EVENING MEDICAL UPDATES

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1 Representing physicians, maintaining standards. EVENING MEDICAL UPDATES Session organised by the Trainees & Members Committee Scottish charity no. SC009465

2 CARDIORESPIRATORY ARREST Tuesday 24 September 2013 Prevention is better than cure Mr Jerry Morse, Clinical Skills Centre Manager, University of Aberdeen ALS update Mr Jerry Morse, Clinical Skills Centre Manager, University of Aberdeen Debating DNAR orders Dr George Fernie, Senior Medico-legal Advisor, Medical Protection Society THE UNCONSCIOUS PATIENT Tuesday 22 October 2013 ABC guide to the unconscious patient Metabolic emergencies Dundee When to call the neurosurgeon? A physician s guide Mr Patrick Statham, Neurosurgeon, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh AKI & CKD Tuesday 26 November 2013 AKI getting the basics right The non-specialist s guide to CKD Complications of renal failure & indications for emergency RRT Dr Annette Alfonzo, Consultant Nephrologist, NHS Fife

3 DIARRHOEA Tuesday 17 December 2013 Dr Alisdair MacConnachie, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Gartnavel Hospital, Glasgow Coeliac disease Dr Alan Shand, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh Dr Charlie Lees, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh COUGH Tuesday 28 January 2014 TB a forgotten disease? Speaker tbc Lung cancer SIGN guideline update Dr Ron Fergusson, Chair guideline development group, SIGN Management of asthma Dr Tom Fardon, Respiratory Consultant, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee FEVER Tuesday 25 February 2014 Emerging antibiotic resistance a ticking time bomb Fever in the neutropenic patient Dr Peter Johnson, Consultant Haematologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh Assessment of the hot joint

4 LIMB PAIN/SWELLING Tuesday 25 March 2014 Acute presentations of the diabetic foot Dr Alasdair Mackie, Consultant Physician, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee Surgical aspects, e.g. PVD, compartment syndrome DVT RCPE ONLINE EDUCATION PORTAL // KEEPING YOU UP-TO-DATE... with over 180 lectures in more than 20 specialties from Symposia, Evening Medical Updates and Hot Topics, and quick access to related content from the JRCPE wherever you re based.

5 RASH Tuesday 29 April 2014 Dermatological emergencies Speaker tbc Cutaneous vasculitis Dr Susannah Fraser, Consultant Dermatologist, NHS Fife Dermatoses of the lower limbs Dr Alyson Bryden, Consultant Dermatologist, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee POISONING Tuesday 27 May 2014 Commonly encountered overdoses in A&E Assessing suicide risk Drug errors in hospital PALLIATIVE CARE MANAGEMENT Tuesday 24 June 2014 Common symptom control issues in palliative care Dr Rosie Conway, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Roxburghe House, Dundee End of life care Dr Joanna Bowden, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, NHS Fife & Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh Palliative care in non-malignant disease Dr Lisa Baker, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust

6 REGISTRATION FORM To register your attendance, please complete this form by ticking the update(s) you wish to attend and return to: Ms Felicity Garvie, Education Co-ordinator, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Education & Standards Department, 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JQ. Alternatively you may register for individual EMUs online at (BLOCK LETTERS PLEASE) PROF/DR/MR/MRS/MS SURNAME FIRST NAME PROFESSIONAL ADDRESS POSTCODE * PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT OCCUPATION * reminders will be sent for all updates so please ensure that this is completed legibly Please tick the boxes of ALL updates that you wish to attend: Cardiorespiratory arrest 24 September 2013 The unconscious patient 22 October 2013 AKI & CKD 26 November 2013 Diarrhoea 17 December 2013 Cough 28 January 2014 SUPPER (please tick appropriate box) Yes, I would like to attend supper No, I would not like to attend supper Fever 25 February 2014 Limb pain/swelling 25 March 2014 Rash 29 April 2014 Poisoning 27 May 2014 Palliative care management 24 June 2014 DATA PROTECTION: Your details will be stored on a database for the purposes of organising these meetings and some information may be included on a list of participants for circulation at the event. We would like to retain your details to facilitate future bookings and contact you about RCPE education events. We will not pass these details on to any third parties. If you DO NOT wish us to contact you about educational events, please tick this box If you DO NOT want the College to contact you with information about other College activities, please tick this box

7 Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh LAUNCHED 2013 Acute Kidney Injury App House ad? The Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) App, developed by NHS Kidney Care and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, provides a fast and simple way to explore the latest national guidelines on the diagnosis, prevention and management of AKI. classification, diagnosis, and management of AKI and its complications, illustrative case studies, and a medical calculator, the AKI App is a free and practical application available for the ipad, iphone, Android mobile and Android tablets. Key features staging and classification of AKI the prevention and management of AKI international guidelines on AKI Currently available for free on the ipad, iphone, Android mobile and Android tablets (AKI) App in the App Store and Android Endorsed by: Kidney Care The Royal College of Physicians (London) The Renal Association

8 EVENING MEDICAL UPDATES The 2013/14 programme follows the Top Medical Presentations and Emergency Presentations with monthly updates held between September and June of each academic year, free of charge. The updates are primarily aimed at trainees; however, they are open to all hospital doctors, GPs, healthcare professionals, medical students at any stage of their career and any other medical professional with an interest in the topic. Consisting of three 30-minute presentations, each session commences with a light approximately 8.15pm. awarded for each event held at the College and external sites. VIDEO LINKS and LIVE WEBSTREAMING Updates are held at the College and are transmitted live to an increasing number of sites around the UK and internationally. There are also a limited number of spaces available for Felicity Garvie for further information. If there is no video link site near you and your Board/Trust may be interested in linking to these updates, please contact David Blackie (d.blackie@rcpe.ac.uk) for technical information. Education, Training & Standards Department Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh 9 Queen Street Edinburgh, EH2 1JQ Tel: +44 (0) Fax: +44 (0) f.garvie@rcpe.ac.uk