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Best Practice Birmingham & Respiratory Professional Care Conference
The full Best Practice Birmingham and Respiratory Professional Care 2026 conference programme is available below.
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07 Oct 2026
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Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
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Neighbourhood Delivery TheatreJoin GP Partner Dr Nabeel Arshad as he shares the practical framework that helped increase his practice's recurring annual income by £1.9 million. Discover the three strategies every GP practice shoul ...
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Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
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- Leadership & service delivery
Neighbourhood care in action: reducing avoidable admissions for children with respiratory conditionsNeighbourhood Delivery TheatreCAPS (Community Ambulatory Paediatric Service) is a dedicated, child-centred respiratory service that continues to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children, young people, and their famili ... -
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Neighbourhood Delivery TheatreThis session covers the work of the NHSE North West Regional neighbourhood development programme covering 3 ICBs and the projects of 20 single neighbourhoods. These projects focus on actionable insigh ... -
- Leadership & service delivery
Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
Join us to hear Dr Paul Johnson, our Director of Primary Care and Community Services to talk about our key priorities for the future of primary care and community services regulation. -
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Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
08 Oct 2026
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Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
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Neighbourhood Delivery TheatrePrevention is the shift everyone supports and few systems fund properly. This session examines what primary care can realistically deliver at neighbourhood level, which preventative interventions genu ... -
- Leadership & service delivery
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- Leadership & service delivery
Neighbourhood Delivery TheatreFour senior nurse leaders come together for a focused discussion on the pivotal role of nursing in shaping and sustaining neighbourhood care. Drawing on experience across workforce strategy, education ... -
- Leadership & service delivery
Neighbourhood Delivery TheatreFollowing the introduction of Pharmacy First and wider pharmacy-led services, many practices are now exploring how to better integrate community pharmacy into day-to-day primary care delivery. In th ... -
Neighbourhood Delivery Theatre
07 Oct 2026
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Clinical Theatre 1Chair's opening remarks to showcase what will be presented at GP clinical Theatre one.To gain an overview of what is being presented .
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- Clinical updates
Clinical Theatre 1This session will cover the symptoms and signs of Endometrial cancer and when to refer on the urgent suspected cancer pathway. It will review the latest published British Menopause Society Guidelines ... -
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Behaviour change underpins effective weight management, yet psychological support is frequently overlooked - particularly for patients prescribed weight loss medications. Lisa Debrou, Clinical Lead Ps ... -
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Clinical Theatre 1Type 2 diabetes is one of the most pressing and preventable health challenges in UK primary care - yet opportunities to intervene early are still being missed. This session brings together leading voi ... -
- Clinical updates
Clinical Theatre 1
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Clinical Theatre 1
Prevention of cardiovascular disease is a national priority to achieve the ambitions to reduce premature CVD mortality. For the majority of patients this is delivered in primary care. Identification a ... -
Clinical Theatre 1
08 Oct 2026
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Clinical Theatre 1
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- Clinical updates
Clinical Theatre 1Some symptoms masquerade as MSK problems. I will be covering some of the conditions to watch out for. In this session, you will learn: Learn about presentation of conditions which masquerade as MSK pr ... -
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Clinical Theatre 1This 45-minute session will explore how integrated neighbourhood teams can work together to deliver more consistent, proactive and person-centred end of life care, supported by the Daffodil Standards. ... -
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Clinical Theatre 1Falls and frailty are among the leading causes of reduced independence, hospital admission and poor health outcomes, yet opportunities for earlier intervention are often missed. This fireside discussi ... -
Clinical Theatre 1
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- Clinical updates
Clinical Theatre 1
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Clinical Theatre 1
07 Oct 2026
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Clinical Theatre 2
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- Clinical updates
Clinical Theatre 2This session will explore the key messages from the updated NICE type 2 diabetes guideline (NG28) and what they mean for clinical practice. We will discuss practical approaches to treatment decisions, ... -
Clinical Theatre 2Review clinical presentation and assessment of perimenopause and menopause Investigate the link between menopause and the gut microbiome Explore new approaches to supporting your perimenopausal patien ...
