Infectious Diseases

Friday 25 September 2026

Conferences & Symposia

Fri 25 Sep 2026

09:25 - 17:00

Online

Activity code: 6 credits applied for

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Overview

Don't miss this event! You'll gain up-to-date insights into the management and control of major infectious diseases, including HIV, Hepatitis B and C, and tuberculosis.

Learning outcomes

How to manage and control Hepatitis B and C and HIV.
Updates on microbiome and implications for management.
New approaches to tuberculosis.
Increased understanding of immunomodulation in the treatment of infectious diseases.

Audience

The symposium will be of interest to health professionals working in general medicine, infectious diseases, microbiology, public health and general practice.

Organising Committee

Dr Jenni Crane and Meghan Perry (Co-Chairs)
Dr Naomi Bulteel
Dr Jamie Murphy
Dr Michael Murphy
Dr Benjamin Stone
Dr Elen Vink

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Programme

Friday 25 September 2026

09:00	Livestream opens
09:25	Welcome, Professor Mark Strachan, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 1 - New approaches to blood borne viruses (BBV)

Chair: TBA

09:30	Reflections and lessons learnt from HIV outbreak in Glasgow * understanding the need for multidisciplinary health care approaches * persons who inject drugs * HIV care models
10:05	Are we in reach of a functional cure of HIV? * current treatment of HIV * HIV biology * neutralizing Ab therapy
10:40	BBV opt-out testing: experiences in NHS England * benefits of screening * logistical challenges of opt-out testing * how to manage an opt-out programme
11:15	Break

Session 2 - Immunomodulation in management of infectious disease

Chair: TBA

11:30	Registrar case study: Immunoglobulin (Ig) in the treatment of severe invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) sepsis * management of group A streptococcal sepsis * indications for Ig * epidemiology of Ig use in the UK
11:45	Inflammation in infection: how can we harness this for good? * exploring the IL6/CRP axis * lessons from the Bubonic plague * IL6 signalling in TB * using steroids for cellulitis- Dexacell trial
12:10	Keynote: Dr JMJ Supramaniam Lecture Chair: Professor Mark Strachan, President, RCPE Immunomodulation in the management of ‘flu/community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)/COVID – RECOVERY Trial * use of dexamethasone in COVID * steroids in CAP *monoclonal antibodies in acute infection management
13:00	Break/lunch

Session 3 - The role of the microbiome in health and disease

Chair: TBA

13:45	Microbiotoxicity: a call to arms * drug classes toxic to the microbiome * the microbiome as an organ of the body * use of the microbiome to predict health outcomes
14:20	Gut microbiome, Clostridioides difficile and faecal microbiota transplant (FMT) in the UK * C.difficile biology * indications and impact of FMT * bacterial consortia therapy
14:55	Respiratory microbiome in health and disease * microbiome and respiratory viruses * protective microbiome properties for respiratory health * microbiome across the generations
15:30	Break

Session 4 - New strategies and treatment approaches in tuberculosis (TB)

Chair TBA

15:45	New TB treatment strategies including multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB * current treatment of TB shortening TB treatment regimes new MDR treatments
16:20	Management of latent TB * current management of latent TB * new screening strategies * latent TB and HIV
17:00	Close

Please note that on occassion event programmes may be subjected to change due to unforseen 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 £
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.

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 Monday 26 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, i.e. until Monday 26 October. 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 Monday 26 October.

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

Eileen Strawn

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3619

e.strawn@rcpe.ac.uk

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