64th St Andrew's Day Updates on Acute Medicine Symposium

Thursday 28 - Friday 29 November

Catch-up

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Activity code: 150642

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Overview

The St. Andrew's Day Symposium has a well established reputation for delivering high quality updates in acute and general medicine that are engaging, informative and make the audience reflect.

This year's aims to educate, as well as stimulate thinking about the way we deliver healthcare. Why we do it and how we might improve.

With an acute medicine lens we explore the boundaries between acute medicine and critical care in one session, then focus on how to manage patients in a non-hospital setting and our interface with the community
With a global perspective we look at acute medicine in Bangladesh, refugee medicine and how to deliver sustainability
We also aim to reflect on sustainability as practitioners with a keynote lecture on the future for the NHS, and one on moral distress
Common clinical problems will be addressed as well covering rheumatology, ophthalmology, haematology, neurology and infectious diseases
The ever popular 'cases that changed my practice' have a diverse panel of interesting and compelling speakers

The symposium welcomes medics of any grade as well as allied health professionals, including nursing and pharmacy colleagues.

Dr Claire Gordon & Dr Ailsa Howie
Co-Chairs, Organising Committee

Members of Organising Committee:
Dr Ahmad Mursel Anam
Dr Gourab Choudhury
Dr Laura Clark
Dr Andrew Galbraith
Dr Philip Lawrenson
Dr Jane Goddard

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

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Programme

Thursday 28 November

09:25	Welcome Professor Andrew Elder, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 1 - The secrets to effective escalation

Chair: Dr Ailsa Howie, Consultant in Acute Medicine, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh

09.30	Dialysis Dr Elizabeth Hird, Senior Renal Registrar, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh * when to consider emergency dialysis * questions to be ready to answer as a referrer * when not to consider dialysis – conditions v co morbidities
09:50	Ventilatory support Dr Ross Paterson, Consultant in Intensive Care & Lead for Quality and Safety, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh * who to escalate to Critical care v level 1.5 area * trigger points for referral * relevant patient outcomes
10.10	Cardiogenic shock Dr Jonny Dalzell, Consultant Cardiologist, Golden Jubilee University Hospital, Glasgow * trigger points to refer for higher level care * most up to date treatments * treatment outcome
10:30	Who to transfer/how to transfer Dr Ben Slater, Consultant in Anaesthesia and ICM, NHS Fife * when is it not safe to transfer a medical patient off site for treatment * patient v doctor movement * common pitfalls when transferring a critically ill patient
10.50	Break

Session 2 - The future of healthcare

Chair: Dr Stuart Ritchie, Consultant Physician, NHS Lothian & Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh

11:30	Acute medicine in Bangladesh Dr Ahmad Mursel Anam, Consultant in Acute Medicine & High Dependency, Square Hospitals Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh * different models of acute care * future of acute care *challenges
12:00	SIR NEIL DOUGLAS LECTURE Chair: Professor Andrew Elder, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh The future of acute medicine Dr Vicky Price, President Elect, Society of Acute Medicine
12:45	Break/Lunch

Session 3 - What not to miss!

Chair: Dr Gourab Choudhury, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Scottish National Lead for COPD Respiratory Care Action Pathway

13:30	Acute visual loss Dr Colin Goudie, Consultant Ophthalmologist, NHS Lothian * who needs urgent ophthalmology review * appropriate time frames to be seen * most common conditions missed and why
14:00	The acutely swollen joint Dr Philip Riches, Consultant Rheumatologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh * update of gout management * who needs to see an alternative specialty * common conditions we miss with regard to a acutely swollen joint
14:30	Liver function test Dr Freya Rhodes, Consultant Transplant Hepatologist, NHS Lothian * when to do an ultrasound scan * when to call the GI reg * what do we commonly miss?
15:00	Break

Session 4 - Challenges on the acute medical unit (AMU)

Chair: Dr Andrew Galbraith, Scottish Simulation Fellow & Specialist Registrar in Acute Medicine South East Scotland

15:30	Haematology extremes of cell count Dr Alice Klauser, Consultant Haematologist, NHS Lothian * how to investigate and treat extremes of cell counts * most common mistakes made when investigating these conditions * who needs an urgent biopsy / marrow
16:15	Functional disorders Dr Ingrid Hoeritzauer, Consultant Neurologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh * is it functional or not what specialties are affected? * do certain functional conditions occur in tandem? * when to refer to a specialty
17:00	Close of day 1

Friday 29 November

09:25	Welcome by Dr Conor Maguire, Vice President (International), Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 1 - The secrets to avoid admissions

