Courses and events

We provide a wide range of high-quality online events to support our members' continuing professional development. Topics cover a broad range of clinical, wellbeing and developmental themes for GPs at all stages of their career.

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Centenary Square, Birmingham

Birmingham Pride Parade 2025

We are excited to announce that the RCGP Midland Faculty has been selected to have an official presence in the Birmingham Pride Parade. Pride has become one of the most important LGBTQ+ festivals in the UK attracting in excess of 75,000 people over the course of the weekend. Only 25 FREE tickets are available so book now!

  • Date

    24 May 2025

  • Start time

    11:00

  • Places left

    20

Online

Emotional Intelligence: Building Stronger Patient Relationships and Reducing Burnout

This webinar aims to help you enhance patient relationships through empathetic communication and managing challenging consultations. It emphasises emotional intelligence for better well-being and provides strategies for stress management, resilience, and preventing burnout. You will gain practical tools to transform your approach and rejuvenate your career!

  • Date

    29 May 2025

  • Start time

    19:00

  • Places left

    199
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The RCGP 3-day SCA preparation course

This open-to-all 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, a highlight being Dr Roger Neighbour, a renowned teacher on the skills of communication within the GP consultation.

  • Date

    09 June 2025

  • Start time

    09:00

  • Places left

    0

Online via Zoom

Physical activity: explore an extended role in lifestyle medicine

This webinar will explore the RCGP framework for an extended role in lifestyle medicine, covering possible qualifications , such as a primary medical qualification, MRCGP, and additional training in lifestyle medicine. It will discuss key competencies, such as person-centred care, team working, and supporting behaviour change. The session will also highlight leadership responsibilities, collaborative working, and sustainability in practice. Practical steps for maintaining skills and ongoing CPD will be addressed, alongside guidance on integrating lifestyle medicine into primary care.

  • Date

    18 June 2025

  • Start time

    18:30

  • Places left

    906

Zoom

Managing common eye conditions in primary care

This session will cover how to approach the eye in general practice, external eye disease, glaucoma & uveitis, assessment of the visual field and sudden visual loss.

  • Date

    19 June 2025

  • Start time

    12:30

  • Places left

    195

Zoom

Using the ophthalmoscope and pupil examinations

This session will cover the ophthalmoscope, pupil examination, double vision and squint and eye problems in children.

  • Date

    26 June 2025

  • Start time

    12:30

  • Places left

    197

Online

Active Bystander Training

Witnessing verbal and physical abuse, discrimination, racism and micro-aggression effects everyone! Have you ever been in a situation where you want to challenge someone’s behaviour - but you didn’t know how to do it or what to say? This session has been developed to support ALL members of the Primary Care Team. It includes self-coaching techniques to help you keep a cool head when you’re faced with a challenging situation, and assertive language devices which you can use to make sure your voice is heard if you want to raise a concern. The session focuses on challenging inappropriate workplace behaviours from patients and colleagues and will give you the tools needed to be able to do this confidently.

  • Date

    11 July 2025

  • Start time

    13:00

  • Places left

    55

Zoom

The RCGP 3-day SCA preparation course

This open-to-all 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, a highlight being Dr Roger Neighbour, a renowned teacher on the skills of communication within the GP consultation.

  • Date

    14 July 2025

  • Start time

    09:00

  • Places left

    29

Online via Zoom

Physical activity: how to create effective health pathways

Did you know that physical activity has significant benefits for health, both physical and mental, and can help to prevent and manage over 20 chronic conditions and diseases, including some cancers, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and depression? This webinar will delve into the Active Partnerships Pathways Project, which aims to bridge the gap between health and physical activity sectors. The project focuses on creating effective physical activity pathways for individuals with long-term health conditions, ensuring they receive appropriate support and resources. Participants will learn about the project's core components, implementation strategies, and best practices from existing initiatives, all aimed at enhancing community engagement in physical activity and improving health outcomes.

  • Date

    16 July 2025

  • Start time

    18:30

  • Places left

    1016