Date: Tuesday 22 September 2026 (9.30am – 4.30pm)

Location: Fully online via MS Teams.

Cost

  • £140 (both on the day virtual attendance and catch-up recordings)
  • £100 (access to recordings only)
  • Either attendance option is free for healthcare professionals working in the London Borough of Wandsworth.

Introduction

Palliative medicine is evolving rapidly, with new treatments, research and clinical guidance continually shaping practice. At the same time, increasing patient complexity, multimorbidity and chronic disease present growing challenges for clinicians working in hospice and community settings.

Designed for palliative care physicians and Clinical Nurse Specialists, the Hospice Clinicians Medical Update (HCMU) course provides practical, hospice-focused updates on key developments in general medicine relevant to daily clinical practice. It may be particularly valuable for clinicians who trained before the introduction of dual accreditation in Internal Medicine and Palliative Medicine, or those from diverse medical backgrounds.

The course covers advances in treatment, emerging evidence, regulatory changes, and the assessment and management of acutely unwell patients with life-limiting illness. It offers a convenient way for busy clinicians to stay up to date, build confidence and enhance the quality and safety of care they provide.

Course delegates will:

  • Receive timely, evidence-based medical updates relevant to palliative care. Talks will cover cardiac dysfunction, management of advanced liver disease, anticoagulation in palliative medicine, substance misuse and EUPD. 
  • Participate in professional development and have the opportunity for discussion following each talk.
  • Receive CPD credits: 5 category 1 (external) CPD credits 

 Course convenors:

  • Lead coordinator: Dr Becky Payne, Speciality Doctor, Royal Trinity Hospice.
  • Coordinator: Dr Jules Mogford, Speciality Doctor, Royal Trinity Hospice. 
  • Coordinator: Dr Natasha Wilcock, Speciality Doctor, Royal Trinity Hospice.
  • Chair: Dr James Renshaw, Consultant in Palliative Care, Royal Trinity Hospice and St George's Hospital.

Course content and format

The course will be hosted entirely online and will run for a whole day on Tuesday 22 September 2026. There will be dedicated breaks for comfort and virtual networking.

Delegates will receive joining information via the email they registered with two weeks before the course. 

Agenda

9.30am - Welcome: James Renshaw, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Royal Trinity Hospice), chairing

9.45am - Understanding and caring for patients with EUPD (title to be confirmed): Dr Hamid Rahmanian, Consultant in Psychiatry and Dr Filipa Madalena Teixeira, ST 5 in Psychiatry, South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

11am - Palliative care in patients with substance misuse: Dr Mohammed Al-Saidi, Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Lead at Turning Point

12pm - Anti-coagulation in palliative care: Dr Micky Tsui, Consultant Haematologist, King's College Hospital

1.30pm - Liver failure management in the community/hospice: Dr Edward Britton, Consultant in Hepatology, Royal Liverpool Hospital and Dr Sarah Fradsham, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Marie Curie Hospice

12.45pm - Heart failure, heart failure in renal failure, arrythymias, devices: Dr Jason Ward, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, St Gemma's Hospice

How to book

Click the "book now" button below to book your place using a credit card or contact click here to register and arrange for an invoice to be sent to your employer. 

Delegates employed by South West London ICB (e.g. those working in LB Wandsworth) should select the Wandsworth option to book for free. 

For more information or for any questions, please contact the team on inform [email protected]

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