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- Clinical updates
Clinical Theatre 2This interactive session will focus on the assessment of childhood rashes, with particular emphasis on recognising common presentations while identifying the potentially serious conditions that clinic ... -
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Clinical Theatre 2This session explores why a “refer and wait” approach is no longer sufficient, what parents and families actually need while waiting for a diagnosis, and how Practices, PCNs and Neighbourhoods can imp ... -
- Clinical updates
Clinical Theatre 2"Menopause now affects 10–15% of the average GP list yet most consultations still involve delivering basic education within an already overrun 10–15 minute appointment. Independent evaluation confirms ... -
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Clinical Theatre 2
08 Oct 2026
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Clinical Theatre 2
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- Clinical updates
Clinical Theatre 2
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Clinical Theatre 2Miscarriage affects around one in four pregnancies, yet the care women and birthing people receive can vary considerably depending on where they access support. Increasingly, primary care teams are be ... -
Clinical Theatre 2
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Clinical Theatre 2
A template for managing poor sleep in primary care, using case-based discussions from a Respiratory specialist’s and a GP’s perspective, and covering the practical aspects.This promotional presentatio ... -
- Clinical updates
Clinical Theatre 2
This session will give you a clearer understanding of fibroids. How do they present, how can we manage them in primary care and who needs referral.This session will gain insight into:What fibroids are ... -
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Clinical Theatre 2Magnesium – sometimes called ‘the forgotten nutrient’ – is needed for over 600 different processes in the body, including cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal and neurological systems. Sometim ... -
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Clinical Theatre 2Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in women, yet opportunities for prevention are frequently missed in routine primary care consultations. Many women develop cardiovascular risk ... -
Clinical Theatre 2
07 Oct 2026
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- Practical skills
Clinical Skills Theatre
Polyendocrine Metabolic Syndrome (PMOS) is a whole body syndrome. This session will explore the underlying mechanisms of PMOS, its clinical presentation and key features. We will discuss a practical a ... -
- Practical skills
Clinical Skills TheatreThe session will challenge common misconceptions about IBS: that it is a mild condition, that it is mainly caused by stress and that symptomatic treatments are adequate. Patients with IBS are often co ... -
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The session will explore the importance of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine (CVRM) and will expand on how efficient reviews will lead to effective and safe care and how these can be delive ... -
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Clinical Skills TheatreThe bites and stings service was first set up at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases London (HTD) in January 2024 to help with the education, diagnosis and management of patients who have suffered with ... -
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Advice & Guidance is increasingly being used to reduce outpatient referrals and manage demand across the primary-secondary care interface. However, many clinicians remain uncertain about referral thre ... -
- Practical skills
Clinical Skills Theatre
08 Oct 2026
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- Practical skills
Clinical Skills TheatreA whistlestop tour through the most important skin lesions we come across in Primary care. The baddies, the goodies and those we should always look at twice.This session will:Improve understanding of ... -
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Clinical Skills TheatreLyme disease is a bacterial infection, transmitted by the bite of an infected tick. The majority of cases will present in primary care but diagnosis can be challenging as tick bites frequently go unno ... -
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Clinical Skills TheatreThe introduction of NHS prescribing services within community pharmacy marks a significant milestone in the evolution of pharmacy practice. As increasing numbers of pharmacists qualify as independent ... -
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Clinical Skills TheatreThe prevalence of frailty is rising with the ageing population and all clinicians are witnessing this in their day-to-day practice. Is this trend inevitable? Could changes made earlier in life prevent ... -
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Clinical Skills TheatreChampioning Movement for Health: Making Physical Activity Part of Everyday CarePhysical activity is increasingly recognised as an essential component of prevention, rehabilitation and long-term condit ...
