Best Practice Birmingham and Respiratory Professional Care are supported by the pharmaceutical and Med Tech industries via Grants, Sponsorship, and Exhibition packages. Sessions delivered with input from our supporters will always be marked on the programme.

A full list of confirmed supporters for Best Practice Birmingham and Respiratory Professional Care can be found here.

08 - 09 October 2025
NEC Birmingham

Co-Located Events

Respiratory Professional Care Conference Programme

Respiratory Professional Care conference programme is brought to you by CloserStill Media Limited (Organiser of Respiratory Professional Care), in association with our partners and sponsors. The views and opinions of the speakers are not necessarily those of CloserStill Media Limited or of our partners and sponsors.

AstraZeneca has provided a sponsorship towards this independent programme. AstraZeneca has had no editorial input into or control over the agenda, content development or choice of speakers, nor opportunity to influence except for the AstraZeneca sponsored symposia.

Respiratory Professional Care Conference Programme

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09:40 09:45

Chair's Opening Remarks

Respiratory Clinical Theatre

Chairperson

Steve Holmes, GP Shepton Mallet, PCRS Policy Lead, Chair, Severn Faculty RCGP, Somerset ICB clinical respiratory lead. - Park Medical Practice
09:45 10:30

Reserved session

Respiratory Clinical Theatre
10:45 11:30

Understanding and reducing winter pressures from respiratory diseases in primary care

Respiratory Clinical Theatre

Speakers

Gavin Jamie, Clinical Researcher, Oxford RCGP-Research and Surveillance Centre - University of Oxford

Simon de Lusignan, Director of Oxford-RCGP Research and Surveillance Centre - University of Oxford

Ash Sexton, Practice Liaison Officer and Research Facilitator - University of Oxford
12:00 13:00

Reserved session

Respiratory Clinical Theatre
13:30 14:30

Reserved session

Respiratory Clinical Theatre
14:45 15:15

Rhinitis: diagnosis and management

Respiratory Clinical Theatre

Speakers

Dermot Ryan, Honorary Clinical Research Fellow, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh - Director, International Primary Care Respiratory Group
15:30 16:00

Difficult to manage asthma

Respiratory Clinical Theatre

Speakers

Neil Banik, GP, Kent & Medway Respiratory Network, former Chair of Kent & Medway ICB Respiratory & Long Covid Services - Oaklands Health Centre
16:15 16:45

Pregnancy and respiratory problems

Respiratory Clinical Theatre

An update for people working in primary care on the management of respiratory problems in pre-conception, pregnancy and post natal phases

Speakers

Steve Holmes, GP Shepton Mallet, PCRS Policy Lead, Chair, Severn Faculty RCGP, Somerset ICB clinical respiratory lead. - Park Medical Practice
16:45 16:50

Chair's Closing Remarks

Respiratory Clinical Theatre

Chairperson

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

10:00 10:15

Chair's Opening Remarks

Respiratory Clinical Theatre

Chairperson

Mukesh Singh, GPwSI, Respiratory Lead, GP Partner - Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent ICB & Horse Fair Practice Group.
11:00 11:30

An update on COPD and new management in primary care

Respiratory Clinical Theatre

Speakers

Mukesh Singh, GPwSI, Respiratory Lead, GP Partner - Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent ICB & Horse Fair Practice Group.
11:45 12:15

The world’s first personalised Phrenic nerve stimulation to support independent breathing

Respiratory Clinical Theatre

Speakers

James Oakley, Founder - Keep Me Breathing

Martin Samuels, Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician - great ormond street hospital
14:00 14:30

COPD and comorbidities

Respiratory Clinical Theatre

People with COPD often present with or are at risk of other conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and heart failure. This session identifies shared causes of multimorbidity and offers an ...

Speakers

Beverley Bostock, ANP in Long-term conditions - Primary Care Cardiovascular Society
14:45 15:15

An update on National lung ca screening

Respiratory Clinical Theatre

The rTargetted lung health checks programme commenced in 2019, and over the last few years has been accelerating and improving outcomes for patients. Earlier on this year it was re-named the Lung cancer screening programme, the hope is to have national coverage by 2029.

Speakers

Imran Hussein, Respiratory consultant, clinical Director and lung cancer screening Lead - The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
15:30 16:00

Medicolegal issues in respiratory care

Respiratory Clinical Theatre

This session considers the medicolegal and bioethical principles of healthcare provision and applies these to respiratory care in the real world. Covering the use of guidelines, evidence, formularies ...

