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PROGRAMME
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This event is made possible by sponsorship from organisations including pharmaceutical, med tech companies and service providers none of which have influenced the event agenda or the choice of speakers. Sessions delivered with input from these organisations are marked as such on the programme and include: Abbott, Chiesi, CHEC, Chiesi Ltd, Cura Leaf Laboratories, Gedeon Richter UK, Haemochromatosis UK, L'Oreal, Organon Pharma (UK) Limited, Reckitt Mead Johnson, Symprove Ltd, Theramex UK.
Stream A
Subfertility | Mental Health | Cardiovascular | Men's Health
plus sponsored sessions
Stream B
Dermatology | Women's Health | Neurodiversity | Oncology
plus sponsored sessions
09:00 - 09:05
Welcome from MIMS Learning & Chair’s Opening Address
Stream A
09:15 - 09:20
Welcome from MIMS Learning & Chair’s Opening Address
Stream B
09:05 - 09:50
Subfertility
Stream A
- Diagnosis
- Causes (including endometriosis)
- Investigations to conduct
- Referral options
09:20 - 10:05
Eye Eye! Common dermatology problems around the eye
Stream B
- Tips on recognition, diagnosis and management of common dermatological problems to be seen in the delicate peri-orbital skin
- Pointers for onward referral, including skin cancers
09:50 - 10:35
Session reserved
Stream A
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10:05 - 10:50
Session reserved
Stream B
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10:35 - 11:15 | Networking Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:45
Perinatal Mental Health Difficulties - How can primary care help?
Stream A
- The range of problems women and birth persons can experience in the perinatal period
- The impact of perinatal mental health difficulties on women, infants and families
- The range of management options in primary care
- The role of primary care, community care and community organisations in supporting women with perinatal mental health problems
11:15 - 12:00
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Stream B
- Causes
- Management options
- When to refer
11:45 - 12:30
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Stream A
12:00 - 12:45
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Stream B
12:30 - 13:45 | Lunch
13:30 - 14:15
Lipid management
Stream A
- Understanding the targets to aim for in primary and secondary prevention
- Increased understanding around the newer agents used in lipid management
- Recognising familial hypercholesterolaemia
13:45 - 14:30
Supporting neurodivergent patients in primary care
Stream B
By the end of the session it is hoped that you will gain insight into the following:
- Understand what is meant by neurodiversity
- Understand how neurodivergence may present in primary care
- Understand the impact of neurodivergence on your patient population
- Know how to support your neurodivergent patients
14:15 - 15:00
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Stream A
14:30 - 15:15
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Stream B
15:00 - 15:40 | Afternoon Coffee Break
15:25 - 16:10
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Stream A
15:40 - 16:10
Effective Contraception Counselling
Stream B
Attendees will be given an insight into how to effectively counsel women on a range of contraceptive options
16:10 - 16:55
Men’s sexual health and Lower Urinary Tract symptoms: What are the links? How do we manage them? And what are the beneficial off target benefits of PDE5 inhibitors?
Stream A
- Understand the basic definitions of LUTS
- Understand the aetiology
- Understand the link with erectile dysfunction
- Assessment
- Target treatment
- Who to refer
- Off target benefits of PDE5is
16:10 - 16:55
Diagnosing Haematological Cancers: What to look out for in a background of non-specific symptoms
Stream B
- This talk will cover the following areas: Haematological Cancers as a group are the 4th most common malignancy
- Like most malignancies they are more common with age
- The symptoms can be vague and difficult to discern if significant giving a diagnostic challenge in primary care
16:55 - 17:00
Chair’s Closing Comments
Stream A
16:55 - 17:00
Chair’s Closing Comments
Stream B