Respiratory Update 2012

Agenda

09.00	Registration
09.30	Chair's welcome Dr Iain Small GP partner in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire and chair, PCRS–UK executive
09.35	Finding the missing millions: symptom-based case-finding in COPD * Early symptom patterns to look out for * Common co-morbidities * Which patients to screen via spirometry? * How to find them within a 10-minute consultation? * Shift in diagnostic criteria – implications for primary care Dr David Bellamy founder member of the PCRS –UK and a trainer for Education for Health
10.10	Q & A on the previous session
10.15	Spirometry masterclass * Brief introduction to spirometry * Demonstration of spirometry devices * Interpreting results workshop – what the traces mean Beverly Bostock-Cox Clinical Lead Cardio-Respiratory Assessment and Diagnosis, CVD Risk and Smoking Cessation, Education for Health
11.00	Coffee and exhibition
11.20	The coughing child * How to assess a child with an acute/chronic cough * Who to investigate: when, why and how * Tips and pitfalls * Could it be asthma, doctor? Dr Mark Rosenthal consultant respiratory paediatrician, Royal Brompton Hospital, London
11.55	Q & A on the previous session
12.00	SPONSORED SESSION: Asthma: changing thinking, changing outcomes * Asthma admissions, are they avoidable? * Are we ‘fixed' in our ways? * The evidence for change Dr Robert Angus consultant respiratory physician,University Hospital, Aintree
12.35	Q & A on the previous session
12.40	Lunch and networking
13.40	Drugs and devices workshop for asthma and COPD * Inhaler devices for asthma and COPD * Pros and cons of treatment options * Inhaler technique demonstrations * Supervised inhaler technique workshop Beverly Bostock-Cox Clinical Lead Cardio-Respiratory Assessment and Diagnosis, CVD Risk and Smoking Cessation, Education for Health
14.25	Asthma and COPD reviews: QOF and beyond * Assessing severity and control * Managing the condition * Empowering self-management Dr Hilary Pinnock GP in Whitstable and senior clinical research fellow, allergy and respiratory research group, University of Edinburgh
15.00	Q & A on the previous two sessions
15.05	Coffee
15.25	Acute respiratory infections in adults * How to distinguish between viral infections, bronchitis and pnuemonia * When to use antibiotics – and when not to * Red flags, who to investigate, who to admit? Dr Mark Woodhead honorary clinical professor of respiratory medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary
16.00	Q & A on the previous session
16.05	Hot topics in asthma * Occupational asthma * Allergic rhinitis * Exercise-induced asthma * Hard-to-treat asthma Dr Kevin Gruffydd-Jones GP, Box Wiltshire, respiratory lead, RCGP
16.45	Q & A on the previous session
16.50	Chair's summing up – including key learning points and tips for earning CPD bonus impact credits
17.00	Close

This programme may change due to unforeseen circumstances. UBM Medica reserves the right to alter the venue or the speakers at any time.

Speakers

• Dr Iain Small GP partner in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire and chair, PCRS–UK executive (Chair)
• Dr David Bellamy founder member of the PCRS –UK and a trainer for Education for Health
• Dr Mark Rosenthal consultant respiratory paediatrician, Royal Brompton Hospital, London
• Dr Hilary Pinnock GP in Whitstable and senior clinical research fellow, allergy and respiratory research group, University of Edinburghn
• Dr Mark Woodhead honorary clinical professor of respiratory medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary
• Dr Kevin Gruffydd-Jones GP, Box Wiltshire, respiratory lead, RCGP

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Delegate Testimonials

• "Good practical learning, worth attending." Dr Ravi Arora, GP from Kent
• "Always well organised, very relevant to general practice." Dr Zainab Khoory, GP from London
• "Format of the day was excellent, learnt a lot from today's programme." Dr Benjamin Quansah, GP from Essex

Delegates attending a previous Pulse Clinical Update seminar