Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in Association with the Scottish Radiological Society

Radiology for Medics – Half Day Online Course

Thursday 17 July 2025 at 1.00pm UK time

Join us in this timely, exciting and new offering by the RCPE - in association with the Scottish Radiological Society.

Session Structure:

• Session 1: Acute respiratory distress

• Session 2: Manage silver trauma in elderly patients

• Session 3: Neurological imaging for acute patients

• Session 4: Abdominal imaging for acute patients Each session will be delivered by Physician and Radiology experts

Ever wondered if you are asking for too much or inappropriate imaging?

This event will be of particular interest to medical residents participating in on-call medicine / hospital at night, but will also be of interest to all grades of medical, nursing, scientific staff. Allied health professionals and medical students are welcome.

All recordings of talks are available to delegates until 28 days post event.

3 CPD credits

More information at: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/events/radiology-medics

Scottish Cardiac Society 34th Annual General Meeting 2025

Thursday 2 - Friday 3 October 2025

Dunblane Hydro Hotel, Dunblane

The Scottish Cardiac Society invite abstract submissions related to academic clinical and scientific research as well as the results of projects in service development and quality improvement.  Submissions are welcome from clinical and research physicians, nurses, cardiac physiologists, other allied healthcare professionals and medical students.

Emily Taylor Travel Fund – Autumn Meeting prizes

Several travel grants will be awarded to assist with attendance at a future meeting relevant to cardiology or cardiac surgery.

  • Best abstract oral presentation by a non-consultant physician (£250)
  • Best abstract poster presentation by a non-consultant physician (£250)
  • Best abstract oral presentation by a Nurse, Cardiac physiologist, or AHP (£250)
  • Best abstract poster presentation by a Nurse, Cardiac physiologist, or AHP (£250)

Awards are subject to the applicant being a member of the SCS and submitting a report to be presented at an SCS meeting and/or publication on SCS website.

Medical Student Prize

There will be two prizes (worth £200 each) awarded for the best medical student abstract presentation (oral and poster).  These will be awarded to assist with attendance at a future meeting relevant to cardiology or cardiac surgery, a student elective, or for another educational purpose.

For all categories of prize there should be more than one submission for the prize to be awarded.  In the event of a single submission for any given category it will be for the independent judging panel to decide whether that presentation is of sufficient quality to justify the award being granted.

Emily Taylor Travel Fund – meeting attendance

There are discretionary funds available to assist with travel to and from Spring and Autumn SCS Meetings.  Application should be made in writing to: scs@societysupport.org

Abstract Submission

The abstract submission form is attached.  Only submissions in this format will be considered. 

(Please return to this email address.) The deadline for submission is Noon on 23 June 2025.

More details will follow in due course about the programme and registration for this meeting. Please save the event dates in your diary. Further information can be found at https://scottishcardiac.org/event/scottish-cardiac-society-autumn-meeting-2025/

Accepted abstracts will receive one free registration place for the event.

If you have any queries, please contact scs@societysupport.org.

Title:               RCPE Symposium: Diabetes and Endocrinology

Date:              Thursday 9 October 2025

Venue:           Online, 1 day symposium

Remit:            There have been a number of new and exciting developments in the fields of both diabetes and endocrinology in the last few years. The challenges in diabetes and endocrinology management are varied and we address these from a demographic, clinical and service provision perspective. In view of this rapidly changing landscape, the aim of this symposium is to update current knowledge of these developments and inform management of increasingly complex conditions.

Topics:            managing diabetes in the young and older populations// challenges of individualising diabetes care// the role of incretin hormones in diabetes and obesity// new drugs in osteoporosis// thyroid disease in pregnancy//hormone replacement in young and menopausal women

Audience:      General and specialist clinicians within both primary and secondary care as well as nursing, scientific staff, allied health professionals and medical students.

Website:        Full details and online booking  Diabetes & Endocrinology | Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh