If you wish to advertise a respiratory-related course or conference, please contact
bts@brit-thoracic.org.uk
Please note the Society does not endorse the content of any of these events and courses, but hopes that by providing the links below it is providing a useful service to the respiratory community.
YEAR OF THE LUNG
World Spirometry Day will take place on Thursday 14 October 2010. Resources for those who wish to organise a Spirometry testing day are available from this website:
http://yearofthelung.org/1633-world-spirometry-day-kit.htm
Please let BTS know if you are planning events for 14 October - we will list them on our website and publish a selection of pictures in BTS News.
'Tuberculosis 2010 - new approaches for new challenges'
14-15 September 2010
Warwick
The symposium will showcase recent progress in TB research, and highlight how the HPA and other organisations are working together to develop improved interventions and control measures against TB. It's aimed at microbiologists, epidemiologists, healthcare workers and public health specialists with an interest in TB. Anyone wishing to book a place at the conference can do so at www.healthprotectionconference.org.uk
Introductory Medical Statistics
23 – 24 September 2010
Venue: National Heart & Lung Institute
Designed to introduce doctors, nurses, clinical research fellows and postgraduate students (anyone who uses statistics in their work or research) to statistical concepts including: epidemiological study design; identifying and describing different data types; selection of appropriate statistical tests (two and three group scenarios); calculation of sample size for basic study designs; understanding the principles behind various forms of regression analysis, including survival analysis.
Registration fee: £250 (includes optional evening meal on the first day)
Accreditation: CPD: 12 non-clinical, external points (event ref: 55239)
To register for this course please go to https://www5.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/coursebookings/intromedstats_1009.html
Autumn Lung Conference
7 October 2010
Venue: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
This year's Autumn Lung Conference includes experts from a wide variety of fields to discuss the management of common pulmonary diseases when they reach uncommon levels of severity. There will also be a meet the professor session with a pulmonary expert from the only dedicated vasculitis centre in the UK. Trainees will find the symposium rewarding whilst established consultants will find answers to difficult clinical problems.
Further details here
Tuberculosis Management and Control
6 – 8 October 2010
Venue: Birmingham Chest Clinic, Birmingham
A Two and a Half Day Advanced Course in Tuberculosis Management and Control in the UK for Specialist Registrars, other doctors and TB nurses.
Topics to include:
Microbiology, pathology, immunology, epidemiology and genetics of mycobacterial infection, natural history of tuberculous infection, diagnostic methods and problems, managing patients with tuberculosis - primary disease, respiratory and non-respiratory sites of infection, problem areas in chemotherapy - MDR-TB, tuberculosis and HIV infection, disease caused by non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection, BCG immunisation and chemoprophylaxis, organising a tuberculosis aftercare service, dealing with outbreaks and threatened outbreaks, and control of infection within hospitals.
For further details and application form contact Mrs Mary Mannion (email: mary.mannion@heartofengland.nhs.uk), Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine,
Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, B9 5ST
London Advanced TB Course
13–14 October 2010
Venue: Charing Cross campus, Reynolds Building, St Dunstan's Road,London W6 8RP
This course will provide a comprehensive update to participants on the clinical management of TB cases and incidents, evaluate new diagnostic techniques available for TB and gain an understanding of TB epidemiology and TB services in the UK.
Who should attend:
This course will be of interest to all grades of doctors including consultants, specialist registrars in respiratory medicine or infectious diseases, general practitioners, public health physicians and TB nurses.
Cost:
Early booking price £300 for full course/ £170 per day (before 27 September).
£320 for full course/£190 per day (from 27 September)
To download a booking form please go to:
http://www5.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/coursebookings/advtuberculosis_1010.html
For information about bookings and payments please contact Lindsey Anne Cumming Email: centremanagercri@imperial.ac.uk
For general enquiries about the course please contact Wazirzada M Khan Email: wazi.khan@hpa.org.uk
Occupational Asthma Workshop
15 October 2010
Venue: National Heart & Lung Institute, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Dovehouse Street, London SW3 6LY
Especially suitable for Occupational Health Advisers, Occupational Health Nurses and Practice Nurses, the day covers current issues in the diagnosis of occupational asthma and work-exacerbated asthma in a hospital setting, and examines the role of the Occupational Heath Practitioner in this process.
Workplace surveillance is covered, with input on the prevention of occupational asthma. Management of occupational asthma once diagnosed is examined. The implications for patients with such a diagnosis is discussed, and an interview with a patient volunteer is presented.
Accreditation: CPD: 6 clinical points to be sought; RCN Accreditation Unit: 6 study hours (event ref. 3746)
Registration fee: £120
To register, please visit: http://www5.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/coursebookings/occasthma_1010.html
The Royal Society of Medicine
The 24th symposium – Cystic fibrosis in children and adults
2 November 2010
Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, London
Aims:
Update aspects of cystic fibrosis clinical care and research.
Objectives:
To update several aspects of cystic fibrosis clinical care for children and adults and update
research and publications for the last year.
Call for cases
There will be a Fellows’ Rounds session with 4 cases presented (similar to that of NACFC), from paediatric and adult departments. The 4 talks will be 15 minutes each, including discussion. The cases and discussions will be published in the annual Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine supplement devoted to the meeting, assuming they pass successfully through the peer review process. If you would like to submit a case please send a single side A4 paper outlining the case plus a few discussion points to:
Dr Ian Balfour-Lynn,
Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine,
Royal Brompton Hospital,
Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP
They can also be emailed to: i.balfourlynn@ic.ac.uk
Deadline for submission: Wednesday 1 September 2010
For further details and to register please go to: www.rsm.ac.uk/paediatrics
8th Paediatric Bronchoscopy Course
4 & 5 November 2010
Venue: National Heart and Lung Institute, London
Course Organiser: Dr Ian Balfour-Lynn
This is a two day course on Paediatric Flexible Bronchoscopy.
