Sponsors have had no input into the content of the agenda or the choice/briefing of any speakers (other than clearly marked s pon sored symposia sessions). In return for their sponsorship, sponsors have received exhibition space, sponsored symposia and other marketing opportunities. The full list of sponsors can be found here Stream 1: Wolfson Theatre 9.15am Welcome and opening remarks Professor Mumtaz Patel PRCP and Professor Tom Solomon FRCP 9.30am Opening keynote and debate: From analogue to digital: artificial intelligence in the NHS Chair Dr Anne Kinderlerer FRCP Regulating AI in healthcare: protecting patient safety Professor Alastair Denniston The importance of being ethically mindful about AI: from principles to practice Dr Jess Morley 11am Tea and coffee break Medicine 2026 Wednesday 13 May 2026 Stream 1: Wolfson Theatre Stream 2: Seligman Theatre Stream 3: Dorchester Library 11.30am Kidneys in transition: early clues, integrated care, new perspectives with the UK Kidney Association Chair Dr Bhavna Pandya FRCP and Dr Sacha Moore Early detection of chronic kidney disease and preventing progression Professor Smeeta Sinha FRCP Chronic kidney disease: across primary and secondary care Dr Rupert Major and Dr Kristin Veighey FRCP From analogue to digital: collaborative and inclusive kidney disease patient education Dr Owain Brooks Question and answer session Ageing: can we delay the inevitable with the Association of Physicians of Great Britain and Ireland Chair Professor Claire Shovlin FRCP Biological ageing clocks: their application and potential in research and practice Dr Oliver Robinson Do bacteria age us? Applying biology to human ageing Professor David Weinkove What we learn from longitudinal data addressing sickness to prevention Regius Rose Ann Kenny Question and answer session Movement as medicine: modern approaches in sports and exercise medicine with the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine Chair Dr Rick Seah FRCP and Dr Alice Cole Moving Medicine for everyone: how physical activity improves chronic disease and comorbidity Dr Carys Webster Moving Medicine coachbot : using an AI coachbot to support physical activity conversations in healthcare Dr Jean Wong Physical Activity Clinical Champions, with a special emphasis on obesity and GLP - 1’s Dr Vincent Ninh Unlocking recovery in patients with long - term conditions Dr Raj Amarnani Question and answer session 1pm Lunch Stream 3: Dorchester Library 1.45pm AstraZeneca sponsored symposium: Connected care: collaborative strategies for transforming COPD management Dr Mo Al - Aloul, Christie NHS Foundation Trust This session will not be CPD accredited. This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca and is intended for UK HCPs only. AstraZeneca has pro vid ed sponsorship towards this independent programme. AstraZeneca has had no editorial input into or control over the agenda, content development or choice of speakers, nor opportunity to influence except for the AstraZeneca sponsored symposia presentations. 2.15pm Lunch Stream 1: Wolfson Theatre Stream 2: Seligman Theatre Stream 3: Dorchester Library 2.45pm When things go wrong with Invited Reviews Chairs Dr Adam de Belder FRCP and Dr Peter Belfield FRCP What is an invited review? Dr Peter Belfield FRCP Going under the radar – the isolated practitioner Dr Adam de Belder FRCP Involving patients and families in invited reviews Dr Emma - Kate Reed FRCP Invited reviews - lessons from rheumatology Dr Elizabeth Price FRCP Question and answer session Symptom based disorders in the era of TikTok and Chat GPT with RCP Improvement Chairs Dr Hilary Williams FRCP and Dr Zuzanna Sawicka FRCP Symptom based disorders: addressing unmet needs and improving care Dr Theresa Barnes FRCP Symptom based disorders – is there a better way to deploy the expert? Dr Richard Thompson FRCP Symptom based disorders in the world of TikTok and AI – new tech, old habits Professor Matthew Sadlier Question and answer session Crowds, crises and chronic disease: medicine at a global scale with RCP Global Chairs Dr Emma Vaux FRCP and Dr Amrita D’Souza The Lady Estelle Wolfson lecture: Scaling up hepatitis B treatment to reach global elimination targets: 300 million reasons Professor Philippa Matthews FRCP Non - communicable diseases without borders: delivering care in crises affected and resource constrained settings – insights from Iraq Dr Hilal Al Saffar FRCP Global health starts with individual health: designing, planning, and scaling digital health solutions Dr Waheed Arian Question and answer session 4.15pm Tea and coffee break 4.45pm Keynote speaker: Bad science to better data Chair: Professor Tom Solomon FRCP Professor Ben Goldacre 5.45pm Networking reception Osler Room 8.15am Breakfast briefing How should GIM training evolve for the next