Chair: Dr Phil Lawrenson, Consultant in Acute Medicine, Arrowe Park Hospital, Birkenhead

09:30	Frailty Dr Latana Munang, Consultant Physician and Geriatrician St John’s Hospital, Livingston * make up of team and inclusion/exclusion criteria for patients * managing risk * interface with community services
09:50	Dealing with newly diagnosed brain tumour patients Professor Andrew Brodbelt, Consultant Neurosurgeon, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool * what is offered at clinic * discharging patients to ongoing care * managing risk
10:10	Syncope: assessment, investigations and management Dr Ishwinder Thethy, Consultant in Acute and General Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh * overview of syncope – which cases can be discharged safely for ambulatory management? * what the service provides – investigations, management, onwards referral * team make up * managing risk
10:30	Break

Session 2 - Making sense of the current healthcare environment and future proofing

Chair: Dr Claire Gordon, Consultant in Acute Internal Medicine, NHS Lothian

11:00	Sustainability in healthcare focusing on acute/general medicine Dr Kate Arrow, Medicolegal Advisor MDDUS, Former Consultant Anaesthetist & Realistic Medicine Lead NHS Highland * realistic medicine – how we have implemented * saving the planet and saving money – taking healthcare to the patient * how to gather ideas and implement from all sectors of healthcare
11:30	What does the data tell us about acute medicine? Professor Mahmood Adil, Clinical Data and Digital Lead, RCPE * using health informatics to inform our service design and delivery * how to access information about your services, designing dashboards * what has happened to acute medical attendances/admissions in the past 5 years?
11:50	SIR JAMES CAMERON LECTURE Chair: Professor Andrew Elder, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Moral distress – how do we manage our own reaction to the environment we work in Dr Chris Turner, Founder, Civility Saves Lives and Consultant in Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals, Coventry and Warwickshire * what moral distress means * how to keep ourselves healthy in the midst of it * is there anything we can do to reduce it * supporting our teams
12:35	Chiron Medal Award
12:40	Break/Lunch

Session 3 - Healthcare for marginalised groups

Chair: Dr Laura Clark, Consultant Nephrologist, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

13:30	Refugee medicine Dr Sarah Clifford, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, NHS Lothian * common presentations and how to manage them * challenges * service design and development
14:15	Hospital care for people with severe and multiple disadvantage Dr Claire Mackintosh, Consultant in Infectious diseases, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh * experience and outcomes from secondary care amongst people experiencing homelessness * experiences from the patients’ perspective * bespoke pathways to improve care amongst patients with injecting drug use associated infection * inter-agency working
15:00	Break

Session 4 - Cases that changed my practice

Chair: Dr Ahmad Mursel Anam, Associate Consultant in Acute Medicine and Critical Care & Clinical lead in Acute Medicine & HDU., Square Hospitals Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh

* what happened * what I learned * how it has influenced me subsequently

15:30	Dr Colette Reid, Consultant in Palliative Care, NHS Lothian
16:00	Dr Shahida Din, Consultant Gastroenterologist, NHS Lothian
16:30	Dr Shahida Din, Consultant Gastroenterologist, NHS Lothian
17:00	Close of day 2

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

Fees

Attendance options

RCPE are delighted to welcome delegates to register for online only attendance, up until 21 days after the event (20 December 2024).
All delegates will have catch-up access to all talks for 28 days following the live event.

Registration fees for In-person, Online or Catch-up attendance	Fee per day
Standard Delegate Fee (non RCPE member)	£265
RCPE Member (Collegiate & Associate) & Fellow discounted rate	£165
Allied Health Professionals	£165
RCPE Retired Fellow and RCPE Foundation Member	£70
RCPE Fellow in low or lower-middle income country, attending online	£0
RCPE Student member	£0

Long term / other leave – Fellows and Members of RCPE, please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator as some discretion may be available.

Clinical research posts: 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 your employer/organisation to be invoiced for this event, please contact the Symposium Coordinator. Payment via invoice is not available for online booking

Free places

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

Refugee doctors – Free places are available to refugee doctors who are Associate Members of RCPE, please contact the event coordinator for more information. Associate Membership for refugee doctors is available free of charge, please visit our membership pages for more information on on how to join the College as a refugee doctor.

Cancellation policy

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.

Further information

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.

Catch-up Access

All presentations will be available to view on-demand by the third 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 catch-up during this period.

Commercial Sponsorship

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.

Event co-ordinator

Eileen Strawn

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3619

e.strawn@rcpe.ac.uk

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