Overview
Returning for its eleventh year, our flagship medical conference, Medicine24 is an in-person and online event which focusses on the most common situations that present in busy receiving wards, a range of topics and specialties will be covered during the two-day event.
Keynote speakers
We are delighted to welcome our keynote speakers who will be discussing topics including health inequalities:
Professor Dame Carrie MacEwen
DBE FRSE LLD MD FRCOphth FRCS, Chair
Consultant Ophthalmologist for NHS Tayside and Honorary Professor at the University of Dundee
Dr David Walsh
Senior Lecturer in health inequalities, University of Glasgow
Dr Nandini Chatterjee
Professor of Medicine IPGMER Kolkata
Find out more from Dr Claribel Simmons and Chair of Medicine24 in the video below:
Who is this conference for?
The Medicine24 conference is aimed at:
Consultant physicians
Trainee physicians
SAS doctors
AHPs
Medical students
What happens on the day?
View the programme or download the pdf below.
8.30
- Registration and refreshments
9.00
- Introduction and welcome
- Dr David Wilkin Conference Director
9.05
- Keynote lecture
- Professor Dame Carrie MacEwen DBE FRSE LLD MD FRCOphth FRCS, Chair
9.40
- Keynote – Understanding Health Inequalities in Scotland and the rest of the UK
- Dr David Walsh Senior Lecturer in Health Inequalities
- Includes 5 mins Q&A
10.15
- Refreshment break and poster competition
Session 1
- Gastroenterology
- Chair: Dr Rachael Swann & Dr Jennifer Tham
10.45
- IBD change to Acute Diarrhoea
- Dr John Paul Seenan
11.05
- Liver and LFT at the front door
- Dr Helen Cairns Consultant Gastroenterologist
11.25
- Artificially fed patients – recognition and initial management
- Dr Gillian Leggett
11.45
- Panel Q&A
- All session 1 speakers
12.00
- Poster presentation session 3x presenters
- Chair: Dr Claribel Simmons
12.20
- Lunch break and poster viewing
Session 2
- Specialty updates for acute medicine
- Chair: Dr Lynne Meekison & Dr Linda Stephen
13.20
- Haematology for the front door
- Dr Ian Devanny Consultant Haematologist
13.40
- Sexual health
- Dr Lindsay Henderson Consultant in Genitourinary and Internal Medicine
14.00
- Microbiology update, antibiotic resistance
- Dr Elan Tsarfati Consultant Microbiologist & Clinical Lead for Point of Care Testing
14.20
- Panel Q&A
- All session 2 speakers
Session 3
- Respiratory
- Chair: Dr Ronan Breen
14.30
- Bronchiectasis
- Professor Adam Hill Post Graduate Dean, NHS Education for Scotland and Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Edinburgh
14.50
- Pleural medicine and the approach to management
- Dr Selina Tsim Consultant Respiratory Physician
15.10
- Chronic Asthma management for discharging patients within 24 hours
- Professor Rekha Chaudhuri Associate Specialist and Honorary Professor
15.30
- Panel Q&A
- All session 3 speakers
15.45
- Refreshment break and poster viewing
Session 4
- Transient Loss of Consciousness
- Chair: Dr Rajni Tejwani
16.15
- Syncope in the older adult
- Dr Lara Mitchell Consultant Physician for Older People's services in QEUH, Glasgow
16.35
- Implications of blackout – INTERACTIVE
- Dr Paul Cooper Consultant Neurologist
16.55
- Panel Q&A
- All session 4 speakers
17.05
- Close of day 1 and thank you
17.10 onward
- Drinks reception
8.30
- Registration and refreshments
9.00
- Introduction and welcome
- Dr Elizabeth Murphy Honorary Librarian, RCPSG
Session 5
- Acute Medicine In association with the Society of Acute Medicine (SAM)
- Chair: Dr Claire Gordon
9.10
- Topic to be confirmed
- Dr Vicky Anne Price Consultant in Acute Medicine & President of the Society for Acute Medicine
9.30
- Patient flow
- Dr Allan Cameron Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine
9.50
- Medical ethics in acute care
- Dr Michael Trimble Clinical Reader (Education) Queen’s University, Belfast, Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine, Belfast Health & Social Care Trust
10.10
- Panel Q&A
- All session 5 speakers
10.25
- Refreshment break and poster viewing
Session 6
- Cardiology
- Chair: Dr Paul Rocchiccioli
10.55
- Dr Ross Campbell Consultant Cardiologist
11.15
- Dr Amanda Hunter Consultant Cardiologist, Golden Jubilee University National Hospital
11.35
- Dr Claire Glen ST8 cardiology trainee in West of Scotland
12.10
- Lunch and poster viewing
13.10
- Poster presentation session 3x presenters
- Chair: Dr Claribel Simmons
13.40
- Keynote speaker Health Inequalities in India
- Dr Nandini Chatterjee Professor of Medicine IPGMER Kolkata
- Includes 5 min Q&A
14.15
- Refreshment break and poster viewing
Session 7
- Diabetes and Endocrinology
- Chair: Dr Gemma Currie
14.45
- Sodium in the acute assessment unit
- Dr Iona Galloway Consultant in Endocrinology and Diabetes
15.05
- TFTs in acute receiving – what to do and when to worry
- Dr Sharon Mackin Consultant Endocrinologist
15.25
- Common pitfalls in inpatient Diabetes
- Dr Andrea Llano Consultant Physician & Clinical Pharmacologist
15.45
- Panel Q&A
- All session 7 speakers
16.00
- Award for poster prizes
16.10
- Close and thank you
We'll have a poster competition at this conference to enable delegates to share about their recent work. Submissions for the poster competition are now closed. The top submissions will be invited to present their entry as part of the conference, with the winner announced at the end. All other accepted abstracts will feature as part of a digital showcase which can be viewed during conference breaks.
Claiming your CPD
This conference offers 12 CPD for everyone who attends. This can be claimed via your College account. CPD points will be available for up to one month after the conference. Where the conference has been recorded, these sessions will also be available. If you have any questions about claiming your CPD points, our Education team are happy to help.
Attending the conference
This event is an in-person and online conference. That means you get the chance to join us both at the College or from the comfort of your own home or workplace.
Coming to the College: For those joining us in Glasgow, you’ll benefit from state-of-the-art facilities, as well as lunch prepared by our award-winning chefs.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow is conveniently located in Glasgow City Centre, within easy reach of major train stations, motorways and airports. Hotel and parking discounts can be accessed after booking.
Find out more about the best way to get to us.
Attending online: If you’re joining us remotely, details of how to dial in and any other information you need will be provided to you just before the date of the course.
If you've not received your joining instructions by the date of the conference, please reach out to the event lead. Their details can be found on at the end of this page.
Key information
Here's what our previous delegates said
"I thought the conference was excellent, good range of speakers, short talks, excellent catering. Great to be able to access the talks after the event to refresh memory."
"Excellent for an overview of medicine on the front door and for the acute take."
"One of the most comprehensive conferences I have attended so many learning points across the board and very relevant to my practice."
Gallery
A look back at photos from last year's Medicine24 conference.
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Thank you to our partners and sponsors
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