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

5 CPD hours

Thursday, April 24, 2025
9:30 AM - 10:25 AM
Chair’s opening remarks followed by: Clinical and dermoscopic diagnosis of melanoma in primary care
 
Dr Donald Macgregor Consultant Paediatrician and Senior Lecturer in child health
Dr Chin Whybrew GP, Stoke Road Surgery, Cheltenham, Dermoscopy lead, Primary Care Dermatology Society, Tutor, Cardiff University
 
 
 
10:40 AM - 11:25 AM
Treating asthma in primary care: Best practice

 

  • Risk of SABA over reliance
  • New BTS/NICE/SIGN NG245 Asthma guidelines in practice
  • Best practice in treating asthma in primary care from a GP with special interest perspective
Dr Fiona Mosgrove GPwSI Respiratory medicine and Clinical Lead Grampian Respiratory Improvement Programme, Newburn medical group, Aberdeen and NHS Grampian
This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca, intended for UK HCPs only
Treating asthma in primary care: Best practice
 
11:40 AM - 12:25 PM
Supporting primary care to deliver earlier diagnosis for suspected bowel cancer patients

 

  • Overview of colorectal cancer, risk factors and red flag symptoms 
  • Using FIT in symptomatic patients 
  • The diagnostic pathway and importance of earlier diagnosis 
Claire Coughlan Clinical Lead, Bowel Cancer UK, Nurse Consultant in Colorectal Cancer, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Sponsored by:
Supporting primary care to deliver earlier diagnosis for suspected bowel cancer patients
 
12:40 PM - 1:25 PM
Sponsored session - details coming soon
 
 
 
 
 
1:40 PM - 2:25 PM
What’s new for acne and scarring?

 

  • Burden of acne 
  • Acne scarring 
  • Latest on acne management and scars 
     
Professor Alison Layton Hull York Medical School, University of York
Sponsored by:
What’s new for acne and scarring?
GB-AFC-2500055 I April 2025
2:40 PM - 3:25 PM
Impetigo unmasked: key concepts, lookalikes, and practical management

 

  • Lookalikes – what not to miss!
  • Latest evidence – what's new?
  • Management made simple

 

Dr Bilal Khan GP, Barnt Green Surgery and Clinical Fellow in Dermatology, Warwick Hospital Dermatology Department
 
 
 
3:40 PM - 4:25 PM
Optimising eczema management in primary care

 

  • Diagnosis of eczema in different age groups and skin types
  • Appreciating the skin barrier function and the importance of emollients
  • Improving eczema care with all available treatment options in primary care
Dr Angelika Razzaque GP, GPSI, Associate Specialist in Dermatology, Amersham Vale Practice, OneHealth Lewisham, Kings College Hospital, London
 
 
 
4:25 PM
Conference ends
 
 
 
 
 

If you are interested in speaking at a Pulse virtual event, please contact Aneya Sanders, Senior Conference Producer.

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

 

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