Cardiology
Thursday 5 November 2026
Conferences & Symposia
Thu 5 Nov 2026
08:55 - 17:00
Online
Activity code:
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Cardiology is evolving rapidly, with new guidelines, therapies and technologies continually changing how we diagnose and manage cardiovascular disease. This symposium brings together experts to help you stay current, improve clinical decision-making and better navigate the opportunities and challenges of modern cardiology practice.
Highlights of the programme
- Get up to speed with the latest guideline updates in pregnancy, valvular heart disease and dyslipidaemia
- Debate on managing coronary artery disease in severe left ventricular dysfunction
- Learn how heart failure management continues to evolve
- Explore difficult cases with expert – myocarditis and pericarditis
- Understand how AI is changing cardiology
- Discover emerging therapies and future directions
- Focus on care that truly benefits patients
Who is this for?
This event is relevant to acute and general physicians, cardiologists, specialist trainees, and internal medicine trainees.
Organising Committee:
Dr Fiona Shearer, Chair, Organising Committee
Dr Colin Barnes
Dr Vera Lennie
Ms Leeanne Macklin
Dr Joanna Osmanska
Dr Anne Scott
Thursday 5 November 2026
| 08:30 | Livestream opens |
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| 08:55 | Welcome Dr Sunil Bhandari, Vice-President (England and Wales), Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh |
Session 1 - What's new: European Society of Cardiology guidelines updates
Co-Chair: tbc
| 09:00 | Pregnancy *what's new *Scottish Obstetric Cardiology Network guidelines *cases |
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| 09:40 | Valvular heart disease - surveillance of valve disease Dr Liam Ring, Consultant Cardiologist, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust *indications and interval follow up in common valvular conditions *when to use different imaging modalities in valvular disease *clinical and imaging thresholds for valvular intervention |
| 10:15 | Valvular heart disease - transcatheter intervention for valve disease Dr David Northridge, Consultant Cardiologist, NHS Lothian *indications for percutaneous valve intervention in aortic, mitral and tricuspid valve *multimodality imaging assessment prior to procedures *patient selection for tricuspid TEER and percutaneous TV replacement *Valvular Heart Team and collaboration with general cardiology and primary care |
| 10:50 | Dyslipidaemia Dr Rosemary Clarke, Consultant Medical Biochemist and Lipidologist *role of PSK9 *importance of preventative treatment |
| 11:10 | Break |
Session 2 -
Chair: tbc
| 11:30 |
Managing coronary artery disease in severe left ventricular dysfunction For: Against: |
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| 12:10 |
Heart failure – cardio-renal medication indications and uses *new medications *evidence for use *indications for use (HFpEF vs HFrEF) |
Session 3 - Myocarditis and pericarditis
Chair: tbc
| 12:30 |
Case presentations Panel:
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| 13:15 | Lunch |
Session 4 - Artificial intelligence in cardiology: improving clinical care
Chair: tbc
| 14:00 |
AI benefits in current clinical use – thrombectomy for stroke *how this may translate to cardiology |
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| 14:30 |
GEORGE ALEXANDER GIBSON LECTURE AI in cardiovascular imaging |
| 15:10 | Break |
Session 5 - Impact of new medical therapies
Chair: tbc
| 15:30 |
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) *recent published evidence and new trials *indications for myosin inhibitors in HCM *setting up a surveillance service and referral pathways for drug therapies *other novel therapies in HCM |
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| 16:00 |
Immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated myocarditis - what the general cardiologist needs to know *recognising therapy-induced myocarditis *investigations and management strategies *prognostic markers |
| 16:30 |
Realistic medicine - translating new therapies into outcomes that matter *the problem of low value care *guideline-driven care – how to deviate and when to stop *shared decision-making – not just a “nice to do” |
| 17:00 | Close |
Please note that on occassion event programmes may be subjected to change due to unforseen circumstances.
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| Fee £ | |
| Standard Fee | £275 |
| RCPE Fellow, Collegiate & Associate Member | £175 |
| Allied Health Professional | £175 |
| RCPE retired Fellow and RCPE Foundation Member | £80 |
| RCPE Fellow in low or lower-middle income country | £0 |
| RCPE Student Member | £0 |
Long term / other leave: Fellows and Members, please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator as some discretion may be available.
Trainees: Scotland Deanery medical specialty trainees can attend any number of eligible symposia for a one-off payment from their study leave budget (block grant scheme).
Fellows Vouchers: If you'd like to use your Fellows Voucher to attend this Symposium please contact bookings@rcpe.ac.uk.
Invoices
If you wish your employer/organisation to be invoiced for this event, please contact the event coordinator. Payment via invoice is not available whilst booking online.
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 4 days days of this event, we regret that we are unable to provide a refund.
The event will be available to view on-demand for 28 days after the live event, therefore, there is still an opportunity to view the talks if you are not able to attend on the day.
Booking Terms & Conditions: Please read the College’s full event booking Ts&Cs regarding event changes, CPD, and data protection in the event policies section on our Event FAQ pages.
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 original broadcast of the event on Thursday 3 December 2026, with certificates being issued shortly after this.
Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed.
Catch-up
Registered delegates can view this event on catch-up for up to 28 days following the live event until, i.e. until Thursday 3 December. Please note that in line with Federation rules, the CPD period is 28 days from the live event. To obtain a CPD certificate you must have completed the online feedback survey by Thursday 3 December.
If you are unable to attend this event live but would like to view this event for 28 days post-event and qualify for a CPD certificate (if feedback is completed), please register before the live event is due to take place in order to be given access. It is not possible to register for catch-up viewing after the live event has taken place.
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Conferences & Symposia
Thu 5 Nov 2026
08:55 - 17:00
Online
Activity code:
6 credits applied for
Opening soon
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