Programme

This one-day conference offers a fantastic opportunity for GPs and their wider teams at any career stage to engage and learn from experts in their fields, whilst gaining insight into the topics and issues that affect Primary Care. Update your knowledge and choose from sessions that support your CPD learning and practice skills.


Please note, sponsored sessions will not be made available on demand.

08:50

Plenary 1

Welcome

09:00
Chair’s address

09:30
Coffee break and networking

09:45

Plenary 2

Not Just a GP: GPs with Extended roles

GPs with Extended Roles (GPwER) are GPs with special interests in particular conditions or groups of patients who develop their knowledge and skills beyond the scope of GP training and the MRCGP exam. Come and join our panel of GPs who have all developed their scope of practice as expert medical generalists to develop their portfolio in specialist practice whilst remaining embedded in primary care.

Followed by Q&A session 

 

Chaired by: Dr Judith Danby, Retired GP, NHS Appraiser

Speakers:

Dr Sophie Lumley

GP

Dr Alexander Lai

GP, London

Dr Uwa Ima-Edomwonyi

MBBS FRCGP, Sessional/Locum & OOH GP

10:30
Coffee break and networking

10:45
Improving access to cardiorenal protection in T2DM: implementing NICE guidance

11:15
Coffee break and networking

11:30

Plenary 3

Trauma Informed Care

How can general practices become trauma-informed? We know that many patients and staff members have experienced multiple traumas. Join our expert panel exploring how general practices can look at practice specific requirements to allow for a trauma-informed organisational change.

Followed by Q&A session 


Chaired by: Dr Akram Hussain, RCGP Chair, AiT Network

Speakers:

Dr Carey Lunan

GP Chair of the Scottish Deep End Project, Senior Medical Advisor to Scottish Government on Health Inequalities

Dr Jonathon Tomlinson

GP

12:15
Coffee break and networking

12:30
Turning numbers into action: optimising care in T2DM and CKD

13:00
Lunch break and networking

13:30

Plenary 4

World on Fire: Sustainability in General Practice

Reducing the carbon footprint of general practice will help to improve patient outcomes, reduce costs and the harm of air pollution on our climate. This plenary will focus on what steps we can take as GPs to ensure we lay down the foundations for a more sustainable future in primary care.

Followed by Q&A session



Chaired by: Dr Victoria Tzortziou Brown OBE, Vice Chair (External Affairs), RCGP

Speakers:

Dr Veena Aggarwal

GPST3

Dr Aarti Bansal

GP and Clinical Net Zero Lead, Sheffield and Humber and North Yorkshire ICB

Dr Blathnaid Carlin

GP

14:15
Coffee break and networking

14:30
Optimising treatment for cardiorenal patients in primary care

15:00
Coffee break and networking

15:15

Plenary 5

First Do No Harm: Addressing Safety in Practice

This plenary will look at safety issues in general practice, especially related to continuity of care from the Health Services Safety Investigation Body (HSSIB) and reflections from the review of the Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice (CNSGP). We will also explore and discuss their recommendations and how to mitigate against safety risks in practice with lessons that are applicable across the UK.

Followed by Q&A session 


Chaired by: Dr Chris Provan, GP partner, Elmbank Medical Practice

Speakers:

Neil Alexander

Senior Safety Advisor at HSSIB

Samantha Thomas

National Safety and Learning Lead, NHS Resolution

Professor Anwar Khan

Senior Clinical Advisor, NHS Resolution

Dr Hester Wain

Head of patient safety policy for NHS England

Dr Kiren Collison

GP and Deputy Medical Director for Primary Care for NHS England

16:00
Coffee break and networking

16:10
Breathing Life into COPD

16:30
Coffee break and networking

16:40

Plenary 6

Transforming general practice with AI and Data: improving patient outcomes & President’s closing remarks.

Join our experts Dr Benjamin Brown and Professor Sir Rory Collins and explore the transformative potential of artificial intelligence and data analytics in general practice. Discover how AI-driven solutions are revolutionising patient care, streamlining workflows and enhancing diagnostic accuracy. Be part of the conversation on harnessing data to improve patient outcomes and shape the future of general practice.

Followed by Q&A session 

 

Chaired by: Dr Toyosi Adeniji, RCGP First 5 Chair

Speakers:

Dr Benjamin Brown

GP and AI Developer

Professor Sir Rory Collins

Professor of Medicine & Epidemiology and Head of the Nuffield Department of Population Health, Oxford University

Dr Richard Vautrey

President, RCGP

17:35
Conference Close

AstraZeneca has provided sponsorship towards this independent Programme. AstraZeneca has had no editorial input into or control over the agenda, content development or choice of speakers, nor opportunity to influence except for the AstraZeneca sponsored symposia presentations.

AstraZeneca has provided sponsorship towards this independent Programme. AstraZeneca has had no editorial input into or control over the agenda, content development or choice of speakers, nor opportunity to influence except for the AstraZeneca sponsored symposia presentations.


The content from our virtual conference is free to RCGP Members. To access the on-demand content, register here. You will then receive an email outlining how to access the on-demand platform closer to the event date.

This event is made possible by sponsorship from organisations including pharmaceutical companies, med tech companies and service providers none of which have influenced the event content or the choice of speakers. Sessions delivered with input from these organisations will be marked as such on the programme once released and a list of all sponsors and exhibitors will be published shortly.


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