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Forthcoming Events

The Forthcoming events section highlights some of the many courses, meetings and conferences of interest to prescribers planned over the coming months.

Dermatology in primary care

Date: 7 December; Venue: LACE Conference Centre, Liverpool; Tel: 0151 7080865; Email: shawes@rcgp.org.uk; Website: www.rcgp.org.uk
An interactive day covering topics such as lumps, bumps, rashes, psor­iasis, skin cancer, lymphoedema, leg ulcers, eczema, acne and others.

Developmental disorders, psychopathy and violence

Date: 10 January; Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, London; Tel: 020 7290 2985; Email: psychiatry@rsm.ac.uk; Website: www.rsm.ac.uk
Talks include: What is autism and how do we make a diagnosis?, What is psychopathy and how do we make a diagnosis?, ADHD: the relationship with autism and personality disorder; autism, psychopathy and empathy – clinical vignettes; cognitive neuroscience of empathic deficits in autism and psychopathy; genetics of psychopathy in children; psycho­logical treatment of empathic deficits in autism; and psycho­therapy for people with psychopathic disorders.

Emergencies in general practice

Date: 12 January; Venue: LV Streetwise Safety Centre; Tel: 01264 355013; Email: wessex@rcgp.org.uk; Website: www.rcgp.org.uk
The aim of the course is to update and inform delegates of advances and changes in emergencies in general practice.

Chronic pain management 2012

Date: 18–19 January; Venue: Hallam Conference Centre, London; Tel: 020 7501 6762; Email: palliative@rsm.ac.uk; Website: www.mahealthcare events.co.uk/pain2012
This two-day event brings together leading experts in the fields of pain management, anaesthesia and neur­ology to discuss the central issues and current challenges involved in the management of patients with chronic pain.

Applied therapeutics for palliative medicine – a course for doctors

Date: 19 January; Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, London; Tel: 020 7290 2984; Email: palliative@rsm.ac.uk; Website: www.rsm.ac.uk
The aim of this course is to provide a robust grounding in all aspects of therapeutics in palliative medicine. Material is evidence based where possible so that participants become acquainted with the body of literature that relates to practice in this field.

Early detection of cancer study day

Date: 19 January; Venue: Chilworth Manor Hotel, Southampton; Tel: 01264 355103; Email: wessex@rcgp.org.uk; Website: www.rcgp.org.uk
This popular study day will again take a look at how an earlier diagnosis of cancer in primary care can be achieved. Can we diagnose cancer early yet avoid overinvestigation? How well are we currently doing at cancer diagnosis in primary care? What do we tell our patients about screening?

Diabetes study day

Date: 24 January; Venue: New Place, Shirrell Heath, Southampton; Tel: 01264 355013; Email: wessex@rcgp.org.uk; Website: www.rcgp.org.uk
This interactive course will address new guidance, stepwise plans for managing diabetes in practice and diagnosing and managing diabetic neuropathy, and would be of particular interest to GPs, nurse practitioners and nurses with an interest in diabetes.

Immediate medical care part 1

Date: 27 January; Venue: Carnoustie Golf Hotel, Scotland; Tel: 01764 663671; Email: courses@basics-scotland. org.uk; Website: www.basics-scotland. org.uk
This is an introduction to immediate medical care and concentrates mostly on cardiac and trauma resuscitation in the prehospital setting.

Gynaecology GP update

Date: 23 February; Venue: Chilworth Manor Hotel, Southampton; Tel: 01264 355013; Email: wessex@rcgp.org.uk; Website: www.rcgp.org.uk
This one-day update course is aimed at GPs and GP trainees who would like the opportunity to learn more about managing typical gynaecological problems in general practice. It focuses on common presenting symptoms and aims to increase confidence in management decisions and promote evidence-based care.

Anyone who wishes to publicise details of events for GPs and pharmacists (at no charge) should e-mail them to: prescriber@wiley.com.

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