9:15am - 10:15am
Session 1: opening plenary
Our opening plenary session aims to debunk the myth that you should be superheroes and leave you with a refreshed confidence that your med reg years are simply the start of your learning journey. The talk will be followed by a panel discussion where physicians at varying stages of their careers share their thoughts.
Dr Mariyam Adam
Bio coming soon.
Dr Zack Ferguson
Dr Zack Ferguson is a newly appointed consultant acute physician at Frimley Health NHS Trust and an honorary clinical lecturer at University College London. Zack has a long-standing interest in improving the quality of postgraduate training and completed his MSc research on the transition from medical senior house officer to medical registrar.
Dr Zack Ferguson
Consultant acute physician, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Superhero fatigue: debunking the Med Reg myth
Dr (Janita) Yee Tin Lit
Dr Janita Lit is a resident doctor in internal medicine training year 3 in the Kent, Surrey and Sussex deanery, currently working at Frimley Park Hospital. She completed her medical degree at the University of Southampton in 2021. Outside clinical medicine, her interests lie in medical education, fostering meaningful mentorships and widening access. This year, she has stepped up as a medical registrar at a very busy district general hospital and has been learning a lot.
Dr (Janita) Yee Tin Lit
IMT3 Resident doctor, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Revati Naran
Dr Revati Naran is a specialty registrar in respiratory / general internal medicine in London with a long-standing commitment to medical education. Revati undertook an out-of-programme experience during registrar training as a clinical teaching fellow in respiratory medicine at the Royal Free Hospital, and she holds a master’s in medical education, for which her thesis explored resident doctors’ perspectives on the role of the medical registrar. She remains actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, curriculum development and mentorship alongside her clinical training.
Dr Revati Naran
Speciality registrar in respiratory medicine, Barts Health NHS Trust
Dr Graeme Burt
Dr Graeme Burt is on the acute care common stem (ACCS) internal medicine training programme, currently in CT3, which is equivalent to IMT2. Graeme completed his pre-clinical training at the University of St Andrews before graduating in medicine from the University of Manchester. He moved to Edinburgh in 2021 to begin foundation training and subsequently progressed directly into ACCS internal medicine training. He has developed broad experience across acute and general medicine, with particular interests in intensive care and renal medicine. He is now approaching an exciting stage in his career as he prepares to transition into the role of medical registrar and take on greater clinical responsibility.
Dr Graeme Burt
CT3 (ACCS-internal medicine), NHS Lothian
10:15am
- Comfort break - please choose your next session
10:35am - 12:15pm
Session 2: Older patients presenting acutely
This session will focus on the acute presenting older patient. Including talks on managing surgical patients with multimorbidity and stroke.
This session will run in parallel with session 3. We recommend you choose which session you’d like to watch live, and which session you will watch on-demand at a later date.
Dr Hannah Parker
Bio coming soon.
Dr Guy Slabbert
Bio coming soon.
Dr Ella Sherman
Bio coming soon.
10:35am - 12:15pm
Session 3: Mixed specialty session
This session covers a range of acute presenting scenarios across the specialties including severe asthma, congenital heart disease and acute kidney injury.
This session will run in parallel with session 2. We recommend you choose which session you’d like to watch live, and which session you will watch on-demand at a later date.
Dr Alice Cole
Dr Alice Cole is a resident in rheumatology and general internal medicine based in north-east and north central London. She is interested in improving residents’ satisfaction across training and curriculum development, having previously represented resident doctors at a regional level on the specialty training committee. She is currently an education fellow at the RCP and an observer on the Resident Doctor Committee.
Dr Alice Cole
Clinical education fellow, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Stephen Joseph
Dr Stephen Joseph is a respiratory registrar in north, central and east London. He is one of the co-chairs of the RCP’s Resident Doctor Committee, and has a particular focus on trying to improve the quality of medical training. He hopes that you find the talk useful, and would be very happy to hear directly from any doctor who has questions, suggestions or concerns about medical training in the UK.
Dr Stephen Joseph
ST6 respiratory registrar, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Acute asthma and the acute take
Dr Sam Fitzsimmons
Dr Sam Fitzsimmons is a consultant cardiologist in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) at the University Hospital Southampton. Sam also subspecialises in pulmonary hypertension and maternal cardiology. Working within a tertiary surgical ACHD centre, she delivers an ACHD on-call service for emergency admissions, inpatient care, routine outpatient follow-up, intra-operative imaging and post-surgical care, as well as specialist clinics in pulmonary hypertension and maternal cardiology. She holds an honorary senior clinical lecturer post with the University of Southampton. She is passionate about teaching and, in particular, is enthusiastic about helping to demystify congenital heart disease for non-specialists to improve patient care. Dr Fitzsimmons is well published in peer-reviewed journals, cardiology textbooks and specialist guidelines.
