Event co-ordinator
Stephanie Hough
Telephone
0131 247 3687
Email
ssp.admin@rcpe.ac.uk
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Thursday 18 - Friday 19 September
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We are delighted to inform you that the next SSP event will be taking place on Thursday 18 & Friday 19 September 2025. This year's event will be held at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. The 2025 event will be organised by Professor Jesse Dawson and registrations for the event will be released in due course.
Scottish Society of Physicians (SSP) is grateful for support from the companies listed below through the purchase of exhibition stand space. Exhibitors/Sponsors play no part in the planning or delivery of this event:
10:00 | Case 1 Speaker tbc |
10:30 | Case 2 Speaker tbc |
11:00 | Refreshment break & exhibition viewing |
11:30 | Case 3 Speaker tbc |
12:00 | Case 4 Speaker tbc |
12:30 | Lunch, poster & exhibition viewing |
13:00 | Scottish Society of Physicians Annual General Meeting (SSP members only) |
13:30 | Everything you wanted to know were afraid to ask about GLP-1s Dr Andrew Kernohan, Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow |
14:00 | Adverse events related to use of immune-therapy Dr Yun Yi Tan, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow |
14:30 | Incidental findings in radiology Dr Marie Freel, Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow |
15:00 | Refreshments, exhibition and poster viewing |
15:30 | Remote and rural medicine Dr Marion Slater, Deputy Postgraduate Dean of Medicine, NHS Scotland and Consultant Physician, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary |
16:00 | Use of AI in Scottish Healthcare Dr Thom O'Neill, Medical Education Fellow, NHS Lothian |
16:30 | It's everyone’s business – management of obesity in modern medicine Dr Lyn Ferguson, Consultant & Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Metabolic Medicine, University of Glasgow |
17:00 |
FITZGERALD PEEL LECTURE Understanding medicines better – lessons from clinical trials and real world data |
17:30 | Close |
18:30 | Drinks reception |
19:00 | SSP 67th Annual Meeting Dinner |
09:00 | Registration, exhibition and poster viewing |
09:30 | Syncope - when to refer? Dr Lara Mitchell, Consultant Physician Older People’s services, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow |
10:00 | It's just a wee pause - pathology or physiology? Dr Hassan Abbas, Consultant Cardiologist, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee |
10:30 | Investigation of deranged liver function tests Speaker tbc |
11:00 | Refreshments & poster viewing |
11:45 | Topic tbc Speaker tbc |
12:00 | Topic tbc Speaker tbc |
12:15 | Topic tbc Speaker tbc |
12:30 | Topic tbc Speaker tbc |
12:45 | Topic tbc Speaker tbc |
13:00 | Topic tbc Speaker tbc |
13:15 | Topic tbc Speaker tbc |
13:30 | Award of Fitzgerald Peel and poster prizes |
13:45 | Lunch |
14:30 | Close of event |
Ticket |
Standard Fees |
SSP members |
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Consultant | Doctor in training, SAS, AHP | Consultant | Doctor in training, SAS, AHP | Retired | ||
A | Full conference package (including conference both days, drinks reception & Society Dinner) | £320 | £280 | £288 | £252 | £140 |
B | Conference only (both days, including lunch) | £260 | £220 | £234 | £198 | £120 |
C | Conference only (one day) | £160 | £140 | £144 | £126 | £70 |
D | Dinner & drinks reception ticket | £75 | £75 | £75 | £75 | £75 |
Membership of Scottish Society of Physicians
Membership of the SSP is £20 per year payable by standing order and offers a number of great benefits which include:
To apply, please complete the online form which is then reviewed by the Committee at their quarterly meetings.
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 event on the Thursday 16 October, with certificates being issued shortly after this.
Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed.
Commercial Sponsorship: Many events are supported by commercial companies taking exhibition space. Health professionals and NHS Managers are invited to visit the company stands during the breaks. Companies interested in sponsoring this, or other events listed on our event pages should contact the event coordinator.
Exhibitors/Sponsors play no part in the planning or delivery of this event.
Membership of Scottish Society of Physicians
Membership of the SSP is £20 per year payable by standing order and offers a number of great benefits which include:
To apply, please complete the online form which is then reviewed by the Committee at their quarterly meetings.
Are you a Fellow or a Member? Sign in to get member prices
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