07 Oct 2026
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- Practical skills
Workshop: LiveThis session introduces the role of vocational rehabilitation occupational therapy within primary care and the importance of work being seen as a health business. We will host an interactive session t ... -
Workshop: Live
GP practices are facing rising demand, but capacity rarely matches when patients need it most. This session shows how smarter triage can ease pressure, protect GP appointments and improve patient flow ... -
Workshop: Live
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Workshop: Live
Can you be big enough to deliver at scale and local enough to care?At scale primary care continues to divide opinion. Does scale risk diluting the relationships at the heart of general practice, or ca ... -
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Workshop: LiveGeneral practice is facing increasing uncertainty, from organisational change and workforce pressures to wider economic and technological shifts. In this session, we will explore how to build professi ... -
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Workshop: LiveOne of the biggest challenges to scaling Neighbourhood Health is releasing time for integrated neighbourhood working. Find out how Neighbourhood Group Clinics wrap proactive personalised care around p ... -
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Workshop: Live
08 Oct 2026
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- Practical skills
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Workshop: LiveNHS staff are generally overworked, under-resourced and under-supported in managing the near-impossible challenges they face at work. Chief People Officers and senior managers often default to attempt ... -
- Leadership & service delivery
Workshop: LiveJoin GP Partner Dr Nabeel Arshad as he shares the practical framework that helped increase his practice's recurring annual income by £1.9 million. Discover the three strategies every GP practice shoul ... -
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Workshop: LiveSkin lesions represent the commonest dermatological presentation in Primary Care, and cause anxiety to both Clinician and Patient. This presentation gives you all you need to get by and be more confid ... -
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Workshop: LiveGeneral practice is under increasing pressure, with many clinicians questioning how to build a sustainable and fulfilling career long term. In this session, you will explore how portfolio careers can ... -
Workshop: LiveHealthcare providers know which patients need follow-up, monitoring and support, but often lack the operational capacity to reach them consistently. As a result, care remains reactive: patients are re ...
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Workshop: Live
This session outlines how Skin Analytics is relieving primary care pressure by improving referral accuracy, reducing overall appointment demand, and eliminating unnecessary face-to-face GP consultatio ... -
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Workshop: LiveFor many of people, seeing a new way of practicing is believing. People ask all the time, “Can I observe a Group Clinic?” Today at Best Practice you can! Join us, put on a VR headset and join a live ...
07 Oct 2026
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PMA Theatre
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PMA Theatre
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PMA TheatreComplaints are an inevitable part of working in primary care, but when managed well, they can become one of our greatest opportunities for learning, improvement and building trust. In this session, I ...
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PMA TheatreSupporting staff wellbeing has never been more important, yet many organisations struggle to prioritise it without placing further demands on already stretched teams.In this practical and evidence-inf ...
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PMA TheatreA grounded, real-world look at how digital tools can genuinely improve efficiency in general practice, without adding complexity or duplication. This session focuses on what works in practice, helping ...
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PMA Theatre
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PMA TheatreThe presentation explores how GP practices can create and sustain a culture of safety in 2026, focusing on patient safety, workforce wellbeing, digital resilience, and quality improvement. It examines ...
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PMA Theatre
08 Oct 2026
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PMA TheatreThis session explores how leaders can remain effective when working under sustained pressure, uncertainty and competing demands. Drawing on real-world experience from primary care and healthcare leade ...
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PMA Theatre
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PMA TheatreArtificial intelligence has the potential to transform general practice, but successful implementation requires more than choosing the right technology. This session will explore how to introduce AI s ...
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PMA TheatreThis session will look at the ongoing impact of the 2026/27 funding changes and suggest areas to review or actions to implement back in your practice. It will dive into the understanding of the fundin ...
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PMA TheatreA highly practical session helping practice managers cut through operational overwhelm by identifying the small number of issues that create the biggest impact. Attendees will leave with a simple prio ...
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PMA Theatre
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PMA Theatre
07 Oct 2026
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- Leadership & service delivery
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Business Services Hub
Two years ago Kineton & Tysoe Surgery was running on locums and the partners were drowning in admin. Today the list is bigger, the payroll is not, and five registrars chose the practice because of how ... -
Business Services Hub
In a changing NHS funding environment, financial modelling helps GP practices look beyond year-end accounts and make confident financial decisions. This session explores how forecasting income, costs ... -
Business Services Hub
In this panel session, leaders from large primary care organisations will share what really happens when practices grow beyond 10,000 patients and begin operating across larger teams, multiple sites a ... -
Business Services Hub
This practical session will explore how better financial processes, accurate pension management and good housekeeping can improve practice performance, avoid costly pitfalls and create positive knock- ... -
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Business Services Hub
This session is designed to help primary care practices better understand two critical areas of organisational risk beyond traditional concerns. Management Liability focuses on protecting the business ... -
Business Services Hub
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- Leadership & service delivery
Business Services HubGovernance doesn’t have to be complicated.Join CQC Operations Manager Joanne Purdie as she strips away the jargon and highlights how preparation for CQC assessments can support practice managers demon ...
