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Tuesday 29 September 2026

Evening Medical Updates

Tue 29 Sep 2026

18:30 - 20:15

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Activity code: 2 CPD credits will be applied for

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Overview

Learning outcomes for this Evening Medical Update include:
•    Understand how to recognise, classify and initiate appropriate first line management for common seizure presentations.
•    Recognise common patterns of involuntary movement and understand the broad clinical approaches to assessing their underlying causes.
•    Improve confidence in diagnosing functional neurological disorders and explaining them clearly to patients.

The Evening Medical Updates programme: Covers specialities, presentations and conditions included within the Internal Medicine Training (IMT) curriculum. Within these, we aim to cover topics from a range of clinical settings including the acute medical take, outpatients department, community care and critical care.

Topics are covered in monthly updates between September and June of each academic year, and each session consists of three 30-minute presentations.

Target audience: Although aimed primarily at medical trainees, Evening Medical Updates are open to all hospital doctors, GPs, other healthcare professionals, and medical students.

Delegates are able to submit questions via Slido and we will cover as many questions as possible during the live session.

Attendance options:

Online from home, with on-demand access, or
In-person from a participating live-link site (see live-link tab for a site close to you).

Registering to view online from home also allows you to catch-up at your convenience on-demand for up to 28 days following the original broadcast.

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Programme

Tuesday 29 September 2026

Chair: tbc, Trainees and Members' Committee

18:30	Seizures Dr Shona Scott, Consultant Neurologist, NHS Lothian
19:00	Involuntary movements Dr Russell Hewett, Consultant Neurologist, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
19:30	Functional neurology
20:00	Closing remarks
20:15	Close

Please note that on occasion event programmes may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Fees

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 £
RCPE Fellow/ RCPE Member	£0
Standard Fee (all non-RCPE Members)	£20
To view this EMU at a live-link site only on the date of the live event (all delegates)	£0

Cancellation policy

If you have to cancel your place within 4 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.

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Further information will be added soon.

Further information

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 27 October 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 27 October 2026. 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 27 October 2026.

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.

Event co-ordinator

Josiane Kirk

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3661

j.kirk@rcpe.ac.uk

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