RCPE in association with SPS and RCPCH: Optimising Health across the Life Course

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Overview

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This joint symposium is sponsored by the RCPE in association with SPS and RCPCH, to celebrate the Centenary of the Scottish Paediatric Society.

The aim is to bring together colleagues from many areas of health practice, to consider ways in which changes and improvements to approaches to children and young peoples’ health might improve the long term life expectancy, and quality of life of adults of the future.

Evidence on what influences health in childhood will be presented, and how small investments in childhood make real changes to adult health.

Specific diseases where evidence for improvement already exists will be discussed e.g., Obesity, Cardiovascular disease, Respiratory and Gastro-Intestinal. The significant importance of mental health and resilience. The contribution of social prescribing.

Emerging new concerns in relation to children and young people’s long term health e.g. online screen time, vaping, pollution and climate change will be explored.

This is your chance to suggest and discuss ways that we can act now.

This Symposium will be of interest to health professionals from all disciplines, as well as those in other fields of practice, committed to optimising future health.

Dr Patricia D. Jackson, OBE

Chair, Organising Committee

Event Delivery:

This event will be run as a hybrid event, with the option to attend the event in-person at the College, giving you the opportunity to spend time with colleagues, or to view online from home. Please note that there will be a mix of speakers presenting from the College and online via web-link.

This event allows the opportunity for delegates to watch the presentations live, or at their convenience for up to 28 days following the original broadcast. Please note that talks will be available to view on-demand by the second working day after the live event. Delegates can continue to register for on-demand access only after the live event has taken place. Please note that access closes 28 days after the original broadcast, not after the point of booking.

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Programme

Day 1 Thursday 19 January 2023

09:00	Registration and Coffee
09:25	Welcome and Introductory Remarks by Professor Andrew Elder, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 1 - Investing in our future

Chair: Professor Andrew Elder, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

09:30

How we start influences how we finish: a life course approach to disease reduction

Dr Valentin Fuster, Physician in Chief, Mount Sinai Medical Hospital, New York

* the ways in which early experience of health, nutrition and environment can influence later outcomes

10:00

Does early investment in health produce health gain?

Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Professor of Epidemiology, UCL Institute of Health Equity, London

* the health economics of early investment * impact of poor nutrition, obesity, sedentary lifestyle * environmental influences (smoking/air pollution) at an earlier age

10:30

Coffee / tea

Session 2 - Engineering resilience

Chair: Professor Angela Thomas OBE, Director of Heritage, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

11:00	A life course approach to intergenerational health Dr Sarah Verbiest, Director, Jordan Institute for Families, University of North Carolina, USA * preconception health * nutrition * environment
11:30	Building more resilient brains Professor Judy L. Cameron, Ph.D. Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Director of Outreach, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
12:00	Keynote Lecture Chair: Professor Andrew Elder, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh New health threats Professor Dame Parveen Kumar, Emerita Professor of Medicine and Education, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London. * covid long term effects including missed education * vaping versus cigarettes * effects of increased screen time * social media * climate change
12:45	Lunch

Session 3 - Acting NOW to improve long term health

Chair: Dr Patricia D. Jackson,OBE, President Scottish Paediatric Society 2022

13:30	Avoiding obesity - the place of medical treatments and social prescribing Christiana Melam, Chief Executive of the National Association of Link Workers * healthy weight, dietary choices, advances in social prescribing
14:00	Reducing chronic respiratory illness Dr Kenneth A Macleod - Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine * early life lung disease, environmental influences and smoking/vaping
14:30	Maximising your gut health Dr Richard Hansen, Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor in Child Health in Glasgow * factors influencing your gut health at different life stages’
15:00	Coffee / tea

Session 4 - Acting NOW to improve long term health

Chair: Dr Mairi Stark, RCPCH Officer for Scotland

15:25	Children's Health Scotland - Self Management skills programme for children and young people Anne Wilson, Head of Development, Children's Health Scotland
15:40	What can we do NOW to effect change? Discussion led by Professor Dame Parveen Kumar. Panel asked to provide their 3 key changes they suggest would most improve long term health (5 mins each panelist) Contributions from RCPCH Dr Mairi Stark, RCGP Dr David Shackles, RCPE President Professor Andrew Elder, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Scottish Government Professor Sir Gregor Smith.
16:15	General interactive discussion * Opportunity for the attendees to share their views on priorities.
16:30	Close

Fees

Attendance options

RCPE are delighted that delegates can again, attend events in person at the College. Delegates can book for in-person, in the College attendance up until the day before/day of the event, or for online only attendance up until 02/02/2023. All delegates will have on-demand access to all talks for 28 days following the live event. If you would like to attend in person, please be sure to select the in-person booking option.

An early bird discount applies until 5 January 2023.

Registration fees - for in-person, online and on-demand attendance
	In-person - early bird fee (until 5/01/23) for full day	Online - early bird feed (until 05/01/23) for full day	In-person - Fee (from 06/01/23) for full day	Online - Fee (from 06/01/23) for full day
Non-RCPE Member or Fellow	£205	£185	£215	£195
RCPE Fellow & Collegiate/Associate Members	£135	£125	£145	£135
RCPE Foundation Member, Nurse, AHP, Pharmacist, Physician Associates	£120	£100	£130	£110
RCPE Fellow in low or lower-middle income country, RCPE Student Member	£0	£0	£0	£0
Retired RCPE Fellow, Non-RCPE Student	£20	£10	£20	£20

Long term / other leave – Fellows and Members, please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator as some discretion may be available.

Collegiate and Associate Members of the RCPE in clinical research posts may be eligible for funding - please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator for further information.

Trainees – Scotland Deanery medical specialty trainees can attend any number of eligible symposia for a one-off payment from their study leave budget (block grant scheme).

Invoices

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

Free places

Unpaid post – Nil if confirmation of status provided – please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator.

Refugee doctors – free places are available to refugee doctors who are Associate Members of the College. Associate Membership for refugee doctors is available free of charge. Please visit our website for instructions on how to join, and then apply to the Symposium Co-ordinator for your free place.

Cancellation policy

If you have to cancel your place within seven days 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.

If you are no longer able to attend in-person, you can still view the event online. We will only reimburse the in-person fee under exceptional circumstances. The event will be available to view on-demand for 28 days after the live event, therefore, there is still opportunity to view the talks if you are not able to attend on the day.

In the event that the College is unable to host the in-person element of this event, all those registered to attend the College in-person will be reimbursed the additional in-person fee.

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.

On-demand Access

All presentations will be available to view on-demand by the second working day after the live event for 28 days, allowing you to catch-up in your own time. All delegates, including those attending in-person, will have access to view the talks on-demand again during this period.

If you are attending the event in-person at the College, 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.

Access

A wheelchair lift and internal lift are in place at the College, allowing access to the conference centre and historic rooms. However, as a listed building, meeting rooms 4 & 5 have restricted access. For further information and assistance, please contact the Event Co-ordinator responsible for the event.

An induction loop system is available in the Great Hall and Conference Centre Auditorium.

Parent Room

We can provide a Parent Room at our events. If you are interested in using this facility, please contact the Co-ordinator for further information.

Directions to the College

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

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Local walking routes

Three short walks can be enjoyed from the College. So if you are visiting us, why not explore the local area. Details can be found at Medal Routes.

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:

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 11 Queen Street, Hybrid, EH2 1JQ

Credits

Activity Code

142484

rcpeSPS23

Event Coordinator

Aine Serelis

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3620

Email

A.Serelis@rcpe.ac.uk

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