The RCPE Course in Acute and General Medicine

Cancelled

Monday to Thursday

25 to 28 May

2020

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Overview

The RCPE Acute and General Medicine Course is a four-day course aimed at health care practitioners from the UK and beyond. The aim of the Course is to give a broad update on important aspects of acute and general medicine. As well as being of value to hospital based doctors at consultant or senior trainee level, it will also be of interest to community based doctors, including General Practitioners. Allied Health Professionals and Specialist Nurses may also find the course worthwhile.

This year the course will consist of 8 sessions over four full days, which will include updates in:

Cardiology
Respiratory
Acute Emergencies – including a practical session on resuscitation
Infections
Rheumatology
Dermatology
“A phone call from the laboratory”
Stroke
Toxicology

The course will include update lectures by experts on topics of current and practical relevance, with frequent opportunities for interactive case-based learning.

Places are limited, thus maximising opportunities for networking.

It is possible to book the full course or individual days.

Dr Rachel Sutherland
Dr Arun Chaudhury
Dr Conor Maguire
Dr Peter Reid

Organising Committee

Programme

Day 1 - Monday 25 May 2020

08.30	Registration and Coffee
08.55	Welcome and Introductory Remarks President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 1 - Cardiology - how to assess and manage ....

Chair: Dr Anda Balarga

09.00	... suspected cardiac chest pain Dr Anne Scott, Consultant Cardiologist, Borders General Hospital, Melrose * chest pain biomarkers and pathways * confident discharge *CT coronary angiogram - the new CPTA!
09.30	... bradycardia and tachycardia Dr Neil Grubb, Consultant Cardiology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh * diagnostic algorithms * safe interventions * cardiology referral
10.10	... hypertensive emergencies Professor David Webb, Christison Chair of Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Edinburgh * risk factors * investigation * management * follow-up
10.40	Coffee / tea

11.10	... acute heart failure Dr Alan Japp, Consultant Cardiologist, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh * making the diagnosis * initial management
11.45	... new approaches to the mangement of valvular heart disease tbc * identifying the failing valve * medical interventions *surgical and non-surgical intervention
12.30	Lunch

Session 2 - Respiratory

Chair: tbc

13.30	Lung infection today and tomorrow Professor James Chalmers, Professor & Consultant Respiratory Physician, School of Medicine, University of Dundee
14.15	Presentation by the Professor James C Petrie Scholarship winners (2 x 15 mins)
14.50	Coffee / Tea

15.10	Acute breathlessness in the medical admissions unit Dr James Tiernan, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh * differential diagnosis * pulmonary embolism * pneumothoraces * biomarkers * point of care USS * mastery of chest drains
15.45	How to manage acute severe and life threatening asthma Dr Donald Noble, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, St John's Hospital, Livingston * fail or foul? magnesium of aminophyline intensive care or ward
16.20	Pleural disease Dr Andrew Leitch, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh * the evolving management of pleural effusions in benign and malignant disease
16.55	Close
17.00	Welcome Reception and Tour of Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Day 2 - Tuesday 26 May 2020

08.30	Registration and Coffee
08.55	Introduction Dr Arun Chaudhury, Consultant Physician, Acute Medical Unit, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee

Session 3 - Acute Emergencies: Part A

Chair: Dr Arun Chaudhury, Consultant Physician, Acute Medical Unit, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee

09.00	Diabetes tbc * hypoglycaemia * diabetic ketoacidosis * hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state
09.30	Haematology Dr Fiona Dignan, Consultant Haematologist, Manchester Royal Infirmary * neutropenia acute leukaemia presentations and management disseminated intravascular coagulation
10.00	Renal Dr Catherine Stirling, Consultant Nephrologist, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow * how to avoid AKI contrast media and drugs what to do when it happens *when to refer to renal
10.30	Coffee / tea

11.00	Oncology Dr Moray Kyle, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Neuro-oncology, Paediatrics & Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer, Edinburgh Cancer Centre * common presentations and how to manage them * general medic or oncologist
11.30	Sepsis: the hidden medical emergency Dr Monica Doyle, Consultant Physician and Sepsis Lead, NHS Tayside * assessment, mangaement and treatment

