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BMJ Masterclass for GPs: General Update, Programme 1

0810 REGISTRATION DESK OPENS
0810-0910 REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
0910-0920 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION BY THE CHAIR

Dr Sheona MacLeod (Glasgow)
GP Dean, East Midlands Health Care Workforce Deanery, Leicester

Dr Brian Rambihar (Manchester and London - December)
GP Partner, Medical Educationist and Occupational Health Physician, Sandy Lane Surgery, Preston

Dr Nick Bishop (Bristol)
Senior Medical Advisor, Care Quality Commission

Dr Di Jelley (London - September)
Clinical Lead for GP Appraisal NHS North of Tyne and Northern Deanery and GP, Collingwood Surgery, North Shields
0920-1030 CARDIOLOGY
Our expert speaker will present the latest evidence and a practical approach on how to manage patients with common symptoms, including:
  • Chest pain
  • Shortness of breath
  • Palpitations
  • Blackouts.
The speaker will also discuss the vascular prevention programme.

Dr Jerry Murphy (Manchester and Glasgow)
Consultant Cardiologist, Darlington Memorial Hospital, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, County Durham
1030-1035
Stretching break
1035-1120 DERMATOLOGY
This quiz based session will cover common challenges with regard to skin conditions, including:
  • Managing acne
  • Recognising and treating psoriasis
  • Skin cancer including tips on dermatoscopy.
Dr Roland Strauss (Manchester)
Consultant Dermatologist, Harrogate and District Foundation Trust
1120-1140 REFRESHMENTS
1140-1240 ELDERLY MEDICINEicon new
This case based session will boost your confidence in dealing with patients presenting with:
  • Falls, including those in relation to polypharmacy
  • Mid cognitive impairment and dementia-related problems
  • TIA and stroke.
Dr Claire Nicholl (London)
Consultant Physician, Medicine for the Elderly, Addenbrooke’s, Cambridge University Hospitals NHSFT
1240-1340 LUNCH
1340-1425 Sponsored symposium - further information to follow shortly
The symposium will focus on a topic relevant to the programme and will be presented by an expert speaker.

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1425-1430 Stretching break
1430-1515 INTERPRETING LAB RESULTS
In this interactive session, the expert speaker will discuss clinical scenarios covering common questions GPs have about key biochemical, haematological and immunological tests, including:
  • How to interpret borderline results
  • When to act quickly - easily missed results that are important
  • When to repeat a test.
Dr Danielle Freedman (London)
Consultant Chemical Pathologist, Associate Physician in Clinical Endocrinology and Medical Director, Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Stuart Smellie (Manchester and Glasgow)
Consultant Chemical Pathologist, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
1515-1535 REFRESHMENTS
1535-1600 WORRIED ABOUT REVALIDATION?icon new
This short session will bring you up to speed with the latest on revalidation and what it will mean for you. The speaker will discuss the main elements of revalidation and give you advice on how to best prepare for 2011.

Dr Sheona MacLeod (Glasgow)
GP Dean, East Midlands Health Care Workforce Deanery, Leicester

Dr Brian Rambihar (Manchester and London - December)
GP Partner, Medical Educationist and Occupational Health Physician, Sandy Lane Surgery, Preston

Dr Nick Bishop (Bristol)
Senior Medical Advisor, Care Quality Commission

Dr Di Jelley (London - September)
Clinical Lead for GP Appraisal NHS North of Tyne and Northern Deanery and GP, Collingwood Surgery, North Shields

1600-1605
Stretching break
1605-1655 PAEDIATRICS: More "Last minute on a Friday afternoon” cases
Using new case examples, our expert speaker will update you on the current principles of management of typical paediatric challenges encountered in primary care:
  • New onset limp
  • Teenage HPV vaccine
  • Eczema including the new NICE guidelines
  • Cough and asthma including the 2008 NICE guidelines
  • Chronic abdominal pain: when to investigate and when to reassure.
Dr Warren Hyer (London)
Consultant Paediatrician and Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Northwick Park and St Mark’s Hospitals, London

Dr Bob Phillip (Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham)
Editor of Archimedes, Archives of Disease in Childhood, Honorary Research Fellow, Centre for Evidence-based Child Health, London, and Associate Fellow, Centre for Evidence-based Medicine, Oxford
1655-1700 SUMMARY AND CLOSING REMARKS

PROGRAMME SUBJECT TO CHANGE

ALL CONTENT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE EDITOR