| 8:30 AM - 9:20 AM | Registration and Exhibition |
| 9:20 AM - 9:30 AM | Chair’s opening remarks | Chair’s opening remarks |
| 9:30 AM - 10:10 AM | Primary care nursing in Scotland: leadership, autonomy and future roles
- Expanding clinical, prescribing, and leadership roles in community nursing
- Collaborating across HSCPs and multidisciplinary teams
- Career development pathways and training opportunities
- Strategies for workforce sustainability and retention
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| 10:15 AM - 10:55 AM | Sponsored session to be confirmed This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca and is intended for UK HCPs only |
| 10:55 AM - 11:25 AM | Exhibition and Networking |
| 11:25 AM - 12:05 PM | Sponsored session to be confirmed | Alcohol use, liver health and long-term risk
- Early identification of risky drinking using screening tools
- Recognising early liver damage and monitoring LFTs and fibrosis risk
- Delivering brief interventions that motivate behaviour change
- Knowing when to refer to specialist services or support pathways
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| 12:10 PM - 12:50 PM | Managing common dermatological conditions
- Identifying red flag rashes and urgent referrals (e.g., melanoma, cellulitis)
- Managing chronic conditions like eczema, psoriasis, and acne in the community
- Practical prescribing tips, topical therapies, and stepwise treatment plans
- Patient education and self-management strategies to improve adherence
| Sponsored session to be confirmed |
| 12:50 PM - 1:50 PM | Lunch and Networking |
| 1:50 PM - 2:30 PM | Sexual health in primary care: promoting safe, accessible care
- Assessment: history, testing and common presentations
- Prevention: PrEP, PEP, vaccines and DoxyPEP
- Inclusive communication and high-risk groups
- Red flags and referral pathways
| Mental health support: recognising early warning signs
- Identifying anxiety, depression, and emerging mental health issues in patients
- Practical interventions and low-intensity therapies that can be delivered in practice
- Recognising high-risk patients and when to escalate or refer
- Supporting patients holistically while maintaining staff wellbeing
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| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Exhibition and Networking |
| 3:00 PM - 3:40 PM | Type 2 diabetes in 2026: aggressively holistic care
- Why it’s not medicines or lifestyle
- Working together to find the right strategy for each person
- Confidence in targeted, evidence-based use of medicines
- Practical approaches you can use immediately to improve outcomes for people living with diabetes
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| 3:45 PM - 4:25 PM | Women’s health: Troubleshooting contraception, bleeding and menopause
- Optimising contraception choices and counselling in primary care
- Management of problematic bleeding in primary care
- Menopause troubleshooting
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| 4:25 PM | End of Conference |
