Hot Topics in Global Health conference

May 2024

Hot Topics in Global Health is a novel two-day cross-speciality international conference. It is the first of its kind in the UK covering both medical and surgical specialties.

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About the conference

Hot Topics in Global Health is a 2-day international conference exploring the challenges and priorities of global health, particularly in low resource settings, for FY2+ level doctors of all grades and consultants in the specialties of:

  • Neonatal and child health
  • Maternal health
  • Mental health
  • Medicine (general, emergency and tropical)
  • Surgery
  • Anaesthetics
  • Intensive care
  • HIV and sexual health
  • Refugee health
  • Non-governmental organisation (NGO) healthcare workers
  • Public health
  • Infectious diseases

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Speakers

  • Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (CW)
  • David Nott Foundation
  • Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)
  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)
  • Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)
  • Royal College of Physicians (RCP)
  • Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH)
  • UK-Med

Conference details

Date

Mon 13–Tue 14 May 2024
8:30am–5pm

Location

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London (directions)

Format

In person or via MedAll streaming platform

Fees 

Fees from this conference will contribute towards an education grant relating to global health for healthcare professionals at the Trust.

  • Register for this event
  • Please ensure you read the cancellation and data policy below before paying for the conference
  • Your place will be secured once payment has been received

The conference will be live-streamed and recorded using the MedAll platform—virtual attendees will be sent a link before each session. Your ticket will provide you access to recordings of the day(s) you have purchased.

Cancellation and data policy: Refunds or adjustment requests to change your mode of attendance can no longer be made.

  • In person for 2 days: SOLD OUT
  • In person for 1 day: SOLD OUT
  • Attendance on MedAll: £90/day (virtual only)
  • Attendees from LMIC countries on MedAll: £75/day (virtual only)
  • Retired and full-time students on MedAll: £60/day (virtual only)

Programme

Mon 13 May: Updates on challenges and priorities 

0830–0845: Welcome and introduction—the course in context

  • Dr Amrita D’Souza, Conference Cofounder and Director (CW)
  • Dr Orhan Orhan, Conference Cofounder and Director of Medical Education (CW)
  • Dr Roger Chinn, Chief Medical Officer (CW)

0845–0930: Non-communicable diseases in low-income settings—intersection with maternal health

  • Dr Jack Milln, Wellcome Trust Global Health PhD Fellow/Consultant Obstetric Physician

0930–1015: Dermatology and global health—the Burma Skincare Initiative

  • Dr Su Lwin, Dermatology Registrar/Cofounder of the Burma Skincare Initiative

1015–1030: Q&A session

1030–1115: Refugee and asylum seekers’ health—a person-centred approach

  • Dr Nicky Longley, Medical Co-lead for RESPOND Integrated Refugee Health Service, UCLH

1115–1130: Coffee break—refreshments and networking

1130–1215: Update in child health and neonates

  • Dr Sebastian Taylor, Head of Global Team, RCPCH

1215–1300: Update in maternal health

  • Prof Hassan Shehata, RCOG Global Health Vice President

1300­–1345: Lunch

1345–1430: Update in neglected tropical diseases

  • Prof Michael Marks, HTD Consultant

1430–1515: UK-Med and field hospital medicine in low resource settings

  • Dr Ram Vadi, UK-Med Health Director (virtual)

1515–1530: Coffee break—refreshments and networking

1530–1615: Global Clubfoot Initiative: Setting up an NGO in LMICs

  • Rosalind Owen, Global Clubfoot Initiative
  • Denise Watson-Tann, Global Clubfoot Initiative

1615–1700: Public health—challenges of outbreaks past and future

  • Dr Bhargavi Rao, Humanitarian Public Health, LSHTM
  • Prof Jimmy Whitworth, President, RSTMH

Tue 14 May: Low resource settings

0830–0930: HIV and sexual health implementation research in Indonesia—international collaborative work

  • Dr Keerti Gedela, Consultant Physician in HIV/Chief Investigator, UTAMA Project, UK-Indonesia Joint Partnership (Infectious Diseases)

0930–1015: Trauma in low resource settings

  • Tim Law, Chief Operating Officer, David Nott Foundation
  • Miss Elizabeth Tissingh, Lead for King’s Global Health Partnership in the DRC/T&O Consultant

1015–1030: Q&A session

1030–1115: POCUS in low resource settings—Bangladesh, South Sudan and Zambia

  • Dr Joy Clarke, Acute Medicine Registrar/MSF Medic

1115–1130: Coffee break—refreshments and networking

1130–1215: Anaesthetics and ITU in low resource settings

  • Dr Richard Venn, Anaesthetist: Safer Anaesthesia from Education (SAFE)
  • Dr Oliver Ross, Paediatric Intensivist: ITU services in the global south

1215–1300: Update in global mental health: Lessons from Ukraine

  • Dr Julia Rozanova, Programme Leader of the MSc in Global Mental Health, King’s College London
  • Alexandra Deac, KCL Mental Health Researcher
  • Prof Dennis Ougrin, CAMHS Consultant/Co-lead of Ukrainian Medical Association of the UK (UMAUK)

1300–1345: Lunch

1345–1430: Update in RCP Global: Current priorities and future challenges

  • Dr Omar Mustafa, RCP Global Vice President/Endocrine Consultant
  • Dr Tamara Phiri, President of the Malawi College of Physicians/Registrar of the East, Central and Southern Africa College of Physicians (ECSACOP)—virtual

1430–1515: Intro to the A–E assessment in an LMIC setting

  • Dr Sylviane Defres, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Consultant/Mersey Programme Director for Infectious Diseases, LSTM

1515–1530: Coffee break—refreshments and networking

1530–1700: Panel discussion: Working in LMICs—how to gain the cultural and clinical competencies required and how to navigate a career in global health

  • Chaired by Dr Omar Mustafa with Dr Bhanu Williams (RCPCH Trustee—virtual), Dr Rashmi D’Souza (previous Global Links Fellow), Dr Amrit Visvanathan (previous HEE Global Health Fellow), Dr Rachel Burge (previous Refugee Health Volunteer) and other speakers

HEE study budget codes for trainees

Trainees can apply for reimbursement of conference fees under the relevant study budget code:

  • Higher medical specialties: MED0004 national conference attendance relevant to curricular progression
  • Surgical specialities: SURG0004 national conference attendance relevant to curricular progression
  • Internal medical trainees: MED0015 National Course or conference if linked to future higher specialist training intentions
  • Foundation trainees: Approval required via the discretionary studyleave process for conferences
  • Anaesthetics: ANAES0004
  • Obstetrics and gynaecology: OBSG0003

If you have any queries on study budget reimbursement, please contact HEE via the PGMDE support portal.

RCP Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accreditation for consultants

This 2-day conference is RCP CPD accredited and carries 14 CPD points for attending both days.

Further information

If you have any queries about this conference or would like further detail, please email Dr Amrita D'Souza (Conference Director) at chelwest.chelwestpgteaching@nhs.net.