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 - no two years are the same. 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 the practice of palliative medicine. This course complements the Oxford Advanced Pain and Symptom Management course.
Join the course and avail of opportunities to ask questions and be part of discussion. Alternatively, watch 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.
Feedback from 2024; Thank you!
Location: Virtual
Educational Credits: Code: TBC (Expected 8 CPD points)
+ Venue
Virtual Zoom course
+ Speakers
For 2025
Chairs: Dr Victoria Hedges and Dr Mary Miller
Updated 18.10.2024
Confirmed speakers:
1. COPD and high flow nasal oxygen therapy: 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
Example programme from 2024:
Day 1
09:20 Welcome and Introduction
09:30 Gastroparesis and medical management, Dr Dympna Waldron
10:30 Break
10:45 Antimicrobial Update, Dr Jame McCrae
11:45 Break
12:30 Magnesium Disorders, Dr Rhian Touyz
13:30 Break
13:45 Neurology Smorgasbord, 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 and palliative care, Dr James Gamble
11:45 Break
12.30 COPD and high flow nasal oxygen therapy, Dr Rob Halifax
13:30 Break
13:45 Ophthalmology Update, Dr Stella Hornby
14:45 Wrap up, Dr Victoria Hedges
15:00 End of course
+ 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
