Association of North Of England Physicians Meeting – Saturday 5th November

09.30

10.00

Tea/coffee and posters to be erected

Meeting commences

10.00-10.10

Is there enough initial evaluation for patients at risk of Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD)?

VKW Rsoi, SW Lord (Freeman)

10.15-10.25

Determinants of Morbidity and Mortality in people aged 70 years and over in the Hai district of Northern Tanzania

R Jones, H Putnam, WK Gray, J Kissima, R Walker (Newcastle University)

10.30-10.40

High originating radial artery:anatomical study through the use of ultrasound and review of the literature

H Hilal, D Ebot, J Coey, S Sullivan (St Georges University/Northumbria Univeristy)

10.45-10.55

Are you registrar ready?

K Armitage, S Wilcox (North Tees)

11.00-11.30

Second Session

Coffee Break with posters

a. An audit of HLA antibody profiling in potential kidney transplant recipients

IR Logan, A McKean, L Mutumbwa, J Steedman, N Sheerin, V Carter, K Jones (Freeman)

b. A confused 53 year old presenting with seizures

BAM Downie (Queen Elizabeth

c. Do guidelines improve practice? A re-audit of thyroid nodule ultrasound reporting at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust post-British Thyroid Association Thyroid Cancer Guidelines 2014

A Aldibbiat, SA Tee, A Madathil (Northumbria)

d. An unofficial guide to ePortfolio

C Gilchrist (North Tees)

e. Atrial fibrillation related ischaemic strokes

K Nyo, H Skinner, A Anwar, B Nair, Monica (North Tees)

Chairman – Dr Clive Kelly

11.30

Association notices

1135-11.45

NCEPOD and alcohol related liver disease. What are the views of those who deliver the service? A survey of consultants and trainees in North Eastern England

HC Mitchison, S Saksena, M Hudson (Durham)

1150-12.00

Do we identify and treat bone disease in patients admitted with alcohol related harm?

L Moyles, E Archer, CA Kelly (Queen Elizabeth)

12.05-12.15

Which factors associated with alcohol dependence?

I Tighe, G Moss, M Thrasher, CA Kelly (Queen Elizabeth)

12.20-12.30

Ultility of screening tools for detection of HIV – associated neurocognitive disorder in older HIV positive adults in Northern Tanzania

JK Kellett Wright (Newcastle)

12.35-12.50

HIV : Are we testing apporpriately ?

J Hulley (Queen Elizabeth)

12.50

13.15

Guest speaker – Dr James Coey (St Georges University)

History of Medicine

Buffet lunch and further poster viewing