Events & Training

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08.30-09.10                 Arrival, refreshments chance to Network with colleagues and speak with Pharmaceutical Sponsors

09.10-09.15                 Welcome and introduction (Tony Wright (Chair of SGPET), Anne Marie Young, Steve Holmes, – vice chairs SGPET with Janet Fallon (Consultant Respiratory Physician, MPH)

09.15-10.00                 Asthma update – what is new in asthma diagnosis and management

(Drew Davies, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Musgrove Park Hospital)

10.00-10.45                 COPD update – what is new in COPD diagnosis and management.

                                    (James Davidson, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Musgrove Park Hospital)

10.45-11.15                 Coffee Break

11.15-12.00                 Top Tips in Managing Wheezy Children – and Red Flags

                                    (Nerys Benyon, Consultant Paediatrician, MPH, Dawn Bradley, Specialist Paediatric Respiratory Nurse, MPH)

12.00-12:30                 Hot Topics
1. Smoking is still important (Kate Anderson, Public Health Somerset)
2. TB Update for Somerset (Kim Aspinall, Lead Nurse)

12:30-13:30                 Lunch and discussion for networking
 

13:30-15.00                 Hot Topics

1. Pulmonary Rehabilitation part of the most important ‘Triple Therapy’ (Tom Thick, Lead for PR programme, Somerset)
2. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea – a hidden problem (Phil Raines, Consultant Respiratory Physician, YDH)
3. Respiratory Community Team (Leanne Guile, Lead Nurse for Service, Somerset Foundation Trust)
4. Pathways to pick up lung cancer earlier (Dr Martha Manning, Earlier Cancer Diagnosis Lead GP, Somerset Foundation Trust)
5. ILD and Bronchiectasis – what to look out for? (Emily Johnstone Consultant Physiotherapist, MPH, Lisa Lindfield)
6.  BTS Cough Guidelines for Primary Care (Steve Holmes, GP, Shepton Mallet)

15.00-15.10                 Closing Remarks

                                    (SGPET Educators)