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
Partnership
Sponsors*
*The sponsors provide funding to the Centre for Medical Development to support the costs of running the event, however, have no input into the arrangements, agenda, speaker selection, presentations, or collateral content.
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
This course has been accredited with up to 30 CPD credits.
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!
Subject to alterations
| Day 1 - Thursday, 18 January 2024Next day | |
|---|---|
| Dermatology | |
| 09:00 | Skin CancersDr Natasha Kapur |
| 09:45 | Common skin conditionsDr Natasha Kapur |
| 10:30 | Break |
| Paediatrics | |
| 10:45 | Advances in the Management of Pilonidal Disease & An Update on GastrostomiesDr Hemanshoo Thakkar |
| 11:30 | General Surgery of Childhood (what GPs refer to us)Dr Iain Yardley |
| 12:15 | Lunch |
| Rheumatology | |
| 13:15 | Inflammatory arthritis in 2024: pearls for primary careDr Arti Mahto |
| 14:00 | Rheumatology and bone health: complex clinical casesDr Arti Mahto |
| 14:45 | Break |
| Reproductive Medicine | |
| 15:00 | Expanding the horizon: fertility preservation in modern practice (ovarian tissue preservation, egg, sperm freezing)Dr Julia Kopeika |
| 16:30 | Break |
| Endocrinology | |
| 16:45 | Diabetes UpdateDr Harvinder Chahal |
| 17:30 | Thyroid UpdateDr Harvinder Chahal |
| 18:00 | Q&A |
| 18:45 | End of Programme |
| Previous dayDay 2 - Friday, 19 January 2024Next day | |
|---|---|
| 08:15 | Registration open |
| Respiratory | |
| 09:00 | AsthmaDr Pujan Patel |
| 09:45 | Interstitial lung diseaseProf Gisli Jenkins |
| 10:30 | Break |
| Gastroenterology | |
| 10:45 | Rectal Bleeding and anorectal pathologyMr Alexis Schizas |
| 12:15 | Lunch |
| Mental Health | |
| 13:15 | Depression in patients with physical illnessDr Peter Byrne |
| 14:00 | Severe mental illness: addressing multimorbidityDr Peter Byrne |
| 14:45 | Break |
| Women’s Health | |
| 15:00 | Menopause UpdateDr Amelia Davison |
| 16:30 | Break |
| Infectious Diseases | |
| 16:45 | Looking after antibiotics Dr Ben Killingley |
| 17:30 | Tropical Medicine in General Practice Dr Ben Killingley |
| 18:00 | Q&A |
| 18:45 | End of Programme |
| Previous dayDay 3 - Saturday, 20 January 2024Next day | |
|---|---|
| 08:15 | Registration open |
| Men’s Health | |
| 09:00 | Urology UpdateMr Giles Hellawell |
| 10:30 | Break |
| Orthopaedics | |
| 10:45 | Hip and Knee pain: common causes and treatmentMiss Samantha Tross |
| 12:15 | Lunch |
| Symposium | |
| 13:00 | Good Medical Practice 2024 (GMC)Sue Whitehead |
| Care of the Elderly | |
| 13:40 | (De)prescribing in older AdultsDr Claire Dow |
| 14:25 | End of Life conversationsDr Claire Dow |
| 14:55 | Falls assessmentDr Claire Dow |
| 15:25 | Break |
| Dementia | |
| 15:35 | Assessment and Diagnosis of DementiaProf Alistair Burns |
| 15:45 | Management of dementia in Primary careProf Alistair Burns |
| 16:25 | Q&A |
| 17:15 | End of Programme |
| Previous dayDay 4 - Sunday, 21 January 2024 | |
|---|---|
| 08:15 | Registration open |
| Wellbeing | |
| 09:00 | Go to RomeHelen Garr |
| 10:30 | Break |
| Cardiology | |
| 10:45 | Heart FailureDr Sohaib Nazir |
| 11:45 | HypertensionDr Sohaib Nazir |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| Surgery | |
| 13:15 | Management of Bariatric Surgery patientsMr John Loy |
| 14:45 | Break |
| Nephrology | |
| 15:00 | Chronic Kidney Disease – a new era?Dr David Game |
| 15:45 | AKIDr David Game |
| 16:30 | Q&A |
| 17:15 | End of Programme |
Speakers
Dermatology
Dr Natasha Kapur
St John & St Elizabeth Hospital
Lectures
- Skin Cancers
- Common skin conditions
Paediatrics
Dr Hemanshoo Thakkar
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Lectures
- Advances in the Management of Pilonidal Disease & An Update on Gastrostomies
Dr Iain Yardley
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Lectures
- General Surgery of Childhood (what GPs refer to us)
Rheumatology
Dr Arti Mahto
King’s College Hospital
Lectures
- Inflammatory arthritis in 2024: pearls for primary care
- Rheumatology and bone health: complex clinical cases
Reproductive Medicine
Dr Julia Kopeika
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Lectures
- Expanding the horizon: fertility preservation in modern practice (ovarian tissue preservation, egg, sperm freezing)
Endocrinology
Dr Harvinder Chahal
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Lectures
- Diabetes Update
- Thyroid Update
Respiratory
Prof Gisli Jenkins
Imperial College London
Lectures
- Interstitial lung disease
Dr Pujan Patel
Royal Brompton Hospital
Lectures
- Asthma
Gastroenterology
Mr Alexis Schizas
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Lectures
- Rectal Bleeding and anorectal pathology
Mental Health
Dr Peter Byrne
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Lectures
- Depression in patients with physical illness
- Severe mental illness: addressing multimorbidity
Women’s Health
Dr Amelia Davison
The Portland Hospital
Lectures
- Menopause Update
Infectious Diseases
Dr Ben Killingley
The Whittington Hospital
Lectures
- Looking after antibiotics
- Tropical Medicine in General Practice
Men’s Health
Mr Giles Hellawell
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Lectures
- Urology Update
Orthopaedics
Miss Samantha Tross
The Clementine Churchill Hospital
Lectures
- Hip and Knee pain: common causes and treatment
Care of the Elderly
Dr Claire Dow
Royal London Hospital
Lectures
- (De)prescribing in older Adults
- End of Life conversations
- Falls assessment
Dementia
Prof Alistair Burns
Old Age Psychiatry at The University of Manchester
Lectures
- Assessment and Diagnosis of Dementia
- Management of dementia in Primary care
Wellbeing
Helen Garr
NHS Practitioner Health
Lectures
- Go to Rome
Cardiology
Dr Sohaib Nazir
Royal Brompton Hospital
Lectures
- Heart Failure
Surgery
Mr John Loy
Homerton University Hospital
Lectures
- Management of Bariatric Surgery patients
Nephrology
Dr David Game
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Lectures
- Chronic Kidney Disease – a new era?
- AKI
Other speakers
Dr Sohaib Nazir
Royal Brompton Hospital
Lectures
- Hypertension
Symposium Speakers
Sue Whitehead
General Medical Council (GMC)
Lectures
- Good Medical Practice 2024 (GMC)
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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• Apple Safari (minor issues)
• Microsoft Edge (minor issues)
If you do encounter any issues please try to following:
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3. If you have further questions please contact us via email: contact@cmed.org.uk
Timezone: Europe/London