Pulse LIVE Birmingham agenda

We would like to thank our exhibitors and sponsors for sponsoring this meeting. This includes pharmaceutical companies Astrazeneca UK, A. Menarini Farmaceutica Internazionale SRL, Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Chiesi Ltd, Daiichi Sankyo UK Ltd, Exeltis UK, Gedeon Richter (UK) Ltd, Idorsia, La Roche-Posay (L'Oreal), Symprove 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.

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM	Registration and exhibition
9:25 AM - 9:30 AM	Chair’s opening remarks Dr Kevin Fernando GP Partner, GP with Specialist Interest in Diabetes/CVRM and Medical Education	Chair’s opening remarks Dr James Waldron Nottingham City GP, LMC Local Representative	Chair’s opening remarks Dr Maiedha Raza GP, Appraiser, NHSE, Communication Skills Tutor and Clinical Tutor Lead
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Abnormal liver blood tests: practical pearls and pitfalls to avoid Dr Kevin Fernando GP Partner, GP with Specialist Interest in Diabetes/CVRM and Medical Education	“I’m sorry, but you don’t have cancer…” Issues in palliative care for patients with non-malignant disease Dr Jon Tomas Consultant in Palliative Care, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust	09:30 – 10:15 Navigating migraine management in an era of targeted treatments This is a promotional session sponsored by Pfizer
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	Sponsored session - details coming soon (COPD)	What's new in paediatric allergy? Professor Nick Makwana Consultant Paediatrician (Paediatric Allergy), Department of Child Health, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust	--
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM	Exhibition and refreshments
11:05 AM - 11:35 AM	From textbooks to TikTok: the future of medical education Dr Jeevan Swamy GP, Anchor Medical Practice, Birmingham	Current guidance in Psoriasis: optimising patient adherence in primary care Prof Girish Patel Consultant Dermatologist, Welsh Institute of Dermatology, University Hospital of Wales and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University This is a promotional symposium developed and funded by A. Menarini Farmaceutica Internazionale PP-WYN-UK-0169	Active everyday, how to have effective consults on physical activity in less than a minute Dr Jo Maher GP, Place Based Physical Activity Clinical Champion for Sheffield, Wincobank Medical Centre, Foundry PCN, Move More Sheffield, Sport England
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM	How to detect and manage a failing heart? Dr Saj Sarwar GP Clinical Lead, GPwSI Cardiology	Sponsored session - details coming soon	Menopause and sleep: the overlooked jigsaw piece Dr Louise Oliver GP, Functional Breathing Practitioner and Therapeutic Life Coach, Slaithwaite Health Centre, Huddersfield
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM	Exhibition and lunch
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	Hair loss in primary care: diagnosis, dilemmas and what to do Dr Thuva Amuthan GPwER Sponsored by:	13:15 – 14:00 Sponsored session - details coming soon	Breaking the cycle: understanding menstrual health in adolescents Dr Shona Biggart GP and Clinical Lead for South NCL Women’s Health Hub, Islington GP Federation
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM	Sponsored session - details coming soon (Women's health)	--	Sponsored session - details coming soon
2:20 PM - 2:50 PM	Exhibition and refreshments
2:50 PM - 3:25 PM	Managing unexplained thrombocytosis and the risk of cancer in primary care Dr Kevin Fernando GP Partner, GP with Specialist Interest in Diabetes/CVRM and Medical Education	AI in primary care: what to embrace, what to exploit, what to resist? Dr Vish Ratnasuriya MBE GP and Chair, Our Health Partnership Sophia Raja Delivery Director, Our Health Partnership	Spinning out of control: tackling vertigo in general practice Dr Goubran Eskander GP Partner, Patterdale Lodge Group Practice, Consultant ENT in Primary Care, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Clinical Director, Cheshire and Merseyside ICB
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	The Big Interview Professor Gillian Leng CBE Lead for the review into Physician and Anaesthesia Associates, and former CEO of NICE
4:00 PM	Conference ends

Dr Louise Oliver
GP, Functional Breathing Practitioner and Therapeutic Life Coach, Slaithwaite Health Centre, Huddersfield

Dr Jeevan Swamy
GP, Anchor Medical Practice, Birmingham

Dr Thuva Amuthan
GPwER

Prof Girish Patel
Consultant Dermatologist, Welsh Institute of Dermatology, University Hospital of Wales and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University

Dr Thuva Amuthan
GPwER

Dr Shona Biggart
GP and Clinical Lead for South NCL Women’s Health Hub, Islington GP Federation

Dr Goubran Eskander
GP Partner, Patterdale Lodge Group Practice, Consultant ENT in Primary Care, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Clinical Director, Cheshire and Merseyside ICB

Dr Kevin Fernando
GP Partner, GP with Specialist Interest in Diabetes/CVRM and Medical Education

Professor Gillian Leng CBE
Lead for the review into Physician and Anaesthesia Associates, and former CEO of NICE

Dr Jo Maher
GP, Place Based Physical Activity Clinical Champion for Sheffield, Wincobank Medical Centre, Foundry PCN, Move More Sheffield, Sport England

Professor Nick Makwana
Consultant Paediatrician (Paediatric Allergy), Department of Child Health, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Dr Louise Oliver
GP, Functional Breathing Practitioner and Therapeutic Life Coach, Slaithwaite Health Centre, Huddersfield

Prof Girish Patel
Consultant Dermatologist, Welsh Institute of Dermatology, University Hospital of Wales and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University