We would like to thank our exhibitors and sponsors for sponsoring this meeting. This includes pharmaceutical companies Astellas Pharma Ltd, Astrazeneca UK, Besins Healthcare, Curaleaf laboratories, Idorsia, Ipsen Limited, NeilMed Pharmaceuticals, Nutricia Ltd, Orchard Therapeutics, Orion Pharma, Pfizer Ltd, Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd, Theramex 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.

Event Schedule

Tuesday, September 29, 2026
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM
Registration and Exhibition
9:25 AM - 9:30 AM
Chair’s opening remarks
Dr Roger Henderson, GP and Health Broadcaster
Chair’s opening remarks
Dr Tharshini Ramalingam, GP Partner, Oxted Health Centre, Cardio-oncology GPwSI, ICOS Board Certified Cardio-Oncologist , The Royal Brompton Hospital
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Case Studies from the Frontline: Making the Right Decision Under Pressure

30-minute interactive case-based session

  • Recognising and managing congestion in primary care
  • More than skin deep: psoriasis and multimorbidity in primary care
Dr Pierpaolo Pellicori, Clinical Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant (Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health) , University of Glasgow
Dr Farah Bocus, General Medicine SHO , Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
Sponsored session to be confirmed
Managing adult ADHD in primary care: recognition, referral and safer prescribing
  • Recognise how ADHD presents in adults, distinguish it from common mimics and comorbidities, and make a referral that helps the assessing service
  • Prevalence and prescribing trends, the overdiagnosis debate, what a sound assessment looks like from any provider, and how to make confident individual decisions about reports and shared care requests, including how to check whether an independent provider is regulated in Scotland
  • Prescribe and monitor ADHD medication safely, including brand-specific prescribing of modified-release methylphenidate, managing supply disruption and the physical health checks required
David Crocker, Associate Specialist in Psychiatry; Founder and Clinical Director , Caledonian Psychiatry
10:35 AM - 11:10 AM
Refreshment break, exhibition and networking
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
Dermatology in skin of colour: What GPs need to know
Dr Ajeet Maan, Consultant Dermatologist, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Managing menopausal vasomotor symptoms in primary care: a practical update
Dr Fiona O’Donoghue, GP and BMS-certified menopause specialist

This is a promotional symposium fully funded and organised by Astellas and is intended for UK Healthcare Professionals only.

MAT-GB-VEO-2026-00123 / August 2026
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
The ‘missing patient’: managing risk when you don’t have the full picture
Dr Andrea Williamson, GP and Professor of General Practice and Inclusion Health, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow , Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM
Sore tummy in children
  • Basics
  • What’s Hot and What’s Not
  • Clinical approaches
Dr Donald Macgregor, Consultant Paediatrician and Senior Lecturer in Child Health
NEW approaches to managing perimenopause
  • Review clinical presentation and assessment of perimenopause and menopause
  • Investigate the link between menopause and the gut microbiome
  • Explore new approaches to supporting your perimenopausal patients

Sponsored by: 

12:50 PM - 1:50 PM
Lunch and Exhibition
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM
The Missing Lens in Women's health: Faith, Culture and the GP consultation
Dr Sahira Dar, President , British Islamic Medical Association
Hypertension updates: from guidelines to consultation
Dr Tharshini Ramalingam, GP Partner, Oxted Health Centre, Cardio-oncology GPwSI, ICOS Board Certified Cardio-Oncologist , The Royal Brompton Hospital
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM
Red flag or routine? Rapid diagnostic decisions in everyday GP practice
  • Interactive case-based session with live Mentimeter voting
  • To improve rapid diagnostic decision-making in primary care by recognising red flags, avoiding common cognitive traps, and managing uncertainty safely.
Dr Ula Chetty, GP Partner and Clinical University Lecturer – GP SSC and electives lead , Allander Surgery and University of Glasgow
Dr Lynsey Yeoman, GP Partner, Postgraduate Trainer and Senior Clinical University Lecturer – Deputy Director of Vocational Studies , Newark Medical Practice and University of Glasgow
Growth and puberty in children - when should we be concerned
Guftar Shaikh, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
Refreshments and Exhibition
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Supporting people with substance use through integrated care
Dr Katie Browne, Senior Medical Officer, Primary Care Facilitation Team , GG&C Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services
HIV in primary care: what should GPs know?
Dr Iqra Ahmed, GP Trainee ST3 , University Hospital Lewisham
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
The Big Interview

Hosted by Sofia Lind, Editor, Pulse

Dr Iain Morrison, Chair , BMA Scottish General Practitioners Committee

We believe the best learning comes from those working day-to-day in general practice. We are open to suggestions.

If you are interested to speak or have a topic in mind you believe would benefit others in primary care, 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 Ed Burkle, Event Sales Director 

4 CPD hours

Speakers

Dr Iqra Ahmed
Dr Iqra Ahmed
GP Trainee ST3
Dr Farah Bocus
Dr Farah Bocus
General Medicine SHO
Dr Katie Browne
Dr Katie Browne
Senior Medical Officer, Primary Care Facilitation Team
Dr Ula Chetty
Dr Ula Chetty
GP Partner and Clinical University Lecturer – GP SSC and electives lead
David Crocker
David Crocker
Associate Specialist in Psychiatry; Founder and Clinical Director
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Dr Sahira Dar
President
Dr Roger Henderson
Dr Roger Henderson
GP and Health Broadcaster
Dr Ajeet Maan
Dr Ajeet Maan
Consultant Dermatologist, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Dr Donald Macgregor
Dr Donald Macgregor
Consultant Paediatrician and Senior Lecturer in Child Health
Dr Iain Morrison
Dr Iain Morrison
Chair
Dr Fiona O’Donoghue
Dr Fiona O’Donoghue
GP and BMS-certified menopause specialist
Dr Pierpaolo Pellicori
Dr Pierpaolo Pellicori
Clinical Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant (Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health)
Dr Matthew Pendleton
Dr Matthew Pendleton
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Dr Tharshini Ramalingam
Dr Tharshini Ramalingam
GP Partner, Oxted Health Centre, Cardio-oncology GPwSI, ICOS Board Certified Cardio-Oncologist
Guftar Shaikh
Guftar Shaikh
Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist
Dr Andrea Williamson
Dr Andrea Williamson
GP and Professor of General Practice and Inclusion Health, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow
Dr Lynsey Yeoman
Dr Lynsey Yeoman
GP Partner, Postgraduate Trainer and Senior Clinical University Lecturer – Deputy Director of Vocational Studies