12.00	Not for intensive care! Dr Frauke Weidanz, Consultant in Critical Care & Acute Internal Medicine, NHS Lothian
12.30	Lunch

Session 4 - Acute Emergencies: Part B

Chair: tbc

13.30	Melaena Dr Sian Gilchrist, Consultant Gastroenterologist, NHS Fife * managing the acute GI bleed
14.00	Acute medical emergencies in the pregnant woman Dr John Thomson, Divisional Clinical Director, Division of Unscheduled Care, Emergency Department, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary * headache * chest pain * breathlessness * seizure
14.30	The behaviourally disturbed patient Dr Catriona Howes, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, NHS Lothian * how to assess and manage * competence * control
15.00	Coffee/Tea
15.30	The cardiac arrest 15.30 - 16.15 - Part 1 - A practical session – Updates on guidelines / Optimal drugs / Simulated ALS Dr Vicky Tallentire and Dr Ailsa Howie: Consultants in Acute Medicine, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh 16.15 – 16.45 - Part 2 - Advance emergency care planning for realistric resuscitation and improving care experience Dr Juliet Spiller, Consultant in Palliative Medicine at Marie Curie Hospice, Edinburgh * Deciding on personalised recommendations for a person’s clinical care in a future emergency in which they are unable to make or express choices.
16.45	Discussion
17.00	Close

Day 3 - Wednesday 27 May 2020

08.30	Registration and Coffee
08.55	Introduction Dr Conor Maguire, Vice President (International), Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 5 - Infections

Chair: tbc

09.00	How to prepare for the next pandemic? Professor Sir Michael Jacobs, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London * Prediction surveillance response
09.40	Diarrhoea: a global perspective Dr Jenni Crane, Consultant in Infectious Diseases & Acute/General Medicine, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh * causes and effect * prevention *management
10.10	HIV in 2020 Dr Rebecca Sutherland, Consultant in Infectious Disease, NHS Lothian * who to test * when to test * drug use / interaction / resistance
10.40	Coffee / tea

11.10	Tuberculosis Dr Beth White, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow epidemiology clinical presentations, investigations including the use of Interferon gamma release assays
11.40	Malaria in the returning traveller Dr Oliver Koch, Consultant in Infectious Disease, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh * types and presentation * detection * treatment
12.10	Pyrexia of unknown origin: how far to go? Dr Andrew Seaton, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and General Medicine, Antimicrobial Management Team Lead, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow * clinical assessment * investigation * management * treatment
12.40	Lunch

Session 6 - The joints and skin

Chair: Dr Adelina McLeod, Chair, Trainees & Members Committee, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

13.30	The red hot joint Dr Vinodh Devakumar, Consultant Rheumatologist, Penine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust * assessment * causes * investigation * treatment
14.00	Recent onset polyarthritis Dr Euan McRorie, Consultant Rheumatologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
14.30	Vasculitis for the generalist Dr Paula Dospinescu, Consultant Rheumatologist, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary * recognition * diagnosis * investigation * when to refer * acute treatment
15.00	Coffee / tea

15.30	The red skin: diffuse erythema/the red lower legs tbc
16.15	Skin cancers to recognise and refer Dr Colin Fleming, Department of Dermatology, Ninewells Hopsital & Medical School, Dundee
17.00	Close

Day 4 - Thursday 28 May 2020

08.30	Registration and Coffee
08.55	Introduction - Dr Rachel Sutherland

Session 7 - A phone call from the laboratory...

