We would like to thank our exhibitors and sponsors for sponsoring this meeting. This includes pharmaceutical companies including Abbvie UK Ltd, A. Menarini Farmaceutica Internazionale SRL, Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd, AstraZeneca UK, Chiesi Ltd, Daiichi Sankyo UK Ltd, Dermal Laboratories Ltd, Exeltis UK, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, Grunenthal Pharma Ltd, Idorsia, La Roche-Posay (L'Oreal), Pfizer Ltd, Stada UK, Trion Pharma, and Yakult UK Limited. 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.

8 CPD hours

Tuesday, March 18, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM
Registration and exhibition
 
 
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM
Chair’s opening remarks
 
 
Chair’s opening remarks
 
 
Chair’s opening remarks
 
 
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
How can doctors use AI ethically and safely?
 
 
Diabetes related chronic kidney disease - the importance of early detection and intervention
 
 
Primary care management of endometriosis
 
 
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
See beyond sugar: uncovering risk in type 2 diabetes
This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca, intended for UK HCPs only
See beyond sugar: uncovering risk in type 2 diabetes
Sepsis, severe infection and AMR: a disconnected trinity
 
 
Top tips for developing a portfolio career
 
 
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
Exhibition and refreshments
 
 
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Improving consistency in IBS care
Sponsored by:
Improving consistency in IBS care
COPD - everything a GP needs to know to manage in primary care
 
 
Domestic violence and abuse: what GPs need to know and why they need to know it
 
 
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
The importance of emollient therapy in the management of atopic dermatitis
Sponsored by:
The importance of emollient therapy in the management of atopic dermatitis
What is lifestyle medicine and how to practice in primary care
 
 
Recurrent UTIs – are antibiotics always the answer?
 
 
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Exhibition and lunch
 
 
1:25 PM - 1:55 PM
Testis cancer: causes, signs and treatment
 
 
The gut, conductor of our health: putting the microbiota in the spotlight
Sponsored by:
The gut, conductor of our health: putting the microbiota in the spotlight
13:25 - 14:10 The role of primary care in migraine treatment: recent advances in acute and preventive approaches
This is a promotional session sponsored by Pfizer
13:25 - 14:10 The role of primary care in migraine treatment: recent advances in acute and preventive approaches
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Contraceptive challenges during the perimenopause
This promotional symposia has been organised and sponsored by Exeltis UK
Contraceptive challenges during the perimenopause
Autism and wider neurodivergence in primary care
 
 
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Exhibition and refreshments
 
 
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM
10-minute obesity consultations: key actions for GPs
 
 
Hidden in plain sight: recognising ADHD in primary care
 
 
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3:40 PM - 4:30 PM
Panel discussion - Are unemployed GPs collateral damage of the NHS big plans?
 
 
4:30 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
 
 
Chair’s opening remarks
 
 
Chair’s opening remarks
 
 
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Rethinking chronic pain in 2025
 
 
Child health FAQs
 
 
What GPs need to know about weight loss medications
Sponsored by:
What GPs need to know about weight loss medications
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
Implementing the updated BTS, NICE, SIGN asthma guideline in clinical practice
This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca, intended for UK HCPs only
Implementing the updated BTS, NICE, SIGN asthma guideline in clinical practice
GPs in focus: a guide to Ophthalmology
 
 
HIV update for primary care, what is new and when should I test?
 
 
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM
Exhibition and refreshments
 
 
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Managing outcomes in patients with hyperkalaemia and CKD and/or heart failure
This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca, intended for UK HCPs only
Managing outcomes in patients with hyperkalaemia and CKD and/or heart failure
What is frailty and what do I need to know?
 
 
Sports medicine in primary care: what to look out for in general practice
 
 
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM
GP management of challenging mental health cases
 
 
Current guidance in psoriasis: optimising patient adherence in primary care
This is a promotional symposium developed and funded by A. Menarini Farmaceutica Internazionale PP-WYN-UK-0071
Current guidance in psoriasis: optimising patient adherence in primary care
Medical management of type 2 diabetes and its complications the NICE way
 
 
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
Special address
 
 
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Exhibition and lunch
 
 
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
14:00 - 14:45 Managing the itchy patient in primary care
Sponsored by:
14:00 - 14:45 Managing the itchy patient in primary care
14:00 - 14:45 Migraine prevention: latest developments in the primary care setting
This promotional symposium has been organised and funded by AbbVie for UK Healthcare Professionals
14:00 - 14:45  Migraine prevention: latest developments in the primary care setting
Breaking the cycle: understanding menstrual health in adolescents
 
 
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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Optimising primary care management of breast problems and referrals to secondary care
 
 
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
The throat- what not to miss!
 
 
Rare, but there: Genomics in everyday practice
 
 
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Closing keynote - GP workforce: challenges and opportunities
 
 
4:00 PM
Conference ends
 
 

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If you are interested in sponsoring a session on the Agenda, or exhibiting at the event please contact Edward Burkle, Executive Director 