The first day of the course will cover basic techniques while the second day is designed for people already undertaking bronchoscopy. The course is intended for respiratory paediatricians, general paediatricians with an interest in respiratory disease, and nurses and respiratory therapists who are involved with bronchoscopy. The course is suitable as part of the flexible bronchoscopy training required by the European Union and Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health Training Syllabus for Paediatric Respiratory Medicine.
For further info: Events Office - National Heart and Lung Institute, Tel: +44 (0)20 7351 8172 academicevents.nhli@imperial.ac.uk
http://www1.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/about/conferences/nhli_events/shortcourses/events/pcb/
COPD – a NICE breath of fresh air
10 November 2010
Venue: Royal College of Physicians, London
This conference highlights recent key developments in the diagnosis and management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) following publication of updated National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance on COPD and the national Clinical Strategy consultation. Over three million people in the United Kingdom are estimated to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), of whom more than two thirds remain undiagnosed, representing the so called “missing millions.” The conference aims to provide an excellent and comprehensive review of new guidance on accurate diagnosis and assessment as well as management. A faculty of expert speakers will summarise new recommendations on the best multi-disciplinary management of COPD in primary and secondary care. Important changes relate to new diagnostic criteria for COPD, changes to the classification of severity of airflow obstruction, the need for multidimensional severity assessment, a new algorithm for inhaled drug treatments, and the value of early pulmonary rehabilitation. The faculty will also address key priorities for implementation of NICE guidance, emerging drug therapies and future research recommendations.
Audience: This conference should appeal to all health care professionals and carers who wish to improve their skills in identifying more people with COPD and in providing them with the best possible care and quality of life.
Conference organiser: Royal College of Physicians
Contact Email: conferences@rcplondon.ac.uk
Contact Telephone: 020 3075 ext 1300/1436/1252
For further information please visit the RCP website at: http://events.rcplondon.ac.uk/details.aspx?e=1757
Workshop on Lung Function Tests, Asthma and Work
16 November 2010
Venue: National Heart & Lung Institute, London SW3 6LY
Registration fee: £120
Suitable for all Occupational Health professionals with a particular interest in spirometry and lung function testing, and their implications in the workplace.
Examines the role of lung function testing in the workplace. Covers spirometry, histamine provocation and exercise testing: interpretation, abnormalities, longitudinal changes, individual variation and role in health surveillance; use in pre-employment screening/fitness to work; risk assessment of people with asthma.
NB: this is not a practical Spirometry course; a working knowledge of practical spirometry is assumed.
Accreditation: CPD: 5 clinical points being sought; RCN Accreditation Unit: 5 study hours (event ref. 3803).
Registration
To register please go to: www5.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/coursebookings/lungfunctasthma_1011.html
“Where Next in Asbestos Research: A Workshop”
23 November 2010
Venue: Wellcome Trust, Euston Road, London
The British Lung Foundation, supported by the Department of Health, the National Institute for Health Research, Medical Research Council and the British Thoracic Society, is running a one-day workshop “Where Next in Asbestos Research: A Workshop” at the Wellcome Trust in London on 23 November 2010.
Leading international figures in field will cover various aspects of research including the epidemiology of asbestos-related disease and the possible role of nano-particles in the production of occupational lung disease.
The programme will also include an announcement of research funding opportunities. In order to see the full programme, please click here.
If either you or your team would like to attend this workshop, which has been approved by the Royal College of Physicians for 6 CPD/CME points please register your interest by emailing asbestosworkshop@blf-uk.org. Places are limited so please register your interest soon to avoid disappointment.
Please forward this information to any of your colleagues who might be interested in attending.
New Drugs and Targets for Asthma and COPD
24th – 26th November 2010
Venue: National Heart and Lung Institute, London
Course Organisers: Prof Peter Barnes and Dr Trevor Hansel
This popular annual course is focussed on the identification of novel targets and development of new approaches and therapies for asthma, allergy and COPD. These conditions cause a large and increasing global burden of disease. Presentations by clinical academics and senior members of the pharmaceutical industry cover the latest breakthroughs in research and clinical development of new drugs in this rapidly changing area. The course will be of particular relevance to those in the pharmaceutical industry, researchers in the field of respiratory medicine, and specialised clinicians and health care professionals.
For further information please contact: Events Office, National Heart and Lung Institute, Tel: +44 (0)20 7351 8172 academicevents.nhli@imperial.ac.uk
http://www1.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/about/conferences/nhli_events/shortcourses/events/copd/
Obstructive sleep apnoea and type 2 diabetes - Whose disease is it anyway?
Tuesday 14 December 2010
Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, LONDON, W1G 0AE
Increasingly evidence highlights obstructive sleep apnoea as a risk factor for type2 diabetes but what does this mean for the Endocrine and Respiratory clinician? The Royal Society of Medicine presents ‘Obstructive sleep apnoea and type2 diabetes, whose disease is it anyway?’ to explore the links and discuss the clinical implications of current and emerging evidence.
Further details available here: http://www.rsm.ac.uk/academ/slb02.php
Injury and Repair Mechanisms in Chronic Airway Disease
7 – 8 April 2011
Venue: Institute of British Architects, London, UK
Organiser: Stephen Holgate (University of Southampton, UK) and the invited speakers are committed to creating a forum for discussing the connections between epithelial and mesenchymal interactions underpinning airway disease susceptibility, chronicity and natural history.
For further details on how to add your voice to the discussion, register, and to submit an abstract online go to http://neo.abcam.com/r/?id=h1ae5426,6ca257,6ca576&p1=6314645