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How to join the meeting:

This virtual forum will take place via Microsoft Teams. Discussion and presentations will take place between 1pm-3.15pm.

You will require access to Microsoft Teams and a reliable internet connection. We recommend downloading the app for full functionality. 

Once you have registered for this event, you will receive the joining instructions and a link to the Microsoft Teams call where this forum will take place. You will also receive a digital calendar invitation.

Can I watch on demand?

These forums offer an open environment for discussion and are not readily available to watch on demand. However a selection of talks we are given permission to record by speakers may be available to watch via Â鶹Çø Launchpad - our exclusive member-only resource platform.

Please note, the content is only externally CPD validated when joining live and we encourage you to join us on the day to make the most of the meeting. 

New consultants in their first five years of being in post, SAS doctors and resident doctors in their final year of training. 

You do not have to be an Â鶹Çø subscribing member to attend this event, but you may wish to consider becoming a member and benefiting from discounted registration fees.

Whilst the content is aimed at physicians, other healthcare professionals may find some of the talks and discussion to be useful and are welcome at these events.

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Dr John Adams

Dr John Adams is the medical director for governance & risk and a deputy chief medical officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. His clinical role is consultant in anaesthesia and critical care at Leeds General Infirmary.

John has a master’s degree in healthcare ethics & law and he was previously a medicolegal adviser at the Medical Protection Society.

John’s current role is to provide advice to trust staff on a wide range of medicolegal topics including litigation, indemnity, inquests, serious incident investigations, complaints, mental capacity act, safeguarding, confidentiality and managing difficult patients. He also provides strategic oversight of clinical quality and governance within the Trust.

Dr Elizabeth Garthwaite

Consultant in renal medicine, deputy chief medical officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Dr Dan Smith

Dr Dan Smith is a respiratory consultant at Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust in the East Midlands, with special interests in COPD, ventilation, and chronic disease management. Nationally, he works with NHS England to support organisations in delivering impactful quality improvement programmes. As a clinical associate for ECIST and chair of the British Thoracic Society’s Workforce and Service Development Committee, he helps shape national standards and service innovation. Dan also leads the Royal College of Physicians’ improvement hub as Editor-in-Chief of Medical Care – Driving Change, promoting evidence-based practice, collaboration, and a culture of continuous improvement across the NHS.