Pulse LIVE Glasgow agenda

We would like to thank our exhibitors and sponsors for sponsoring this meeting. This includes pharmaceutical companies including Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Abbvie, Curaleaf Laboratories, Cyted UK, Daiichi Sankyo, Flynn Pharma, Grunenthal Ltd, Idorsia, La Roche, Nutricia, Orchard Therapeutics, Pfizer, Reckitt Benckiser and 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.

Thursday, October 23, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM	Registration and exhibition
9:25 AM - 9:30 AM	Chair’s opening remarks Dr Roger Henderson, Senior GP and Health Broadcaster	Chair’s opening remarks Dr Kevin Fernando, GP Partner, GP with Specialist Interest in Diabetes/CVRM and Medical Education
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Chronic cough in children Dr Donald Macgregor, Consultant Paediatrician and Senior Lecturer in child health	Suspected cancer referral guidance - key updates Dr Douglas Rigg, Co–chair Scottish Primary Care Cancer Group, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	How do I manage patients with abnormal liver tests, and how do I detect advanced liver disease early? Dr Mathis Heydtmann, Consultant Hepatologist, Honorary Associate Clinical Professor, NHS Scotland	Testosterone deficiency and men’s metabolic health Dr Ross Jack, GP Partner, The McGlone Practice, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
10:35 AM - 11:10 AM	Exhibition and refreshments
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM	Update on otolaryngology and tips for clinical practice Professor Catriona Douglas, Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeon, Department of Otolaryngology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Glasgow	11:10 – 11:55 Navigating migraine management in an era of targeted treatments Dr David PB Watson, GPwER in Headache, NHS Grampian This promotional session has been organised and funded by Pfizer and is intended for UK Healthcare Professionals only
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM	Prescribing change: The power of lifestyle in modern medicine Dr Becky Howie, GP, GP appraiser, Clinical Lead Digital Diabetes remission project (Primary care), NHS Lanarkshire	--
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM	Paediatric rare neurological disorders: recognising the “red flags” in primary care Dr Roger Henderson, Senior GP and Health Broadcaster Session sponsored by Orchard Therapeutics. May contain promotional content	--
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	Exhibition and lunch
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM	Key priorities and updates in managing patients with Type 2 diabetes Dr Kashif Ali, GP Partner and Primary Care Lead Diabetes MCN, Diabetes UK Clinical Champion	Metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): recognition, progression and intervention Professor Ewan Forrest, Consultant Physician and Hepatologist, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NHS GGC, Honorary Professor, University of Glasgow
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM	Chronic pain update Dr Pete Paisley, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Stobhill Hospital, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre	The HRT Annual review- what’s it all about? Dr Malini Kanagalingam, Consultant Gynaecologist, Glasgow Private Clinic
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM	Exhibition and refreshments
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM	Update on maternal and child nutrition: nutrition and weight management in pregnancy, and nutrition in children up to 5 years Dr Samantha Ross, GP with special interest in paediatric nutrition, NHS GGC/ University of Glasgow	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
3:40 PM - 3:50 PM	Keynote address Neil Gray MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, The Scottish Parliament
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM	Life in the Deep End: how health inequalities manifest in general practice consultations and what we can do about them Stewart Mercer, Professor of Primary Care and Multimorbidity, University of Edinburgh
4:20 PM	Conference ends

Dr Kashif Ali
GP Partner and Primary Care Lead Diabetes MCN, Diabetes UK Clinical Champion

Professor Catriona Douglas
Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeon, Department of Otolaryngology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Glasgow

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

Professor Ewan Forrest
Consultant Physician and Hepatologist, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NHS GGC, Honorary Professor, University of Glasgow

Neil Gray MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, The Scottish Parliament

Dr Roger Henderson
Senior GP and Health Broadcaster

Dr Mathis Heydtmann
Consultant Hepatologist, Honorary Associate Clinical Professor, NHS Scotland

Dr Becky Howie
GP, GP appraiser, Clinical Lead Digital Diabetes remission project (Primary care), NHS Lanarkshire

Dr Adaeze Ifezulike MBE
GP and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, NHS Grampian

Dr Ross Jack
GP Partner, The McGlone Practice, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Dr Malini Kanagalingam
Consultant Gynaecologist, Glasgow Private Clinic

Dr Donald Macgregor
Consultant Paediatrician and Senior Lecturer in child health

Dr Claire McGonagle
Deputy CD Lanarkshire OOHs

Stewart Mercer
Professor of Primary Care and Multimorbidity, University of Edinburgh

Dr Pete Paisley
Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Stobhill Hospital, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre

Dr Douglas Rigg
Co–chair Scottish Primary Care Cancer Group, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Dr Samantha Ross
GP with special interest in paediatric nutrition, NHS GGC/ University of Glasgow

Dr David PB Watson
GPwER in Headache, NHS Grampian

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