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MIMS LEARNING LIVE NORTH PROGRAMME

26TH NOVEMBER 2025 | LIVERPOOL

This event is made possible by sponsorship from organisations including pharmaceutical companies, med tech companies and service providers, none of which have influenced the event agenda, content development or the choice of speakers, except for the sponsored symposia presentations. Sessions delivered with input from our supporters will always be marked on the programme and a list of all sponsors can be found here.


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STREAM A

STREAM B

STREAM C

Open doors - Registration

08:00 - 09:05

09:00 - 09:15

Welcome from Pat Anderson, editor, followed by chair's opening remarks

Stream A

09:00 - 09:15

Chair’s opening remarks

Stream B

09:00 - 09:15

Chair’s opening remarks

Stream C

09:15 - 10:00

CVRM: Chair-led Fireside Chat + Audience Q&A on Cardiology.

Stream A

Professor Raj Thakkar

GP Partner

primary care lead of Oxford AHSN, honorary visiting professor at Cardiff University Medical School and president of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society

Dr Eduard Shantsila

GP and head of Department of Primary Care and Mental Health

Liverpool University

This fireside chat brings together an experienced GP with a clinical colleague for a focused discussion of key clinical challenges and dilemmas faced by GPs. Questions will be invited from delegates.

09:15 - 10:00

Women’s health: Chair-led Fireside Chat + Audience Q&A : Key questions on menopause.

Stream B

Dr Olivia Hum

GP, accredited menopause specialist, and co-director of Myla Health

Dr Lindsey Thomas

Director, Primary Care Women’s Health Society

GPwER women’s health and GP, Sheffield

This fireside chat brings together an experienced GP with a clinical colleague for a focused discussion of key clinical challenges and dilemmas faced by GPs. Questions will be invited from delegates.

09:15 - 10:00

Dermatology: Chair-led Interactive Fireside Chat + Audience Q&A: Dermatology case discussion.

Stream C

Dr Stephanie Gallard

Dermatology GPSI, PCDS Executive Committee member, and Dermatology Educator

Dr S. Ahsan Raza

GP, with a special interest in dermatology

Lancashire

This fireside chat brings together an experienced GP with a clinical colleague for a focused discussion of key clinical challenges and dilemmas faced by GPs. Questions will be invited from delegates.

10:00 - 10:45

Dermatology

Stream A

10:00 - 10:45

Gastroenterology

Stream B

Amy Gittins

Registered Dietitian

Importance of the gut microbiome and potential role of probiotics.

10:00 - 10:45

Women's Health: Navigating contraceptive conundrums in the current landscape.

Stream C

Dr Jennifer Peters

GP champion for sexual health

Liverpool

- Review the latest contraception guidelines, addressing clinical concerns that have emerged.  


- Enhance counselling skills for patient-centred contraception provision.

- Explore practical application through case studies.

Coffee Break

10:45 - 11:15

Visit a vibrant and informative exhibition space featuring various companies, from pharmaceutical to pension consultants, fostering meaningful networking between healthcare professionals and suppliers while showcasing innovative products and solutions.

11:15 - 12:00

Ophthalmology: Acute eye conditions: when to manage and when to refer.

Stream A

Miss Sajeevika Amarakoon

Consultant ophthalmologist

Bristol Eye Hospital

- Common eye conditions in adults and children.

- Educating GPs about what they can manage themselves and when they should seek specialist input.

11:15 - 12:00

Paediatrics: Childhood bugs and drugs: a paediatric infectious diseases update. (Welcome from Pat Anderson, editor of MIMS Learning)

Stream B

Dr Justin Penner

Paediatric infectious diseases consultant

St Mary's Hospital, London

  • Review treatment recommendations for common paediatric infectious disease syndromes: pharyngitis, otitis media, pneumonia, UTIs.

  • Explore the resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases with a focus on measles.

  • Develop an approach to lymphadenopathy.

  • Discuss inflammatory and other mimickers of childhood infection.