generation (in - person only) Chair: Professor Mumtaz Patel PRCP Dr Ali Abbas Dr Áine Corry Dr Richard Gilpin Dr Aisyah Johari Dr Sacha Moore 9am Tea, coffee and movement Wolfson Theatre 9.15am Opening keynote and debate: Neighbourhood health Chair Dr Hilary Williams FRCP Delivering the government’s vision for neighbourhood health Dr Nicholas Hicks Delivering neighbourhood health in Hounslow: the West Middlesex Hospital perspective Dr Emma Rowlandson FRCP Community - based rheumatology in practice Dr Elizabeth Macphie FRCP Panel discussion All speakers and Dr Kathy McLean and Dr Rebecca Brown 11am Tea and coffee break Thursday 14 May 2026 Stream 1: Wolfson Theatre Stream 2: Seligman Theatre Stream 3: Dorchester Library 11.30am The frail heart: cardiovascular decision making in older adults with the British Cardiovascular Society and British Geriatric Society Chairs Dr Shouvik Halder FRCP and Dr Rebecca Jayasinghe Rethinking cardiovascular risk, treatment and outcomes in older adults Dr Ian Locke Just because you can doesn’t mean you should: personalised care for older adults Dr Catherine Labinjoh Heart disease at home: managing cardiovascular conditions in care homes and the community Professor Dan Lasserson Implementation science for cardiovascular decision - making Dr Mihir Kelshiker Question and answer session All speakers and Becky Hyland Neurological emergencies: decoding pain, risk and rapid decisions with the Association of British Neurologists Chair Dr Arani Nitkunan FRCP How to assess, diagnose and manage headache in the emergency department Dr Nicola Giffin FRCP How to assess, diagnose and manage blackouts in the emergency department Dr Heather Angus - Leppan FRCP Stroke – to bust a clot or not? Dr Anthony Pereira FRCP Question and answer session Multimorbidity, diabesity and its impact on long term health with ClinMed Chair Professor Ponnusamy Saravanan FRCP Managing obesity and related multiple long - term conditions in modern medicine Dr Lyn Ferguson Metabolic multi - system disease - prevention and role of primary care Dr Harini Sathanapally Data driven learning health system for tackling multiple long - term conditions Professor Krish Nirantharakumar Question and answer session 1.15pm Lunch Stream 1: Wolfson Theatre Stream 2: Seligman Theatre Stream 3: Dorchester Library 2.45pm Modern acute medicine: prevention, innovation and better decisions with the Society for Acute Medicine Chair Dr Ben Chadwick FRCP Hospital at home Dr Tom Knight Inclusion in practice: caring for patients who use drugs and those experiencing homelessness Dr Molly Bradbury Acute medicine at the end of life: the courage to care differently Dr Vicky Price FRCP Question and answer session Honest conversations and innovations in delivery of medicines and palliative care in the home with the Joint Specialty Committee for Palliative Medicine Chairs Dr David Brooks FRCP and Dr Sophia Ellis Supporting people to stay at home with alternative routes of drug administration Dr Paul Howard Palliative virtual wards: personalised care in the community Dr Emily Holdsworth The facts about hydration and nutrition in the last weeks of life and communication around this Dr Samantha Lund FRCP Question and answer session Bloodlines: pioneering perspectives in haematology with the British Society for Haematology Chair Dr Sue Pavord FRCP and Dr Sharath Panamoottil The Sir Michael Perrin lecture: Iron at the crossroads of life and disease: from essential biology to clinical complexity Professor Domenico Girelli Medical haematology Professor Cheng - Hock Toh FRCP Liaison haematology Dr Jonathan Massie Question and answer session 4.30pm Movement break 4.35pm Prize giving and closing remarks 4.45pm Close of conference Sponsors have had no input into the content of the agenda or the choice/briefing of any speakers (other than clearly marked s pon sored symposia sessions). In return for their sponsorship, sponsors have received exhibition space, sponsored symposia and other marketing opportunities. The full list of sponsors can be found here Wednesday 13 May 2026 Stream 1 Stream 2 Stream 3 Hands on 1 Hands on 2 Workshop Poster competition 09:30 Opening keynote and debate From analogue to digital: artificial intelligence in the NHS 09:45 10:00 10:15 10:30 10:45 11:00 Tea and coffee break How AI can help identify anatomy for regional anaesthesia Practical CPAP and NIV training* Tea and coffee break 11:15 11:30 Kidneys in transition: early clues, integrated care, new perspectives Ageing: can we delay the inevitable Movement as medicine: modern approaches in sports and exercise medicine Tips on using artificial intelligence to develop skills in breaking bad news Poster competition slot 1 11:45 12:00 How AI can help identify anatomy for regional anaesthesia Practical CPAP and NIV training* 12:15 