Medical Trainees Conference
Friday 24 January
Conferences & Symposia
Fri 24 Jan
09:00 - 17:00
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh & Online
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The annual Medical Trainees Conference, organised by the Trainees & Members’ Committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, takes place in January 2025. The Conference includes a variety of talks on medical presentations by expert speakers.
- Learn about the investigation & management of patients with non-specific symptoms and how to identify the serious from the benign.
- Hear from a panel of experienced consultants talking about cases that changed their careers.
- Learn about the management of acutely deteriorating patients and the importance of debriefing after significant events.
The day will also include our popular clinical lessons for which trainees were invited to submit interesting case reports, alongside the 51st Sir John Halliday Croom Lecture and the RCPE College Journal Prize.
The day has been designed to be relevant to all grades of medical, nursing, scientific staff, allied health professionals and medical students. The event is free to attend for Collegiate, Associate, Foundation Members and Medical Students of the RCPE.
Please share this event with your colleagues and we look forward to seeing you in Edinburgh in the New Year!
Registered delegates can view this event on catch-up for up to 28 days following the live event (until 21 February 2025). Please note that in order to obtain a CPD certificate you must have completed the online feedback survey within the 28-day period.
Friday 24 January 2025
| 09:00 | Registration (tea & coffee) |
| 09:20 |
Welcome and introductory remarks Professor Andrew Elder, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh |
Session 1 - A morning managing medical emergencies
Chair: Dr Aoife Duignan, Medicine of the Elderly & General Medicine Registrar, NHS Lothian
| 09:25 |
The acute asthma exacerbation: escalating treatment, discharge planning & follow-up *Management beyond nebulisers & steroids *When is it safe to discharge? *When is secondary care follow-up required? Dr Laura Barr, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh |
| 10:00 |
Advanced life support: beyond the ALS algorithm *Advanced therapies (e.g. ECMO) *The role of imaging *Outcomes & realistic medicine Dr David Hall, Consultant in Anaesthetics & Intensive Care, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh |
| 10:35 |
Clinical debriefing after emergencies: how, when, and why? *Utility *Optimal timing *How to facilitate Dr Emma Phillips, Specialty Trainee in Anaesthetics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh |
| 11:10 | Break (tea & coffee) |
Session 2 - Panel Discussion & Croom Lecture
Chair: Dr Kat Ralston, Medicine of the Elderly & General Medicine Registrar, NHS Lothian
| 11:35 |
Panel Discussion: Cases that have changed me Professor James Dear, Consultant in Clinical Pharmacology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Dr Sarah Keir, Consultant in Medicine of the Elderly & Stroke Medicine, Western General Hospital, NHS Lothian Dr Edwin Jesudason, Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, NHS Lothian |
| 12:20 |
Sir John Halliday 51st Croom Lecture Introduced by Professor Andrew Elder, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Discovery & delivery of novel candidate treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Dr Arpan Mehta, Independent Investigator, MRC Protein Phosphorylation & Ubiquitylation Unit, University of Dundee; Honorary Consultant Neurologist, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & NHS Tayside |
| 13:05 | Lunch |
Session 3 - An afternoon of complex cases in ambulatory care
Chair: Dr Gavin Chapman, Renal Medicine & General Medicine Registrar, NHS Lothian
| 13:50 |
Differentiating dizziness *Clinical examination top tips *Choosing relevant investigations *Management & discharge Speaker tbc |
| 14:25 |
Could this be vasculitis? *When to suspect? *Interpreting tests *Vasculitis mimics Professor Neeraj Dhaun, Consultant Nephrologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh |
| 15:00 |
The unwell patient with cancer - is their immunotherapy to blame? *When to suspect toxicity? *Immediate management *Prognosis & implications on future treatment Dr Ashita Waterston, Consultant Oncologist, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow |
| 15:35 | Break (tea& coffee) |
Session 4 - Clinical Lessons & RCPE College Journal Prize
Chair: Dr Marilena Giannoudi, Cardiology Registrar, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| 16:00 |
Clinical Lesson 1 What about the recreational history? Dr Rachel Nardone, Foundation Year 2, Forth Valley Royal Hospital |
| 16:10 |
Clinical Lesson 2 The collapsing patient with a Saddle PE: A case report of successful catheter-directed thrombolysis Dr Nahil Alrumi M.D., MSc, MRCP, IMT year 3 Respiratory Medicine and Care of the Elderly, North-West London Deanery |
| 16:20 |
Clinical Lesson 3 Cracking Chest Pain – It’s all in the history. Dr Lauren Linderman, IMT-2, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool |
| 16:35 |
RCPE College Journal Prize sponsored by the Senior Fellows’ Club Less than full-time training, barriers and future needs. A UK-wide online survey of doctors in training. Dr Hannah Preston, Renal Registrar, NHS Lothian and Clinical Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh |
| 16:55 | Awarding of prizes and close of meeting |
| Fee £ | |
| Non-RCPE Member or Fellow | £265 |
| Nurse, AHP, Pharmacist, Physician Associates | £165 |
| RCPE Collegiate, Associate, Student & Foundation Member | £0 |
| RCPE Fellow | £165 |
| Retired RCPE Fellow | £70 |
| RCPE Fellow in low or lower-middle income country | £0 |
Long-term/other leave: Fellows and Members of RCPE, please contact the event coordinator as some discretion may be available
Clinical research posts: Collegiate and Associate Members of RCPE in these posts may be eligible for funding, please contact the event coordinator for further information
Trainees: Scotland Deanery medical specialty trainees can attend any number of eligible symposia for one-off payment from their study leave budget via the Block Grant Scheme
Unpaid posts: If RCPE Member please provide confirmation of status to the event coordinator in order to access this event for free
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 joining the College as a refugee doctor.
Invoices: If you wish your employer/organisation to be invoiced for this event, please contact the event coordinator. Payment via invoice is not available for online booking
Cancellation/Refund policy: If you have to cancel your place within fourteen days of this event, we regret that we are unable to provide a refund. 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.
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 (24 January 2025), with certificates being issued shortly after this.
Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed.
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.
Joining us in the College:
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, there are some meeting rooms that have restricted access. For further information and assistance, please contact the event coordinator responsible for the event.
Prayer and Parent room: We provide a prayer room at all our hybrid/In-person events, and a member of staff will be able to direct you to this space on the day of the event. We can also provide a parent room at our events where required. If you are interested in this facility, please contact the event coordinator.
Commercial Sponsorship: Many events are supported by commercial companies taking exhibition 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 our event pages should contact the event coordinator.
Exhibitors/Sponsors play no part in the planning or delivery of our events, 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.
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Conferences & Symposia
Fri 24 Jan
09:00 - 17:00
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh & Online
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