based in Scotland.

Membership Benefits

Discounted delegate fees to attend the SSP's Annual Meeting
Eligibility for election to Committee
Eligibility for Grants and Fellowships (dependent upon a successful application)
Travelling Fellowships and sabbatical grants are available to Physicians working within a hospital setting in General Medicine or a related sub-speciality.
Subscription to the Scottish Medical Journal

To apply, complete our online membership application form.

The membership fee is currently £20 per annum; details to set up your standing order to the SSP will follow on acceptance of membership.

Fees

Registration fees
	Standard (Consultant) rate	Standard (Trainee) rate	SSP (Consultant) rate	SSP (Trainee) rate
Full meeting package (in person attendance on both days including lunch & attendance at the Society dinner and drinks reception on Thursday 26 September)	£200	£150	£180	£130
Single day attendance only* (Thursday or Friday includes lunch)	£100	£80	£80	£65

Society dinner & drinks reception (Thursday 26 September)	£45 per ticket

*If you wish to attend both days but not the dinner then you can still do so through our booking page.

Invoices

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

Cancellation policy

If you have to cancel your place within four weeks of this event, we regret that we are unable to provide a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to take your place at the discretion of the event co-ordinator.

Membership to the Scottish Society of Physicians

The present membership is around 400 and consists of current and retired physicians who are, or were, based in Scotland.

Membership Benefits

Discounted delegate fees to attend the SSP's Annual Meeting
Eligibility for election to Committee
Eligibility for Grants and Fellowships (dependent upon a successful application)
Travelling Fellowships and sabbatical grants are available to Physicians working within a hospital setting in General Medicine or a related sub-speciality.
Subscription to the Scottish Medical Journal

To apply, complete our online membership application form.

The membership fee is currently £20 per annum; details to set up your standing order to the SSP will follow on acceptance of membership.

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 page).

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

Certificates

All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). To receive a CPD certificate delegates must have completed the online feedback survey. The survey will close 28 days after the original broadcast of the event, with certificates being issued shortly after this.

Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed.

If you are attending the event in-person, please be aware of the following:

Photography

A professional photographer may be in attendance at this event. Photographs may be used by the College in digital and printed publicity material. If you do not wish to be photographed, please let a member of staff know at the registration desk.

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 event Co-ordinator.

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 Park Hotel, 2 Dundonald Pl, Kilmarnock, KA1 1UR

Event Coordinator

Stephanie Hough

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3687

Email

SSP.Admin@rcpe.ac.uk