Chair: Dr Rachel Sutherland

09.00	Deranged sodium Dr Stuart Ritchie, Consultant Physician & Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh * causes * immediate management * treatment algorithm
09.30	The abnormal potassium Dr Matt King, Consultant Endocrinologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh * causes * immediate management * treatment algorithm
10.00	Hypercalcaemia Dr Rachel Williamson, Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology, Borders General Hospital, Melrose * causes * immediate management * treatment algorithm
10.30	Coffee / tea

11.00	The abnormal blood gas Dr Mark Longshawe, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust * causes * immediate management * treatment algorithm
11.30	Deranged thyroid function tests Dr Nicola Zammitt, Consultant Endocrinologist, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh * causes * immediate management * treatment algorithm
11.30	Anaemia Dr Neill Storrar, Consultant Haematologist, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy * safe and unsafe transfusion * deciding what tests to do * finding the cause
12.30	Lunch

Session 8 - The brain & harm

Chair: tbc

13.30	The treatment of acute stroke: thrombolysis, thrombectomy or aspirin Professor Keith Muir, SINAPSE Professor of Clinical Imaging & Consultant Neurologist, University of Glasgow
14.00	Imaging in stroke: what scan and when to do it Dr Fergus Doubal, Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh * cholesterol, blood pressure and lifestyle management * atrial fibrillation
14.30	How to assess (acute) headache Dr Richard Davenport, Consultant Neurologist, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh *what the acute or general physician needs to know
15.00	Coffee / tea

15.30	Paracetamol poisoning Dr James Dear, Consultant/Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacology, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
16.00	The hypotensive toxic patient Dr Euan Sandilands, Consultant in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, National Poisons Information Service, Edinburgh
16.30	The ECG in the poisoned patient Professor Michael Eddleston, Professor of Clinical Toxicology, University of Edinburgh and Honorary Consultant Physician, NHS Lothian
17.00	Course evaluation & close

Fees

An early bird discount applies until Sunday 19 April 2020.

Registration fees
	Fee category	Early Bird fee until Sunday 19 April 2020	Fee from Monday 20 April 2020
Full course (4 days)	Standard	£669	£719
Full course (4 days)	RCPE Fellow or Member	£645	£695
Part-course: One full day (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday)	Standard	£199	£249
	RCPE Fellow or Member	£169	£199

Invoices

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

Scholarship

The Professor James C Petrie Scholarship supports a delegate from any country listed as lower to lower middle income by the World Bank ^[1] to attend the RCPE Course in Acute and General Internal Medicine.

The Professor James C Petrie Scholarship will cover the cost of course fees, accommodation and travel to attend this RCPE Course in Acute and General Internal Medicine on 25 – 28 May 2020. The closing date for applications to this scholarship is Sunday 9 February 2020. Details on how to apply.

Further Information

Who should attend

The RCPE Acute and General Medicine Course is a four-day course aimed at health care practitioners from the UK and beyond. The aim of the course is to give a broad update on important aspects of acute and general medicine. As well as being of value to hospital based doctors at consultant or senior trainee level, it will also be of interest to community based doctors, including General Practitioners. Allied Health Professionals and Specialist Nurses may also find the course worthwhile.

All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). A certificate of attendance with CPD information will be issued electronically to individual delegates via email. Please note - certificates can only be issued to attendees who have completed online feedback survey within the 2 week post event deadline. Certificates will then be issued at this point.

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

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.

Accommodation and Directions to the College

The College has negotiated special rates with a number of local hotels.

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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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.

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 Co-ordinator responsible for the event.

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, Edinburgh, EH2 1JQ

Credits

24

Activity Code

129647

#rcpeAGIM20

Event Coordinator

Margaret Farquhar

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3636

Email

m.farquhar@rcpe.ac.uk

THIS IS AN ARCHIVED EVENT LISTING.

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Day 1 - Monday 25 May 2020

Session 1 - Cardiology - how to assess and manage ....

Session 2 - Respiratory

Day 2 - Tuesday 26 May 2020

Session 3 - Acute Emergencies: Part A

Session 4 - Acute Emergencies: Part B

Day 3 - Wednesday 27 May 2020

Session 5 - Infections

Session 6 - The joints and skin

Day 4 - Thursday 28 May 2020

Session 7 - A phone call from the laboratory...

Session 8 - The brain & harm

Invoices

Scholarship

Who should attend

Access

Accommodation and Directions to the College

Parent Room

Local walking routes

Commercial Sponsorship

Credits

Activity Code

Event Coordinator

Telephone

Email