Speakers

Beverley Bostock, ANP in Long-term conditions - Primary Care Cardiovascular Society
16:00 16:05

Chair's Closing Remarks

Respiratory Clinical Theatre

Chairperson

Mukesh Singh, GPwSI, Respiratory Lead, GP Partner - Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent ICB & Horse Fair Practice Group.

10:10 10:15

Chair's Opening Remarks

Respiratory Skills Theatre

Chairperson

Mukesh Singh, GPwSI, Respiratory Lead, GP Partner - Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent ICB & Horse Fair Practice Group.
10:15 11:00

Managing breathlessness with Buteyko

Respiratory Skills Theatre

This session will give an overview of the evolution of Buteyko Breathing retraining in the NHS healthcare system, with its focus on physiological and evidence base. It will introduce what a healthy br ...

Speakers

Charlotte Wells, Clinical Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist - Buteyko Breathing Association

Claire Hepworth, Clinical Specialist Respiratory Paediatric Physiotherapist - Buteyko Breathing Association
11:15 11:45

Performing Spirometry and FeNO with primary care ARTP certification made easy

Respiratory Skills Theatre

Speakers

Joanne Hamilton, Respiratory Clinical Lead - Black Country and West Midlands Primary Care
13:00 13:30

From breath to beat: Optimising cardio-respiratory risk

Respiratory Skills Theatre

Speakers

Meredith Donaldson, Council Member - PCCS
14:00 14:30

High flow therapy in COPD and applications of vibrating mesh nebulisation

Respiratory Skills Theatre

In this session, a summary of evidence supporting applications of high flow therapy in patients with COPD will be provided and implementation of nebulisation through high flow therapy will be discusse ...

Speakers

Rebecca D'Cruz, Consultant Respiratory Physician - Lane Fox Respiratory Service, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
14:45 15:15

Early diagnosis and management of ILD

Respiratory Skills Theatre

Speakers

Salman Ghani, Respiratory Physician - University Hospitals Birmingham
15:30 16:15

Tips and tricks for managing sleep problems in primary care

Respiratory Skills Theatre

Speakers

Chirag Dave, Consultant Respiratory Physician - University Hospitals Birmingham
16:15 16:25

Chair's Closing Remarks

Respiratory Skills Theatre

Chairperson

Mukesh Singh, GPwSI, Respiratory Lead, GP Partner - Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent ICB & Horse Fair Practice Group.

10:00 10:45

Group asthma reviews

Respiratory Skills Theatre

Speakers

Rupa Joshi, Deputy Medical Director for Primary Care NHSSW and Primary Care Medical Directorate Lead for Group Clinics - British Society of Medicine Transformation Lead, GP Partner, Woodley Surgery

Alisha Jenkins, National Programme Manager - The Experience Led Care Programme

Beverley Bostock, ANP in Long-term conditions - Primary Care Cardiovascular Society
12:15 12:45

Children's asthma diagnosis and management

Respiratory Skills Theatre

Around 1 in 10 children has asthma but there may be some reluctance to make a diagnosis and 'label' a child. As a result, children with asthma may be at risk of symptoms and exacerbations because of a ...

Speakers

Beverley Bostock, ANP in Long-term conditions - Primary Care Cardiovascular Society
13:00 13:45

First-ever NICE-approved immunotherapy for airway allergy

Respiratory Skills Theatre

Speakers

Glenis Scadding, Honorary Consultant Physician in Allergy and Rhinology, Royal National ENT Hospital, London - Hon Associate Professor, Department of Immunity and Infection, University College, London
14:45 15:30

Identifying and diagnosing common sleep disorders in primary care (with a focus on insomnia)

Respiratory Skills Theatre

This session provides a structured introduction to the identification and diagnosis of common sleep disorders seen in primary care. Using case-based discussion, we will highlight how sleep issues present in day-to-day consultations and how to distinguish insomnia from other sleep conditions. The talk will focus on practical strategies that can be implemented immediately in practice, in line with the latest NICE guidance and clinical evidence. This will include the role of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), the limited role of medication, and clear referral criteria for secondary care or specialist services. The emphasis is on empowering clinicians with a straightforward, evidence-based framework to improve patient care.

Speakers

Eidn Mahmoudzadeh, GP with a Special Interest in Sleep Medicine - The Sleep Project / Barlow Medical Centre