12:30 Tips on supporting resident doctors' wellbeing 12:45 13:00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 13:15 Lunch 13:30 13:45 AstraZeneca: Sponsored symposium* 14:00 14:15 Lunch How AI can help identify anatomy for regional anaesthesia Practical CPAP and NIV training* 14:30 Poster competition slot 2 14:45 When things go wrong Symptom based disorders in the era of TikTok and Chat GPT Crowds, crises and chronic disease: medicine at a global scale Tips on taking yourself to next level of medical education 15:00 15:15 How AI can help identify anatomy for regional anaesthesia Practical CPAP and NIV training* 15:30 15:45 Tips on getting your paper published 16:00 16:15 Tea and coffee break Tea and coffee break 16:30 Tea and coffee break 16:45 Keynote speaker: Bad science to better data 17:00 17:15 17:30 17:45 Networking reception *These sessions are not CPD accredited. Medicine 2026: at a glance Thursday 14 May 2026 Breakfast briefing (in person only) 08:15 Training the next generation of generalist physicians 08:30 08:45 09:00 Stream 1 Stream 2 Stream 3 Hands on 1 Hands on 2 Workshop Poster competition 09:15 Opening keynote and debate: Neighbourhood health 09:30 09:45 How AI can help identify anatomy for regional anaesthesia Practical CPAP and NIV trainng * 10:00 10:15 10:30 10:45 How AI can help identify anatomy for regional anaesthesia Practical CPAP and NIV training* 11:00 Tea and coffee break Tea and coffee break 11:15 Tips on using RCP Accreditation in your trust or service 11:30 The frail heart: cardiovascular decision making in older adults Neurological emergencies: decoding pain, risk and rapid decisions Multimorbidity, diabesity and its impact on long term health Poster competition slot 3 11:45 12:00 How AI can help identify anatomy for regional anaesthesia Practical CPAP and NIV training* 12:15 Tips on supporting physicians working in areas of conflict 12:30 12:45 13:00 13:15 Lunch break 13:30 13:45 14:00 14:15 14:30 14:45 Modern acute medicine: prevention, innovation and better decisions for patients Honest conversations and innovations in delivery of medicines and palliative care in the home Bloodlines: pioneering perspectives in haematology How AI can help identify anatomy for regional anaesthesia Practical CPAP and NIV training* Tips on getting to grips with artificial intelligence in the workplace 15:00 15:15 15:30 15:45 Tips on getting your paper published 16:00 16:15 16:30 Closing remarks and prize giving 16:45 * These sessions are not CPD accredited Medicine 2026: at a glance Aspirations for the future of medical training Chair: Dr Max Thoburn Panel discussion: Dr Ben Chadwick FRCP, Dr Mike Jones FRCP, Dr Stephen Joseph, Dr Anthony Martinelli Maternal obesity in focus: risks, research, and clinical strategies Maternal health and obesity Dr Kath MuCullough FRCP Diabetes in pregnancy: a national overview with perspectives for the generalist Dr Clare Hambling FRCP Adverse outcomes associated with obesity during pregnancy Dr Anita Banerjee FRCP GUM: changing focus on HIV prevention, treatment, and outreach Chair: Nathan Burley Doxycycline post exposure prophylaxis, its clinical usage, and integrated digital pathways with HIV Pre - exposure prophylaxis Dr Alex Langrish Injectables for HIV treatment (and prevention), clinical experience and leveraging a shift in medicines innovation Dr Claire Pritchard Outreach services to improve health outcomes for all Dr Alexandra Maxwell Additional activity: early release Learning from experience: Successes and challenges of health interactions Suzanna Hopwood, Richard Triffitt and Claire Jowett Tuberculosis in 2026: the re - emergence of a forgotten disease Chair: Dr Felicity Perrin Tuberculosis presenting to acute and general medicine services Dr Martin Dedicoat FRCP Prevention: screening and vaccination for tuberculosis Dr Pranab Haldar FRCP Hospital to community: the role of the multidisciplinary tuberculosis team Ms Sarah Murphy Additional activity: early release Workshops are an in person benefit. Time: 11.30am – 12.15pm Workshop title 1: Tips on using artificial intelligence to develop skills in breaking bad news Facilitators: Dr Miriam Armstrong, Professor Philip Bright FRCP and Dr Mike Jones FRCP Description: This interactive workshop explores the use of artificial intelligence in teaching sensitive communication skills, specificall y b reaking bad news. Drawing on a UK study involving doctors, trainers and lay representatives, delegates will compare AI - generated guidance with traditional reflective ap proaches and discuss effective strategies for achieving generic professional capabilities. Time: 12.30pm – 1.15pm Workshop title 2: Tips on supporting resident doctors’ wellbeing: introducing a new UK - wide mixed methods research study Facilitators: Dr Rebecca Selman, Dr