Aberdeen Symposium 2026
Tuesday 24 March
Conferences & Symposia
Tue 24 Mar
09:00 - 17:00
Suttie Centre, Foresterhill Health Campus, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD
+ 5
Activity code:
154748
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Join us in person as we return for our annual RCPE Aberdeen symposium.
The primary objective is to educate attendees and foster discussion on current trends, speciality advancements and recent developments in General/Internal Medicine.
Target audience: This is highly relevant for physicians, general practitioners, and resident doctors, medical students, and allied healthcare professionals.
Featured Sessions:
- Understand the latest evidence in CKD and CLD management - Dr Shona Methven & Dr Vijayan Balasubramaniam
- How AI is rewriting the future of Healthcare? - Dr Charles Moore
- 11th Annual Jim Petrie Lecture - Professor Andrew Elder
- Modern strategies for Obesity control- Diet, exercise and pharmacotherapy - Dr Kevin Deans
Why you should attend?
- Network with peers and expand your professional community
- CPD-accredited learning in a collaborative setting
- Two excellent keynote lectures!
- Support trainees in their oral & poster presentation sessions.
Previous Attendees feedback:
"Diverse topics, thought provoking and enjoyable"
"An excellent programme with great balance between science and realistic medicine. Possibly the best RCPE conference I have attended for some time."
Case Presentations:
Up to 6 spaces available. Those who are successful will be invited to present their case study at the conference. If your abstract is not accepted as an oral presentation then you may be invited to present your abstract as a poster. Prizes for the case presentations and posters will be awarded at this event.
The deadline for submissions is 9AM GMT, Monday 15th January 2026.
Organising Committee:
Dr Mahendran Chetty (Chair)
Dr Laura Clark
Dr Rachel Smith
Dr Pui San Yap
Tuesday 24 March 2026
| 08:45 | Registration opens |
|---|---|
| 9:25 | Welcome Professor Mark Strachan, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh |
Session 1 - Recent advances
Chair: Dr Pui San Yap, Consultant in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Internal Medicine
| 9:30 |
How Artificial intelligence (AI) is rewriting the future of Healthcare? Dr Charles Moore, Consultant Anaesthetist | Aberdeen Royal Infirmary & Maternity Hospital, UG Clinical Digital Lead & Honorary Senior Lecturer | University of Aberdeen *Current role of AI in Medicine *What is the future *what are the challenges* |
|---|---|
| 10:00 |
Breaking Ground in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) – Therapy and patient care Dr Shona Methven, Consultant Nephrologist and Chair, Scottish Renal Registry *Changing epidemiology of CKD *Recent developments in pharmacological therapy *Is CKD reversible?* |
| 10:30 |
Transforming Chronic Liver Disease (CLD) management in 2026 Dr Balasubramaniam Vijayan , Consultant Gastroenterologist, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary *Changing epidemiology of CLD *Recent developments id pharmacological therapy *Long term outlook* |
| 11:00 | Coffee/Tea |
Session 2 - 11th Annual Jim Petrie Lecture
Chair: Dr Alastair McKinlay, President, Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society
| 11:30 |
MedChi - Jim Petrie Lecture In the Doctor’s bag Professor Andrew Elder, Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine for Older People |
|---|---|
| 12:15 |
Why am I so breathless, Doctor? Dr Patrick Jamieson, Chief Respiratory Physiologist, NHS Lanarkshire *What is Cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET)? *How is this useful in patients with unexplained breathlessness? |
| 12:45 | Lunch |
Session 3 - Doctors in Training Presentations
Chair: Dr Rachel Smith. Speciality Registrar, Renal Medicine, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
| 13:45 |
Trainee Session: Interesting cases and QI projects (10min presentation & 5min Q&A per speaker) 1.The Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors in 20 Patients Post Fundoplication Surgery - Shalom Odigbo 2.Prep the TEP: Improving Treatment Escalation Planning Documentation on the Haematology and Oncology Wards - Saloni More 3. A Fall, a Lump and an Unexpected Diagnosis: The Hidden Danger Behind a "Simple" Fall " - Fazila Gondal 4. "Simulation in Acute Medicine: Adapting Teaching to an Adapting NHS" - Rohan Jain 5."Acute Pulmonary Oedema due to Severe Mitral Regurgitation: A Rare Presentation of Chordae Tendineae Rupture in a Healthy Adult" - Yee Siew, Lim |
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| 15:15 | Coffee/Tea |
Session 4 - Keynote lecture
Chair: Dr Johnathan Whitfield, NHS Grampian
| 15:35 |
Keynote named Lecture: Sir Derrick Melville Dunlop lecture Beyond the scale: Modern strategies for Obesity control- Diet, exercise and pharmacotherapy Dr Kevin Deans, Service Clinical Director - Clinical Biochemistry, Consultant Chemical Pathologist,Aberdeen Royal Infirmary *Changing epidemiology *Role of life style modifications *Recent developments in pharmacotherapy and role within NHS* |
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| 16:15 |
Why am I so sleepy, Doctor? Dr William Anderson, Consultant Respiratory Physician and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer *What should a generalist know about Sleep apnea? *When to refer to Sleep clinic? *Current management strategies |
| 16:45 | Close |
Please note that on occassion event programmes may be subjected to change due to unforseen circumstances.
