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.
| *DISCLAIMER* All information, content, and materials used in the videos below is intended for education of healthcare professionals only. All clinical content and images have relevant consent and copyright permission. |
Webinar Details
| Date | Topic | Webinar Registration & Recording |
| 29th Oct 2026 Thursday 7:30-8:30pm | Cracking the basics of Paediatric Allergy in Primary Care – Dr Ana Cockburn & Victoria McConnachie | Register Here |
| 28th Sep 2026 Monday 7:30-8:30pm | NHS Lothian Dermatology: Skin cancer referrals – Dr Claire Leitch & Dr Shantini Rice | Recording will be available soon |
24th June 2026 Wednesday 7:30-8:30pm | Cardiology – RefHelp – Dr Colin Stirrat | RefTalks 2026 June Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
25th May 2026 Monday 7:30-8:30pm | Sleep – A primary and secondary care perspective – Dr Renata Riha & Dr Michael Diamond | RefTalks 2026 May Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
23rd April 2026 Thursday 7:30-8:30pm | FND, Treatment and Referral Pathways – Professor Jon Stone & Michael McLean | RefTalks 2026 April Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
31st March 2026 Tuesday 7:30-8:30pm | Top Tips for Palliative Care in General Practice – Dr Tony Duffy & Dr Juliet Spiller | RefTalk 2026 March Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
24th Feb 2026 Tuesday 7:30-8:30pm | Scottish Referral Guidelines (SRGs) for Suspected Cancer – An Essential Lothian Update – Dr Lorna Porteous, Dr Jane Burnett & Dr David R Millar | Pre-recorded Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
28th Jan 2026 Wednesday 7:30pm – 8:30pm | Parkinson’s disease – Gordon Duncan and Sharon Reading | RefTalks 2026 Jan Watch Now Feedback Form |
26th Nov 2025 Wednesday 7:30pm – 8:30pm | ‘General Surgery – how and when to refer hernias and gallstones’ presented by Mr Peter Lamb, Ms Anne Ewing & Mr Andrew J Healey | RefTalks 2025 Nov Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
29th Oct 2025 Wednesday 7:30pm – 9pm | Update on recent PLIG projects – Sara Jenks Homemade hypertonic saline nose drops for children with the common cold: ELVIS Kids results – Sandeep Ramalingam Identifying signs of harm, and opportunities for intervention and harm reduction, within GP practice for common psychoactive drugs – CREW Scotland Team | RefTalks 2025 Oct Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
24th Sep 2025 Wednesday 7:30-8:30pm | Dentistry and Care Experienced Children and Young People: A pathway to support access by Laura Z Bell Medical Paediatrics: Common Outpatient Presentations by Claire Hathorn | RefTalks 2025 Sep Webinar Watch Now Paeds Dentistry Feedback Form Med Paeds Feedback Form |
25th June 2025 Wednesday 7:30-8:30pm | ‘Asthma Update – AIR/MART, correct diagnosis and when to refer’ by Dr Tracey Bradshaw & Katie Johnston | RefTalks 2025 June Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
27th May 2025 Tuesday 7:30-8:30pm | Neurology – Migraine Treatment Update – Dr Mireia Moragas | RefTalks 2025 May Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
29th April 2025 Tuesday 7:30-8:30pm | Rheumatology – Referral Pathways & Processes by Dr Stuart H Ralston, Dr Hema Bhat & Dr Pollie Ravji | RefTalks 2025 April Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
25th March 2025 Tuesday 7:30-8:30pm | Radiology Pathways – A step in the right direction? – Dr Stephen Glancy, Dr Mayank Madhra, Dr Allan Green & Dr Matthew Gallacher | RefTalks 2025 March Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
25th Feb 2025 Tuesday 7:30-8:30pm | Vulval Skin Disorders – Dr Sukhy Sahota | RefTalks 2025 Feb Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
30th January 2025 Thursday 7:30-8:30pm | Coeliac Disease in 2025 – Where we are now? Where are we going? – Dr Helen Gillett & Dr Peter Gillett | RefTalks 2025 Jan Webinar Watch Now Feedback Form |
28th Nov 2024 Thursday 7:30-8:30pm | Vascular Disorders in Primary Care – Dr Russell Jamieson & Dr Andrew Tambyraja | RefTalks 2024 Nov 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 |
| 25th May 2023 Thursday 7:30-8:30pm | Feeding and Growth Issues in Infancy by Dr Claire Hathorn Presentation Slides | RefTalks 2023 May 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 |
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The following recordings have been unpublished. To view these webinar recordings, please send your request to loth.refhelp@nhs.scot
| 2024 | |
| 30 Oct | The IBD patient’s diagnostic journey and how to improve it – Dr Jonathan Blackwell |
| 30 Sep | Optimising Management of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection (rUTI) in Primary Care – Miss Granitsiotis, Miss Hina, Dr Meghan Perry, Carol Philip, Victoria Hulman & Camila Gonzalez |
| 26Jun | Breast Disease – Dr Matthew Barber |
| 29 May | New Cancer Era: Immunotherapy for Primary Care by Dr Colin Barrie |
| 28 Feb | HIV – 40 Years on by Dr Imali Fernando and Dr Naomi Bulteel |
| 2023 | |
| 28 Nov | Pregnancy – Hot Topics for Primary Care – Dr Mary Nirmala, Dr Carolyn Chiswick & Dr Lydia Simpson |
| 30 Oct | Edinburgh Community Geriatric Service – Dr Andrew Coull & Dr Carolyn Armstrong |
| 25 Sep | Acute Paediatrics -Updates & Tips by Dr Philippa Wood and Dr Jennifer S Horne |
| 27 Jun | Supporting you, supporting people with Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain problems in primary care – Philip Ackerman, Karen Outram & Emily Goodlad |
| 27 Apr | PLIG Update – Dr Sara Jenks, Lothian Lipid Guideline -An update by Dr Jonathan Malo & CKD Monitoring and Proteinuria testing -Dr Robert Hunter |
| 29 Mar | TB in 2023 by Dr. Anna Lithgow & Lung Cancer – Referrals & Outcomes by Dr. Phil Reid |
| 28 Feb | 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 |
| 2022 | |
| 28 Nov | Latest Updates & Hot Topics in Paediatric Orthopaedics – Dr Moira -jane Simpson |
| 28 Sep | What’s new in STIs? – Dr Carlos Oroz & Dr. Yvonne McFarlane |
| 27 Jun | Menopause – Hot Topics for GP Practice – Dr. Sarah Hardman, Dr. Michelle Cooper & Dr. Ellen Golightly |
| 31 Mar | Acne Vulgaris – How to manage & when to refer? – Dr Nicola Salmon & Actinic Keratosis – To treat or not to treat? – Dr Girish Gupta |
| 22 Feb | 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 |
| 27 Jan | Top 10 primary care neurology presentations where a neurology appointment can be avoided – Prof Jon Stone |
| 2021 | |
| 30 Nov | Case Studies on Recurrent UTI and Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms – Mr. Steve Leung |
| 28 Oct | Cytosponge for GI Reflux – Dr.Ian Penman & Sarcoma Pathway – Dr.Matt Moran |
| 28 Sep | Endometriosis – Professor Andrew Horne & Chronic Pain Management – Dr. Lorraine Harrington |
