Programme

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The programme has been developed by the RCP New Consultants Committee. 

9:30am -
9:35am
9.35am - 11.00am

Session 1: Managing your time and developing your role

Consider how to maintain your personal and professional development in a new role and join us for some ‘essential new consultant tips’ on appraisal and revalidation and job planning. RCP registrar, Professor Cathryn Edwards, will also be joining us for the panel discussion.
Chair Dr Laura Watkins
Dr Laura Watkins
RCP New Consultants Committee representative – co-opted role, flexible working group
Speaker Dr Ruth Law
Dr Ruth Law
RCP censor

Life after the e-portfolio - continuing professional and personal development as a consultant

Speaker Dr Zaheer Mangera
Dr Zaheer Mangera
Respiratory consultant

Appraisal and revalidation

Speaker Dr Darshan Kumar
Dr Darshan Kumar
Clinical director

Job planning

Speaker Professor Cathryn Edwards
Professor Cathryn Edwards
RCP registrar
11:00am - Comfort break (10 minutes)
11:10am
11.10am - 12.15pm

Session 2: Complaints, serious incidents and coroners

There may be the need to manage challenging situations as a new consultant, and this session will offer guidance on handling complaints and provide practical advice for attending your first coroners court.
Chair Dr Emma Burkitt-Wright
Dr Emma Burkitt-Wright
RCP New Consultants Committee representative – co-opted role, commissioning
Speaker Dr Sean Weaver
Dr Sean Weaver
Medical director for quality and safety, University Hospitals Dorset; deputy medical director, Royal College of Physicians; invited review service; consultant gastroenterologist

Dealing with complaints and serious incidents as a new consultant

Speaker Dr Richard Porter
Dr Richard Porter
Consultant in ICU and adult ECMO ITAPS, deputy clinical director, medical examiner

My tips for attending the coroner's court

Speaker Rebecca Broughton
Rebecca Broughton
Head of learning from deaths
12:15pm - Lunch break (30 minutes)
12:45pm
12.45pm - 2.20pm

Session 3: Making changes and improving services

In this innovative session we’ll investigate NHS structure and finance; offer some case-based insight into successful business proposals and some possible challenges; and consider how to manage user burnout on digital systems. Those more established in their role may find this session most beneficial but all are welcome and encouraged to watch live or on-demand.
Chair Dr Shuaib Quraishi
Dr Shuaib Quraishi
RCP New Consultants Committee representative – South London
Speaker Dr Frankie Swords
Dr Frankie Swords
Executive medical director, Norfolk and Waveney integrated care board

ICBs and ICPs – what they all mean and how to get what you need out of them

Speaker Martina Yanga
Martina Yanga
Head of medical education and training, NHS England leadership education fellow

Business case for developing a new service: frailty front door service at St Helier Hospital

Speaker Dr Mohamed ELOKL
Dr Mohamed ELOKL
Consultant in geriatric medicine

Business case for developing a new service: frailty front door service at St Helier Hospital

Speaker Dr Anne Kinderlerer
Dr Anne Kinderlerer
RCP digital health clinical lead

How to use digital systems to improve safety and reduce burnout

12.45pm - 2.00pm

Session 4: Starting out - your first steps

Aimed at those at the very early stages of new consultancy, or at the final stages of training, this session will provide some personal reflection on choosing a place of work, thoughts on acting up and some top tips when starting out.
Chair Dr Laura Pugh
Dr Laura Pugh
New Consultants Committee representative – East Midlands North and South
Speaker Dr Katie Honney
Dr Katie Honney
RCP New Consultants Committee chair and representative for Eastern

What happened next....

Speaker Dr Kerri Ramsay
Dr Kerri Ramsay
Acting consultant in geriatrics

Acting up: a natural transition or a leap of faith?

Speaker Dr Aarij Siddiqui
Dr Aarij Siddiqui
Consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist

New consultants – top tips

2:20pm - Comfort break (10 minutes)
2:30pm
2.30pm - 4.05pm

Session 5: Leadership and excellence

Leadership is an essential skill for new consultants. Whether that’s developing as an educational supervisor or attaining senior positions throughout your career.
Chair Dr Aidan O’Neill
Dr Aidan O’Neill
RCP New Consultants Committee deputy chair and representative for Northern Ireland
Speaker Dr Huda Mahmoud
Dr Huda Mahmoud
Consultant nephrologist and general internal medicine physician, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

The life of an educational supervisor

Speaker Sir Andrew Goddard
Sir Andrew Goddard
Immediate past RCP president

The good, the bad and the ugly - observations on leadership

Speaker Dr Nibu Thomas
Dr Nibu Thomas
Consultant and clinical director, stroke service, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A year in the life of a new clinical director

4:05pm - Comfort break (10 minutes)
4:15pm
4.15pm - 4.45pm

Session 6: The workforce of the future

The RCP Medical Workforce Unit share current trends within the NHS, followed by a live panel discussion on the modern day workforce and how you can offer support as a new consultant.
Chair Dr Katie Honney
Dr Katie Honney
RCP New Consultants Committee chair and representative for Eastern
Speaker Dr Sarah Logan
Dr Sarah Logan
Director of RCP Medical Workforce Unit, consultant in infectious diseases and general medicine, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The workforce of the future

Speaker Dr Aidan O’Neill
Dr Aidan O’Neill
RCP New Consultants Committee deputy chair and representative for Northern Ireland
4.15pm - 4.45pm

Session 7: Looking after yourself and others

We hope this on-demand session will offer some support to your wellbeing and offer some tips for supporting yourself and your trainees.
Chair Dr James Norman
Dr James Norman
Inclusion health and general internal medicine consultant
Speaker Dr Caroline Elton
Dr Caroline Elton
Occupational and counselling psychologist
Speaker Dr Latif Raiyan Rahman
Dr Latif Raiyan Rahman
Chief Registrar, specialist medicine, University Hospitals Leicester
Speaker Dr Jeenat Khan
Dr Jeenat Khan
Specialty doctor in geriatrics and stroke medicine, SubDean clinical lecturer, Queens University Belfast
Speaker Dr Rifca Le Dieu
Dr Rifca Le Dieu
Consultant in haemato-oncology
4:45pm - End of conference
Please note that any presentations shown at this event have been produced by the individual speakers. As such they are not owned by, and do not necessarily represent the views of, the RCP.