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General Internal Medicine – Core Topics (Autumn 2025)

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2.00 pm
A brief Annual General Meeting of the Section of Medicine will take place immediately prior to the symposium to formally elect new Office bearers and members of Council.

2.05 pm  
Pharmacotherapy for obesity: the past, the present and the future
Professor Akheel Syed, Consultant Physician in Diabetes & Endocrinology, NCA Foundation Trust (Salford Royal Hospital) where he leads the specialised severe and complex obesity service

Talk synopsis:

Obesity is a major global determinant of health of our time. Whilst lifestyle, dietary and behavioural modifications are the cornerstones of weight management, pharmacological interventions are increasingly necessary for a significant number of people living with chronic obesity. Historically, weight loss medications have been limited by poor efficacy, significant adverse effects and poor tolerability, and poor sustainability. Thus, bariatric surgery has been the most effective treatment for  chronic/severe obesity. The advent of incretin-based anti-obesity medications has revolutionised the treatment of obesity and associated diseases. Emerging medical therapies hold the promise of ever greater clinical effectiveness, potentially obviating the need for bariatric surgery.

2.45 pm
Asthma diagnosis and misdiagnosis: solution lies within the 4th dimension 
Dr Ran Wang, NIHR Clinical Lecturer, University of Manchester and ST7 Respiratory Medicine, Manchester University NHS FT

Talk synopsis:

Asthma is common affecting 10% of the UK population. Of 160,000 new diagnosis per year, up to one in three are misdiagnosed. Asthma is defined by symptoms and airflow obstruction that fluctuates over time. Despite the hallmark of asthma is its temporal variability, current clinical practice still approaches the condition as if it was a static disease.

In this lecture, I will summarise the current diagnostic challenges in asthma and highlight how time is the missing dimension in asthma care. I will demonstrate how diurnal, day-to-day and longer-term fluctuations can influence our clinical decision-making and present evidence that using domiciliary monitoring and demonstrate how longitudinal test measurements capturing the variability in asthma pathophysiology can better improve asthma care.

These findings underscore the need to move beyond static, one-size-fits-all approaches towards diagnostic strategies that recognise time as a critical dimension in asthma. In response to the mounting evidence, the Global Initiative for Asthma 2025 guidance has incorporated the influence of test timing into their diagnostic recommendations. Advances in digital health pave the way for harnessing temporal variability in diagnosis and treatment, opening new horizons for truly personalised asthma care.

3.25 pm
Coffee break

3.45 pm
Rash and other skin eruptions whilst taking medication(s). Is it an allergy?
Dr Marina Tsoumani, Consultant Allergist, Manchester University NHS FT (Wythenshawe)

Talk synopsis:

  • Clinical presentations of drug related rash/urticaria
  • Pitfalls and challenges in drug (cutaneous) allergy
  • Early recognition of severe drug cutaneous reactions
  • Approach to the patient with rash whilst on medications
  • Drug allergy as a working diagnosis – then what?
  • Main management strategies

4.25 pm
Meeting close

 

Attendees will receive a CPD certificate of attendance

 

*Venue directions:  https://www.mandec.uk/contact/

MANDEC is built on the roof of the Dental Hospital and has its OWN ENTRANCE in Bridgeford Street. PLEASE NOTE: Access is NOT available through the Dental Hospital Patient Entrance – the MANDEC entrance door is to the left of this.  On entering the building take the lift or stairs to the 3rd floor.

PARKING

Please note: Booth Street West car park is chargeable.  Access is from HIGHER CAMBRIDGE STREET. SATNAV postcode M15 6AR. The entrance road to the multi storey car park is opposite the Trinity High School and behind the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

For further information regarding Manchester University Campus parking see link https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/open-days-visits/open-days/travel/parking/

Prices

This event is free for MMS members. For non-members, please find a list of tickets for this event below.

Ticket Price
Any non-member £50.00

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