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08 - 09 October 2025
NEC Birmingham

Co-Located Events

GP Clinical Theatre 2

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GP Clinical Theatre 2 Programme

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09:25 09:30

Chair's opening remarks

GP Clinical Theatre 2

Chairperson

Aaliya Goyal, GP, Occupational Health Doctor, RCGP OH Special Interest Group Chair, Past Nationally Elected RCGP Council - Royal College of General Practitioners
09:30 10:00

The ADHD pathway: support for parents, patients, and clinicians

GP Clinical Theatre 2

Speakers

Dr Farnaaz Sharief MBE, GP, Senior Fellow (Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management) - Chief Executive, Manage Your Mind
10:15 10:45

Asthma guidance update for 2025 and beyond

GP Clinical Theatre 2

This session will cover highlights of the new British Asthma Guidance covering diagnosis and management and the implications for active clinicians working in primary care.1. Understand the new algorit ...

Speakers

Steve Holmes, GP Shepton Mallet, PCRS Policy Lead, Chair, Severn Faculty RCGP, Somerset ICB clinical respiratory lead. - Park Medical Practice
11:00 11:30

Uniting the Movement - Engaging Muslim communities in Sport and Physical Activity

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The NHS 10 year plan has a focus on prevention which links into tackling health inequalities for populations in areas of socio-economic deprivation. According to Sport England, Muslim communities are ...

Speakers

Aaliya Goyal, GP, Occupational Health Doctor, RCGP OH Special Interest Group Chair, Past Nationally Elected RCGP Council - Royal College of General Practitioners
11:45 12:15

Lipids Masterclass: Cracking the code on Cholesterol

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Speakers

Raj Thakkar, President - Primary Care Cardiovascular Society
13:45 14:15

Early onset type 2 diabetes and effective management

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Speakers

Nicole Green, Diabetes Education and Research Associate - Leicester Diabetes Centre (EDEN team)
14:30 15:15

Spotlight on the 10th most prevalent cancer, neuroendocrine cancer: A GPs Role in Early Detection

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This interactive Q&A session features a panel of patients and patient advocates sharing real-life experiences with neuroendocrine cancer, guided by a GP interviewer. Panel discussion will explore why ...

Speakers

Catherine Bouvier Ellis, CEO - Neuroendocrine Cancer UK

Hannah Cowling

Gordon Brown, General Practitioner ( retired ) - Neuroendocrine Cancer U.K.
15:30 16:00

Acne - an update

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Speakers

Julian Peace, Executive Chair - Primary Care Dermatology Society
16:15 16:45

Top Tips for Topical Calcineurin Inhibitors

GP Clinical Theatre 2

Speakers

Julian Peace, Executive Chair - Primary Care Dermatology Society
16:45 16:50

Chair's closing remarks

GP Clinical Theatre 2

Chairperson

Aaliya Goyal, GP, Occupational Health Doctor, RCGP OH Special Interest Group Chair, Past Nationally Elected RCGP Council - Royal College of General Practitioners

11:00 11:30

How to mend a woman's heart

GP Clinical Theatre 2

Speakers

Jim Moore, Past President - Primary Care Cardiovascular Society

Beverley Bostock, ANP in Long-term conditions - Primary Care Cardiovascular Society
13:15 14:00

HFpEF for primary care

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This session with discuss the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in primary care.To present prevalence and outcomes for people with HFpEF. ...

Speakers

Clare J Taylor MBE, Professor of General Practice - University of Birmingham
14:15 15:00

Harnessing innovation to transform heart failure care – the journey so far from Health Innovation Network

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Speakers

Libby Dawe (she/her), Project Manager - Health Innovation South West

Jo Murray, Associate Director Strategic Progects - Health Innovation Wessex

Lyndsey Hornby, Project Manager - Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber
15:15 15:45

LUCID - LLR Chronic Kidney Disease Delivery

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Speakers

Rupert Major, Associate Professor - University of Leicester

Tracey Jackman, Head of Innovation Programme Delivery - Health Innovation East Midlands