Scottish Society of Physicians 68th Annual Meeting
Thursday 17 - Friday 18 September 2026
External Events
Thu 17 - Fri 18 Sep 2026
| 2 Day Event
Thu 10:00 - Fri 14:00
The Kingsmill Hotel, Inverness
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This event is in association with the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
We are delighted to welcome you to attend this upcoming in person event in Inverness. The full programme for the event is available to view, bookings are now open and more information about the current call for abstracts can be found below.
Sponsors
Scottish Society of Physicians (SSP) is grateful for sponsorship from the pharmaceutical companies listed through the purchase of exhibition stand space. Exhibitors/Sponsors have no influence and play no part in the planning or delivery of this event:
- Grunenthal
- Lilly
- Viatris
Day 1 Thursday 17 September 2026
| 10:30 | Registration, exhibition and refreshments |
SESSION 1
Chair: Dr Hannah Robertson
| 11:00 | Why not to retire up a Glen : practical advice on ageing in rural areas Dr Martin Wilson, Consultant Care of the Elderly, NHS Highland |
| 11:30 | Hospital at Home Dr Claire Steel, Consultant Physician and Clinical lead, Hospital at Home service, NHS Lanarkshire & Past President, UK Hospital at Home Society |
| 12:00 | Functional Disorders Dr Fiona Summers, Consultant in Clinical Psychology, NHS Grampian |
| 12:30 | Lunch, exhibition and poster viewing |
| 13:00 | Scottish Society of Physicians Annual General Meeting (SSP members only) |
Session 2:
Chair details: Dr Catherine Scott
| 13:30 | Double Trouble: Acute Metabolic and Neurological sequelae of over the counter Mounjaro use Rosa F McMillan, LAT ST4 Clinical Pharmacology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary |
| 13:40 | A Haematological presentation of sitosterolaemia Mhairi Murdoch, Consultant acute and stroke medicine, Raigmore, NHS Highland |
| 13:50 | Muscle-Predominant ANCA-associated Vasculitis Mimicking Inflammatory Myopathy: A Diagnostic Challenge Kyaw Thiri Tun, Registrar (Acute Medicine), Peterborough City Hospital, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust |
| 14:00 | Ketamine Induced Cholangiopathy : A Case Report. Akshita Agarwa, Clinical development fellow |
| 14:10 | A vexing case… Dr Alice Joyce, Clinical Fellow, Respiratory Medicine, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary |
| 14:20 | From Neck Abscess to Cardiac Arrest: An Unusual Presentation of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Kirsty Rolland, ST4 Acute Medicine, Raigmore Hospital |
| 14:30 | Refreshments, exhibition and poster viewing |
Session 3:
Chair details: Dr Marion Slater, Vice-President (Scotland & Northern Ireland), Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
| 14:50 | Realistic Medicine: Critical Connections Professor Sir Gregor Smith, Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Government |
| 15:35 | Supporting a training workforce under pressure Dr Anna Dover, Chair, The Development & Wellbeing Service (TDWS) & Associate Postgraduate Dean for Less Than Full Time Training, NES Scotland Deanery |
| 16:05 | Green Medicine Dr Eleanor Murray, Consultant Nephrologist, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| 16:35 | Refreshments, exhibition and poster viewing |
Session 4:
Chair details: Dr Nicola Joss, President, Scottish Society of Physicians
| 16:55 |
FITZGERALD PEEL LECTURE Reducing Mortality in Chronic Kidney Disease |
| 17:40 | Close |
| 18:30 | Drinks reception |
| 19:30 | Society dinner |
Day 2 - Friday 18 September 2026
| 09:00 | Registration, exhibition and poster viewing |
Session 5
Chair details: Dr Stuart Ritchie
| 09:30 | Pyrexia of Unknown Origin Dr Wendy Beadles, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, NHS Highland |
| 10:00 | Hypertensive Emergencies: A Practical Guide Dr Iain MacIntyre, Consultant Nephrologist, NHS Lothian |
| 10:30 | Pulmonary embolus Dr Colin Church, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, NHS Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank |
| 11:00 | Refreshments & poster viewing |
Session 6: Scientific presentations/Quality Improvement presentations & presentation of awards
Chair details: Dr Andrew Kernohan
| 11:30 | Topic tbc Speaker tbc |
| 11:45 | Prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents in association with screen time and other factors in the United Arab Emirates Sana Fatima, FY1, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary |
| 12:00 | Rural Internal Medicine Residency: A systematic Review of Global vs United Kingdom Approaches Rohit Manikandannair, IMT-1, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness |
| 12:15 | Evaluation of new West of Scotland Stroke Thrombectomy Service Tanya Mohindroo, Clinical Fellow in Stroke Medicine, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow |
| 12:30 | Identifying opportunities for improvement in the diagnostic pathway of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) in a district general hospital Dr Catherine Scott, FY2 in Acute Medicine, Forth Valley Royal Hospital |
| 12:45 | Standardised pulmonary embolism discharge care bundle: A quality improvement project enhancing patient safety and continuity of care Zhe Qian Ho, FY1, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary |
| 13:00 | Improving Documentation and Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Acute Medical Settings Kyaw Thiri Tun, Registrar (Acute Medicine), Peterborough City Hospital, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust |
| 13:15 | The Compound Assessment of Liver Outpatient Referrals (CALOR) criteria significantly increases the proportion of Enhanced Liver Function tests which exclude advanced fibrosis in referrals from primary care Dr Muhammad Hussain, Specialist Registrar in Gastroenterology (North Scotland) |
| 13:30 | Award of Fitzgerald Peel and poster prizes |
| 13:45 | Lunch |
| 14:30 | Close of meeting |
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SSP member |
Standard fee |
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| Both days (inc. lunch) | One day only (inc. lunch) | Both days (inc. lunch) | One day only (inc. lunch) | |
| Consultant | £260 | £130 | £320 | £190 |
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Resident Doctor/SAS/AHP (RCPE members can register under SSP rate) |
£210 | £105 | £240 | £135 |
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Foundation Doctor (RCPE members can register under SSP rate) |
£115 | £60 | £145 | £90 |
| Retired | £150 | £75 | ||
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Medical Student (some free places available, please enquire at SSP@societysupport.org) |
£115 | £60 | ||
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Society drinks reception & dinner ticket Thursday 17th September 2026 (after selecting your above attendance, if you would like to attend the dinner, scroll to the bottom of ticket options and select how many dinner tickets you would like) |
£60 per ticket | |||
Refund Policy
If you should have to cancel your participation at this meeting 28 days before the event (after Wednesday 19 August), the registration fee will be refunded to you, thereafter no refund will be given.
Membership to the Scottish Society of Physicians
Membership is open to all NHS and Academic Physicians in General Medicine and its sub-specialties including associate specialists, specialist doctors and trainees. Associate membership is open to all Nurses & other Allied Health Professionals.
The present membership is around 400 and consists of current and retired physicians who are, or were, based in Scotland.
Membership benefits include:
- Discounted attendance at SSP events
- Eligibility for election to the Committee
- Subscription to the Scottish Medical Journal
More information on how to apply can be found on the SSP website.
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 at 23:59 on Wednesday 14 September 2026, with certificates being issued shortly after this. The survey cannot be completed after it has closed.
Getting to the venue: The Kingsmills Hotel is located on Culcabock Road in Inverness, and getting here is easy from the city centre. Free guest car parking is available. For those arriving by public transport, Kingsmills is less than a 10-minute taxi ride from Inverness train station, and 20 minutes away from Inverness Airport. Local bus links are also available.
Accommodation: For the accommodation, please visit Booking.com and other hotel websites for your stay. There are several larger hotels, bed & breakfasts available to choose from in Inverness city centre close.
Photography: Photographs may be taken at this event. Photographs may be used by the Society on digital and printed publicity material. If you do not wish to be photographed, please let a member of staff know at the registration desk.
Refund policy: If you have to cancel your place within 28 days of this event, we regret that we are unable to provide a refund.
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.
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External Events
Thu 17 - Fri 18 Sep 2026
| 2 Day Event
Thu 10:00 - Fri 14:00
The Kingsmill Hotel, Inverness
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