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09.00
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Registration and Coffee
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09.25
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Welcome
by President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
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Session 1 - Gastrointestinal and liver medicine
Chair: Dr Neeraj Bhala, RCPE West Midlands Link Fellow, Symposium Organiser & Consultant Gastroenterologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
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09.30
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The microbiome and GI Tract
Prof Tariq Iqbal, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and University of Birmingham
*Burden of C. difficile and complications *new and established treatments * role of faecal microbiota transplantation
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10.00
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The gut and liver axis
Professor David Adams, Dean of Medicine, University of Birmingham
*immunology of liver disease: mechanisms of disease * novel immunotherapies * current and future therapies
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10.30
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Facing the burden and costs of liver disease in the UK
Professor Roger Williams, CBE, Professor of Liver Medicine, University of London
*Burden of alcohol: Lancet Liver Commission * NAFLD and viral hepatitis * cost and measures to tackle
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11.00
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Coffee / tea
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Session 2 - Cardiology
Chair: Dr Leong Lee, RCPE Council Member, Symposium Organiser and Consultant Cardiologist, Sandwell and West Birmingham
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11.30
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Update on antithrombotic therapy for coronary disease
Professor Robert Storey, Professor & Honorary Consultant Cardiology, University of Sheffield
*Newer Antiplatelet Agents (Presugrel, Ticagrelor) *NOACs for coronary disease *dual antiplatelet duration in patients undergoing PCI.
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12.00
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Cardiac imaging in the 21st Century
Dr Emily Ho, Consultant Cardiologist, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust
*different imaging cardiac imaging modalities in cardiomyopathies, *echo, *cardiac MRI
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12.30
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WILLIAM A ALEXANDER LECTURE
Chair: President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
The future of regional healthcare in 2018
Speaker details - TBA
*the current healthcare landscape * policymaker perspective * future: best value for patients?
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13.15
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Lunch
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Session 3 - Geriatric Medicine and Medical Education
Chair: Dr Moe Oo, Consultant Physician and Geriatrician, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospital NHS & Symposium Organiser
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14.00
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Medical education: the current landscape and future
Professor Helen Cameron, Chair and Dean of Medical Education, Aston University
*the drive to generalisation *studentship or apprenticeship *what effect the national licensing exam
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14.30
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The practice of integrated geriatric care and safe discharge in acute hospitals
Speaker details - TBA
*what we should do to minimise delayed discharge *how we reduce risk of failed discharge and frequent admissions *concepts of Interface Geriatrics
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15.00
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The future of geriatric medicine on the front door
Dr Nigel Page, Chair of British Geriatric Society (West Midlands)
Consultant Physician and Geriatrician, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS
*what demand for geriatric medicine *good exemplars of practice * research in acute and geriatric medicine
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15.30
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Coffee / tea
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Session 4 - Quality improvement and safety in medicine
Chair: Dr Neeraj Bhala, RCPE West Midlands Link Fellow, Symposium Organiser & Consultant Gastroenterologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
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16.00
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Quality improvement
Dr Ian Woolhouse, Consultant Physician and RCP Lead, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
*QI at scale * interactive clinical vignettes * latest evidence and quality improvement
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16.30
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Patient safety at scale in the NHS
Professor Meghana Pandit, Medical Director, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
*burden of iatrogenic risks in the UK * clinical cases * implementation of Virginia Mason
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17.00
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Close
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