Fee, Date and Venue
- Date : 6th October 2018, Saturday
- Venue : Divinity Hall St John’s College Cambridge University
- Conference Fee : Free
- No of Places Available : 60
- Target Audience : Medical students with an interest in paediatrics.
UKAPS National Conference - Changing Paradigms in Paediatrics
6th October 2018 , Saturday
Divinity Hall St John’s College Cambridge University.
Places are currently limited.
There are only couple of places remaining. We have hence closed the online registration system. If you wish to take the last place, please email us at courses@doctorsacademy.org.uk and we will suggest the way to complete registration, provided the place is still available.
We are pleased to welcome all aspiring paediatricians to our annual UKAPS conference, this year being held in the beautiful city of Cambridge.
This one day event is open to medical students interested in paediatrics and will offer delegates the opportunity to attend workshops and participate in oral and poster presentations. Additionally there will be a number of lectures from guest speakers and will prove to be an extremely interesting day.
The UKAPS team and our hosts the Cambridge Paediatrics Society, look forward to welcoming you and further information will be available as the date of the Conference approaches.
Our hosts, the Cambridge Paediatrics Society, along with the UKAPS team have got a full day planned. This year we are concentrating throughout the day on the theme ‘Changing Paradigms in Paediatrics’. This event is always well attended and a brilliant day to mingle and bond over our love of paediatrics. On the day there will be guest speakers, workshops for you to choose from as well as poster and oral presentations again. We look forward to welcoming all of you to what will be an amazing and interesting day. Look out for more information that will be released as October 6th approaches.
Programme
| Time | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 | Central Hall | Registration |
| 10:00 | Main Lecture Theatre | Welcome UKAPS & CUPS |
| 10:10 | Main Lecture Theatre | The Future Paediatrician Professor Russell Viner |
| 10:50 | Main Lecture Theatre | Doctor's Guide to Spinal Dysraphism Miss Helen Fernandes |
| 11:30 | Central Hall | Break |
| 11:50 | Main Lecture Theatre | Genomic Medicine in Paediatrics Professor David Rowitch |
| 12:30 | Main Lecture Theatre | Oral Presentations |
| 13:00 | Central Hall | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Workshop Room | Workshop 1 |
| 14:35 | Workshop Room | Workshop 2 |
| 15:10 | Central Hall | Break |
| 15:30 | Workshop Room | Workshop 3 |
| 16:05 | Workshop Room | Workshop 4 |
| 16:40 | Main Lecture Theatre | Paediatrics in the East of England |
| 17:00 | Main Lecture Theatre | Prizegiving UKAPS & CUPS |
Speakers
- Professor Russell Viner, President of RCPCH
- Ms Helen Fernandes, Neurosurgery
- Professor David Rowitch, Head of Paediatrics, Cambridge
- Dr Alasdair Parker
- Dr Saras Whitehorn
Assisting
- Mr Charlie Stanton-Stock, University of Cambridge
- Mr Luke Bibby, University of Cambridge
- Mr Daniel Fernando, University of Cambridge
- Ms Tanya Li, University of Cambridge
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