Event co-ordinator
Eileen Strawn
Telephone
+ 44 (0)131 247 3619
Email
e.strawn@rcpe.ac.uk
Empowering medical excellence, shaping healthcare futures.
Thursday 27 - Friday 28 November
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Full programme details are now available and bookings will be opening soon, if you would like to be contacted when the symposium is open for booking, please contact the event coordinator.
The St. Andrew's Day Symposium has a well established reputation for delivering high quality updates in acute and general medicine that are engaging, informative and make the audience reflect.
This symposium can be enjoyed online or in person, which allows for the valuable opportunity to catch up with colleagues. This event is relevant for medics of any grade as well as allied health professionals, including nursing and pharmacy colleagues.
The Professor James C. Petrie Scholarship supports two free places for delegates from a low or lower middle income country (as defined by the World Bank) – details of how to apply are here https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/education/professor-james-c-petrie-scholarship. Please note the closing date for applications is 15 August 2025.
08:30 | Registration |
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08:55 | Welcome Professor Andrew Elder, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh |
Chair: TBC
9:00 | Stabilising heart failure patients for safe discharge Speaker TBC |
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09:30 | Asthma Speaker TBC |
10:00 | Type 2 diabetes Speaker TBC |
10:30 | Break |
Chair: TBC
11:00 | The acutely sick oncology patient Speaker TBC |
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11:30 | The acutely sick patient with a blistering rash Speaker TBC |
12:00 | The sedated toxic patient Speaker TBC |
12:30 | Lunch |
Chair: TBC
13:15 | Creating conditions for safe care: futures in patient safety Speaker TBC |
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13:55 | College Awards Further information to follow |
Chairs: TBC
Session A: Education in clinical practice | Session B: Artificial Intelligence in acute medicine | |
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14:10 | Paying it forward: how to provide effective teaching despite an overwhelming clinical workload Speaker TBC |
Frontline stroke management: Integrating medicine and radiology Speaker TBC |
14:35 | The hidden curriculum: learned behaviours and opportunistic teaching Speaker TBC |
Live Demo: Transforming medical note taking with AI Speaker TBC |
15:05 | The future of the acute medical workforce: updates in acute medical training Speaker TBC |
Can AI help you care for patients? Speaker TBC |
15:25 | Break |
Chair: TBC
15:50 | Headache presentations at the front door Speaker TBC |
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16:15 | Newly presenting renal failure Speaker TBC |
16:40 | The patient with acute diarrhoea Speaker TBC |
17:05 | Close of day 1 |
08:30 | Registration |
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08:55 | Welcome |
Chair: TBC
09:00 | Acute stroke Speaker TBC |
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09:30 | Anaphylaxis Speaker TBC |
10:00 | Atrial fibrillation: changes in risk stratification and when to refer for invasive management Speaker TBC |
10:30 | Break |
Chair: TBC
11:00 | Alcohol and liver disorders Speaker TBC |
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11:30 | Unwell patients and their thyroid Speaker TBC |
12:00 | Seizures Speaker TBC |
12:30 |
Lunch RCPE AGM |
Chair: TBC
13:25 | Recognising and reducing cognitive bias in medicine Speaker TBC |
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Chair: TBC
Parallel Session C: Medicolegal | Parallel Session D: Metabolic syndrome in Acute Medicine | |
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14:05 | Cautionary Tales: Recognising legal risk in everyday medicine Speaker TBC |
Diabetic medications and the acutely sick patient Speaker TBC |
14:35 | Dealing with complaints Speaker TBC |
Obesity hypoventilation in the acutely unwell patient Speaker TBC |
15:00 | When the worst happens: supporting clinicians through adverse events Speaker TBC |
Weight management Speaker TBC |
15:25 | Break |
Chair: TBC
Parallel Session D: Metabolic syndrome in Acute medicine | |
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14:05 | Diabetic medications and the acutely sick patient Speaker TBC |
14:35 | Obesity hypoventilation in the acutely unwell patient Speaker TBC |
15:00 | Weight management Speaker TBC |
15:25 | Break |
Chair: TBC
15:50 | Future care planning in the acute setting Speaker TBC |
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Case studies: patients that changed my practice | |
16:30 | Speaker TBC |
16:40 | Speaker TBC |
16:35 | Speaker TBC |
17:00 | Closing remarks |
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Become a member of the College today and save at least £155 on St Andrew's Day attendance fees.
RCPE are delighted to welcome delegates in-person, in the College, or to register for online only attendance.
All delegates will have catch-up access to all talks for 28 days following the live event.
Registration fees for In-person, Online or Catch-up attendance | Fee for one day £ | Fee for two days £ |
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Standard Fee | £230 | £450 |
RCPE Fellow, Collegiate & Associate Member | £160 | £295 |
Allied Health Professionals | £110 | £210 |
RCPE Retired Fellow and RCPE Foundation Member | £80 | £150 |
RCPE Fellow in low or lower-middle income country - Online attendance only | £0 | £0 |
RCPE Student member - Online attendance only | £0 | £0 |
RCPE Student member - In-person attendance *fee covers catering costs |
£40 | £75 |
Long term / other leave: Fellows and Members of RCPE, 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 via the Block Grant Scheme (block grant scheme)
Fellows Vouchers: If you’d like to use your Fellows Voucher to attend this Symposia please contact onlinebookings@rcpe.ac.uk.
Unpaid post: If an 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 RCPE, 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 on how to join the College as a refugee doctor.
The Professor James C. Petrie Scholarship supports two free places for delegates from a low or lower middle income country (as defined by the World Bank) – details of how to apply are here https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/education/professor-james-c-petrie-scholarship. Please note the closing date for applications is 15 August 2025.
If you wish your employer/organisation to be invoiced for this event, please contact the Event Coordinator. Payment via invoice is not available for online booking.
If you have to cancel your place within 14 days of this event, we regret that we are unable to provide a refund.
If you are no longer able to attend in-person, you can still view the event online. The event will be available to view on-demand for 28 days after the live event, therefore, there is still 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.
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