09.00

Registration and Coffee

09.25

Welcome and introduction
by Professor Derek Bell OBE, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

09.30

Shared decision making
Dr Caroline Whitworth, Consultant Nephrologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
* involving patients in decisions at the front door * a personalised approach to care – how to achieve this

10.00

Understanding the 'human' factor
Dr Vicky Tallentire, Consultant Acute Physician, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
* how our emotions impact decision-making * the role of behavioural science in healthcare * the association between clinician wellbeing, team performance and patient outcomes * CBM and evidence-based wellbeing

10.30

Coffee / tea

11.00

Pyrexia of unknown origin 
Dr Elham Khatamzas, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
* structured approach * changing epidemiology * diagnostics and therapy in the era of realistic medicine and antimicrobial resistance

11.30

The acutely jaundiced patient
Dr Michael Williams, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
* who to admit * investigations * most common causes * pitfalls 

12.00

Anticoagulation
Professor Henry Watson, Professor of Haematology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
* problematic cases with direct oral anticoagulants * reversal agents * dosing in obesity and renal failure * when to use warfarin * alternatives to IV heparin

12.30

Lunch

13.30

Resolving conflict in healthcare
Dr Claire Macaulay, Mediator, Medical Mediation Foundation, Glasgow
* how can we avoid/manage conflict * how does perception of risk/benefit affect likelihood of conflict arising

14.00

SIR JAMES CAMERON LECTURE 
Chair: Professor Derek Bell OBE, President, RCPE
The public understanding of risk
Dr Sander van der Linden, Assistant Professor in Social Psychology, University of Cambridge & Director, Cambridge Social Decision-Making Laboratory
* how do the public perceive risk in healthcare? * how can we explain it better?

14.45

Coffee / tea

15.15

Acute kidney injury
Professor Neil Turner, Professor of Nephrology, University of Edinburgh
* acute kidney injury in acute receiving * guidance from the renal team * do acute kidney injury alerts work?  * new treatments in renal disease and their role in acute receiving 

15.45

Pulmonary emboli (PE)
Dr Jay Suntharalingam, Consultant in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine, Royal United Bath Hospital
* managing high risk PEs * patient follow-up and long-term consequences * what can I learn from the National Confidential Enquiry Into Patient Outcome and Death results?

16.15

The difference a plan can make - dying well in hospitals
Dr Juliet Spiller, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Marie Curie Hospice, Edinburgh
* the role of emergency anticipatory care planning * ReSPECT (Recommended Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment) process * dying, uncertainty and what really matters * getting it right for patients and families

16.45

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09.00

Registration and Coffee

09.30

Paracetamol overdose: new test, new thinking
Dr Emma Morrison, ST7 Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, NHS Lothian
* new test for paracetamol overdose * guidance on management * when to refer to liver unit

10.00

Skin failure
Dr Fiona Meredith, Consultant Dermatologist, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
* skin failure causes, management and consequences

10.30

Oncology patients at the front door
Dr Melanie Mackean, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
* new biological therapies * managing toxicities * what do we need to know at the front door – especially if you are not in a main centre?

11.00

Coffee / tea

11.30

How to prepare for the next pandemic
Professor Sir Michael Jacobs, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London
* virus evolution * lessons from the past * future planning

12.00

Under pressure: managing the acute take during a major incident
Dr Philip Lee, Acute Physician and Geriatrician, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London
* how hospitals function under immense pressure * what should you do?

12.30

Lunch and RCPE Annual General Meeting (for RCPE Fellows and Members, 13.00-13.20 tbc)

13.30

Wearables in medicine
Dr Ali K Yetisen, Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London
* how can technology help us monitor patients diseases? * what is the future of chronic disease management 

14.00

Exercise and health
Dr Gregor Smith, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, Scottish Government
* what do we know about the activity of the nation? * can we prescribe exercise? * what should we be advising the public? * doctors as role models for activity

14.30

Coffee / tea

15.00

Tachyarrhythmias
Dr Paul Broadhurst, Consultant Cardiologist, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
* acute management of tachyarrhythmias – AF/flutter and pulsed ventricular tachycardia * stroke risk in flutter and fibrillation – are they the same or different?

15.30

The jugular venous pulse
Dr Andrew Flapan, Consultant Cardiologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
* what is it? * what can it tell us? * is it reliable?

16.00

Medically unexplained symptoms
Dr Wojtek Wojcik, Consultant Psychiatrist, Edinburgh
* common presenting symptoms * when do we stop investigating?* how do we explain it to the patient and prevent re-admission

16.30

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