Dr Sam Fitzsimmons
Consultant cardiologist in adult congenital heart disease, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Common ACHD presentations for the non-specialist – tips and tricks
12:15pm
- Lunch break (45 minutes)
1pm - 2:10pm
Session 4: Mixed specialty session
This session explores the management of hyperglycaemic emergencies, including DKA and HHS, alongside a case-based exploration of how to support your acute presenting pregnant patient.
This session will run in parallel with session 5. We recommend you choose which session you’d like to watch live, and which session you will watch on-demand at a later date.
Dr Dominic Oduro-Donkor
Dr Dominic Oduro-Donkor is a specialist registrar (ST6) in diabetes, endocrinology and general internal medicine at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, where he also serves as chief registrar. He works closely with senior leaders and resident doctors to enhance clinical training, workforce engagement and service delivery across the trust. His academic and clinical interests include diabetes care and diabetes technology, and he is actively involved in teaching, mentoring and supporting resident doctors as they progress into more senior roles. Alongside his clinical and leadership responsibilities, he has contributed to research and quality improvement initiatives across diabetes, endocrinology and general medicine. He is passionate about integrating bedside practice, education and innovation to improve patient care and develop the future medical workforce.
Dr Dominic Oduro-Donkor
Diabetes and endocrinology specialist registrar, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Glycaemic emergencies on the acute take: what the medical registrar needs to know
Dr Ailie Young
Dr Ailie Young is a newly appointed consultant acute physician in Victoria Hospital, NHS Fife with a special interest in obstetric medicine, and a trainee representative for the Society for Acute Medicine.
Dr Ailie Young
Consultant acute physician, NHS Fife
The breathless pregnant patient
1pm - 2:10pm
Session 5: Mixed specialty session
This is a multi-specialty session covering haematology and oncology. Speakers will explore when to request clotting tests and how to interpret abnormal results, alongside the recognition and management of chemotherapy‑related complications.
This session will run in parallel with session 4. We recommend you choose which session you’d like to watch live, and which session you will watch on-demand at a later date
Dr Cathy Farrelly
Bio coming soon.
Dr Tom Wells FRCP
Bio coming soon.
Dr Tom Wells FRCP
Complications with systemic anti-cancer therapies
2:10pm
- Comfort break - please choose your next session
2:30pm - 3:40pm
Session 6: Gastroenterology
This gastroenterology session covers the recognition and management of liver emergencies, alongside the assessment and treatment of iron deficiency and anaemia.
This session will run in parallel with session 7. We recommend you choose which session you’d like to watch live, and which session you will watch on-demand at a later date.
Dr Sarah-Jane Harris
Bio coming soon.
Dr Gaurav Nigam
Bio coming soon.
Dr Gaurav Nigam
Iron deficiency and anaemia on the acute take
2:30pm - 3:40pm
Session 7: Neurology
This neurology session covers the management of seizures, alongside a neurological approach to the acutely confused patient.
This session will run in parallel with session 6. We recommend you choose which session you’d like to watch live, and which session you will watch on-demand at a later date.
Dr Guleed Adan
Bio coming soon.
3:40pm
- Comfort break (10 minutes)
3:50pm - 5:15pm
Session 8: Professional skills
Worried about transitioning into the med reg role? The final session aims to support your decision making and clinical reasoning, provide you with some top tips for managing the administration burden of the role, and leave you thinking about the importance of civility for your wellbeing and your patient outcomes.
Dr Muha Hassan
Dr Muha Hassan is an IMT3 doctor, RCP associate college tutor and regional trainee representative for the West Midlands Deanery. In these roles, she has actively supported resident doctors and contributed to initiatives aimed at improving postgraduate training. Her professional interests include endocrinology and global health policy, particularly in relation to non-communicable diseases.
Dr Muha Hassan
IMT3, South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Nicola Cooper
Professor of medical education and honorary consultant physician, University of Nottingham; University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Nicola Cooper is a professor of medical education and an honorary consultant physician at the University of Nottingham. Nicola’s clinical work is in acute internal medicine at Royal Derby Hospital. She is editor of the ABC of clinical reasoning (2023) and chair of a not-for-profit, the UK Clinical Reasoning in Medical Education group (www.creme.org.uk).
Professor Nicola Cooper
Professor of medical education and honorary consultant physician, University of Nottingham; University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Anna Baverstock
Dr Anna Baverstock is a consultant community paediatrician from Somerset. She is also an associate medical director for wellbeing and leadership, a coach, mediator and Schwartz facilitator. Her most recent work has looked at how we can restructure our medical leadership teams to enable kind, compassionate, safe, innovative care by design and system changes. The best way to support individual wellbeing, alongside individual strategies, is to support leaders to lead in a kind, compassionate, inclusive way to enable all to thrive. Anna works with Doctors Training on teaching workshops and is a member of Civility Saves Lives.
Dr Anna Baverstock
Paediatrician and associate medical director for leadership and wellbeing, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Civility in the workplace
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