Events
Dewar Centenary: Conference 19th May
A major project is underway to celebrate the centenary of the Dewar Report of 1912. Dewar, along with his committee, undertook a review of healthcare in Scotland’s Highlands & Islands, which resulted in a revolutionary scheme to safeguard recruitment, retention and recognition of rural general practice in these areas. It is credited as providing a blueprint for the NHS, which was subsequently founded in 1948.
As part of these celebrations, a one-day conference in Inverness has been organised for Saturday 19th May. An exciting programme of short presentations by doctors and historians will include a re-enactment of scenes from the collection of evidence that happened 100 years ago. This mini-play was first performed at the Highland Medical Society GP evening and proved to be very popular with the audience, generating much enthusiastic discussion.
Further information on the conference, including a downloadable programme, is available on the Dewar Centenary website at the link below:
http://www.dewarcentenary.org.
Registration is free: details from the website above. The conference will be open to anyone with an interest in the subject, so feel free to invite friends and family too, and spread the word in your area.
3rd EURIPA Rural Health Forum
Island of Pag
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the 3rd EURIPA Rural Health Invitational Forum will now be held on the island of Pag, Croatia, instead of the original venue Porto.
A website detailing the programme and travel details is currently being put together at http://3rd-euripa.conventuscredo.hr/
From the looks of things, Zadar airport – 90 minutes away from the venue – is the best airport to aim for, with 1-stop flights available from airports including Edinburgh and Manchester.
1st National Conference on Rural General Practice
March 16th 2012: Stoneybeck Inn, Bowscar, Penrith
Updated programme available as of 15th January.
This conference has been organised by the RCGP Rural Forum to provide essential educational updates to help fulfil the requirements for appraisal and revalidation, with a focus on the needs of rural and remote GPs practising across the UK.
Featuring an impressive line up of rural GPs and other practitioners, along with a hand injections workshop, the one-day event has been located to allow easy access from motorway and rail connections.
For more details, see the programme here.
Dewar 2012: Photo Project
Twenty twelve marks the centenary of the Dewar Report.
As part of the celebrations, RuralGP is launching a photo project which is set to run over the year, to collate photos which capture the essence of rural healthcare today.
You can read more about the project here: http://www.ruralgp.com/wp/photoproject/
Contributors are welcome from anywhere in the world, using whatever camera is easiest to find. The project page gives full details on how to submit images, but one of the easiest ways is to join the Flickr group RuralGP.
Happy New Year!
Photo credit: Windsordi
RCGP Rural Forum: Education Day postponed to 16th March 2012
The RCGP Rural Forum have organised a conference that will appeal to all rural GPs across the UK, and beyond…
Generalism is core to the programme, which also makes light of recent policy changes that will affect health care across the UK. Presentations will range from the commissioning debate (including views from Scotland and England), to core clinical topics such as acute orthopaedics – led by Dr Leo Murray, Rural Practitioner from Skye.
The event will appeal to practitioners from a broad range of rurality. A joint injections workshop is being provided by Mr Quentin Cox of Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, and Dr Deb Lee, Paediatrician from West Cumberland Hospital will review children’s health issues in rural areas.
The one-day conference will take place in the Rheged Centre in Penrith, Cumbria – a location that’s well connected to rail and motorway links.
The day has been moved to March because high venue costs were not matched by early applications and it is hoped that this will be a more suitable time of year for many GPs.
For the full programme and registration details, see the application form here. Updated version coming soon…
RPAS Conference 2011
The next RPAS (Remote Practitioners Association of Scotland) conference will be held at Craigmonie Hotel, Inverness on 10th-12th November.
Full details are available from the RPAS website, including the programme and booking form. Presentations will span from major incidents, to lyme borreliosis and the latest in diabetes care. The event also promises a great opportunity to meet up with fellow rural & remote doctors from across Scotland and beyond.
Gregynog 2011: Rural Doctors’ Conference
The next Annual Rural Doctors’ Conference is set to be held on 21st – 23rd September 2011, at Gregynog Hall, Wales.
The programme will offer a very wide range of updates on aspects of clinical practice, with a significantly rural slant.
For more details, see the flyer here.
Primary PCI: Conference in Glasgow
Places are available for this conference on Friday 10th June aimed at health professionals from across Scotland who are involved with care for patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome.
New guidelines have been published by the European Society of Cardiology (on revascularisation and persistent ST elevation) which have increased the permissible transfer times from diagnosis to cath lab. These will be of particular interest to rural GPs, especially those who provide care in community hospitals. The increased transfer times mean that potentially more patients will qualify for helicopter (or other urgent transport) transfer, including from the patient’s locus if diagnosed at the scene.
The free event will include a live videolink into the cath lab of the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Glasgow (next door to the conference venue), as well as workshops from leading cardiologists on topics such as difficult ECGs and local protocols. Previously run PPCI conferences have had excellent reviews.
For more information have a look at the website here. Spread the word to colleagues, including paramedics, and be sure to register to secure a place.
Rural Forum @ Conference
If you’re heading to Harrogate this week for the RCGP Annual Conference, look out for the Rural Forum stand.
Here you’ll be able to find out more about the work of the Forum, how to get involved and networking opportunities with other GPs in rural practice. There will also be advice available to students and trainees on how to find out more about rural jobs.
Within the conference programme, you’ll find session programme B8, where Dr Richard Birtles will give an update on Lyme Disease, and Dr Colville Laird of BASICS Scotland will talk about its role in providing prehospital emergency care. This session will be followed by the Rural Forum AGM.
Another session to consider is C4: Supporting young carers in rural communities, when Sue Kinsey will be talking about her work in Aberdeenshire.
RPAS Conference: November 2010
The next annual conference of the Remote Practitioners’ Association of Scotland will take place on November 11-13 2010 at Craigmonie Hotel, Inverness.
Further details including the full programme are available on the RPAS website.
