Symposium: Respiratory Medicine

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Overview

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The 2023 Respiratory Medicine Symposium has an interesting and varied programme which should be of value to all clinicians involved in the care of respiratory patients in both primary and secondary care.

A total of eleven talks cover a range of both general and specialist respiratory topics. Whilst some of these will be particularly useful to trainees and consultants in respiratory medicine, there are also several subjects valuable to clinicians in general medicine and primary care. The final three sessions of the day are on treatment escalation plans, lessons from the COVID pandemic and a review of medico-legal pitfalls in respiratory medicine.

The vast majority of the speakers will be attending the College to give their presentations and hopefully as many delegates as possible will also attend the conference in person and take the opportunity to participate in the discussions and meet colleagues.

We hope you will think the programme will be of value to your practice and you will be able to join us on 23rd March.

Dr Crichton Ramsay

Organising Committee
Dr Crichton Ramsay, Chair
Dr Cheng Chen
Dr Graeme Currie
Dr Sunny Jabbal
Dr Anne Jones
Professor Quazi Islam

Event Delivery:

This hybrid event allows the opportunity for delegates to watch the presentations in-person at the College, or online live, or at their convenience for up to 28 days following the original broadcast. There will be a mix of speakers presenting from the College and online via web-link.

Delegates can continue to register for on-demand access only after the live event has taken place. The talks will be available to view on-demand by the second working day after the live event and access closes 28 days after the original broadcast, not after the point of booking.

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Programme

Thursday 23 March 2023

08:40	Registration and Coffee
09:00	Welcome and introductory remarks by Dr Conor Maguire, Vice-President (international), Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 1 - Chronic lung diseases

Chair: Dr Colin Church, Consultant Chest Physician, Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit, Glasgow

09:05	Update on pulmonary hypertension - from new diagnostic guidelines to disease modifying treatments Dr Rachel Davies, Consultant Chest Physician, Imperial College, London
09:40	Indications and evidence for domiciliary NIV Dr Swapna Mandal, Consultant Lead Respiratory, Sleep & Ventilation Physician, Royal Free London NHS Trust, Honorary Associate Professor, University College, London
10:15	Indications and outcomes in lung transplantation Dr Gerard Meachery, Co-Director Cardio-Thoracic Transplant Unit, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
10:50	Break

Session 2 - Aspergillus & allergic lung disease

Chair: Dr Iain Page, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Acute Medicine, Regional Infectious Diseases Unit, Edinburgh

11:05	Infective complications of lung transplantation Dr Anna Reed, Consultant Chest Physician Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospital
11:40	Diagnosing and treating aspergillus lung infections Dr Caroline Baxter, Consultant Respiratory Physician, National Aspergillus Centre, Manchester * fungal diagnostics in practice * when to refer patients * safe use of antifungals
12:15	Allergic lung disease Dr Robin Gore, Consultant Chest Physician, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
12:50	Lunch

Session 3 - Clinical practice updates

Chair: Dr Cheng Chen, Respiratory Specialist Trainee

13:30	"Highly effective modulator therapies" in cystic fibrosis Dr Robert Gray, Reader in Respiratory Medicine, University of Edinburgh & Dr Nicola Robinson, SpR in Respiratory Medicine, Edinburgh
14:05	Review of British Thoracic Society clinical statement on pulmonary sarcoidosis Dr Chris Atkins, Consultant Chest Physician, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
14:40	Treatment escalation plans Dr Zoe Fritz, Wellcome Fellow in Ethics & Society, University of Cambridge & Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge (remote delivery) *
15:15	Break

Session 4 - Epidemiology & medico-legal aspects of respiratory medicine

Chair: Dr Katherine Rider, Respiratory Specialist Trainee

15:30

Sir John Wenman Crofton Lecture
Chaired: Professor Andrew Elder, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Lessons from the COVID pandemic, what to expect next time
Professor Mark Woolhouse, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh

16:15

Medico-legal cases in respiratory medicine
Dr Simon Watkin, Consultant Chest Physician & Chair Medical Defence Union

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 Thursday 13 April 2023. 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.

An early bird discount applies until Wednesday 22 February 2023.

Registration fees - for in-person, online and on-demand attendance
	In-person - early bird fee (until 22/02/23) for full day	Online - early bird fee (until 22/02/23) for full day	In-person - Fee (from 23/02/23) for full day	Online - Fee (from 23/02/23) for full day
Non-RCPE Member or Fellow	£205	£185	£215	£195
RCPE Fellow & Collegiate/Associate Members	£135	£125	£145	£135
RCPE Foundation Member, Nurse, AHP, Pharmacist, Physician Associates	£120	£100	£130	£110
RCPE Fellow in low or lower-middle income country, RCPE Student Member	£0	£0	£0	£0
Retired RCPE Fellow, Non-RCPE Student	£20	£10	£20	£20

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

Unpaid post – Nil if confirmation of status provided a member of RCPE – please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator.

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.

If you are no longer able to attend in-person, you can still view the event online. We will only reimburse the in-person fee under exceptional circumstances. The event will be available to view on-demand for 28 days after the live event, therefore, there is still opportunity to view the talks if you are not able to attend on the day.

In the event that the College is unable to host the in-person element of this event, all those registered to attend the College in-person will be reimbursed the additional in-person fee.

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 RCPE member of staff responsible for the event .

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.

On-demand Access

All presentations will be available to view on-demand by the second working day after the live event for 28 days, allowing you to catch-up in your own time. All delegates, including those attending in-person, will have access to view the talks on-demand again during this period.

If you are 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.

Directions to the College

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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, 11 Queen Street, Hybrid, EH2 1JQ

Credits

Activity Code

143281

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Event Coordinator

Margaret Farquhar

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3636

Email

m.farquhar@rcpe.ac.uk

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