Research Symposium for Medical Students and Foundation Doctors

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Overview

Undergraduates and foundation doctors carry out a wide range of research and quality improvement projects, and this dedicated research symposium, hosted by RCPE, NES and the Medical Schools Council, offers an opportunity to present findings; build on networks; and hear from established research leaders about their own experience in developing research careers.

All presenters will be awarded a Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh/NES certificate. The best oral and poster presentations will be awarded a RCPE medal. The best undergraduate and the postgraduate presentations will be awarded with a RCPE medal and a QI4U license.

Abstracts are welcomed for medical research and quality improvement projects. Abstracts will also be published in an online edition of the College Journal. Abstracts relating to infectious diseases will be considered for the Ambuj Nath Bose Bequest, and the winner will receive £50.

The deadline for abstracts has been extended to 5pm Friday 18th October 2019. Please email the abstract submission form to standards@rcpe.ac.uk

Abstract submission guidance and judging criteria is available here.

Programme

11.00	Poster set up and registration
11.30	Registration (cont) and poster viewing
12.30	Lunch

Session 1 - Presentations

13:30

Welcome
Professor Derek Bell OBE, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

13:40

Chair: Professor Derek Bell OBE, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Undergraduate Presentations

Presentation 1: Edward Whittaker, University of Edinburgh

Socioeconomic differences in cardiovascular disease risk factor prevalence in people with type 2 diabetes in Scotland: a cross-sectional study

Presentation 2: Jocelyn Luveta, University of Nottingham

Investigating the role of FoxA1 in Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition: implications for FoxA1 as a therapeutic target in oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer

Presentation 3: Anusha Rajanran, University of Edinburgh

Implementation of NEWS2 and the Recognition and Response to Deterioration in the Medical Assessment Unit, Western General Hospital 

Presentation 4: Dominic Ng, University of Manchester

Diagnosing malaria in blood smears using convolutional neural networks

Postgraduate Presentations

Presentation 1: Alistair Carr

Association Between Depression and Dementia in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

Presentation 2: Sarah Wordie

Hip displacement and dislocation in a total population of children with cerebral palsy in Scotland: status after five years’ hip surveillance

15.10

Coffee break and poster viewing

Session 2 - Speakers and Prize Presentations

15:30	Chair: Professor Andrew Collier, Consultant Physician, Ayr Hospital Keynote Lecture 1 Professor Sara Brown, Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow in Clinical Science and Professor of Molecular and Genetic Dermatology, University of Dundee “A career combining clinical care and research – the best of both worlds?”
16:00	Prize Presentations by Professor Derek Bell OBE, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
16:15	Chair: Professor John Connell, Emeritus Professor of Endocrinology, University of Dundee, Academic member of council, RCPE Keynote Lecture 2 Professor Rustam Al-Shahi Salman, Professor of Clinical Neurology, University of Edinburgh "Thriving on Failure"
16:45	Question and answer session
17:00	Close by Professor Derek Bell OBE

Fees

Online booking for this event closes on Monday 18 November at 12pm.

**Registration fees**
	Fee
Students	£10
Foundation doctors/postgraduates	£35

Your medical deanery or university may be able to reimburse you for the fee so please contact them for further information.

Further Information

The deadline for abstract submission is 5pm Friday 18th October 2019. Please email the submission form to standards@rcpe.ac.uk.

Further guidance regarding the competitions, prizes, judging criteria are available here.

Commercial Sponsorship

Many events are supported by commercial companies taking stand space. Students and Foundation doctors 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

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Event Coordinator

Quality, Research and Standards Dept.

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3640

Email

standards@rcpe.ac.uk

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