We would like to thank our exhibitors and sponsors for sponsoring this meeting. This includes pharmaceutical companies including Abbvie, Galderma and Pfizer. 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

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Tuesday, March 24, 2026
9:35 AM - 10:25 AM
Chair's opening remarks followed by: Beyond the quick fix: a 10-minute blueprint for chronic pain that actually works
  • Master the 10-minute chronic pain consultation: practical frameworks to reduce your workload while improving patient outcomes and satisfaction
  • Beyond opioids: evidence-based prescribing and referral strategies that work in primary care for complex pain conditions
  • Navigate the biopsychosocial maze with confidence: simple assessment tools and scripts to manage fibromyalgia, chronic back pain, and nociplastic pain effectively
Dr Toni Hazell Portfolio GP, Director, Primary Care Women’s Health Society
Dr Asim Suleman GPwER Pain Management, Hollyns Health & Wellbeing – Bradford, Pain Lead – Bradford South & West MSK Team
 
 
10:40 AM - 11:25 AM
ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – not just tired all the time
  • What is MECFS?
  • How to diagnose?
  • How to manage?
Dr Alastair Miller Consultant Physician/ Hon Senior Lecturer (retired), Royal Liverpool University Hospital, University of Liverpool and Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians
 
 
11:40 AM - 12:25 PM
High-risk COVID-19 patients: who are they & how do we find them?
 
Prof David Strain Associate Professor in Cardiometabolic Health, University of Exeter Medical School

This promotional session is organised and fully funded by Pfizer Ltd and is intended for UK Healthcare Professionals only.

12:40 PM - 1:25 PM
Sponsored session to be confirmed
 
 
 
 
1:40 PM - 2:25 PM
Beyond the breakout: New data driven approach to acne scarring
  • Overview of acne and current management landscape
  • Targeting acne and its lasting scars
  • Intergrading into clinical practice
     
Dr Syed Ahsan Raza GPwER Dermatology and Clinical Lead

This promotional meeting has been fully funded and organised by Galderma for UK HCPs only. The speaker has received an honorarium for this presentation. 

2:40 PM - 3:25 PM
From diagnosis to management: the role of primary care in migraine
 
Dr Lauren Wellburn General Practitioner with Extended Role in Headache, Leeds

This promotional symposium has been organised and funded by AbbVie for UK Healthcare Professionals only.

3:40 PM - 4:25 PM
AI in practice: real tools supporting chronic disease management today

Discover the GP-facing AI tools already in use — case-finding for high-risk patients, population segmentation, remote monitoring, and AI-based clinical decision support. Explore what’s on the horizon, from automated care plans to intelligent chronic disease monitoring, and take away a pragmatic toolkit to start building AI-ready foundations in your practice.

 

Dr Tom Micklewright Clinical Lead for Digital Transformation in Primary Care, Cheshire and Merseyside ICB, Medical Director, ORCHA
 
 
4:35 PM - 5:00 PM
How can we improve type 2 diabetes, liver, renal and metabolic health with lifestyle?
  • Simplifying polypharmacy and individualising targets 
  • Multidisciplinary working, prevention, and group consultations 
  • Managing cardiovascular, renal and metabolic comorbidities together 
Dr David Unwin GP, Norwood Surgery Southport
 
 
5:00 PM
Conference ends
 
 
 
 
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6 CPD hours

Speakers

Dr William Bird
Dr William Bird
GP, Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust, CEO, Intelligent Health
Dr Toni Hazell
Dr Toni Hazell
Portfolio GP, Director, Primary Care Women’s Health Society
Dr Asim Suleman
Dr Asim Suleman
GPwER Pain Management, Hollyns Health & Wellbeing – Bradford, Pain Lead – Bradford South & West MSK Team
Dr David Unwin
Dr David Unwin
GP, Norwood Surgery Southport
Dr Alastair Miller
Dr Alastair Miller
Consultant Physician/ Hon Senior Lecturer (retired), Royal Liverpool University Hospital, University of Liverpool and Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians
Prof David Strain
Prof David Strain
Associate Professor in Cardiometabolic Health, University of Exeter Medical School
Dr Tom Micklewright
Dr Tom Micklewright
Clinical Lead for Digital Transformation in Primary Care, Cheshire and Merseyside ICB, Medical Director, ORCHA
Dr Lauren Wellburn
Dr Lauren Wellburn
General Practitioner with Extended Role in Headache, Leeds
Dr Syed Ahsan Raza
Dr Syed Ahsan Raza
GPwER Dermatology and Clinical Lead