Pulse LIVE London agenda

We would like to thank our exhibitors and sponsors for sponsoring this meeting. This includes pharmaceutical companies A. Menarini Farmaceutica Internazionale SRL,Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd,AstraZeneca UK,Chiesi Ltd,Daiichi Sankyo UK Ltd,Exeltis UK,Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd,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.

Tuesday, March 18, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM	Registration and exhibition
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM	Chair’s opening remarks Dr Deen Mirza GPSI elderly care, appraiser, self-help author and medical examiner	Chair’s opening remarks Dr Keith Hopcroft GP, Writer and Editorial Adviser to Pulse	Chair’s opening remarks Dr Toni Hazell GP, Medical Writer, Editor and regular contributor to Pulse 365
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	How can doctors use AI ethically and safely? Dr Deen Mirza GPSI elderly care, appraiser, self-help author and medical examiner	Heart failure and diabetes Dr Janaka Karalliedde Consultant in diabetes and endocrinology, Guy's and St Thomas Hospital London and King's College London	Sponsored session - details coming soon
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	When and how to de-escalate antibiotics	Sponsored session - details coming soon (CVD)	Early detection and treatment of sepsis
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM	Exhibition and networking
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Sponsored session - details coming soon (Asthma)	Lifestyle medicine implementation tips	Domestic violence and abuse: what GPs need to know Professor Gene Feder GP in Bristol and Professor of Primary Care, University of Bristol
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM	The importance of emollient therapy in atopic dermatitis Sponsored by:	Sponsored session - details coming soon	When is an ‘abnormal’ test result abnormal?
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM	Exhibition and lunch
1:25 PM - 1:55 PM	Early signs of testicular cancer Professor Suks Minhas Head of Speciality Urology and Consultant Andrologist, Imperial College Healthcare, Co-Chair, European Association of Urology Guidelines on Male Sexual and Reproductive Health	The gut, conductor of our health: putting the microbiota in the spotlight Dr Emily Prpa Head of Science, Yakult Sponsored by:	13:25 - 14:10 Sponsored session - details coming soon (Migraine)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Sponsored session - details coming soon	Screening for Autism spectrum condition - is there a place in general practice? Dr Sarah Michaels Neurodevelopmental Specialist GP, British Association for Neurodiversity (B4ND), KCHFT and Clinical Partners	--
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Exhibition and networking
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM	10-minute obesity consultations: key actions for GPs Dr Satish Durgam GP Partner, Nelson Medical Practice	Hidden in plain sight: recognising ADHD in primary care Dr Chi-Chi Obuaya Consultant Psychiatrist, CNWL NHS Foundation Trust and the Nightingale Hospital	--
3:40 PM - 4:15 PM	The Big Interview
4:15 PM	Conference ends
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM	Registration and exhibition
9:20 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, GP Notebook Educator and Podcaster, NextGenGP	Chair’s opening remarks Dr Farzana Hussain GP Principal, The Project Surgery
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Rethinking chronic pain in 2025 Dr Manojit Sinha Consultant in Pain Medicine, King’s College Hospital, London	Child health FAQs Dr Mando Watson Consultant Paediatrician, St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare, Clinical Lead, Children and Young People, Northwest London Integrated Care System, Co-founder, Connecting Care for Children	What GPs need to know about weight loss medications Sponsored by:
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	Sports medicine – the GP’s toolkit	Sponsored session - details coming soon (COPD)	HIV update for primary care, what is new and when should I test? Dr Marlon Morais GP Hep C and former HIV champion, Greater Manchester
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM	Exhibition and networking
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Sponsored session - details coming soon (CVD)	Haematological cancers - recognition and referral	Sponsored session - details coming soon
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM	GP management of challenging mental health cases Dr Cyrus Abbasian Consultant Adult and Addiction Psychiatrist, London	Sponsored session - details coming soon (Dermatology)	What is frailty and what do I need to know? Dr Alistair Robertson GPwSI Frailty and Elderly Care, Harrow Health CIC
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM	Exhibition and lunch
1:20 PM - 1:55 PM	Managing the itchy patient in primary care Dr George Moncrieff Retired GP and Past Chair, Dermatology Council for England	Sponsored session - details coming soon	Menstrual disorders in teenagers Dr Shona Biggart GP with specialist interest in gynaecology
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Sponsored session - details coming soon	Using AI in the GP consultation Dr Richard Armitage GP and Public Health Specialty Registrar, and Honorary Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham	Breast screening and guidance on GP referrals Dr Sadaf Haque GP, Macmillan GP and Chair of GGPET (Gloucestershire GP Education Trust)
2:35 PM - 3:05 PM	The throat- what not to miss!	Rare, but there: Genomics in everyday practice Demetra Georgiou Genomics Transformation Manager and Chair of the British Society for Genetic Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare Trust	--
3:05 PM - 3:30 PM	Closing keynote Dr Victoria Tzortziou Brown OBE Vice Chair (External Affairs), RCGP
3:30 PM	Conference ends

Dr Cyrus Abbasian
Consultant Adult and Addiction Psychiatrist, London

Dr Richard Armitage
GP and Public Health Specialty Registrar, and Honorary Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham

Dr Shona Biggart
GP with specialist interest in gynaecology

Dr Satish Durgam
GP Partner, Nelson Medical Practice

Professor Gene Feder
GP in Bristol and Professor of Primary Care, University of Bristol

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

Demetra Georgiou
Genomics Transformation Manager and Chair of the British Society for Genetic Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare Trust

Dr Sadaf Haque
GP, Macmillan GP and Chair of GGPET (Gloucestershire GP Education Trust)

Dr Toni Hazell
GP, Medical Writer, Editor and regular contributor to Pulse 365

Dr Keith Hopcroft
GP, Writer and Editorial Adviser to Pulse

Dr Farzana Hussain
GP Principal, The Project Surgery

Dr Janaka Karalliedde
Consultant in diabetes and endocrinology, Guy's and St Thomas Hospital London and King's College London

Dr Sarah Michaels
Neurodevelopmental Specialist GP, British Association for Neurodiversity (B4ND), KCHFT and Clinical Partners

Professor Suks Minhas
Head of Speciality Urology and Consultant Andrologist, Imperial College Healthcare, Co-Chair, European Association of Urology Guidelines on Male Sexual and Reproductive Health

Dr Deen Mirza
GPSI elderly care, appraiser, self-help author and medical examiner

Dr George Moncrieff
Retired GP and Past Chair, Dermatology Council for England

Dr Marlon Morais
GP Hep C and former HIV champion, Greater Manchester

Dr Chi-Chi Obuaya
Consultant Psychiatrist, CNWL NHS Foundation Trust and the Nightingale Hospital

Dr Emily Prpa
Head of Science, Yakult

Dr Alistair Robertson
GPwSI Frailty and Elderly Care, Harrow Health CIC

Dr Manojit Sinha
Consultant in Pain Medicine, King’s College Hospital, London

Dr Victoria Tzortziou Brown OBE
Vice Chair (External Affairs), RCGP

Dr James Waldron
Nottingham City GP, LMC Local Representative, GP Notebook Educator and Podcaster, NextGenGP

Dr Mando Watson
Consultant Paediatrician, St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare, Clinical Lead, Children and Young People, Northwest London Integrated Care System, Co-founder, Connecting Care for Children