Respiratory Medicine

Thursday 27 March

Conferences & Symposia

Thu 27 Mar

09:00 - 16:00

Online

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Activity code: 150993

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Overview

This online respiratory symposium will offer updates on a range of topics from influential speakers, who are leading change in the way we deliver care and services.

Topics covered :
Lung cancer screening
Pneumothorax - challenges in management
Pulmonary embolism, specialist teams
Assessing acute pneumonitis
Cough-three ways
Managing progressive fibrotic interstitial lung disease
Trainee led case presentations

We look forward to welcoming you to what we expect will be a thought provoking and educational day.

The event is on catch-up for up to 28 days following the live event until 24 April 2025. Please note that in order to obtain a CPD certificate you must have confirmed your attendance via the online feedback survey within the 28-day period.

All presentations will be available to view on catch-up by the third working day after the live event for 28-days, allowing you time to catch-up on your own time.

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Programme

Thursday 27 March 2025

The programme is being finalised and is subject to change. Speakers will be announced soon.

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

Session 1 - Lung Cancer

Chair: Dr Adam Marshall, Consultant Respiratory Physician, NHS Lothian

09:30 10:15	KEYNOTE LECTURE Chair: Professor Andrew Elder, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Keynote Lecture Lung cancer screening: lessons from across the border * implementation of lung cancer screening in England * what can Scotland learn from the experience? Size matters: pulmonary nodules, when to refer on and what to do next * how big is the problem? * risk assessment of nodules * surveillance strategies
10:50	Break

09:30

10:15

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

Keynote Lecture
Lung cancer screening: lessons from across the border
* implementation of lung cancer screening in England * what can Scotland learn from the experience?

Size matters: pulmonary nodules, when to refer on and what to do next
* how big is the problem? * risk assessment of nodules * surveillance strategies

10:50

Break

Session 2 - Respiratory emergencies in acute medicine

Chair: Dr Melanie Brewis, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Greater Glasgow and Clyde

11:05	Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax: challenges in management * current management * new interventions * what’s on the horizon
11:35	Acute pulmonary embolism: the role of acute response teams * management beyond thrombolysis and anticoagulation * role of specialist teams
12:05	Acute pneumonitis with respiratory failure * assessment and management

Session 3 - Cough three ways

Chair: TBA

13:15	Wet cough – tuberculosis: recent trends in presentation * epidemiology of tuberculosis in Scotland * update on diagnosis and management
13.45	Dry cough – progressive fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD) * update on management in progressive fibrotic ILD * idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) vs non IPF
14:15	Chronic cough for the generalist * how big the is problem? * how much does it cost the NHS? * how do we effectively manage chronic cough?
15.45	Break

Session 4 - Case based presentations

Chair: Dr Daniel Gordon, ST 4 Respiratory Medicine, NHS Grampian

15:00	Doege-Potter syndrome
15:20	Interstitial lung disease
15.40	Unusual cause of respiratory failure: MELAS syndrome
16:00	Thanks and Close

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

Fees

Attendance options

Delegates can book for for online only attendance up until 27 March 2025. All delegates will have on-demand access to all talks for 28 days following the live event.

Registration fees:

	Fee
Delegate (Non-RCPE Member)	£265
RCPE Fellow, Collegiate & Associate Member	£165
Allied Health Professional	£165
RCPE retired Fellow and RCPE Foundation Member	£70
RCPE Fellow in low or lower-middle income country, RCPE Student Member	£0

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).

Fellows Vouchers: If you’d like to use your Fellows Voucher to attend this Symposia please contact onlinebookings@rcpe.ac.uk.

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 4 days of this event, we regret that we are unable to provide a refund.

If you are no longer able to attend in-person, you can still view the event online. 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.

Booking Terms & Conditions

Please read the College’s full event booking T&Cs regarding event changes, CPD, and data protection.

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.

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, on 24 April 2025, with certificates being issued shortly after this.

Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed.

Catch-up

Registered delegates can view this event on catch-up for up to 28 days following the live event until 24 April 2025. Please note that in order to obtain a CPD certificate you must have completed the online feedback survey within the 28-day period.

Event co-ordinator

Orela Deane

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3636

o.deane@rcpe.ac.uk

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