This session was sponsored by AbbVie Ltd. The speaker’s session has been organised and funded by AbbVie, including payment of the speaker
Primary Care Clinical Update (Bradford)
This meeting has been organised by CliniLink Ltd and is supported by pharmaceutical companies through the purchase of exhibition stand space. The sponsors A Menarini Farmaceutica Internazionale SRL, AbbVie, Astella, Daiichi Sankyo, Dermal, Eclosix, Gedeon Richter and TriOn Pharma were not involved in the development of the agenda and have had no influence over the agenda, the speakers or the content of the meeting. Further information about the event and sponsorship can be found below
This session was sponsored by AbbVie Ltd. The speaker’s session has been organised and funded by AbbVie, including payment of the speaker
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FACE TO FACE EVENT
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO UK REGISTERED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ONLY
Location: Mercure Bradford Bankfield Hotel Bradford Road BINGLEY BD16 1TU
Event Agenda
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:45-9:15 | Registration, arrival tea & coffee, exhibition | |
| 09:15:-09:20 | Welcome & introduction | Professor Ahmet Fuat & Heather Smith |
| 09:20-10:00 | CKD in primary care – making sense of eGFR and ACR, and who to treat | Professor Ahmet Fuat |
| 10:00-10:45 | Diagnosis, Impact and Management of Migraine This session is sponsored by AbbVie and their products will be discussed. The presentation slides will not be shared | Mark Burdon - AbbVie |
| 10:45-11:15 | Break | |
| 11:15-12:00 | Lipids and cardiometabolic risk – hitting the targets, managing statin intolerance and when to escalate | Professor Ahmet Fuat |
| 12:00-12:45 | Type 2 diabetes – individualising treatment: SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists and cardiorenal protection | Hannah Beba |
| 12:45-13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30-14:30 | Menopause – treating the whole patient: HRT, and the symptoms that get missed from skin, hair and dry eyes to sleep, migraine and mood | Dr. Amy Tatham |
| 14:30-14:45 | Break | |
| 14:45-15:30 | Heavy, painful or irregular bleeding - assessment, contraception and when to refer | Dr. Amy Tatham |
| 15:30-16:30 | Asthma update – putting the BTS/SIGN/NICE guideline into practice: AIR, MART and inhaler choice | Sara Hafidh |
| 16:30-16:45 | Summary and close | Professor Ahmet Fuat & Heather Smith |
Study day summary
This study day gives primary care clinicians a practical update across cardiometabolic, renal, women’s health and respiratory care. Sessions focus on interpreting results, choosing the right treatment for the individual patient and knowing when to escalate or refer.
Learning outcomes
- Interpret eGFR and ACR results and identify which CKD patients to treat.
- Apply lipid targets, manage statin intolerance and know when to escalate.
- Individualise type 2 diabetes treatment using SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists.
- Manage menopause holistically, including HRT and commonly missed symptoms.
- Assess abnormal bleeding, choose contraception and recognise when to refer.
- Apply the BTS/SIGN/NICE asthma guideline, including AIR, MART and inhaler choice.
Key benefits
Practical updates across six core areas of primary care in one day, led by experienced clinicians and aligned with current NICE guidance. Delegates will gain clear guidance on when to treat, escalate and refer, with time for questions, networking and a CPD certificate of attendance.
Additional Information
- This is a face-to-face, CPD-accredited event.
- A certificate of attendance will be issued for full participation.
- Suitable for GPs, pharmacists, nurses, and wider primary care MDT members.
Chair People
Professor Ahmet Fuat
PhD, FRCGP, FRCP, FRCPE ,FESC, FPCCS, PGDiP CardiologyHonorary Professor, Durham University · GP & GPSI Cardiology (25+ years) · National Programme Director, CliniLink
A Darlington GP for 40 years and one of the UK’s leading voices in primary care cardiology. Professor Fuat established the UK’s first one-stop integrated heart failure clinic in 2002, earned his PhD researching heart failure diagnosis and natriuretic peptides, and has shaped NICE and ESC guidelines on CVD and heart failure — with his HF work featured in the BHF Blueprint for Heart Failure.
Fellow of the RCGP, RCP London, RCP Edinburgh, the ESC and the PCCS, he sits on the editorial boards of the British Journal of Cardiology and the Primary Care Cardiovascular Journal. He teaches because translating evidence into everyday practice is where patient care is won.
