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Full Day Training for Non-Clinical Staff Champions

We are excited to announce that for the first time ever the RCGP has been selected to have an official presence at Manchester Pride following on from our presence at the London and Brighton and Hove Pride festivals. Wristbands are available and free for members to be a part of our Manchester float.

This highly anticipated AKT course has been long awaited. It promises to be highly valuable for AiTs looking to sit their AKT exam. It has been purposely timed so that people sitting in October can come for a refresher or even to start off their revision. It includes 'statistics for the AKT' and other areas where candidates can often struggle from past reports.

Please join us on our second evening lecture at Teesside. Welcome to Dr Tim Cunliffe and Dr Kevin Fish, discussing topics on lesion recognition and common dermatological presentations in GP. All Primary care workers.

FREE Event This event is led by the RCGP Junior International Committee (RCGP JIC), Hospital Tropical Diseases/London School Hygiene and Tropic Medicine and PHE Migrant Health Team with support from Health Education England and Doctors of the World (DoTW). It will focus on the health needs of all migrants from refugees to economic migrants and how we can best work together across our specialisms to identify and address these needs in primary care - let's learn from our colleagues!

The Nationally set RCGP CSA Preparation Course, a must for anyone sitting the MRCGP CSA Exam. This two day preparation course takes place at the RCGP Assessment Centre in Euston and familiarises trainees with the assessment process for the CSA module.

The Royal College of General Practitioners and Leukaemia Care welcome you to this participative workshop; designed to empower primary care health professionals to recognise the vagaries involved in a rare blood cancer diagnosis and be up to date of appropriate referral pathways. The event will also focus on communication during diagnosis, establishing an action plan and appropriate after care.

Are you a newly qualified GP or First5 GP or have you recently moved to the Wessex area? Then why not attend hosted First5 networking and social event hosted by the Wessex Faculty. The event will consist of a range of topics including wellbeing as a GP, exploring different types of GP posts; appraisal; technology etc., delivered through a series of "pop up advice stalls". It will also be an excellent opportunity for you to meet and network with your fellow colleagues and local RCGP contacts, helping you build a supportive network from across the Wessex region and beyond.

Free monthly CPD event available to members and non-members. These meetings offer the opportunity to educate and socialise with colleagues.

This CSA course has been developed over several years to provide you with the best preparation striving to provide all the information you require to help you pass the CSA exam. From an introduction and what to expect to role-played cases with trained actors with all cases being facilitated

North Scotland Faculty Faculty Board is taking place in Fairways House, Fairways Business Park, Inverness IV2 6AA. A small buffet will be served at 07:00pm and the meeting will start at 07:30pm. You can join us remotely from the comfort of your own home. Just contact nscotland@rcgp.org.uk

A two day theory and practical course on skin surgery syllabus for general practitioners

Second Midland Faculty Board meeting 2019-20. Observers are always welcome, particularly medical students, Foundation Doctors and AiTs.

This one day accredited Clinical Skills course is fully funded by HEEoE and open to GP ST3's who are based in EoE. The course has been developed by experienced CSA examiners who will provide comprehensive feedback based on mock GP consultations to improve the clinical skills for more effective, efficient and patient-centred care.

"IPCN/JIC joint event - Dr Philippa Whitford MP on her work with Medical Aid for Palestine" The West Scotland RCGP International Primary Care Network in collaboration with the Junior International Committee is delighted to invite you to an evening with Ms Philippa Whitford MP on her work for Medical Aid for Palestine. This event will be in collaboration with the JIC's International Symposium to promote Global Health. 7pm Registration refreshments and sandwiches 7.30pm Dr Philippa Whitford presentation 8.15pm Discussion 8.30pm Close

RCGP Junior International Committee Annual Symposium: Planetary Health and Global Primary Care

The North and West London Faculty will be running an interactive theory and practice course covering the assessment diagnosis treatment and management of musculoskeletal conditions such as: frozen shoulder carpal tunnel tennis/golfers elbow (trigger finger) De Quervains tenosynovitis rotator cuff tendinopathy acromioclavicular joint OA bicipital tendonitis trochanteric bursitis aspiration/ injection of the knee joint Carpometacarpal (CMC) osteoarthritis (OA). The course prepares those new to these skills to undertake examination and injection and will deepen and refresh the knowledge and skills of those already performing injections. The course includes Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS) assessments during practical skills sessions for those wishing to evidence competence in a given procedure. Learners will view videos demonstrations and undertake examination and injection using highly detailed and accurate simulated models overseen by experienced tutors and clinicians. Small group work question and answer sessions illustrated presentations and practice sessions enhance the learning opportunities build confidence and enhance techniques and skills. Delegates will get 5 CPD points on completion of the course.

This course run by Neal Maskrey MSc FRCGP Professor of Evidence-informed decision making Keele University ADVOCATE Field Studies University of Amsterdam; a Horizon 2020 European Oral Health and and Nick Price and will give an introduction to the AKT paper study designs and basic statistics clinical epidemiology application of evidence in practice mock exam with group exercises. This course will help you pin point areas for further study if needed. Course Fee: £175 for RCGP Members £200 for Non Members

Join us for this interactive half-day workshop which will cover injections and management techniques for the knee elbow hand wrist and shoulder. The workshop will include an interactive presentation on common MSK conditions that require injections and will be followed by a practical session on joint and soft tissue injection techniques

Join us for this interactive half-day workshop which will cover injections and management techniques for the knee elbow hand wrist and shoulder. The workshop will include an interactive presentation on common MSK conditions that require injections and will be followed by a practical session on joint and soft tissue injection techniques

Free monthly CPD event available to members and non-members. These meetings offer the opportunity to educate and socialise with colleagues. Each month the Tamar Faculty put on free monthly CPD events available to members and non-members.  These meetings offer the opportunity to gain valuable CPD and the chance to meet and socialise with colleagues.

This RCGP course is a refresher aimed at GPs who are already experienced in providing skin minor surgery, this educational activity is considered to be of high quality and relevant for general practitioners CPD Revalidation needs. This refresher also includes Direct Observations of Procedural Skills (DOPS) Assessment (required by NHS England for all GPs practising minor surgery in London and recommended for all GPs wanting to practise minor surgery outside of London)

Wellbeing Committee Meeting Edinburgh 11:00 - 15:00 (welcome drinks from 10:30)

This is the another in our series of joint study days hosted by the Allergy Academy and the Royal College of General Practitioners, SW Thames Faculty. Our aim is to equip healthcare practitioners with the skills and confidence necessary to diagnose and manage allergic disease in the community. This time we focus particularly on allergic disease (food allergy, asthma, rhinitis and eczema) in children. This day is particularly targeted towards doctors and nurses working in the primary care setting, but any interested healthcare professionals are welcome to attend.