We would like to thank our exhibitors and sponsors for sponsoring this meeting. This includes pharmaceutical companies including AstraZeneca UK, AbbVie, Aspire Pharma, Daiichi Sankyo UK Ltd, Dermal Laboratories Limited, Idorsia, Pfizer Ltd, Trion Pharma. They have had no editorial input into or control over the agenda, content development or choice of speakers, nor opportunity to influence except for the sponsored symposia presentations.

4 CPD hours

Thursday, November 6, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM
Registration and exhibition
 
 
 
 
 
9:25 AM - 9:30 AM
Chair’s opening remarks
 
Dr Siobhan McEntee, Sessional GP and Clinical Director Elective care services, Eastern Federation Support Unit
 
 
 
Chair’s opening remarks
 
Dr Heather Bell, GP with a specialist interest in diabetes and women's health
 
 
 
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Opening Plenary
 
Dame Carrie MacEwen, Chair, General Medical Council
Charlie Massey, Chief executive officer of the General Medical Council
 
 
 
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
Sponsored session – Asthma
 
 
 
 
 
Neuroplasticity: The key to improving chronic pain
 
Dr Barbara Phipps, GP with extended role in chronic pain, NHS Lothian, University of Edinburgh
 
 
 
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
Exhibition and refreshments
 
 
 
 
 
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Navigating power dynamics within the GP team
 
Dr Stephen Harte, GP, Executive Coach, Programme Director in GP training (NIMDTA), GP Mentor, Clinical Teaching Fellow, Queens University Belfast
 
 
 
Sponsored session - details coming soon
 
 
 
 
 
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
Implementing lifestyle medicine in primary care
 
Dr Barbara Phipps, GP with extended role in chronic pain, NHS Lothian, University of Edinburgh
 
 
 
11:50 – 12:35 Sponsored session - Migraine
 
 
 
 
 
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM
Exhibition and lunch
 
 
 
 
 
1:35 PM - 2:05 PM
The Red Face
 
Dr Ruth Boreland, GP with Special Interest in Dermatology, Altnagelvin Hospital
Sponsored by L'Oréal Dermatological Beauty
The Red Face
 
Antibiotic Stewardship in Primary Care: Where Next?
 
 
 
 
 
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM
Managing menopause in primary care- what you need to know
 
Dr Andrea Latimer, GP, Women’s Health and Menopause Specialist, Occupational Health Doctor
 
 
 
Sponsored session - details coming soon (Cancer)
 
 
 
 
 
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM
Exhibition and refreshments
 
 
 
 
 
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM
Update on palliative care in Northern Ireland
 
Dr Matthew Dore, Palliative care consultant, NI Hospice and Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
 
 
 
Recognising skin cancer in primary care: a series of cases
 
Dr Finbar McGrady, GPwSI Dermatology, Craigavon Area Hospital
 
 
 
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Closing Plenary
 
Dr Ursula Mason, Chair, Royal College of GPs
 
 
 
4:00 PM
Conference ends
 
 
 
 
 

If you are interested to speak, please contact Aneya Sanders, Senior Conference Producer 

If you are interested in sponsoring a session on the Agenda, or exhibiting at the event please contact Edward Burkle, Executive Director 

More speakers will be announced soon. Stay tuned!

Dr Heather Bell
Dr Heather Bell
GP with a specialist interest in diabetes and women's health
Dr Ruth Boreland
Dr Ruth Boreland
GP with Special Interest in Dermatology, Altnagelvin Hospital
Dr Matthew Dore
Dr Matthew Dore
Palliative care consultant, NI Hospice and Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
Dr Stephen Harte
Dr Stephen Harte
GP, Executive Coach, Programme Director in GP training (NIMDTA), GP Mentor, Clinical Teaching Fellow, Queens University Belfast
Dr Andrea Latimer
Dr Andrea Latimer
GP, Women’s Health and Menopause Specialist, Occupational Health Doctor
Dame Carrie MacEwen
Dame Carrie MacEwen
Chair, General Medical Council
Dr Ursula Mason
Dr Ursula Mason
Chair, Royal College of GPs
Charlie Massey
Charlie Massey
Chief executive officer of the General Medical Council
Dr Siobhan McEntee
Dr Siobhan McEntee
Sessional GP and Clinical Director Elective care services, Eastern Federation Support Unit
Dr Finbar McGrady
Dr Finbar McGrady
GPwSI Dermatology, Craigavon Area Hospital
Dr Barbara Phipps
Dr Barbara Phipps
GP with extended role in chronic pain, NHS Lothian, University of Edinburgh

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