09:00 - 09:15
Chair's Address
Stream 1
09:30 - 09:45
Chair's Address
Stream 2
10:00 - 10:45
Women's health hot topics
Stream 1
*Psychosexual medicine
*Urinary incontinence
10:30 - 11:15
Crystal disease (gout and pseudogout): common dilemmas and solutions in Primary Care
Stream 2
11:15 - 12:00
Respiratory sponsored session
Stream 1
This presentation has been organised and funded by Chiesi LTD. This meeting contains promotional content. Prescribing information is available at this meeting.
11:45 - 12:30
Managing Cow's Milk Allergy: First-line Practical Strategies for Primary Care
Stream 2
Mead Johnson has funded and supported the development of this presentation
This session will focus on the recognition, diagnosis and management of cows milk allergy in infants and children. This includes how to support families through the elimination diet and reintroduction challenge in non IgE mediated allergy as well ensuring nutritional adequacy of maternal and child exclusion. The session will also bust common myths associated with milk allergy such as the difference between cow's milk allergy and lactose intolerance and the use of alternative allergy tests.
Key learning objectives:
*Be able to differentiate between IgE mediated and non IgE mediated allergy cow's milk allergy
*Understand how to recognise symptoms and when allergy testing is appropriate
*Practical strategies to support families nutritionally when families are waiting dietitian review
*When onward referral is required and where to signpost to helpful resources
12:00 - 12:45
Management of people with depression in primary care
Stream 1
Chew-Graham will talk about the identification and management of people with depression in primary care, with reference to the updated NICE depression guidance. She will use 'cases' to illustrate key messages.
12:30 - 13:15
Planning for care towards the end of life
Stream 2
*When is it appropriate to start advance care planning
*How to initiate advance care planning discussions
*How to navigate challenging discussions regarding end of life wishes
*The impact of culture and faith on end of life decisions
13:45 - 14:30
Dermatology sponsored session
Stream 1
Sponsored by La Roche-Posay & CeraVe
14:15 - 15:00
Sponsored session
Stream 2
15:20 - 16:05
Diagnosis and management of prostate cancer
Stream 1
- The appropriate use of the PSA blood test
- How to identify men at risk
- The advances in diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer
- Penile rehabilitation after treatment
15:35 - 16:20
ENT emergencies
Stream 2
This will be an overview of common ENT emergencies that one may encounter in GP land and also, touch upon some of the ones that are not so common!
*What are the key tips to look out for and when and how to act!
*What not to do in some cases, when intervention in primary care can be hazardous
*Examples- Quinsy, epistaxis, foreign bodies, stridor, sudden hearing loss, nasal fracture, necrotizing otitis externa, Bell’s palsy, to mention some …
