RCPE Hybrid Symposium: Maternal Medicine

Wednesday

04 December

2024

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Overview

There are an increasing number of women entering pregnancy with a range of complex medical conditions. Although maternal mortality rates in the developed world remain low, serious maternal morbidity is increasing. Collaborative cross specialty working across disciplines can improve care for women with medical problems in pregnancy and positively impact families. This one-day symposium is sure to attract a wide range of participants from many parts of the world and we would like you to join us. The symposium will focus on medical problems in pregnancy, and optimisation of their management. With expert speakers covering a broad range of topics and panel discussion of interesting cases, this is set to be an informative day.

Topics to be covered include:

Acute cardiac presentations
Most up to date guidance for diabetes care in pregnancy and evidence base
Reducing health inequalities
Liver disease with up-to-date guidance
Dermatological problems in pregnancy

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Programme

Wednesday 4 December 2024

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

Session 1 - Acute presentations and the role of team work

Chair: Chair details tbc

09:30	Thrombolysis in pregnancy Case Presentation - Massive pulmonary embolism: Dr Alex Viner, Maternal & Fetal Medicine Trainee, Edinburgh Lecture: Speaker tbc _{* diagnostic criteria and imaging * therapeutic strategies and limitations * multidisciplinary team (MDT) working}
10:05	Q&A
10:15	Aortic dissection and other acute cardiac presentations in pregnancy Case Presentation - Aortic dissection: Dr Dan Short, Fetal Medicine Trainee, Glasgow Lecture - Speaker details tbc _{* presentation/ red flags * optimal management *}
10:50	Q&A
11:00	Break - tea/coffee

Session 2 - Reducing health inequalities

Chair: Chair details tbc

11:25	Drug dependence, HIV and other social determinants of health in obstetrics – experience from the clinic Speaker details tbc _{* Glasgow experience * barriers to care giving * MDT working and key to success}
12:00	Dr Ella Pringle Lecture Chair: Professor Andrew Elder, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Health inequalities in women from Black and minoritised groups and how to reduce the gap Dr Jenny Douglas, The Open University
12:45	Break - lunch

Session 3 - Chronic conditions – up to date practice

Chair: Chair details tbc

13:30	Liver disease in pregnancy Professor Catherine Williamson, Professor of Women’s Health, King’s College London _{* physiological changes in pregnancy * common conditions and treatment * European Association (EASL) guidelines}
14:05	Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) diabetes- new guideline 2024 Dr Robert Lindsay, Reader, Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow _{* new diagnostic criteria for GDM * management of Type 1 diabetes * other highlights of guideline}
14:25	CLIP (Hybrid Closed Loop technology for diabetes in pregnancy) Speaker details tbc _{* use of CLIP in pregnancy plus AiDapt study data * building protocols for use in clinics * MDT working}
14:45	Dermatological conditions in pregnancy Dr Allan Mathews, Consultant Dermatologist, NHS Fife _{* rashes in pregnancy * use of biologics * rare but important conditions/ inherited disorders * management at time of birth eg surgical sites, wounds, cannuale, regional anaesthesia}
15:20	Break - tea/coffee

Session 4 - Obstetric medicine - challenging cases

Chair details tbc

15:45	Arrhythmias in pregnancy Dr Rachel Myles, Wellcome Trust Intermediate Fellow and Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow _{* physiology * long QT * complexities of treatment}
16:10	Maternal critical care in the peri-natal period Case Presentation - Maternal critical care: Dr Ailie Young, Acute Medicine Trainee, Edinburgh Lecture - Dr Bhaskar Narayan, Consultant in Intensive Care, Acute and Obstetric Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust _{* diagnostic criteria and imaging * therapeutic strategies and limitations including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) * multidisciplinary team working}
16:45	Q&A (all afternoon speakers)
17:00	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 25.12.2024. 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.

Registration fees - for in-person, online and on-demand attendance
	Fee
Non-RCPE Member or Fellow	£265
RCPE Fellows & Members (Collegiate & Associate)	£165
Allied Health Professional	£165
RCPE retired Fellow and RCPE Foundation Member	£70
RCPE Fellow in low/middle income country	£0
RCPE Student Member	£0

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

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.

Venue:

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

Event Coordinator

Lauren Slater

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3661

Email

l.slater@rcpe.ac.uk