Heather Smith
Consultant Pharmacist: Older People West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board BPharm (Hons), MSc, FRCPharm, FFRPSHeather has worked as a Consultant Pharmacist since January 2013 leading on medicines optimisation for older people across Leeds. She reviews complex older people living with frailty in primary care and community services, develops other healthcare professionals and is involved in various falls, frailty and neighbourhood health workstreams. She has also led projects to improve medicines-related transfer of care from secondary care to primary care/ community services. Heather is currently Overprescribing Lead for West Yorkshire Integrated Care System. Her research work includes medicines review, falls and medicines pathways for older people living with frailty. Heather is a fellow of the Royal College of Pharmacy (RCPharm) and a fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Faculty. She is a committee member for the RCPharm Education and Standards Committee and the British Geriatrics Society Medicines Optimisation, Healthcare in the Community and Pharmacy Specialist Interest Groups. Heather also represents the RCPharm on the National Falls Prevention Co-ordination Group and is the research lead and a committee member for the National Pharmacy Care Homes Faculty.
Meet the Speakers
Professor Ahmet Fuat
PhD, FRCGP, FRCP, FRCPE ,FESC, FPCCS, PGDiP CardiologyHonorary Professor, Durham University · GP & GPSI Cardiology (25+ years) · National Programme Director, CliniLink
A Darlington GP for 40 years and one of the UK’s leading voices in primary care cardiology. Professor Fuat established the UK’s first one-stop integrated heart failure clinic in 2002, earned his PhD researching heart failure diagnosis and natriuretic peptides, and has shaped NICE and ESC guidelines on CVD and heart failure — with his HF work featured in the BHF Blueprint for Heart Failure.
Fellow of the RCGP, RCP London, RCP Edinburgh, the ESC and the PCCS, he sits on the editorial boards of the British Journal of Cardiology and the Primary Care Cardiovascular Journal. He teaches because translating evidence into everyday practice is where patient care is won.
DR. Amy Tatham
MB ChB, MRCGP, DFSRH, DRCODr Amy Tatham is a GP partner and a GP with extended role in gynaecology and menopause in a large Bradford teaching practice where she is the women’s health lead with a passion for providing contraceptive, sexual health and menopause care. She also works in the Bradford hospital based menopause clinic. She enjoys teaching and training and is a CoSRH trainer and holds the advanced BMS menopause certificate and provides secondary and primary care-based specialist menopause clinics. Amy is also the vice chair of the Primary Care Women’s Health Society. She has had experience working for Bradford Districts and Craven ICB and has a passion for addressing health inequalities and driving change to improve access and the care we provide for all our women.
Sara Hafidh
MPharm. MSc ACP. PWSI in gynaecology.Lead Advanced Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner & CVD lead of Wakefield North & Pontefract & Knottingley PCN / Advanced Clinical Practitioner. Practitioner with special interest
Hannah Beba
Consultant Pharmacist for Diabetes. West Yorkshire & Leeds Health and Care Partnership. Co-Chair DUK Healthcare Prof Advisory Committee. PCDS committee member.Hannah Beba is an RPS-approved Consultant Pharmacist at West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, working across the ICB and provider organisations to improve outcomes for people living with diabetes. Her role is primary care–focused and embedded in integrated care, with a strong emphasis on tackling health inequalities.Hannah chairs the Leeds and West Yorkshire Expert Reference Groups for Cardio-Renal-Metabolic Medicine and is the clinical lead for the obesity portfolio across the Partnership, driving a population health management approach. Nationally, she is co-chair of the Council of Healthcare Professionals at Diabetes UK and a committee member of the Primary Care Diabetes and Obesity Society.A clinical academic with a passion for education, Hannah speaks regularly at national conferences, tutors on the University of Warwick MSc Diabetes programme, and is currently an NIHR pre-doctoral fellow researching how to implement impactful renal care for people with diabetes in primary care.
Mark Burdon
Mark Burdon is a practising community pharmacist with more than 25 years’ experience in healthcare, governance and leadership. He studied pharmacy at the University of Sunderland, graduating in 1999, and has since built and led a successful group of community pharmacies in the north-east of England.
Mark has retained close links with the University of Sunderland and joined its Board of Governors in August 2021. He was appointed Chair of the Board in 2025. He is a trustee of The Migraine Trust
Symposium Sponsor
Event Sponsors
This meeting has been organised by CliniLink Ltd and is supported by pharmaceutical companies through the purchase of exhibition stand space. The sponsors A Menarini Farmaceutica Internazionale SRL, AbbVie, Astella, Daiichi Sankyo, Dermal, Eclosix, Gedeon Richter and TriOn Pharma were not involved in the development of the agenda and have had no influence over the agenda, the speakers or the content of the meeting. Further information about the event and sponsorship can be found below
