GP Update Refresher Course
We are excited to offer this GP Update Refresher course in person in London (St Thomas' Hospital) and as Live Stream from 18-21 January 2024.
In 4 days, the course format offers a structured and practice-oriented update on all relevant subject areas of general medicine. The neutral and comprehensive programme is tailored to your specific needs in everyday practice life.
Participate on-site or from home via livestream (transmission in real time) and receive up to 30 CPD points. You can participate interactively in the question and answer sessions.
What can you expect?
30 CPD points
Experienced approachable speakers
Short focused talks
Extended time for Q&A
Comprehensive handbook
Location
St Thomas's Hospital
Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7EH
Programme Director
Dr Farah Jameel,
General Practitioner | Non Executive Director, Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
Target group
General practitioners, resident doctors, doctors in training and healthcare professionals
Register now!
Register now to secure your space for this course. Participation can be canceled free of charge up to 7 days before the start of the event.
Accreditation
The application will be sent in due time. In the past the CPD services have accredited all our courses with 30 CPD points.
Neutrality and transparency
The accredited scientific programme is neutral and takes place without any influence from the industry. Support from industry (symposium) is provided only outside the accredited training programme and is always declared and disclosed as such.
We are looking forward to welcoming you!
Programme example of our June 2023 event. Subject to change.
Thursday
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8:00 |
Registration open |
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8:55 |
Welcome and Introduction |
Respiratory Medicine
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9:00 |
Lung fibrosis |
Peter George |
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9:45 |
Asthma |
Pujan Patel |
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10:30 |
Break |
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Bariatric Surgery
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10:45 |
Metabolic Surgery and New Frontiers in Obesity Management |
John Loy |
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12:15 |
LUNCH |
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Dermatology
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Skin Cancers |
Natasha Kapur |
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14:00 |
Common skin conditions |
Natasha Kapur |
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14:45 |
Break |
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Rheumatology
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15:00 |
Lupus: complex clinical cases and an update |
Arti Matho |
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15:45 |
Rheumatology and bone health: complex clinical cases |
Arti Matho |
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16:30 |
Break |
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Allergies
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16:45 |
Allergy Essentials I |
Runa Ali |
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17:30 |
Allergy Essentials II - Interactive cases |
Runa Ali |
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18:00 |
Q&A |
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18:45 |
End of Programme |
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Friday
Nephrology
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9:00 |
Chronic Kidney Disease – a new era? |
David Game |
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9:45 |
Dialysis and Kidney transplantation – what do I need to know? |
David Game |
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10:30 |
Break |
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Dementia
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10:45 |
Assessment and Diagnosis of Dementia |
Alistair Burns |
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11:30 |
Management of dementia in Primary care |
Alistair Burns |
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12:15 |
LUNCH |
Cardiology
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13:15 |
Hypertension |
Vikas Kapil |
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14:00 |
Hypotension and related disorders |
Vikas Kapil |
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14:45 |
Break |
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ENT
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15:00 |
Common ENT conditions and emergencies |
Nara Orban |
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15:45 |
Chronic Rhinosinusitis |
Nara Orban |
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16:30 |
Break |
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Cardiology II
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16:45 |
Heart failure |
Alex Lyon |
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17:30 |
Cardiovascular disease in cancer patients - what GPs need to know? |
Alex Lyon |
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18:00 |
Q&A |
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18:45 |
End of Programme |
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Saturday
Infectious Diseases
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9:00 |
Looking after antibiotics |
Ben Killingley |
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9:45 |
Tropical Medicine in General Practice |
Ben Killingley |
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10:30 |
Break |
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Men’s Health
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10:45 |
Urology update |
Giles Hellawell |
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12:15 |
LUNCH |
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Mental Health
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13:00 |
Depression in patients with physical illness |
Peter Byrne |
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13:45 |
Severe mental illness |
Peter Byrne |
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14:15 |
Medically unexplained symptoms |
Peter Byrne |
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14:45 |
Break |
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Gastroenterology
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15:00 |
Abdominal Wall Pain and Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
Ahmed Albusoda |
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15:45 |
Management of gastro oesophageal reflux disease |
Ahmed Albusoda |
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16:30 |
Q&A |
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17:15 |
End of Programme |
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Sunday
Endocrinology
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9:00 |
Update on diabetes |
Harvinder Chahal |
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9:45 |
Thyroid update |
Harvinder Chahal |
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10:30 |
Break |
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Orthopaedics
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10:45 |
Hip and Knee pain: common causes and treatment |
Samantha Tross |
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12:15 |
LUNCH |
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Care of the Elderly
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13:00 |
(De)prescribing in older Adults |
Claire Dow |
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13:45 |
End of Life conversations |
Claire Dow |
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14:15 |
Falls assessment |
Claire Dow |
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14:45 |
Break |
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Paediatrics
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15:00 |
Abdominal Pain in children |
Protima Deb |
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15:45 |
Case Studies: common presenting symptoms in children |
Protima Deb |
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16:30 |
Q&A |
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17:15 |
End of Programme |
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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
SE1 7EH London
United Kingdom
Room: Governors' Hall (South Wing). Governor’s Hall is located within St Thomas’ Hospital, South Wing, enter by the Main Entrance.
Tube
The nearest tube stations are:
Westminster - District, Circle and Jubilee lines (10 minutes' walk)
Waterloo - Bakerloo, Jubilee and Northern lines (15 minutes' walk)
Lambeth North - Bakerloo line (15 minutes’ walk)
Plan your journey here: https://tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/
Train
Waterloo and Waterloo East are the nearest railway stations, and a 10-15 minutes' walk away.
Victoria and Charing Cross are 20–30 minutes' walk away.
Bus
Allow 15-20 minutes to get from the bus stop to where you need to be in the hospital. The following bus routes serve St Thomas':
12, 53, 148, 159, 211, 453, C10 - stop at Westminster Bridge Road
77, 507, N44 - stop at Lambeth Palace Road
3, 344, C10, N3 - stop at Lambeth Road (15 minutes' walk)
76, 341, 381, RV1 - stop at York Road
Parking
St Thomas' Hospital is located in the Congestion Charging zone and the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).
Parking is very limited at the hospital and there's often a queue. Please use public transport whenever possible.
Our car park is open 24 hours a day and costs £3.20 per hour. There's more information on the parking at St Thomas' Hospital page.
For more information on getting to St Thomas’ please visit:
https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/st-thomas-hospital#travel-information
Attendance Fee
| 4 Days Tuition Fee | 4 Days Tuition Fee Livestream | Daily Tuition Fee | Daily Tuition Fee Livestream | |
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| GP / Consultant / Specialist | £690.00* | £590.00* | £190.00* | £190.00* |
| Doctor in Training |
£590.00* |
£490.00* | £150.00* | £150.00* |
| Nurse / HCP |
£590.00* |
£490.00* | £150.00* | £150.00* |
*Prices are excluding VAT. VAT will be added at the checkout.
Livestream
To ensure the best Live-Stream experience we suggest you use the following browsers:
• Mozilla Firefox
• Google Chrome
The following browsers are not fully supported and might have some minor bugs:
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Apple Safari (minor issues)
• Microsoft Edge (minor issues)
If you do encounter any issues please try to following:
1. Refresh the page
2. Double check which browser you are using, we would suggest Google Chrome or Firefox.
3. If you have further questions please contact us via email: contact@cmed.org.uk
Timezone: Europe/London