  • Recognise maternal-fetal infections, avoiding missed opportunities in the diagnosis of congenital infections.

11:15 - 12:00

Neurology: Diagnosis and management of migraine.

Stream C

Dr Deborah Kerr

GPwER for National Migraine Centre

GP, Kings Langley Surgery

  • Symptoms.

  • Differentials.

  • Red flags.

  • GP management.

  • When to refer.


12:00 - 12:20

Prostate Cancer

Stream A

Dr Qizhi Huang

Prostate Cancer in Practice.

 - Explore key risk factors and health inequalities.

 - Assess the need for Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) blood testing.​

 - Understand the modern diagnostic pathway and DRE limitations.


12:00 - 12:30

Women's Health

Stream B

Dr Jennifer Peters

GP champion for sexual health

Liverpool

Contraceptive Counselling Best Practices


“An insight into how to effectively counsel women from a range of contraceptive options”

12:00 - 12:45

TBC

Stream C

Lunch

12:45 - 14:00

View the GP Business Hub Agenda and Lunchtime Presentations here.

Visit a vibrant and informative exhibition space featuring various companies, from pharmaceutical to pension consultants, fostering meaningful networking between healthcare professionals and suppliers while showcasing innovative products and solutions.

14:00 - 14:45

Women's Health: Navigating oral HRT in modern menopause management.

Stream A

Dr Lindsey Thomas

Director, Primary Care Women’s Health Society

GPwER women’s health and GP, Sheffield

- Oral hormone replacement therapy as an effective treatment for menopausal symptoms. An overview of the advantages and disadvantages.  


- The type of progestogen can influence safety. Some progestogens have a lower risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and breast cancer compared to others.  

- A personalised approach is essential in menopause case.

14:00 - 14:45

Respiratory: The Burden of COPD & the Importance of Treating the Large and Small Airways.

Stream B

Dr Biswajit Chakrabarti

Respiratory Consultant Physician

Aintree University Hospital , Liverpool

- The importance of small airways and the consequences of small airways disease.


- Reaching the small airways.


- COPD Management.


14:00 - 14:45

Dermatology: Scalp Disorders: target areas in dermatology. (Welcome from Pat Anderson, editor of MIMS Learning).

Stream C

Dr Stephanie Gallard

Dermatology GPSI, PCDS Executive Committee member, and Dermatology Educator

At the end of this presentation delegates should know more about:

- Scalp disorders commonly encountered in Primary Care.

- Diagnosis and management optimising patient experience.

Afternoon Coffee Break

14:45 - 15:15

15:15 - 16:00

Musculoskeletal disorders: Back pain in primary care and screening for inflammatory conditions.

Stream A

Dr Louise Warburton

GP and medical lead for the musculoskeletal service

NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin

  • Recognise red flag presentations of back pain.

  • Pointers to other commonly occurring causes of back pain.

  • How to recognise inflammatory back pain and the significance of this.


15:15 - 16:00

Mental health: Managing physical health in people with severe mental illness.

Stream B

Dr Helen Pears

Consultant psychiatrist

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Managing the physical health of people with severe mental illness (SMI) can be challenging. In this session we will look at:


  • The effect of having SMI on physical health- the case for assertive physical health care to this group.

  • The effect of having SMI on access to physical health care- tips on improving access for this group.

  • Interactions and side effects of mental health medications.


15:15 - 16:00

Early cancer diagnosis

Stream C

Dr Owen Carter

GP in London

National clinical advisor at Macmillan

  • Key principles of early diagnosis.

  • Barrier of the above and how to overcome.

  • The future.

Chair’s Closing Comments

16:00 - 16:05

Conference Close

16:05

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This event is made possible by sponsorship from organisations including pharmaceutical companies, med tech companies and service providers who have provided sponsorship towards this independent programme. They have had no editorial input or control over the agenda, content development or choice of speakers, nor opportunity to influence except for the marked sponsored symposia. Sessions delivered with input from these organisations are marked as such on the programme and a list of all sponsors can be found here.


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