9.00 am
Coffee and Registration
9.30 am
The Annual General Meeting of the Section of Medicine will take place immediately prior to the symposium to formally elect new Office bearers and members of Council :
9.35 am
An overview of Trans (sexual) Healthcare
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS OF Dr Sally Jewsbury, Consultant in Genitourinary Medicine, Manchester University NHS FT
Learning objectives:
- Gain an understanding of the healthcare journey for a patient to transition in England.
- Explore sexual and broader health inequalities in trans people
- Learn the key barriers and enablers to providing holistic care for trans and non binary people.
10.10 am
Tackling Health Inequalities in Provider Settings
Dr Simon Watts, Consultant in Public Health, Manchester University NHS FT
Outline of talk:
Simon will give an overview of health inequalities, what they are and what causes them. The talk will then explore how inequalities can be reduced in healthcare settings, arguing doing this is everyone’s business. As a result of the session attendees will have a better understanding of what health inequalities are and ways of reducing them.
10.45 am
Coffee
11.05 am
Diagnosis and Management of Epilepsy
Dr Rajiv Mohanraj, Consultant Neurologist, Salford Royal NHS FT and Manchester University NHS FT
Outline of talk:
I plan to talk about the diagnosis and management of epilepsy, highlighting specialist treatment options available at the Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences, including newest advances.
11.40 am
Unexpected Results
Professor Anne-Marie Kelly, Consultant Chemical Pathologist, Manchester University NHS FT
Learning objectives:
- Reflective testing can improve diagnostic efficiency
- Always check the patient’s full medical history
- Common symptoms can sometimes be due to rare causes
12.15 pm
Close
Approved by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom for
2 category 1 (external) CPD credit(s)