Save the date for our 2026 General Medicine Update. Taking place on Thursday 29th & Friday 30th January 2026.
Worried that your medical knowledge is not at the cutting edge, that you haven't heard about the latest major advance, or that your patients are missing out? Then, this is the course for you!
OxCERPC recognises the need for doctors working in palliative medicine to stay abreast of changes in medical practice. Each year we develop a bespoke programme and we have successfully run this course since 2002.
Speakers are invited from other specialties in medicine, bringing their expertise to update our medical knowledge and enhance our practice of palliative medicine. This course complements the Oxford Advanced Pain and Symptom Management course.
Join the course live to avail of opportunities to ask questions and participate in discussion. Alternatively, watch the recordings at a time that suits you! Recordings will be made available to all delegates, affording an opportunity to pause, reflect, look up the reference or watch a section of the teaching again.
The 2026 Programme is currently in development.
2025 EXAMPLE Programme for General Medicine Webinar LINK
Feedback from 2025; Thank you!
I loved having 15 mins break between sessions - chance to consolidate your learning.
It was excellent … there is such variety among the speakers.
Good spread of lectures and breaks.
Excellent topics and speakers. Content was very good.
A range of speakers from other specialities.
I really liked the timing structure - shorter breaks and the earlier finish are really useful. Thank you.
Great day and well chaired.
This was a brilliant day.
Really enjoyed the study day. Thank you.
Location: Virtual - Zoom
CPD Credits: 8 CPD credits expected
+ Venue
Virtual Zoom course
+ Speakers
2026 Chairs:
Dr Victoria Hedges and Dr Mary Miller
The programme for 2026 is currently in development. The speakers from 2025 are below as an example.
Speakers:
1. Update in COPD management: Dr Rob Halifax, respiratory physician, Oxford
2. Update on ophthalmology: Dr Stella Hornby, consultant ophthalmologist, Oxford
3. Magnesium disorders: Dr Rhian Touyz, Chair in medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
4. Gastroparesis and medical management: Professor Dympna Waldron, consultant palliative medicine, Galway, Republic of Ireland
5. Neurology smorgasbord: Dr Louise Wiblin, consultant neurologist, South Tees Hospital NHS Trust
6. Antimicrobial Update: Dr Jame McCrae, Clinical Pharmacology, Oxford
7. Psychiatry Update: Prof Liz Sampson, Psychiatrist, Barts & Royal London Hospitals
8. Heart failure and palliative care: Dr James Gamble, Consultant Cardiologist, Oxford
+ Course Programmes
The 2026 programme is currently in development. The below programme is from 2025 as an example.
Day 1
09:20 Welcome and Introduction
09:30 Gastroparesis and medical management (Dr Dympna Waldron)
10:30 Break
10:45 Antibiotic Update (Dr Jame McCrae)
11:45 Break
12:30 Magnesium Disorders (Dr Rhian Touyz)
13:30 Break
13:45 Neuropalliation (Dr Louise Wiblin)
14:45 Wrap up (Dr Victoria Hedges)
15:00 End of day 1
Day 2
09:20 Welcome and Introduction
09:30 Psychiatry Update (Prof Liz Sampson)
10:30 Break
10:45 Heart Failure in 2025: Treatment and Prognosis (Dr James Gamble)
11:45 Break
12.00 Update in COPD management (Dr Rob Halifax)
13:00 Break
13:45 Ophthalmology Update (Dr Stella Hornby)
14:45 Wrap up (Dr Victoria Hedges)
15:00 End of Day 2
+ Course Aims
The course aims to refresh and build your knowledge and skills in medicine to enable you to transfer your knowledge back to your clinical care
Objectives
By attending this course you will:
• Have an opportunity to enjoy learning with your colleagues
• Develop knowledge and skills to support your clinical judgments and enable discussions with your patients and those they love
• Have an opportunity to discuss with experts and your colleagues so that you can apply specialty knowledge to palliative medicine
• Be supported to bring your learning back to your organisation
• Have an opportunity to network with your peers
Key benefits include:
• A high standard of professional knowledge
• Excellent teaching
• Time for questions, discussion and building your networks
• Support to set educational goals for the coming year
• Superb value for money
• Experienced and enthusiastic administrative staff
• Focus on participants, not profit – any surplus ploughed back into education
