Courses and events

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

  725

Online

Mersey Faculty board meeting | November 2024

Our Faculty board meet four times per year in February, June, September and November and is made up of GP volunteers and Lay representatives. We also have representation from local groups such as student's groups, First 5 and AiTs. All members from the Mersey Faculty are welcome to observe at meetings.

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• Date

  27 November 2024

• Start time

  19:00

• Places left

  197

Zoom

Practice emergencies: What’s on your emergency trolley?

This second webinar of the STAT series will cover the selection and use of essential emergency equipment in general practice, focusing on practical training to help you manage critically ill patients until ambulance support arrives. This webinar aims to boost your confidence and readiness in urgent care situations.

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• Date

  27 November 2024

• Start time

  19:00

• Places left

  196

Vale of Trent Faculty Board Meeting November 2024

The Faculty Chair, Dr Gopi Singaravel and members of the Faculty Board, would like to invite you to the Faculty Board meeting that will take place on Wednesday 27 November 2024.

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• Date

  27 November 2024

• Start time

  19:30

• Places left

  39

Armagh City Hotel

Women's Health Learning Day

This event will cover contraception services, antenatal care, termination services, conscientious objection, ,menopause/ HRT, wellbeing and cardiovascular health, managing gynae in the current climate and urogynae.

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• Date

  28 November 2024

• Start time

  08:30

• Places left

  68

Sold out

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

Sold out

Royal College of General Practitioners

Minor Surgery Skills | Entry Level (including DOPS) - London

This two day beginners course is a mixture of theoretical and practical sessions and is intended for all GPs who wish to carry out Minor Surgery in their practices. It also includes the Direct Observations of Procedural Skills (DOPS) Assessment.

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• Date

  28 November 2024

• Start time

  09:00

• Places left

  1

Sold out

The Village Hotel, Walsall

An O.P.E.N Approach to Wellbeing: Maintaining your wellbeing in the current GP climate

During this event we'll discuss how to meet the challenges of the current pressures in GP work-life, offer tips and advice on how to cope and minimise, and enhance your wellbeing. You will choose from several short workshops to try out practical techniques for managing stress, including breathing and movement, art and jewellery making. Free to members with a refundable deposit.

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• Date

  28 November 2024

• Start time

  09:30

• 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