Birmingham Programme
08:30-09:20
Registration and exhibition
09:20-09:30
Chair’s opening remarks
Dave Munday,
Lead Professional Officer, Unite the Union, Health Visitor and Nurse @davidamunday
Chair’s opening remarks
Dr Claire Rushton,
Retired GP, Vaccinator and medical oversight for COVID vaccine centres in the East Lancs
Chair’s opening remarks
Marilyn Eveleigh,
Independent Nurse Consultant and Advisory Board Member, Nursing in Practice
09:30-10:00
Managing hypertension in the context of cardiovascular prevention
Dr Yassir Javaid MA (Cantab) FRCP FRCGP PGDip Cardiology,
GPwSI Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Diabetes Lead Nene CCG Primary Care Cardiovascular lead, East Midlands Clinical Network, RCGP Clinical Adviser for Cardiology
Dementia for Primary care |
Dr Sonia Ashraf,
Partner and Lead GP for Dementia, Hall Green Practice @drsoniaashraf
Early diagnosis of ovarian cancer |
Dr Victoria Barber,
GP salaried, Parklands Surgery, Rushden @vickster66
Reflecting on the impact of Covid on delivery of quality palliative care
Dr Sinead Clarke,
Medical Lead EOL Partnership, Joint Medical Director Cheshire CCG, GP Wrenbury Medical Practice @_EOLP
10:10-10:40
Tackling the cholesterol challenge: An innovative approach to lipid management in primary care
Sponsored by:
Paediatric cow’s milk allergy: Common challenges in primary care
Aneta Ivanova,
Paediatric Allergy Nurse Consultant, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
Sponsored by:
Topic TBC
Sponsored by:
Topic TBC
10:40-11:10
Exhibition and networking
11:10-11:40
Digital Innovation for Type 2 Diabetes |
Dr Rozelle C Kane,
Clinical Lead, Digital & Innovation, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough STP, GP Registrar Cambridge, Clinical Entrepreneur, Department of Innovation, NHS England
Liver Disease in Primary care |
Dr Rob Palmer,
GPwSI Gastroenterology, Statham Grove Surgery and Homerton University Hospital
Diagnosing cancer earlier |
Dr Neil Smith,
Cancer Research UK G.P. , Primary Care Director, Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliance, Honorary Senior Lecturer University of Central Lancashire Medical Scho
Managing childhood vaccine and immunisation – New guidelines |
Helen Donovan,
Professional Lead public health nursing, Royal College of Nursing @HelenDon_RCN
11:50-12:20
COPD
Sponsored by:
Topic TBC
12:20-13:20
Exhibition and lunch
13:20-13:50
Top tips in assessing the elderly
Dr Deen Mirza,
GP extensivist, appraiser, medical examiner and self-help author
Contraception and Women’s Health |
Dr Caroline Cooper,
Specialist in Sexual and Reproductive Health, Cambridge
Diagnosing and managing Atrial Fibrillation
Helen Eftekhari,
British Heart Foundation Research nursing Fellow, UHCW & University of Warwick
14:00-14:30
Prioritising patients: a blended approach to respiratory consultations
- Prioritising patients for review using risk stratification
- A blended and flexible approach to consultations (remote and face to face)
- Making every contact count with patients
Laura Rush,
Respiratory Specialist Practice Nurse, Cranleigh Gardens Medical centre, Somerset and Director of LR Respiratory Training and Consultancy @laura22rush
Organised and funded by
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14:30-15:00
Exhibition and networking
15:00-15:30
Chronic migraine management
Dr Nazeli Manukyan,
GP and Headache Specialist, The National Migraine Centre
Managing self-harm in primary care |
Dr Dominique Thompson,
Author, speaker, former GP, Director Buzz Consulting @drdomthompson
Mental health and people seeking asylum
Dr Rebecca Farrington,
GP & Senior Clinical Lecturer, GPwSI Specialist Asylum Seeker Service GMW Mental Health Trust
15:40-16:10
Primary care based pain management
Dr Frances Cole,
GP and pain rehabilitation specialist and cognitive behavioural therapist in Yorkshire
Rational Testing: Cases from Clinical Biochemistry
Dr Shirley A Bowles MB ChB, MSc, FRCPath,
Consultant Chemical Pathologist, Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
16:10
Close of Conference
08:30-09:20
Registration and exhibition
09:20-09:30
Jaimie Kaffash,
Editor, Pulse Editor, Pulse
09:30-10:00
Dr Yassir Javaid MA (Cantab) FRCP FRCGP PGDip Cardiology,
GPwSI Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Diabetes Lead Nene CCG Primary Care Cardiovascular lead, East Midlands Clinical Network, RCGP Clinical Adviser for Cardiology
10:10-10:40
Sponsored by:
10:40-11:10
Exhibition and networking
11:10-11:40
Dr Rozelle C Kane,
Clinical Lead, Digital & Innovation, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough STP, GP Registrar Cambridge, Clinical Entrepreneur, Department of Innovation, NHS England