Speakers

Dr Cyrus Abbasian
Dr Cyrus Abbasian
Consultant Adult and Addiction Psychiatrist, London
Dr Samira Anane
Dr Samira Anane
GP in Manchester, Deputy Chair, GP Committee in England
Dr Richard Armitage
Dr Richard Armitage
GP and Public Health Specialty Registrar, and Honorary Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham
Dr Shona Biggart
Dr Shona Biggart
GP and Clinical Lead for South NCL Women’s Health Hub, Islington GP Federation
Dr Caroline Cooper
Dr Caroline Cooper
GP specialist in Sexual and Reproductive Health, Cambridge
Dr Ron Daniels
Dr Ron Daniels
Founder and Chief Medical Officer, UK Sepsis Trust, Vice President, Global Sepsis Alliance, Senior Lecturer in Intensive Care Medicine, Queen Mary's, London
Dr Satish Durgam
Dr Satish Durgam
GP Partner, Nelson Medical Practice
Dr Ellen Fallows
Dr Ellen Fallows
Vice-President The British Society of Lifestyle Medicine, General Practitioner, Brackley Medical Centre, Momenta Health
Professor Gene Feder
Professor Gene Feder
Professor of Primary Care, Bristol Medical School and GP, Wellspring Surgery
Dr Richard Fieldhouse
Dr Richard Fieldhouse
Chairman and Founder, National Association of Sessional GPs (NASGP)
Professor Aruna Garcea
Professor Aruna Garcea
Chair, NHS Confederation Primary Care Network and GP and Medical Advisor for Networks and Partnerships, LLR PCL
Demetra Georgiou
Demetra Georgiou
Genomics Transformation Manager and Chair of the British Society for Genetic Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare Trust
Dr Sadaf Haque
Dr Sadaf Haque
GP, Clinical Cancer Lead Gloucestershire ICB, Speciality Doctor Breast Surgery, Chair Gloucestershire GP Education Trust
Dr Toni Hazell
Dr Toni Hazell
GP, Medical Writer, Editor and regular contributor to Pulse 365
Dr Keith Hopcroft
Dr Keith Hopcroft
GP, Writer and Editorial Adviser to Pulse
Jaimie Kaffash
Jaimie Kaffash
Editor-in-Chief, Pulse
Dr Janaka Karalliedde
Dr Janaka Karalliedde
Clinical Reader Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease King’s College London and Consultant Physician Guy’s and St Thomas Hospital
Stephen Kinnock MP
Stephen Kinnock MP
Minister for Primary Care
Dr Vince Mak
Dr Vince Mak
Consultant in Respiratory Integrated Care, Imperial College Healthcare Trust
Prof Manjit Matharu
Prof Manjit Matharu
Professor of Neurology at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London
Dr Shaine Mehta
Dr Shaine Mehta
Medical Lead, Oviva UK
Dr Sarah Michaels
Dr Sarah Michaels
Neurodevelopmental Specialist GP, British Association for Neurodiversity (B4ND), KCHFT and Clinical Partners
Dr Tom Milligan
Dr Tom Milligan
GP and Founder, Medical Thinking Ltd
Professor Suks Minhas
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
Dr Deen Mirza
GPSI elderly care, appraiser, self-help author and medical examiner
Dr George Moncrieff
Dr George Moncrieff
Clinical Lead for a Community Dermatology Service
Dr Marlon Morais
Dr Marlon Morais
GP Hep C and former HIV champion, Greater Manchester
Dr Katy Munro
Dr Katy Munro
GP Headache Specialist and Secretary, BASH Council, UK, National Migraine Centre
Dr Rajay Narain
Dr Rajay Narain
Hon. Consultant Cardiologist, St George’s University Hospital
Dr Mahyar Noursadeghi
Dr Mahyar Noursadeghi
GP Partner, Healthcare Director, Kingsbury Health and Wellbeing, Primary Care Physio
Dr Chi-Chi Obuaya
Dr Chi-Chi Obuaya
Consultant Psychiatrist, CNWL NHS Foundation Trust and the Nightingale Hospital
Dr Oluseyi Ogunmekan
Dr Oluseyi Ogunmekan
GP Partner/Trainer, Furlong Medical Centre, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent
Professor Hermione Price
Professor Hermione Price
Consultant Diabetologist, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHSFT in Hampshire, University Hospitals Dorset in Bournemouth
Dr Emily Prpa
Dr Emily Prpa
Head of Science, Yakult
Dr Angelika Razzaque
Dr Angelika Razzaque
GP, GPSI, Associate Specialist in Dermatology, Amersham Vale Practice, OneHealth Lewisham, Kings College Hospital, London
Dr Alistair Robertson
Dr Alistair Robertson
GPwSI Frailty and Elderly Care, Harrow Health CIC
Dr Raj Saaj
Dr Raj Saaj
GPwER ENT
Dr Karin Schachinger
Dr Karin Schachinger
GPWER in Gynaecology, The Gynaecology Collaborative
Dr Waqaar Shah
Dr Waqaar Shah
GP Partner and Clinical Director for Ophthalmology, South West London Integrated Care System
Dr Hina J Shahid
Dr Hina J Shahid
NHS GP, Trainer and Appraiser, Northwest London, Integrative Women's Health and Executive Coach, London, RCGP Northwest London Faculty Board Member
Dr Mukesh Singh
Dr Mukesh Singh
GP Senior Partner, Horse Fair Practice Group, Rugeley, Staffordshire, GPwSI Respiratory Medicine, Respiratory Lead Staffordshire ICB
Dr Manojit Sinha
Dr Manojit Sinha
Consultant in Pain Medicine, King’s College Hospital, London
Dr Steve Taylor
Dr Steve Taylor
GP Partner and spokesperson, Doctors Association UK
Dr Victoria Tzortziou Brown OBE
Dr Victoria Tzortziou Brown OBE
Vice Chair for External Affairs, Royal College of General Practitioners
Dr James Waldron
Dr James Waldron
Nottingham City GP, LMC Local Representative
Dr Mando Watson
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

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