We would like to thank our exhibitors and sponsors for sponsoring this meeting. This includes pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca Ltd, Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Chiesi Ltd, Exeltis UK, Idorsia, La Roche-Posay (L'Oreal) & Pfizer Ltd. 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

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM
Registration and exhibition
 
 
 
 
 
9:25 AM - 9:30 AM
Chair’s opening remarks
 
Dr Elizabeth Martin GPwSI Diabetes, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
 
 
 
Chair’s opening remarks
 
Dr Ruth Burnett Executive Medical Director Leeds GP Confederation and Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, GP and GPER Sport and Exercise Medicine
 
 
 
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Practicing safely – learning from national safety investigations in general practice
 
Dr Nick Woodier Senior Safety Investigator, Health Services Safety Investigations Body
 
 
 
Medically unexplained persistent physical symptoms in the primary care setting
 
Dr Catie Nagel GP Partner, Forge Health Group
 
 
 
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
AI in primary care: what to embrace, what to exploit, what to resist?
 
 
 
 
 
The current syphilis epidemic - presentation in primary care and top tips to avoid pitfalls
 
Dr Nadi Gupta Consultant and Clinical Lead Sexual Health, Rotherham Sexual Health Services
 
 
 
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
Exhibition and refreshments
 
 
 
 
 
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
The healthy prescription: a guide to lifestyle medicine
 
Dr Varun Anand GP with special interest in Lifestyle Medicine and Physical Activity Clinical Champion, Modality Partnership Hull, Hull City Council Public Health Team, Bupa Beverley Health Centre
 
 
 
Hair today, gone tomorrow
 
Dr Archana Rao Consultant Dermatologist and Specialist in Hair Disorders
Sponsored by:
Hair today, gone tomorrow
 
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
Retinal red flags - what every GP should know
 
Dr Martin McKibbin Consultant Ophthalmologist
 
 
 
Contraceptive challenges during the perimenopause
 
Dr Caroline Cooper GP specialist
This promotional symposia has been organised and sponsored by Exeltis UK
Contraceptive challenges during the perimenopause
 
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Exhibition and lunch
 
 
 
 
 
1:25 PM - 1:55 PM
13:25 - 14:10 Sponsored session - details coming soon (Migraine)
 
 
 
 
 
The essentials of adult allergy for the general practitioner
 
Dr Anoop Mistry Consultant Immunologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
 
 
 
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Heart failure: what a GP needs to know
 
Professor Chris Gale Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Honorary Consultant Cardiologist, and Co-Director, Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, University of Leeds
 
 
 
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Exhibition and refreshments
 
 
 
 
 
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Type 2 diabetes: protect the kidneys and save the heart
 
Dr Elizabeth Martin GPwSI Diabetes, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
 
 
 
Tackling overprescribing to improve patient care
 
Dr Tony Avery OBE GP and Professor of Primary Health Care, National Clinical Director for Prescribing, NHS England
 
 
 
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Burnout in general practice: a call for policy change and local action
 
Dr Chaand Nagpaul CBE GP Partner, North London, Former Chair BMA Council, Former Chair BMA GP committee, Co-chair Doctors in Distress, Chair Harrow LMC and NW London LMCs network
 
 
 
4:00 PM
Conference ends
 
 
 
 
 

If you are interested to speak at a Pulse event, 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!

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