Standard fee £225.00

Course objectives:
This conference highlights recent key developments in the diagnosis and management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) following publication of updated National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance on COPD and the national Clinical Strategy consultation.

Speakers will summarise new recommendations on the best multi-disciplinary management of COPD in primary and secondary care. Important changes relate to new diagnostic criteria for COPD, changes to the classification of severity of airflow obstruction, the need for multi-dimensional severity assessment, a new algorithm for inhaled drug treatments, and the value of early pulmonary rehabilitation. The conference will also address key priorities for implementation of NICE guidance, emerging drug therapies and future research recommendations.

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Standard fee £225

RCP Fellows, Members of BSRM, Trainees and Allied health care professionals £175

RCP Subscribing Members £165

RCP Retired Fellows £75

Full time medical students £50

Course objectives:
Update on the needs of people with long-term neurological conditions
Renewed focus on the NSF standards, as a key to improved services - with specific focus on rehabilitation aspects (Quality Requirements 4, 5, 6 and 10)
Review of evidence base
Update on implementation; best-practice models
Review of Commissioning issues

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Standard fee £225

RCP Fellows, Members of BCS, Members of BSH, Trainees and Allied health care professionals £175

RCP Subscribing Members £165

RCP Retired Fellows £75

Full time medical students £50

Course objectives:
This symposium aims to update clinicians on the current state of heart failure in the UK. It will cover the size of the problem and recent mortality data for hospitalised patients from National Audits. Potential ways of improving the situation will be identified by outlining the latest NICE Guidance and highlighting novel technologies which may help. Ways of reorganising care to optimise the “Acute Track” for heart failure patients will also be discussed.

This symposium, presented by leaders in heart failure in the UK, provides an excellent forum for clinicians involved in heart failure care to be updated on the main issues and potential solutions to the problem of heart failure in the UK today.

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£550

Course objectives:
This 3 day course aims to provide delegates with a core understanding of the mnagement of common foot and ankle problems.  Places are limited to 28 delegates so book early!

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£60 for half day session or £100 for whole day

Course objectives:
Statistics is a science that cannot be learnt off by heart and is an important part of the intercollegiate fellowship exam.

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Course objectives:
Very recent experience from conflict in Afghanistan will be discussed. Special emphasis will be placed on lessons learned and specifically on lessons that may benefit NHS patients. The management of severe ballistic injury will be described by experts in the field. The developments from previous conflicts will be discussed in the afternoon session. This will enable progress made in this field over recent years to be discussed.

Delegates will achieve a full understanding of the complex nature of ballistic trauma. Clinical problems will be discussed in detail. Decision making, priority assessment and treatment planning will all be discussed. The specific role of team working will be emphasised.

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£785

Course objectives:
To be aware of the anatomical consideratins for the following operations

Blepharoplasty
Rhinoplasty
Otoplasty
Face Lift
Neck Lift
Brow Lift

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£425

Course objectives:
To inform candidates about the MFDS Part 2 Examination, Provide revision of topics covered in the syllabus and give the opportunity to participate in a mock examination.

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£585.00

Course objectives:
Aims: to augment knowledge, and to facilitate the understanding and learning of clinically applied anatomy with hands-on, 3-dimensional experience and discussion.
Objectives:  revise the anatomy of the body, in regions, with prosections; apply anatomy to clinical examination and to radiological investigations; to gain confidence in the recognition of structures and their relationships; to focus on the core functional, and clinically relevant anatomy for surgical trainees; to gain experience in presentation techniques for oral examinations.

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£585.00

Course objectives:
To instil core surgical skills at the very start of a surgeon’s training by teaching the correct basic techniques used surgery such as Handling instruments, Knot tying, Core biopsy as well as wound management including wound debridement and drainage of abscess.

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