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Primary Care Clinical Education Conference 2024

This conference provides an opportunity to reflect & discuss current issues in primary care teaching with multidisciplinary learning among GPs, primary & community practitioners, patients & students.

'Global Perspectives in Primary Care Medical Education'

This year’s conference is entitled thinking globally in primary care clinical education. Having global patients, students and GPs makes this relevant to us all, and it will be held at the prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry at Burlington House.

We will have an exciting range of speakers and workshops to share and discuss and consider diverse perspectives on clinical education alongside opportunities and challenges and the impact this has on patients and students’ patient-based learning experiences.

Date: 9th February at Royal Society of Chemistry

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Royal Society of Chemistry - venue details

Burlington House is minutes away from both Piccadilly Circus and Green Park tube stations.

Venue address: Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BA

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Conference Programme
8.45-9.15    Registration & Breakfast

9.15-9.45     Welcome & Introduction by Professor Sophie Park, Director of UG Medical Education (Primary Care & Community)

9.45-10.15    The Student Voice
10.15-10.20  Break
10.20-11.00   Keynote Speaker - Prof. Ahmed Rashid
11.00-11.30   Break
11.30-13.00   Morning Workshops

13.00-14.00   Lunch Break 

14.00-15.15   Afternoon Workshops
15.15-15.30   Break

15.30-16.30   Keynote Speaker  - Dr Sam Guglani

16.30-17.00   Primary Care Medical Education Tutor & Practice Awards and Close

 

Keynote Speakers

Keynote Speaker: Professor Ahmed Rashid

Title - Respect and reflexivity in international medical education partnerships.

As the 'jewel in the crown' of the UK National Health Service, our general practice model is widely respected and emulated around the world. In recent years, there has been a particular interest in the UK approach to primary care medical education, including at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, leading to a number of international partnerships designed to draw on UK experience and expertise in this area. Drawing on the academic literature in this area, and personal experiences of working across many countries around the world, this session will explore the importance of respect and reflexivity in international medical education and suggest that such work should be approached through a friendship-based model.

Professor Ahmed Rashid
 Professor Ahmed Rashid

 

 

Keynote speaker: Dr Sam Guglani

Title - Medicine, knowledge & wonder.

What is medicine’s stance in caring for others? What knowledge does it ask? It encounters humanity within fragile bodies, in the raw and finite biology of us, our flesh, our very matter. But, in meeting embodied persons at amplified moments of their lives, it encounters suffering, too, and value, and fear, and morality.  So the encounter demands wide knowledge, all possible means of understanding a human. But more, surely, than just this.  Because our human matter and experience is connected, continuous not only with the lives of others, but with all life, and with the substance of a planet that permits us. And if there is vertigo in this there is also duty, and service, and enchantment. And very possibly love, which may just save us.  

Dr Sam Gulgani
Dr Sam Guglani

 

 

 

Student Voice

Irina-Lavinia Soica, UCL Year 4 Medical student

Title: A Systematic Review of Advance Care Planning with People Living with Dementia: Learnings from the COVID-19 Pandemic.

During my 3rd year at UCL I had the opportunity to complete a systematic review exploring the experiences of people living with dementia with advance care planning during the COVID-19 pandemic. I will present the different methods of conducting advance care planning with people living with dementia, as well as the barriers and facilitators to advance care planning delivery. Finally, based on my results, I will make recommendations for future practice.

Irina-Lavinia Soica

Irina-Lavinia Soica, UCL Year 4 Medical student

 

Sohil Vishram, UCL Year 4 Medical student 

Title: How does the delivery of healthcare using a Multidisciplinary Team management approach impact the Quality of Life of multimorbid patients? 

By 2035, it is estimated that 17% of the UK population will have 4 or more chronic conditions (nearly double the current prevalence of 9.8%)1. Multidisciplinary Teams (MDTs) have the potential to reduce fragmentation, promote care coordination and improve functioning and Quality of Life (QoL)2. This review aims to explore how a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) management approach impacts the Quality of Life (QoL) of multimorbid patients.  

 

 

Sohil Vishram, UCL Year 4 Medical student 

Sohil Vishram, UCL Year 4 Medical student 

 

Sam Rolfe, UCL Year 4 Medical student 

Title: Total Triage in General Practice.

Increasing demand for appointments, evolving work practices in a post covid NHS, and a renewed emphasis on General Practice Access by policymakers have led to divergent viewpoints on the optimal structure of General Practice Access. This presentation will focus on the total triage model, drawing upon findings from the speaker's systematic review on this subject, combining their first-hand experience gained as a medical student and from their role as a receptionist and administrator in a GP Surgery, and recent alterations in General Practice Policy, including the IEF and the updated GP Contract. Focus will be on the diverse methods of implementing the Total Triage model, exploring the nuanced perspectives of patients and staff, and implications on General Practice. By doing so, this presentation aims to offer valuable insights to practices as they navigate the intricacies of the new GP contract. Additionally, it will shed light on the potential impact on patient access and the adoption of new triage approaches.

 

 

Morning workshop 1

Title: What is environmentally sustainable healthcare? Why should we care and what can I do? by Dr Matthew Sawyer.

