RefTalks is a webinar series providing clinical updates & essential information for Lothian GPs & primary care clinicians to benefit their own practice and patient care. Each session features presentations by local specialists, information about clinical updates & new referral pathways, and practical tips for primary care management of conditions. The educational events provide an opportunity for shared learning, expertise, and experience through informal discussions via an online platform. You will be able to claim 1 CPD credit for this online webinar with a downloadable certificate provided.
All our events are held in the evening from 7:30-8:30pm and are online via MS Teams. Every session is recorded and can be accessed at a later time. For registrations, please see the table below. All the webinar sessions are recorded and available here for NHSL health professionals. For free access to all our recordings please visit the Archive section.
Event Details
| Date | Topic | Webinar Registration & Recording |
| 28th Nov 2024 Thursday 7:30-8:30pm | Vascular Disorders in Primary Care | Register Now |
30th Oct 2024 Wednesday 7:30pm-8:30pm | The IBD patient’s diagnostic journey and how to improve it – Dr Jonathan Blackwell | RefTalks 2024 Oct Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
30th Sep 2024 Monday 7:30pm-8:30pm | Optimising Management of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection (rUTI) in Primary Care – Miss Granitsiotis, Miss Hina, Dr Meghan Perry, Carol Philip, Victoria Hulman & Camila Gonzalez | RefTalks 2024 Sep Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
| 26th June 2024 Wednesday 7:30pm-8:30pm | Breast Disease – Dr Matthew Barber | RefTalks 2024 June Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
| 29th May 2024 Wednesday 7:30pm-8:30pm | New Cancer Era: Immunotherapy for Primary Care by Dr Colin Barrie Guest Contributors – Lorna Porteous & Sineaid Bradshaw | RefTalks 2024 May Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
25th April 2024 Thursday 7:30pm-8:30pm | Paediatric Surgery – sharing useful learning for common conditions by Dr Lisa Steven | Recording no longer accessible |
28th Feb 2024 Wednesday 7:30pm – 8:30pm | HIV – 40 Years on by Dr Imali Fernando and Dr Naomi Bulteel | RefTalks 2024 Feb Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
28th Nov 2023 Tuesday 7:30pm-8:30pm | Pregnancy – Hot Topics for Primary Care – Dr Mary Nirmala, Dr Carolyn Chiswick & Dr Lydia Simpson | RefTalks 2023 Nov Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
30th Oct 2023 Monday 7:30pm – 8:30pm | Edinburgh Community Geriatric Service – Dr Andrew Coull & Dr Carolyn Armstrong Presentation Slides | RefTalks 2023 Oct Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
25th Sep 2023 Monday 7:30-8:30pm | Acute Paediatrics -Updates & Tips by Dr Philippa Wood and Dr Jennifer S Horne Presentation Slides | RefTalks 2023 Sep Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
27th June 2023, Tuesday, 7:30pm-8:30pm | Supporting you, supporting people with Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain problems in primary care – Philip Ackerman, Karen Outram & Emily Goodlad | RefTalks 2023 June Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
25th May 2023, Thursday, 7:30-8:30pm | Feeding and Growth Issues in Infancy – Dr Claire Hathorn Presentation Slides | RefTalks 2023 May Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
27th April 2023, Thursday, 7:30-9pm | PLIG Update – Dr Sara Jenks Lothian Lipid Guideline -An update by Dr Jonathan Malo CKD Monitoring and Proteinuria testing -Dr Robert Hunter | PLIG GP Lab Evening Update Watch Now Feedback Form |
29th March 2023, Wednesday, 7:30-8:30pm | TB in 2023 by Dr. Anna Lithgow Lung Cancer – Referrals & Outcomes by Dr. Phil Reid | RefTalks 2023 March Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
28th February 2023, Tuesday, 7:30-8:30pm | Does the head and neck risk calculator work? – Mr. Iain J Nixon & Chris Callaghan Primary Prevention of head and neck cancers – Brief Intervention by Alison M Milne (Guest contributors – Lorna Porteous & Sineaid Bradshaw) **Please participate in the ENT Head & Neck Cancer Risk Calculator Feedback Form We are grateful for your feedback.** | RefTalks 2023 February Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
| 28th November 2022, Monday 7:30-8:30pm | Latest Updates & Hot Topics in Paediatric Orthopaedics – Dr Moira -jane Simpson | RefTalks 2022 November Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
| 25th October 7:30-8:30pm | Dermatology: Non melanoma cancers and best practices in diagnosis, management and referral – Dr Shantini Rice, Dr Girish Gupta & Dr Ruth Jones | Recording not available |
28th September 2022 | What’s new in STIs? – Dr Carlos Oroz & Dr. Yvonne McFarlane | RefTalks 2022 – September Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
27th June 2022 | Menopause – Hot Topics for GP Practice – Dr. Sarah Hardman, Dr. Michelle Cooper & Dr. Ellen Golightly | RefTalks 2022 – June Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
31st March 2022 | Acne Vulgaris – How to manage & when to refer? – Dr Nicola Salmon Actinic Keratosis – To treat or not to treat? – Dr Girish Gupta | RefTalks 2022 – March Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
22nd February 2022 | Headache plus when to refer for CT brain in Lothian – Dr Robin Grant Integrated respiratory models between primary and secondary care and how to access services: COPD as an exemplar – Dr Gourab Choudhury | RefTalks 2022 – February Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
27th January 2022 | Top10 primary care neurology presentations where a neurology appointment can be avoided – Professor Jon Stone | RefTalks 2022 -January Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
30th November 2021 | Case Studies on Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections and Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms – Mr. Steve Leung | This recording has been removed. To view this webinar please send your request to REFHELP@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk |
28th October 2021 | Cytosponge for GI Reflux – Dr.Ian Penman Sarcoma Pathway – Dr.Matt Moran | This recording has been removed. To view this webinar please send your request to REFHELP@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk |
28th September 2021 | Endometriosis – Professor Andrew Horne Chronic Pain Management – Dr. Lorraine Harrington | This recording has been removed. To view this webinar please send your request to REFHELP@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk |
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