Scottish Society of Physicians 64th Annual Meeting

Thursday to Friday

29 to 30 September

2022

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Overview

The Scottish Society for Physicians is looking forward to a hybrid meeting at the Townhouse Hotel in Melrose on 29 and 30 September. Our Fitzgerald Peel Lecturer is Dr Caroline Elton (an occupational psychologist and coach, and author of “Only Human – the Secret Lives of Doctors) speaking on “What makes medicine so demanding? Insights from Occupational Psychology”.

Instead of an after dinner speaker Dr John Reid, Chairman of the Trimontium Trust, will give a private tour of the newly opened Trimontium Museum (https://www.trimontium.co.uk); our trainee session (in person only) will be a workshop on “managing difficult conversations with colleagues”, run by Effective Communication for Healthcare (https://ec4h.org.uk/).

Melrose is a pleasant 25 minute walk or 5 minute taxi ride from the terminus of the beautiful Borders Railway atTweedbank. We have chosen Melrose for its ease of accessibility for those who do not wish to drive. However, Melrose does not have a single site that can accommodate the conference and provide overnight stays for all delegates and speakers in one site. We will list a variety of accommodation at varied prices should you wish to get ahead and book your room.

SSP Trainee Workshop - Thursday 29 September:

The Trainee session will be a workshop led by Effective Communication for Healthcare (EC4H). EC4H have tutors from across Scotland, all of whom are health care professionals. In this workshop, delegates will be asked to submit scenarios involving a difficult conversation with a colleague prior to the meeting. One of those scenarios will be used as the basis for the workshop. Tutors will play out the scenario, with opportunities for the delegates to contribute thoughts on techniques that went well and those that didn’t. Delegates will not be required to role play themselves. These workshops can help to give real experiential learning to use in real life situations in the future and are great fun. We have chosen the theme of a difficult conversation with a colleague, as this often seems to be an area that is not addressed in training – but these are the conversations that often cause us all more difficulty than difficult conversations with patients and relatives.

Programme

Day 1 Thursday 29 September 2022

10:45	Registration and Coffee
11:00	Trainee Session (in person only) Facilitated by Effective Communication for Healthcare
12:30	Lunch, refreshments, posters and exhibition viewing
13:00	Scottish Society of Physicians AGM (SSP members only)

Session 1

Chair: Dr Rob Laing, Consultant Physician, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

13:35	Recognising and Responding to the vulnerable patient Dr Niall Campbell, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, NHS Borders
14:05	Update on Type 2 Diabetes Dr Alison Heggie, Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, NHS Highland
14:35	Investigation and management of acute headache Dr Alok Tyagi, Consultant Neurologist, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow
15:05	Coffee / tea, poster & exhibition viewing

Session 2

Chair: Dr Ruth Richmond, President, Scottish Society of Physicians

15:30	Investigation and management of gastrointestinal bleeding Dr John Wilson, Consultant Gastroenterologist, NHS Fife
16:00	Chest pain, troponin and why, when you ask five cardiologists, you get seven answers Dr Anne Scott, Consultant Cardiologist, NHS Forth Valley
16:30	FITZGERALD PEEL LECTURE Chair: Dr Ruth Richmond, President, Scottish Society of Physicians What makes medical work so demanding? Insights from occupational psychology Dr Caroline Elton, Occupational Psychologist & Author "Also Human"
17:15	Close
18:00	Society drinks reception & dinner Includes a pre-dinner tour of the Trimonetium Museum

Day 2 Friday 30 September 2022

09:00

Registration and Coffee

Session 3

Chair: Dr Effie Dearden, Consultant Geriatrician, Borders General Hospital, Melrose

09:30	Biologic drugs – what the general physician needs to know Dr Anne McEntegart, Consultant Rheumatologist, Glasgow Royal Infirmary
10:00	HIV infection in medical clinics Dr Dan Clutterbuck, Consultant in Genitourinary and HIV medicine & Clinical Lead for Sexual and Reproductive Health, Chalmers Centre, Edinburgh
10:30	Ocular presentations to acute medicine Dr Justin McKee, Consultant in Medical Ophthalmology, NHS Lothian
11:00	Coffee / tea, poster & exhibition viewing

Session 4 - Scientific Abstracts

Chair: Professor Jesse Dawson, Professor of Stroke Medicine, University of Glasgow