Emma Rowlandson FRCP and Dr Sidra Hussain Description: This workshop examines burnout among NHS resident doctors, reviewing prevalence data, causes, prior research, and piloted int erv entions. It introduces an upcoming 18 - month, mixed - methods wellbeing study within the Royal College of Physicians education directorate, inviting particip ant insights to shape research that it is hoped will meaningfully support the resident doctor workforce. Time: 2.45pm – 3.30pm Workshop title 3: Tips on taking yourself to the next level in medical education Facilitators: Dr Victoria Tippett FRCP and Dr Eli Saetnan Description: This interactive workshop enables medical educators to reflect on their roles, explore professional frameworks, routes for re cog nition and GMC appraisal requirements. Working collaboratively, they explore practical strategies to support sustainable career development aligned wi th the NHS 10 Year Workforce Plan. Participants leave with a personalised plan for sustainable career development. Time: 3.45pm – 4.30pm Workshop title 4: Tips on getting your paper published Facilitators: Professor Ponnusamy Saravanan FRCP and Dr Andrew Duncombe FRCP Description: Workshop attendees will find out what editors are looking for in a publishable paper, direct from the editors - in - chief of the RC P’s journals. You will learn how to understand the publishing journey, tell your story effectively, find the right journal and implement reviewer feedback to max imi se the chance of acceptance. Additional activity: workshops Wednesday 13 May 2026 Time: 11.15am – 12pm Workshop title 5: Tips on using RCP Accreditation in your trust or service Facilitators: Maria Buxton, Cynthia Yim, Laura Bewley and Dr Edmund Sung Description: This workshop explores how accreditation through the Royal College of Physicians can drive patient safety, strengthen clinica l g overnance, and embed continuous quality improvement. Delivered by clinical leads and the operational team within the Accreditation Unit, it offers an overvie w o f accreditation, practical strategies to influence leaders, secure investment, and raise clinical standards across services. Time: 12.15pm – 1pm Workshop title 6: Tips on supporting physicians working in areas of conflict Facilitators: Dr Rebecca Selman, Dr Emma Vaux FRCP and Dr Waheed Arian Description: This interactive workshop explores the ethical, psychological and professional challenges faced by physicians working in war and conflict settings, including moral injury and disrupted governance. Through case - based discussion and practical frameworks, participants develop structured individ ual, team and institutional strategies for advocacy, mentorship and sustainable support, moving from awareness to meaningful professional action. Time: 2.45pm – 3.30pm Workshop title 7: Tips on getting to grips with artificial intelligence in the workplace Facilitators: Dr Alice Cole and Dr David Harrison Description: This interactive workshop introduces the fundamentals of AI in healthcare, outlining existing models and exploring patient sa fet y, governance and other considerations for a clinician when approaching such devices. We will also discuss the impact of AI with regards to health in equ alities, education and research. Participants gain practical guidance, resources, and confidence to support responsible AI adoption in clinical practice. Time: 3.45pm – 4.30pm Workshop title 8: Tips on getting your paper published Facilitators: Dr Andrew Duncombe FRCP and Dr Tevfik Ismail FRCP Description: Workshop attendees will find out what editors are looking for in a publishable paper, direct from the editors - in - chief of the RC P’s journals. You will learn how to understand the publishing journey, tell your story effectively, find the right journal and implement reviewer feedback to max imi se the chance of acceptance. Additional activity: workshops Thursday 14 May 2026 Hands - on sessions are an in person benefit. How AI can help identify anatomy for regional anaesthesia Facilitators: Harvey Phelps Description: This session explores how artificial intelligence can support ultrasound - guided regional anaesthesia by helping clinicians ident ify key anatomical structures in real time. AI - based image analysis can highlight nerves, vessels and surrounding anatomy on ultrasound images, making interpretation easier and improving procedural accuracy. This hands - on workshop is not CPD accredited Practical CPAP and NIV training Facilitators: Alun Jenkins and Glyn Stephens Description: The session will be highly focused on the practical application and delivery of CPAP and NIV therapy in the current clinical env ironment, with the opportunity for active participation of the attendees. This hands - on workshop is not CPD accredited Additional activity: hands-on