11:50-12:20
Sponsored by:
12:20-13:20
Exhibition and lunch
13:20-13:50
Dr Deen Mirza,
GP extensivist, appraiser, medical examiner and self-help author
14:00-14:30
Laura Rush,
Respiratory Specialist Practice Nurse, Cranleigh Gardens Medical centre, Somerset and Director of LR Respiratory Training and Consultancy @laura22rush
Organised and funded by
14:30-15:00
Exhibition and networking
15:00-15:30
Dr Nazeli Manukyan,
GP and Headache Specialist, The National Migraine Centre
15:40-16:10
Dr Frances Cole,
GP and pain rehabilitation specialist and cognitive behavioural therapist in Yorkshire
16:10
Close of Conference
08:30–09:20
Registration and exhibition
09:20 – 09:30
Chair’s opening remarks
Dave Munday,
Lead Professional Officer, Unite the Union, Health Visitor and Nurse @davidamunday
09:30–10:00
Dementia for Primary care |
Dr Sonia Ashraf,
Partner and Lead GP for Dementia, Hall Green Practice @drsoniaashraf
10:10–10:40
Paediatric cow’s milk allergy: Common challenges in primary care
Aneta Ivanova,
Paediatric Allergy Nurse Consultant, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
Sponsored by:
10:40-11:10
Exhibition and networking
11:10-11:40
Liver Disease in Primary care |
Dr Rob Palmer,
GPwSI Gastroenterology, Statham Grove Surgery and Homerton University Hospital
11:50 - 12:20
12:20-13:20
Exhibition and lunch
13:20-13:50
14:00-14:30
Topic TBC
Sponsored by:
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14:30-15:00
Exhibition and networking
15:00-15:30
Managing self-harm in primary care |
Dr Dominique Thompson,
Author, speaker, former GP, Director Buzz Consulting @drdomthompson
15:40-16:10
Rational Testing: Cases from Clinical Biochemistry
Dr Shirley A Bowles MB ChB, MSc, FRCPath,
Consultant Chemical Pathologist, Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
16:10
Close of Conference
08:30–09:20
Registration and exhibition
09:20–09:30
Chair’s opening remarks
Dr Claire Rushton,
Retired GP, Vaccinator and medical oversight for COVID vaccine centres in the East Lancs
09:30–10:00
Early diagnosis of ovarian cancer |
Dr Victoria Barber,
GP salaried, Parklands Surgery, Rushden @vickster66
10:10-10:40
Topic TBC
Sponsored by:
10:40-11:10
Exhibition and networking
11:10-11:40
Diagnosing cancer earlier |
Dr Neil Smith,
Cancer Research UK G.P. , Primary Care Director, Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliance, Honorary Senior Lecturer University of Central Lancashire Medical Scho
11:50-12:20
12:20-13:20
Exhibition and lunch
13:20-13:50
Contraception and Women’s Health |
Dr Caroline Cooper,
Specialist in Sexual and Reproductive Health, Cambridge
14:00-14:30
Topic TBC
Sponsored by:
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14:30-15:00
Exhibition and networking
15:00-15:30
Mental health and people seeking asylum
Dr Rebecca Farrington,
GP & Senior Clinical Lecturer, GPwSI Specialist Asylum Seeker Service GMW Mental Health Trust
15:40-16:10
16:10
Close of Conference
08:30–09:20
Registration and exhibition
09:20–09:30
Chair’s opening remarks
Marilyn Eveleigh,
Independent Nurse Consultant and Advisory Board Member, Nursing in Practice
09:30-10:00
Reflecting on the impact of Covid on delivery of quality palliative care
Dr Sinead Clarke,
Medical Lead EOL Partnership, Joint Medical Director Cheshire CCG, GP Wrenbury Medical Practice @_EOLP
10:10-10:40
Topic TBC
10:40-11:10
Exhibition and networking
11:10-11:40
Managing childhood vaccine and immunisation – New guidelines |
Helen Donovan,
Professional Lead public health nursing, Royal College of Nursing @HelenDon_RCN
11:50-12:20
Topic TBC
12:20-13:20
Exhibition and lunch
13:20-13:50
Diagnosing and managing Atrial Fibrillation
Helen Eftekhari,
British Heart Foundation Research nursing Fellow, UHCW & University of Warwick
14:00-14:30
Topic TBC
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14:30-15:00
Exhibition and networking
16:10
Close of Conference
**We would like to thank our exhibitors, sponsors and partners for supporting this meeting. This includes a number of pharmaceutical companies; including Astrazeneca Ltd, Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd, Chiesi Ltd, Consillient Health Ltd, Dermal Laboratories Ltd, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (UK) Ltd, La Roche Posay (L’Oreal), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd, Nutricia Early Life Nutrition, Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare Ltd, Seqirus UK Ltd, Trion Pharma, and Viatris. These companies have only had input into their individual sessions on the programmes where clearly labelled.
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