11:30	Use of AI and access to banked bio samples for the detection and diagnosis of patients with heart failure from electronic health records: a population cohort study Mon Myat Oo, Chuang Gao, Christian Cole, Yoran Hummel, Magalie Guignard-Duff, Emily Jefferson, James Hare, Adriaan Voors, Rudolf de Boer, Carolyn Lam, Jasper Tromp, Chim C. Lang
11:42	Evaluation of a clinically supervised patient self-management programme in a COVID virtual ward Melville M, Mackay TW, Kelly CA
11:54	Detection of ischaemic strokes in patients using field cycling imaging below 0.2 T Vasiliki Mallikourti, Oliver Maier, Markus Bödenler, P. James Ross, Lionel M. Broche, Mary-Joan MacLeod
12:06	Improving outcomes for older people living with Frailty by implementing an integrated frailty service in the remote and rural setting of Orkney Nasrin Razzaq, Sulaiman Hussain, Charlie Siderfin
12:18	Poster Storm Session

Session 5 - Awards of Presentations

Chair: Chair details tbc

12:45	Award of Fitzgerald Peel and poster prizes
13:00	Close of the event

Fees

Online booking for in person attendance closes on 9am, Tuesday 27 September however places to watch the event online may still be available after that point. Please contact the event coordinator for more information.

Registration fees
			In person fee	Virtual Fee
Package offer (Full meeting Thursday & Friday inc lunch & Society drinks reception & dinner on Thursday evening)	SSP member	Consultant	£180	£150*
	SSP member	Trainee	£130	£100*
	Standard rate	Consultant	£200	£170*
	Standard rate	Trainee	£150	£120*
Single day attendance (including lunch)	SSP member	Consultant	£80	£80*
	SSP member	Trainee	£65	£65*
	Standard rate	Consultant	£100	£100*
	Standard rate	Trainee	£80	£80*
Guest Lunch (per ticket per day)			£10
Society dinner & drinks reception on Thursday 29 September (per ticket)			£45

*This fee covers attendance at the conference only and no catering is included in this rate inlcuding attendance at the dinner

If you are medical student wanting to watch the event online, please contact the SSP administration team.

Further Information

This event is open to all grades of medical, health care and scientific staff and to students. If you are unsure about eligibility, or the correct fee category, please contact the Society Administrator responsible for the event (see Fees page).

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

Certificates

All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). To receive a CPD certificate delegates must have completed the online feedback survey.

Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed.

Membership to the SSP:

Membership is open to all NHS and Academic Physicians in General Medicine and its sub-specialties including associate specialists, specialist doctors and trainees. Associate membership is open to all Nurses & other Allied Health Professionals.

The present membership is around 500 and consists of current and retired physicians who are, or were, based in Scotland.

Membership benefits include:

Discounted fees to attend SSP events
Eligibility for election to Committee
Eligibility for Grants and Fellowships (dependent upon a successful application)
Travelling Fellowships and sabbatical grants are available to Physicians working within a hospital setting in General Medicine or a related sub-speciality.
Subscription to the Scottish Medical Journal

For more information about how to join, visit the SSP website.

Accommodation & Travel Options:

Kings Arms Hotel, 2 minute walk from Conference Venue. www.kingsarmsmelrose.com
George and Abbotsford Hotel, 2 minute walk from Conference Venue. 01896 822308, https://www.georgeandabbotsfordmelrose.co.uk
Burt’s Hotel Melrose, directly opposite conference venue. https://www.burtshotel.co.uk/
Harleyburn Coach House – B&B 20 minute walk, 5 minute taxi ride from Conference Venue. https://www.harleyburn.com/
Kingsknowes Hotel – 10 minute taxi ride from conference venue http://www.kingsknowes.co.uk/
Buccleuch Arms Hotel, St Boswell’s, 10 minute taxi ride from conference venue https://buccleucharms.com/
Bowden House B & B, 15 minute tax ride from conference venue https://www.bowdencountryhouse.com/
Fauhope Country House B&B Gattonside. 30 minute walk via footbridge or 10 minute taxi ride from conference venue https://www.fauhopehouse.com/

For delegates arriving by train. There is a well signposted walking route into Melrose – approx 30 minute walk. There is no taxi rank, so taxis should be prebooked, suggested companies are Target Cabs and 5 Star Taxis.

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 event Co-ordinator.

Exhibitors/sponsors play no part in the planning or delivery of the event.

Venue:

The Townhouse Hotel & Online, 3 Market Square, Melrose & Online, TD6 9PQ

Event Coordinator

Stephanie Hough

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3687

Email

SSP.Admin@rcpe.ac.uk