08 Oct 2026
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Business Services HubMost NHS BPF telephony contracts expire between this November and next spring. Here is what you should know before you sign. If you bought your phone system through the NHS England Better Purchasing F ...
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Business Services HubSpeakers coming soon
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Business Services HubSpeakers coming soon
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- Leadership & service delivery
Business Services HubCQC is back — and it's not starting with struggling practices. Under the Return to Good and Outstanding programme, practices rated Good years ago are being re-assessed first. Daniel Vincent, former Pr ... -
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Business Services HubThis session will outline the NMC plans for the introduction of additional regulation for advanced level nurses and midwives, including workstreams and timelines. We know that the advanced practice wo ...
07 Oct 2026
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Smart Practice Theatre
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Smart Practice Theatre
People’s lives change. They move home, start university, have families, change jobs and join new communities. But is your practice visible when they need a new GP?This session follows the patient jour ... -
Smart Practice Theatre
Time, money and patient safety in one practice's proactive monitoring audit. Dr. Nausheen walks through her own experience using Abtrace at her practice and how it has benefitted hundreds of others pr ... -
Smart Practice Theatre
Join Paul Marriott as he explores how technology can create time, connect teams and support earlier intervention, helping primary care deliver better outcomes for patients while improving productivity ... -
Smart Practice Theatre
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- Digital & Innovation
Smart Practice TheatrePrimary care teams are increasingly relying on GP IT systems to manage rising demand, digital access, workflow pressure and patient communication, yet many clinicians still feel that the systems desig ... -
Smart Practice TheatreEvery AI supplier is now claiming their technology will transform general practice. This session asks the harder question: will it?Chaired by a practising GP, with a panel spanning regulation, frontli ...
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08 Oct 2026
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Smart Practice Theatreintro
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Smart Practice TheatreA practical case study exploring how Elm Tree Medical Centre has strategically used the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) to expand multidisciplinary working, improve access to same-day car ... -
Smart Practice Theatre
GP Triage is an autonomous AI-powered digital front door for primary care, designed to safely assess patient requests and direct them to the most appropriate outcome - whether that's a booked appointm ... -
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Smart Practice TheatreWhat can the NHS can learn from independent online digitally-enabled healthcare providers?This session will explore the extent to which the UK public are utilising online services and the areas of hea ... -
Smart Practice Theatre
What would change if your practice could see the day’s demand earlier, route clear pathways automatically and give hours of capacity back to clinical, reception and administrative teams?At one practic ... -
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Smart Practice TheatrePrimary care, has historically operated in a fragmented digital landscape, relying on inconsistent provision that left GP practices underserved and isolated from the wider system. By contrast, Seconda ... -
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Smart Practice TheatreAI is ripping up the ground beneath our digital feet. Pioneers are reporting AI agents mysteriously phoning them in the early morning and sending them hampers of food. What does that all mean for us? ... -
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Smart Practice TheatreWith AI solutions rapidly entering primary care, practices are increasingly faced with deciding which technologies genuinely add value and which simply add complexity. This session explores the key pr ... -
Smart Practice Theatresummary capturing the day and its presentations
07 Oct 2026
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Respiratory Clinical TheatreThis will outline the topics for the day, housekeeping issues and a welcome to the audienceNot applicable
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Respiratory Clinical Theatre
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Respiratory Clinical Theatre
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Respiratory Clinical TheatreRespiratory care is shifting, with more diagnosis, monitoring and long-term management expected closer to home. This session will explore what respiratory transformation means for primary care in prac ...
