Respiratory Medicine at the Front Door

Thursday 23 April

Conferences & Symposia

Thu 23 Apr

09:25 - 16:30

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Overview

We're delighted to share details of our upcoming Respiratory Medicine symposium with you, which includes sessions on:

Front door management
Updates in bronchiectasis
Simulation training
Interesting cases
Lung cancer

Organising Committee:
Dr Patrick Liu, Chair, Organising Committee
Dr Ratna Alluri
Dr Alice Hogg
Dr Pratheega Mahendra
Dr David Miller

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Programme

Thursday 23 April 2026

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

Session 1 - Front door management

Chair: Dr Alice Hogg, Respiratory Specialty Trainee, NHS Lothian

09:30	Primary spontaneous pneumothorax Dr Robert Hallifax, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust * current management * conservative vs drain insertion
10:00	Acute asthma - what next? Dr Rekha Chaudhuri, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow * update on guidelines * newer therapies
10:30	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) * ECMO in acute respiratory failure * what general physicians need to know
11:00	Break

Session 2 - Updates in bronchiectasis

Chair: Dr Ratna Alluri, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

11:15	KEYNOTE LECTURE Chair: President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh What has changed in cystic fibrosis (CF) in the last 10 years Professor Jane Davies, Professor of Paediatric Respirology & Experimental Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London
11:50	Updates in non-CF Bronchiectasis Professor James Chalmers, Asthma & Lung UK Chair of Respiratory Research, University of Dundee
12:20	Break/Lunch

Session 3 - Simulation training & interesting clinical cases

Chair: Dr David Miller, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen

13:00	Resident doctor presentation
13:25	Resident doctor presentation
13:50	Resident doctor presentation
14:15	Simulation training in respiratory medicine
14:45	Break

Session 4 - Lung cancer

Chair: Dr Lewis Bain, Respiratory Specialty Trainee & Dr Patrick Liu, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, NHS Fife

15:00	Thoracic surgery Mr Tim Batchelor, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London * prehabilitation * robotic surgery
15:30	Update on systemic therapy of lung cancer Professor Sanjay Popat, Medical Oncologist, Royal Marsden Hospital, London * immunotherapy * adjuvant treatment
16:00	Oncological emergencies * superior vena cava obstruction * malignant cord compression * acute lung injury
16:30	Closing remarks

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	£265
RCPE Fellow, Collegiate & Associate Member	£165
Allied Health Professional	£165
RCPE retired Fellow and RCPE Foundation Member	£70
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 Thursday 21 May 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 21 May. 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 21 May.

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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