Key advances in the diagnosis and management of: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Thursday 1 November 2007
Venue: Queen's University Belfast, University Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NN
The aim of this one day conference is to inform those attending of the key advances in the diagnosis, identification and management of COPD. This will be set in the context of epidemiology of COPD and recent initiatives in Northern Ireland and other parts of the UK to deliver high quality care for patients with this condition.
Registration Details:
Fellow: £95
Retired Fellow: £55
RSM Student Member (limited first 10 applicants): £25
Allied Health Professional: £85
Nurse: £85
Trainee: £55
Non-Fellow: £140
CPD: 5 credits
Key advances in the diagnosis and management of: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
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9.25 am |
Registration and coffee |
9.45 am |
Welcome address |
| Professor Michael Finch, Sub-Dean Ireland Region, Royal Society of Medicine | |
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Session one: |
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| Chair:Professor Stuart Elborn, Consultant Physician, Belfast City Hospital & Queens' University, Belfast | |
9.50 am |
Definitions, epidemiology and diagnosis of COPD |
| Dr Joe MacMahon, Consultant Physician, Belfast City Hospital | |
10.10 am |
Pathogenesis of COPD |
| Professor Gerry McElvaney, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, Dublin | |
10.40 am |
Infection of COPD |
| Dr Joe Kidney, Consultant Physician, Mater Hospital, Crumlin Road, Belfast | |
11.00 am |
Discussion |
11.20 am |
Coffee |
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Session two: |
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| Chair:Dr Joe MacMahon, Consultant Physician, Belfast City Hospital | |
11.40 am |
Systemic effects of COPD |
| Dr Denis Shale, Cardiff University, Llanndough Hospital, Cardiff | |
12.05 pm |
Screening in General Practice |
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12.30 pm |
Non-drug treatments |
| Brenda O'Neill, Lecturer / Practitioner, Institute of Rehabilitation, University of Ulster | |
12.50 pm |
Discussion |
1.00 pm |
Lunch |
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Session three: |
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| Chair:Dr Gerrard Daly, Altnagelvin Hospital | |
2.00 pm |
Treating COPD: what are the important outcomes? |
| Dr Lorcan McGarvey, Consultant Physician, Royal Victoria Hospital | |
2.20 pm |
Oxygen Therapy |
| (tbc) | |
2.40 pm |
Northern Ireland Respiratory Framework and COPD |
| Dr Carolyn Harper, Consultant in Public Health, Northern Health & Social Services Board | |
3.00 pm |
NSF for COPD in England |
| Dr Wisia Wedzicha, London | |
3.40 pm |
Discussion |
4.00 pm |
Closing remarks |
| Professor Michael Finch, Sub-Dean Ireland Region, Royal Society of Medicine | |
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We are most grateful to Professor Stuart Elborn who assembled this programme for the Royal Society of Medicine |
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Please note normal terms and conditions do not apply. A 7 day cancellation policy applies to this meeting. |
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