Pulse LIVE Newcastle agenda

We would like to thank our exhibitors and sponsors for sponsoring this meeting. This includes pharmaceutical companies including A. Menarini Farmaceutica Internazionale SRL, Abbvie, Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Boehringer Ingelheim, Curaleaf Laboratories, Derma UK, Dunelm Pharmaceuticals Limited, Exeltis UK, Grunenthal Pharma Ltd, Idorsia, La Roche-Posay (L'Oreal), Pfizer Ltd, Thornton & Ross 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.

Wednesday, September 17, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM	Registration and exhibition
9:25 AM - 9:30 AM	Chair’s opening remarks Dr Hannah Rosa, GP in Northeast England	Chair’s opening remarks Dr Paula Wright, GP, Appraiser, GP Tutor
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Severe asthma – how new guidelines should help primary care give patients the drugs that work Dr Andrew Stanton, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Freman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne	09:30 – 10:15 Navigating migraine management in an era of targeted treatments Siobhan Jones, Headache Nurse Consultant, North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust This promotional session has been organised and funded by Pfizer and is intended for UK Healthcare Professionals only
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	Managing bleeding issues with hormonal contraception Dr Diana Mansour, Associate Clinical Lecturer, Newcastle University This promotional symposium has been organised and sponsored by Exeltis UK	--
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM	Exhibition and refreshments
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM	An introduction to medical cannabis and how to get involved Matthew Rawding, Medical Cannabis Specialist Pharmacist Sponsored by	Management of palpitations in primary care Dr Yassir Javaid, GPwSI Cardiology
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM	Rethinking chronic pain in 2025 Dr Cathy Stannard, Clinical Lead for Pain Transformation, NHS Gloucestershire ICB	A multidisciplinary approach to weight loss medications Juliet Finnie, Clinical Lead Dietitian, Oviva Sponsored by:
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM	Exhibition and lunch
1:25 PM - 1:55 PM	Top to toe: target areas in dermatology Dr Catherine Fernando, GP, Orchard Medical Practice, Haddington This is a promotional symposium developed and funded by A. Menarini Farmaceutica Internazionale PP-WYN-UK-0170	Building a burnout-free GP career Dr Richard Duggins, Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, Clinical Lead of Northeast and North Cumbria Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Red flag GI symptoms Dr Christian Dipper, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Newcastle-upon-tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Spinning out of control: tackling vertigo in general practice Dr Goubran Eskander, GP Partner, Patterdale Lodge Group Practice Consultant ENT in Primary Care, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Clinical Director, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Exhibition and refreshments
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	The future of locum GP in the UK: when GP is not a GP Dr Hatim El-Sherif, General Practitioner, Appraiser, LMC member Greater Teeside	Perimenopausal problems: from unplanned pregnancy, contraception to vasomotor symptoms Dr Diana Mansour, Associate Clinical Lecturer, Newcastle University
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	An update from CQC Delve into the incoming Chief Inspector’s priorities Partner with stakeholders to determine what good looks like in Primary Care and Community Services and co-develop an Assessment Framework What is CQC’s role and responsibilities in making the NHS 10 year plan a success Professor Bola Owolabi, Chief Inspector of Primary and Community Care, CQC
4:00 PM	Conference ends

Dr Christian Dipper
Consultant Gastroenterologist, Newcastle-upon-tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Richard Duggins
Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, Clinical Lead of Northeast and North Cumbria Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub

Dr Hatim El-Sherif
General Practitioner, Appraiser, LMC member Greater Teeside

Dr Goubran Eskander
GP Partner, Patterdale Lodge Group Practice Consultant ENT in Primary Care, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Clinical Director, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB

Dr Catherine Fernando
GP, Orchard Medical Practice, Haddington

Juliet Finnie
Clinical Lead Dietitian, Oviva

Dr Yassir Javaid
GPwSI Cardiology

Siobhan Jones
Headache Nurse Consultant, North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Diana Mansour
Associate Clinical Lecturer, Newcastle University

Professor Bola Owolabi
Chief Inspector of Primary and Community Care, CQC

Matthew Rawding
Medical Cannabis Specialist Pharmacist

Dr Hannah Rosa
GP in Northeast England

Dr Cathy Stannard
Clinical Lead for Pain Transformation, NHS Gloucestershire ICB

Dr Andrew Stanton
Consultant Respiratory Physician, Freman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne

Dr Paula Wright
GP, Appraiser, GP Tutor