Covering some of the impacts we have on the planet and the impacts the planet has on us. Interaction with ‘Play your carbon cards right’ and understanding the most impactful actions we can take with an additional focus on travel.

Dr Matthew Sawyer
Dr Matthew Sawyer

 

 

 

Morning workshop 2

Title: Accessing primary care for Gypsy and Traveller communities by Friends, Families and Travellers.

Friends, Families and Travellers is a leading national charity that works to end racism and discrimination against Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people and to protect the right to pursue a nomadic way of life. We support individuals and families with the issues that matter most to them, at the same time as working to transform systems and institutions to address the root causes of inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people. This workshop will focus on access to primary care, and the challenges Gypsies and Travellers may face at the point of access, as well as good practice examples recommended to overcome these.

Billie Dolling
Ms Billie Dolling

Michelle Gavin
Ms Michelle Gavin

 

 

Morning workshop 3

Title: Inclusivity within the primary healthcare sector by Seema Flower, Blind Ambition Ltd Disabilities & Visual Awareness Consultancy.

During this workshop we will be focusing on disability and inclusivity within the primary healthcare sector, as well as delving into some of the other 9 protected characteristics. Throughout this, we will take a look at; integrating inclusivity into day-to-day practice/teaching, the best ways to perform advocacy for vulnerable groups and individuals, how to use your influence and positions to educate your teams and finally, learn about the challenges and barriers your patients and service users may face.

Ms Seema Flower
Ms Seema Flower

 

 

 

Afternoon workshop 1

Title: Celebrating Complexity in the Clinical Teaching Environment by Dr Cara Bezzina University of Glasgow. 

In this interactive workshop, we will delve into effective ways to empower your learners to maximize their experiences with "complex patients". This session will equip you with practical strategies to facilitate meaningful discussions around complexity in clinical practice. Break free from the limitations of single disease frameworks and fully embrace complexity in undergraduate clinical education. Join us to be inspired, gain actional insights and enhance your teaching approach.

Dr Cara Bezzina
Dr Cara Bezzina

 

 

Afternoon workshop 2

Title: Collaborative and Integrated Working Between General Practice and Community Pharmacy: A Realist Review by Dr Emily Owen, Research Fellow in the Department of Primary Care and Population Health at University College London.

Emily is a realist and health researcher. She is particularly interested in realist approaches to evaluation, evidence synthesis, and participatory action research. Her research to date has focused on disadvantaged populations, primary healthcare organisation and design, and collaborative and integrated ways of working between General Practice and Community Pharmacy.

This workshop will invite you to reflect on your own experiences of collaborative and integrated working. What are the opportunities and challenges you have personally encountered? Think about who you collaborate with routinely in your practice, what works well about this? What do you or others find challenging? And how does (or might) this impact on patient care? Emily will present findings from a realist review, and share case study examples to inspire new ideas and avenues for collaboration and integration.

Dr Emily Owen

Dr Emily Owen

 

Afternoon workshop 3

Title: Moving from time poor to time rich by Dr Liliana Risi, GP, Fellow (FRCGP), Emeritus Provost of the Royal College of General Practice Northeast London (NEL) Faculty and Dr Rofique Ali, GP Partner in East London, GP Teaching Fellow at Queen Mary University of London, Clinical Director for a local Primary Care Network.

We will explore our understanding of time in how we teach, learn, distill information, communicate risk and coproduce care with patients who live with complexity. Tutors will take away a tested tool which captures quickly and safely person-centred care. They will be able to debate, develop, innovate and improve this tool called 'The Handy Approach to care'.

 

Dr Liliana Risi
Dr Liliana Risi

Dr Rofique Ali
Dr Rofique Ali

 

Primary Care Medical Education Conference Awards

The UCL Primary Care Medical Education teaching team value Community and GPs' contribution to teaching, and admire that tutors are helping inspire and train the next generation of doctors. For this reason, we introduced the Community and GP Tutors' Conference Awards to recognise and celebrate the excellent teaching our students are receiving from Community and GP providers.

We will be contacting the shortlisted practices & community service providers in January 2024. Shortlisted practices & community service providers are invited to attend the conference and winners will be announced during the conference award ceremony.

Excellent teacher demonstrating 'good teaching practice' award

All Tutors are invited to nominate themselves for this award and demonstrate excellence in teaching. The application involves writing up to 750 words on the following areas of teaching, using examples of:

Facilitation of student learning Feedback Assessment Innovation

Please fill in the 

and send to pcphmeded@ucl.ac.uk by 2nd December 2023.

We will notify you if your application has been shortlisted and will inform the winner by  mid January 2024. We kindly ask you to attend the conference to receive your award and give a speech of up to 5 minutes, if you are successful.

'Patient -Educator Award (Chris Sandford Primary Care Medical Education Award)'

This year we are introducing a new ‘Patient and Public Involvement in Teaching' Award. This will be awarded to someone from our patient and carer community who demonstrates excellence in, and a commitment to, the education of our medical students. The winner will be announced at our conference. If you would like to apply for the award, please contact us for an application form: pcphmeded@ucl.ac.uk. The application deadline is 8th December 2023.

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