09:15. Registration: Tea/Coffee
09.50 Inauguration: Lighting the lamp Prof Andrew Elder, President RCPE; Mr Bijay Selvaraj, Consul General India, Dr Ramesh Mehta, President BAPIO
Welcome and Introduction: Mr Vipin Zamvar, Chair BAPIO Scotland, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon (Edinburgh).
10.00 Session 1: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Panellists: Dr Nitin Gambhir, Dr Sapna Maheshwari, Mr Vipin Zamvar.
10 minutes each followed by Q & A
· Dignity at Work: On Paper or In Practice?: Dr Ramesh Mehta, CBE, President BAPIO
· Differential Attainment in Ophthalmology: Su Young (Edinburgh)
· Differential Treatment and Attainment: Mr Pragnesh Bhatt (Aberdeen)
· Subconscious Bias and Racism: A personal perspective: Mr Imran Liaqat (Edinburgh)
· The GMC Initiatives. Speaker: Nicola Cotter (GMC Scotland)
11.15 Session 2: Innovation in the Scottish NHS
Panellists: Dr Swapna Gambhir, Ms Felicity Mehendale.
10 minutes each followed by Q & A
· An Innovative Approach to Integration of IMGs in the Scottish NHS: Dr Santosh Bongale, Consultant Emergency Medicine
· A Sustainable Workforce Solution: Liesje Turner, Strategic Adviser HR, Morecambe Bay NHSFT
· Innovation in NHS Scotland: From Idea to Commercial Success: Robert Rea, InnoScot
· Ayurveda and the NHS: Dr Rajeev Gupta, Consultant Paediatrician
· Touch Surgery: A digital tool to support best surgical practice. Barry Allan, Medtronic
· Questions and Answers
12.15 Session 3: Understanding the Pension
Panellists: Mr Ashish Agrawal, Dr Briju Prasad
Mr Jay Thind, Specialist Medical Financial Planner, Thind Wealth Advisory
Mr Pree Panchmatia, Thind Medical Advisory
· Recent Changes in the Pension Landscapes
· Novel Options for Doctors
· Jay’s Recommendations
· Questions and Answers
13.00 Lunch, Networking and Meet the Exhibitors
14.00 Session 4: Guest Lectures
Panellists: Mr Vipin Zamvar, Dr Anurag Yadav, Dr Subodh Dave
12 minutes each
- “My Adventures in the Land of Retirement in the time of Covid”, Professor Raj Bhopal, CBE, Emeritus Professor of Public Health, Edinburgh
- “Health Inequalities by Social Class in Scotland: Steep, Enduring and Resistant to change”, Prof. John Frank, Epidemiologist, University of Edinburgh
- “Women as leaders in the NHS”, Dr Ananta Dave, President British Indian Psychiatrist Association.
14.45 Session 5: Abstract Presentation
Panellists: Prof Ghulam Nabi (Dundee), Prof Andrew Elder (Edinburgh), Dr Kiran Sachane (Edinburgh)
A selection of the best abstracts submitted will be presented. Prizes for the best papers and posters: First prize: £200; Second Prize: £100; Third prize: £50
a) Analysis of long-term survival after Pneumonectomy for lung cancer: A retrospective study of 20 years. Ramanish Ravishankar, Azar Hussain, Salman Arif, Tanveer KhanMichael Gooseman, Vasileios Tentzeris, Michael Cowen, Syed Qadri.
b) Incidence and Causal Analysis of Post ERCP Pancreatitis. Shubham Jain, Sarah Anderson, Peter Mejhail. (Aberdeen)
c) REAL Pilgrimage: Learning from errors without blame or shame – international journey: Ramachandra Chittal, Jonathan Smith (Hull)
15.30 Session 6: Celebrating Achievements
Panellists: Dr Ramesh Mehta, Mr Vipin Zamvar
15 minutes each
· “From SHO to President” Professor Andrew Elder, President Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
· “From SHO to Dean” Dr. Subodh Dave, Dean of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
· “From SHO to President” Mr. Aman Coonar, President-Elect, Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland
· “From SHO to Lead Dean Director in Scotland” Dr Nitin Gambhir
· Question and Answers
16.30 Coffee Break, Networking, and Meeting the Exhibitors
17.00 Session 7: “Getting to Grips with Artificial Intelligence”
Panellists: Mr Aman Coonar, Mr Pragnesh Bhatt
· Analysing COPD as a model of innovation for future clinical management: Dr Gourab Choudhury, Consultant Chest Physician, Edinburgh
· Preventing Bias as we train Artificial Intelligence: Ms Vidya Mehendale, Plastic and Cleft Surgeon, University of Edinburgh.
17.45 Meeting concludes
Wrap Up: Mr Vipin Zamvar
Award Ceremony and Prize Distribution and Vote of thanks
18.30 Dinner