SIGN@30: Adapt or Die? - Clinical Guidelines and the Infodemic

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Overview

This will be a free event to attend in person only.

Guidelines in an infodemic - does it matter where recommendations come from as long as they are evidence-based?

At a time when artificial intelligence (AI) is dominating the headlines, costs continue to rise and healthcare systems aim to harness more output from limited resources, how can SIGN respond to these challenges and what role can you play to shape this?

We invite hospital doctors, GPs, pharmacists, nurses, allied healthcare professionals, early careers practitioners and all those with an interest in evidence-based medicine to join us for presentations, interactive workshops and a debate on the present state and future vision of clinical guidelines in Scotland.

Our keynote speakers will bring expert perspectives from Scotland and beyond while you will gain practical skills in guideline development and explore how digital technologies can shape the future of guidelines. You will also explore how evidence can deliver value-based and sustainable healthcare under the Realistic Medicine approach.

Opening address - Professor Linda Bauld OBE
New approaches to guideline development - harnessing the work of others and avoiding duplication - Dr Miloslav Klugar
Getting your message across - information and misinformation - Dr Amir Qaseem

SIGN is 30 in 2023, based within the Evidence Directorate of NHS Healthcare Improvement Scotland. There will be a drinks reception after the conference for all to celebrate and plan for the future.

Event Delivery:

This will be an in person event which gives delegates the opportunity to network and attend the College while taking part in an interactive conference with workshops, debates and keynote speakers. All speakers will be presenting live on the day.

5 CPD credits will be applied for

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Programme

Tuesday 19 September

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

Session 1

Chair: Professor Andrew Elder, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

09:40	Opening address Professor Linda Bauld OBE, Bruce and John Usher Chair of Public Health in the Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh & Chief Social Policy Advisor to the Scottish Government
09:55	SIGN for the next 30 years… Professor Angela Timoney FRPharmS, FRCPEdin, Chair SIGN Council *slido vote on the motion later in the day
10:10	New approaches to guideline development - harnessing the work of others and avoiding duplication Dr Miloslav Klugar, Director (Czech National Centre for Evidence-Based Healthcare and Knowledge Translation ( Czech Cochrane, Czech CEBHC: JBI Centre of Excellence, Masaryk GRADE Centre), Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Masaryk University
10:45	Coffee / tea

Session 2

Chair: Professor Lesley Colvin, Professor of Pain Medicine, University of Dundee

11:05

Parallel workshop sessions

Delegates will select 2 out of 3 workshops in advance and be allocated a morning and afternoon session

Workshop A:
Digital technologies and the future of guidelines

Professor George Crooks, OBE Chief Executive of the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre & Dr Ann Wales, Healthcare Improvement Scotland

Workshop B:
Realistic medicine team and sustainability

Dr Sharon Pfleger Consultant in Pharmaceutical Public health NHS Highland & Dr Catherine Labinjoh, Realistic Medicine - National Clinical Advisor, QGC Ambassador, RCPE Council & QGC Senior Faculty

Workshop C:

You can do it! Develop a guideline in 30 minutes

SIGN Programme Managers

12:05

The Future of Truth

Dr Amir Qaseem, Vice President of Clinical Policy and Centre for Evidence Reviews,Chief Science Officer @ American College of Physicians

12:45

Lunch

Session 3

Chair: Professor John Kinsella, Chair of SIGN Council 2013-19

13:30

Parallel workshop sessions

Delegates will select 2 out of 3 workshops in advance and be allocated a morning and afternoon session

Workshop A:
Digital technologies and the future of guidelines

Professor George Crooks, OBE Chief Executive of the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre & Dr Ann Wales, Healthcare Improvement Scotland

Workshop B:
Realistic medicine team and sustainability

Dr Sharon Pfleger Consultant in Pharmaceutical Public health NHS Highland & Dr Catherine Labinjoh, Realistic Medicine - National Clinical Advisor, QGC Ambassador, RCPE Council & QGC Senior Faculty

Workshop C:

You can do it! Develop a guideline in 30 minutes

SIGN Programme Managers

14:30

Impact of SIGN guidelines

Each speaker will provide a 5 minute snapshot from their guideline of the need for this guideline, one key recommendation and impact.

Eating disorder:

Dr Jane Morris, Consultant Psychiatrist, Vice Chair, Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland

Epilepsies in children

Dr Jay Shetty, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist and NHS Research Scotland Fellow, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh

Dementia

Dr Adam Daly, Associate Medical Director – Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire, Consultant (Old Age) Psychiatrist, NHS Lanarkshire

Chronic pain

Professor Lesley Colvin, Clinical Professor (Teaching and Research) of Pain Medicine, Population Health and Genomics, University of Dundee

National clinical guideline for stroke for the UK and Ireland

Professor Martin James, Consultant Stroke Physician Royal Devon University Healthcare Trust; Honorary Clinical Professor, University of Exeter Medical School; Clinical Director, King’s College London Stroke Programme

15:00

Coffee / tea

Session 4 - Debate

Chair: Dr Moray Nairn, Programme Manager, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, Healthcare Improvement Scotland

15:25	The big debate: This house proposes that there will be no need for guidelines in 5 years... Each speaker has 5 minutes – questions from the floor and a final slido vote For: Professor Jason Leitch CBE, National Clinical Director, Scottish Government Seconder: Dr Safia Qureshi, Director of Evidence HIS Against: Professor Brian Kennon, MD, FRCP, Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology, National Lead for Diabetes Seconder: Professor Sir Lewis Ritchie OBE, Mackenzie Chair of General Practice, University of Aberdeen
16:05	Closing address: SIGN of the times Professor Sir Gregor Smith, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Scottish Government *Brief summary of the day and thoughts for the future of SIGN
16:15	Close
16:20	Reception

Fees

This will be a free event to attend in person. Please note this is not a hybrid event.

Only in person attendees are required to register.

The workshops have limited spaces and will be available on a first come basis when booking, please get in touch if your prefered workshop is not available and you will be added to a waiting list.

Workshop times will be allocated to delegates on the day of the event.

Cancellation policy

If you are no longer able to attend in-person, then please contact the co-ordinator to cancel your booking.

Further Information

This event is open to all grades of medical, health care and scientific staff and to students. This will be a free event to attend.

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. The survey will close 28 days after the original broadcast of the event, with certificates being issued shortly after this.

Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed.

Attending the event in-person at the College, please be aware of the following:

Photography

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.

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.

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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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 event Co-ordinator.

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, IN PERSON ONLY, EH2 1JQ

Credits

Activity Code

146111

RCPESIGN23

Event Coordinator

Aine Serelis

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3620

Email

A.Serelis@rcpe.ac.uk