Not a Member of RCPE? By joining the College, you can save up to 100% on event fees for our symposia, courses and Evening Medical Update programme. Find out more about joining the College and our membership benefits via our membership webpages.
| Fee | |
| Consultant | £110.00 |
| Non consultant | £76.00 |
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All medical student (including lunch & refreshments) Free - excludes lunch |
£15.00 |
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Med Chi Society Member - Jim Petrie Lecture only (excludes lunch) |
Free |
Membership of RCPE gives you discounted rates to most of our Education events, as well as access to further content on our Education Portal. You can find out more about Membership and how to join here.
Invoices
If you wish your employer/organisation to be invoiced for this event, please contact the event coordinator. Payment via invoice is not available for online booking.
Free places
Unpaid post: If RCPE Member, please provide confirmation of status to the event coordinator in order to access this event for free
Refugee doctors: Free places are available to refugee doctors who are Associate Members of the College, please contact the event coordinator for more information. Associate Membership for refugee doctors is available free of charge. Please visit our membership pages for more information on joining the College as a refugee doctor.
Cancellation policy
If you have to cancel your place within 14 days of this event, we regret that we are unable to provide a refund.
Bookings Terms & Conditions: Please read the College's full event bookings Ts&Cs regarding event changes, CPD, and data protection.
Certificates
All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). To receive a CPD certificate delegates must have completed the online feedback survey. The survey will close 28 days after the event on 21 April 2026, with certificates being issued shortly after this.
Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed.
Joining us at the Venue
Photography: A professional photographer may be in attendance at this event. Photographs may be used by the College in digital and printed publicity material. If you do not wish to be photographed, please let a member of staff know at the registration desk.
Commercial Sponsorship: Many events are supported by commercial companies taking exhibition space. Health professionals and NHS Managers are invited to visit the company stands during the breaks. Companies interested in sponsoring this, or other events listed on our event pages should contact the event coordinator.
Exhibitors/Sponsors play no part in the planning or delivery of our events, and the College has developed an Ethical Sponsorship Policy to support organising committees and committee chairs in their negotiations with potential commercial partners for education and other events.
Directions to venue:
By Car
Please be aware that no parking facilities are available in the ARI site for the Suttie Centre but some limited Pay and Display parking is available on both Westburn Road and Ashgrove Road West. Alternatively First Bus run the X40 bus service which links ARI to the Kingswells and Bridge of Don Park and Rides.
Entering the city from the south or west, follow signs for the A90 (Fraserburgh and Peterhead). This leads round the ring road (Anderson Drive). Exit right (A9011) onto Ashgrove Road West, then turn right at the traffic lights onto Foresterhill Road and follow the signs to the Suttie Centre. From the north, Foresterhill is approached via the A96 (from Dyce and Inverness) and the A90 (from Peterhead) and thence to the A90 (North) Anderson Drive.
Suttie Centre Postcode: AB25 2ZD GPS: Lat: 57:09:23N (57.15634), Lon: 2:08:05W (-2.1346) Grid Ref: NJ919072
By Taxi
A taxi from the airport will cost around an estimated £22 leaving the airport and around £27 returning as there is a £5 drop off airport tax and from the train/bus station will cost around £10
By Bus
Stagecoach runs a number of buses linking Aberdeen city centre to the main entrance of ARI. Number 59 is the Hospital direct bus and leaves from Guild street outside St Magnus House, numbers 35 and 10 all leave from the Bus station in Union Square.
The College is grateful to the following companies for their support:
- AstraZeneca
- Chase de Vere
- Daiichi Sankyo UK
- Kora
- Napp Pharmaceuticals Ltd
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Conferences & Symposia
Tue 24 Mar
09:00 - 17:00
Suttie Centre, Foresterhill Health Campus, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD
+ 5
Activity code:
154748
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