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Nov 2024 - Part 1 Certificate in the Management of Problem Drug Use (online)

RCGP Scotland's well-regarded two part course designed to assist primary care professionals help and care for people affected by drug use. This course is open to all professionals working in Primary Care. The course will take place online over two mornings. Day 1 - 22 November 2024 09:30 - 13:30 Day 2 - 29 November 2024 09:30 - 13:00

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• Date

  22 November 2024

• Start time

  09:30

• Places left

  -1

Microsoft Teams

Managing Conflict in your Practice Team

Join RCGP Scotland and Dr Val McGarrell from Prima Linea Training for this online session specifically for Practice Managers on managing conflict in your practice team.

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• Date

  26 November 2024

• Start time

  13:30

• Places left

  7

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Zoom

Telephone consulting and triage skills

This online course will provide you with a real understanding of how to manage the risks involved in remote telephone consultations and the benefits this work can bring when practiced effectively. This day will give you tools and techniques to best handle remote telephone consultations.

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• Date

  27 November 2024

• Start time

  09:15

• Places left

  0

The Royal George Hotel

East Scotland | Late Career and Retired Members Lunch Nov 2024

Join the East Scotland Late Career and Retired Members group for their last meet up before Christmas. Whilst you enjoy lunch, hear from Brian Knight who will speak about ' The role of a Police Dispatcher'. Bryan is an ex-police inspector who now works in the police control room.

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• Date

  27 November 2024

• Start time

  11:30

• Places left

  30

Online via Zoom

Patient perceptions of infections & antibiotics: insights from national surveys

This webinar will reveal insights from public survey data (2019 – 2024) covering knowledge of common infections and antibiotics, as well as relevant health-seeking behaviours. We will also review resources and techniques to discuss non-prescribing options with patients, supporting shared decision-making, self-care and safety netting.

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• Date

  27 November 2024

• Start time

  18:30

• Places left

  739

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Zoom

The RCGP 1-day SCA preparation course

This open to all one-day training course aims to improve your consultation skills and as a result pass your SCA. The course offers interactive sessions with experienced trainers and examiners.

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• Date

  28 November 2024

• Start time

  09:00

• Places left

  0

Apex Waterloo Place Hotel, Edinburgh

Human factors and decision making

The RCGP South East Scotland Faculty welcomes members from across the faculty to attend this in-person Learn and Connect event with Dr Simon Leigh-Smith at the Apex Waterloo Hotel in Edinburgh. As a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and a Surgeon Commander in the Royal Navy, Dr Leigh-Smith has a strong interest in human factors in teamwork and the delivery of excellent pre-hospital care for major trauma and critical illness.

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• Date

  28 November 2024

• Start time

  19:00

• Places left

  16

30 Euston Square

James Mackenzie Lecture & Pre-Council Dinner

SOLD OUT! Join us at 30 Euston Square for our 2024 James Mackenzie Lecture with Professor Kamlesh Khunti CBE, FRCGP

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• Date

  29 November 2024

• Start time

  18:30

• Places left

  5

Tackling Extreme Health Inequalities: the role of Primary Care in Homelessness

Join us online for an in depth talk on tackling health inequalities, focusing on the unique healthcare needs of those who are homeless. Our speakers for the evening, Dr Chris Sargeant & Dr Chulanthi Samaratunga, both longstanding, experienced GPs, along with a member of the Pathway Lived Experience Group, will provide valuable insight, both from a healthcare provider and patient user perspective.

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• Date

  05 December 2024

• Start time

  19:30

• Places left

  19