Northeast England & Yorkshire
Wednesday 5 November
Conferences & Symposia
Wed 5 Nov
09:00 - 17:00
The Catalyst, 3, Helix, Science Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5TG
Activity code:
Applied for 5 CPD credits
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Organising Committee:
Dr Eleanor Grogan, Dr Jane Wallace & Dr Joanna Moore
Wednesday 5 November 2025
The programme is currently being finalised and will be available soon.
| 09:00 | Registration and coffee |
|---|---|
| 09:25 |
Introduction & welcome Professor Andrew Elder, RCPE President |
Session 1: Front door updates
| Chair: Dr Eleanor Grogan, Consultant Palliative Medicine, RCPE Regional Advisor (Northern England) |
| 09:30 |
Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) at the front door Dr Nick Lane, Respiratory Physician, Newcastle Hospitals Foundation Trust *What is NIV and how does it work? *High quality acute NIV. What does this look like, what are we achieving and how do we improve it?*Prediction of outcome from NIV; providing patients with more accurate information about their treatment and disease* |
|---|---|
| 10:00 |
Management of acute headache at the front door Dr Marc Randall, Consultant Neurologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust *Management of acute headache *When and when not to lumbar puncture |
| 10:30 |
Palliative medicine at the front door Dr Suzie Gillon, consultant palliative medicine and Dr Fiona Hargreaves, ST palliative medicine *Early consideration of direction of care and parallel planning*Importance of Advance care planning (ACP) *Prescribing considerations |
| 11:00 | Break |
Session 2: What's new on the wards?
| Chair: Dr Joanna Moore, Consultant Hepatologist and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Regional Advisor (Yorkshire) Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh |
| 11:30 |
Managing heart failure on acute medical wards TBC |
|---|---|
| 12:00 |
Parkinson’s on the ward: pills, pitfalls and pointers *Provide a focused summary of the evidence that underpins the decision to start, or not start, medications in early Parkinson’s *Highlight potential pitfalls that can arise when people with Parkinson’s are admitted to hospital *Share some practical tips to improve in-patient care of people with Parkinson's* |
| 12:30 | Oncology for the acute physician TBC |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
Session 3: What's new in acute medicine?
| Chair: TBC |
| 13:45 |
Acute inflammatory bowel disease Dr Isabel Carbery, Specialist Registrar, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust *Management of acute, severe Ulcerative Colitis*Management of acute, severe Crohn’s *Common conundrums* |
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| 14:15 |
Viral hepatitis *Overview Hepatitis A-E*Interpreting hepatitis serology *Extra hepatic manifestations *Public health and prevention |
| 14:45 | Break |
Session 4: Challenging the status quo
| Chair: Dr Jane Wallace, GMC, Consultant Geriatrician Northumbria Healthcare, IMT Training Programme Director, Co-chair IMT Advisory Committee, Council member RCPE |
| 15:15 |
Keynote Lecture Psychological Safety in High-Performing Teams *Inclusion Safety*Learner Safety*Contribution Safety*Challenger Safety* |
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| 16:00 |
Managing antibiotic resistance and challenging penicillin allergy *Challenging penicillin allergy *Update on antibiotic resistance* |
| 16:30 | Close |
Please note that on occassion event programmes may be subjected to change due to unforseen circumstances.
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| Fee £ | |
| Standard Fee | £145 |
| RCPE Fellow, Collegiate, Associate member, Foundation member & AHP | £80 |
| Retired RCPE Fellow | £55 |
| All Medical students | £18 |
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Joining us at the venue
Getting here: Address The Catalyst, 3 Science Square, Newcastle Helix, Newcastle, NE4 5TG
- Secure bike storage available
- Only a 9-minute walk from Newcastle Central Station
- A 7-minute walk from St James Metro Station
- Paid for parking available nearby
- Train to London in under 3 hours
https://www.thecatalystnewcastle.co.uk/contact/
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Conferences & Symposia
Wed 5 Nov
09:00 - 17:00
The Catalyst, 3, Helix, Science Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5TG
Activity code:
Applied for 5 CPD credits
Are you a Fellow or a Member? Sign in to get member prices
Sign in to get member prices