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Respiratory Clinical TheatreThe British Asthma Guidelines published in 2024 have been widely adopted - this summary will cover what is new since the guidelines were published - and tips on easy and effective implementation of th ... -
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Respiratory Clinical TheatreNot every cough, infection or episode of breathlessness is asthma or COPD. This session will help clinicians recognise when respiratory symptoms do not fit the expected pattern, when to rethink a diag ... -
Respiratory Clinical TheatreThis will thank audience for attending and speakers - encourage attendance next year (and tomorrow for those who have capacityNot applicable
08 Oct 2026
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Respiratory Clinical Theatre
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Respiratory Clinical Theatre
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Respiratory Clinical Theatre
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Respiratory Clinical TheatreCOPD care is changing, with growing focus on risk identification, multimorbidity, referral pathways and future treatment options. This session will provide a practical update on what primary care team ... -
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Respiratory Clinical TheatreChronic cough is common, frustrating and often difficult to manage consistently. This session will explore what has changed in assessment and management, including red flags, common causes, when to in ... -
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Respiratory Clinical TheatreRespiratory care is shifting, with more diagnosis, monitoring and long-term management expected closer to home. This session will explore what respiratory transformation means for primary care in prac ... -
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Respiratory Clinical TheatreRespiratory disease is not always recognised early, particularly in patients with non-specific symptoms, comorbidity or barriers to access. This session will focus on practical ways primary care can i ... -
Respiratory Clinical Theatre
07 Oct 2026
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Respiratory Skills Theatre
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- Practical skills
- Respiratory
Respiratory Skills TheatreSpirometry remains central to respiratory diagnosis, but interpretation can be challenging in real-world practice. This session will help clinicians recognise common patterns, spot poor-quality result ... -
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Respiratory Skills TheatreSleep apnoea is often missed, with patients presenting through fatigue, poor concentration, obesity, cardiovascular risk or non-specific symptoms. This session will focus on who to suspect, what to as ... -
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Respiratory Skills TheatreThe session explains FeNO testing within asthma diagnosis and management, focusing on when FeNO testing is appropriate, how results should be interpreted alongside clinical assessment, and how FeNO al ... -
Respiratory Skills TheatreAccurate diagnosis is fundamental to effective respiratory care, yet navigating the range of available diagnostic tests can be challenging in everyday practice. Through realistic primary care case stu ...
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Respiratory Skills Theatre
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- Practical skills
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Respiratory Skills TheatreSmoking cessation remains one of the most effective respiratory interventions, but conversations can be difficult to deliver under time pressure. This session will provide practical consultation techn ... -
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- Respiratory
Respiratory Skills Theatre
Allergy can present in many different ways in primary care, but identifying the important clues, asking the right questions and knowing when to refer can be challenging within a 10-minute consultation ... -
Respiratory Skills Theatre
08 Oct 2026
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Respiratory Skills TheatreThis will outline the topics for the day, housekeeping issues and a welcome to the audience
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Respiratory Skills TheatreWhen we see patients with recurrent "chest infections" it is important to clarify what is meant by this and consider important differentials and causes1. Understand common lower respiratory infections ... -
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Respiratory Skills TheatrePreschool wheeze is a common condition. Despite this, there is a lack of genuine consensus about how and when it should be treated. This session offers practical advice, based on what is known on how ... -
Respiratory Skills Theatre
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- Respiratory
Respiratory Skills TheatreSevere asthma can remain hidden within routine reviews, repeated exacerbations and patients with poor control. This session will show how primary care teams can use review data, prescribing patterns a ... -
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Respiratory Skills TheatreBreathlessness in older patients is often complex, with frailty, heart disease, deconditioning and respiratory conditions overlapping. This session will help clinicians think more broadly, recognise w ... -
- Practical skills
- Respiratory
Respiratory Skills Theatre
Allergy is common in primary care, but referral decisions are not always straightforward. This session will give clinicians a practical framework for identifying risk, managing common presentations an ... -
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Respiratory Skills TheatreSpirometry is only useful when the test is performed and interpreted well. This practical session will cover common errors, unreliable results, poor-quality traces and simple ways to improve confidenc ... -
Respiratory Skills TheatreThis will thank audience for attending and speakers - encourage attendance next yearNot applicable
