Respiratory
Wednesday, 07 February 2024
09:30 - 10:25
Chair's Opening Remarks followed by Obstructive sleep apnoea
Dr Roger Henderson, General Practitioner
Dr Chris Turnbull, Respiratory Consultant and Honorary Researcher, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & University of Oxford
10:40 - 11:25
Session details coming soon
11:40 - 12:25
Getting asthma right for adolescents and adults in 2024
Joanne Hamilton, Lead Respiratory Nurse, Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Asthma background, diagnosis and management and the impact of SABA over-reliance.
How new treatments and ways of working for adolescents and adults fit in to guidelines.
Managing asthma patients: Putting evidence into practice
This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca, intended for UK HCPs only
AstraZeneca UK
12:45 - 13:30
Lung cancer - Diagnosis, management and the role of the GP
Dr Murugesan Raja, GP, GP Trainer - Hope Citadel, Associate Medical Director, Manchester, NHS GM, Clinical Lead Respiratory Medicine
how not to miss it (ie pointers in the history/exam)
how to investigate
where are we with screening?
14:00 - 14:45
Managing COPD patients: the prevalence and burden of co-morbidities in COPD
Paddy McShane, Respiratory Consultant, Altnagelvin Hospital, Western Health & Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland
COPD burden and the risk of premature mortality
Uncontrolled COPD might increase the risk of cardiopulmonary events.
Managing COPD patients, guidelines, and pharmacotherapy
This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca, intended for UK HCPs only
AstraZeneca UK
15:00 - 15:45
Session details coming soon
16:00 - 16:45
Optimising the use of antibiotics for respiratory infections in primary care: an evidence update
Dr Alastair Hay, GP and Professor of Primary Care, Concord Medical Centre, Bristol and the University of Bristol
16:45
Conference ends