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Update in medicine - Birmingham 2026
Thanks to those who joined us on Thursday 26 February 2026.
Topics included:
• Dementia and alzheimers
• Tobacco dependency
• Update on diabetes
• Navigating the challenges of premature ovarian insufficiency
'Excellent speakers, wide breadth of expertise and ample opportunities for learning.'
Update in medicine – Birmingham 2024 delegate
RCP Update in medicine conferences are held across the UK and are delivered by the RCP regional team. These events are designed to provide high-quality education and allow attendees to stay abreast of clinical advancements in medicine, develop professional skills and network with colleagues.
Please note, this is a face-to-face event. We do not provide online access for this series of events.
We are aware that Ramadan will take place at the time of the conference, and we’d like to send our warmest wishes in advance to all those who will be observing. Please let us know when booking your place if you are fasting during Ramadan and we can arrange a takeaway food option at the end of the conference for you. Please be assured that an on-site prayer room will also be available.
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Physicians and allied health professionals at all levels and across all medical specialties are welcome and encouraged to attend.
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Please visit the following for a location map and directions to the venue: Birmingham Conference and Events Centre.
The nearest car park is the NCP on St Jude's Passage, B5 4AN.
When you arrive, please take a ticket at the entrance barrier. Upon departure, hand your ticket to the Holiday Inn reception to make a payment, offered at a discounted rate. They will then provide you with an exit ticket to use at the NCP barrier.
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Professor Iracema Leroi
Professor Iracema Leroi is director of the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at Trinity College Dublin, where she leads a global mission to protect and promote brain health and reduce the impact of dementia worldwide. In this role, she is committed to advancing equitable access to brain health care and ensuring that the voices of people living with dementia are central to research, policy and service design. Iracema is also a professor of geriatric psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and a consultant geriatric psychiatrist at St James’ Hospital, Dublin. She trained in Canada and the United States, including at Johns Hopkins University, and previously held senior academic leadership roles in the UK. Her research focuses on the mental health aspects of dementia, particularly Lewy body diseases, and she has led major national and international collaborative programmes, including the national infrastructure programme HRB-CTN Dementia Trials Ireland. As GBHI director, she brings global leadership, clinical expertise and a strong commitment to social justice in brain health.
Professor Sanjay Agrawal FRCP
Professor Sanjay Agrawal is a consultant in respiratory and intensive care medicine in Leicester and specialty advisor for tobacco at NHS England and the RCP. Over the past 10 years, through the RCP, Sanjay has led several evidence-based reports, a quality improvement programme and lobbied extensively to improve the treatment of tobacco dependency to reduce health inequalities and improve health.
Dr Jun Yu Chen
Dr Jun Yu Chen (pronounced ‘June’) is an internal medicine doctor and National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) academic clinical fellow in cardiology, based in Birmingham. She graduated from the University of Glasgow, where she completed an intercalated degree in cardiovascular sciences. It was then that Jun realised she wanted to pursue cardiology. She enjoys the physiology of cardiology and its highly evidence-based medical practice. After medical school, Jun completed the Specialised Foundation Programme at Imperial College London, where she looked at the role of hormones in heart failure. During her academic clinical fellowship, her research has investigated the role of secondary prevention clinics in reducing the incidence of cardiovascular disease following an acute coronary syndrome. Jun recently presented this research at the European and British Cardiovascular Society conferences – she hopes it will help reduce long-term outcomes for cardiovascular patients.
Professor Ponnusamy Saravanan FRCP
Professor Saravanan (Sara) is a Professor and Honorary Consultant Physician specializing in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism at Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, and George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton. Prof. Saravanan divides his time equally between clinical practice and research. He is the RCP editor-in-chief for RCP Journal Clinical medicine.
Professor Jon Townend FRCP
Professor Jon Townend is Director of Clinical Research and honorary Professor of Cardiology within the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Birmingham and a Consultant Cardiologist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. He is a senior clinical investigator with numerous grants and awards and publications in leading cardiovascular journals. He is joint leader of the Birmingham Cardio-Renal Research Group.
Miss Lynne Robinson
Lynne Robinson currently works as a consultant gynaecologist at Birmingham Women’s Hospital (BWH) and honorary senior clinical lecturer at the University of Birmingham. Lynne is sub-specialty trained in reproductive medicine and is clinical lead of Birmingham Women’s Fertility Centre and the menopause service. She is co-ordinator of the European Fellowship in Reproductive Medicine Examination Committee and has a particular interest in polycystic ovarian syndrome. She is also a menopause specialist and chair of the West Midlands Menopause Society and past council member of the British Menopause Society Medical Advisory Committee.
Professor Iskandar Idris
Professor Iskandar Idris is principal investigator at the Centre of Metabolism Ageing and Physiology (COMAP) at the University of Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre and has led various research grants from UK research councils (MRC, BRC), charities (Diabetes UK, UK Research Foundation, National Eye Research) and industries (Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, Abbott). Since 2012, he has been principal supervisor to 18 PhD students. Iskandar’s research combines clinical, physiological, gut-brain MRI and basic science studies to investigate mechanism by which pharmacological agents, nutrition, lifestyle strategies and bariatric surgery can regulate glucose and muscle metabolism, appetite and vascular risks in patients with obesity and/or type 2 diabetes. Iskandar is a lead physician at the East Midlands Bariatric and Metabolic Institute in Derby, a member of the UK obesity management collaborative and chair of the Academic Subcommittee of the Association of British Clinical Diabetologist (ABCD).
Mr Mohamed Saleem Noormohamed
Mr Mohamed Saleem Noormohamed is a consultant upper gastrointestinal and bariatric surgeon with a strong interest in clinical governance, service development and the safe integration of digital innovation into healthcare. He works across NHS and private practice and is actively involved in multidisciplinary care, quality improvement and postgraduate medical education. He has a particular focus on the application of evidence-based technologies – including artificial intelligence – to support clinical decision-making, improve patient safety and optimise care pathways across medicine and surgery. Mr Noormohamed regularly contributes to regional and national educational programmes and has experience in evaluating new technologies within NHS governance frameworks. His work emphasises augmentation of clinical practice rather than replacement of professional judgement, ensuring that innovation remains patient centred, safe and clinically led.
Dr Lalit Pallan
Dr Lalit Pallan is a consultant medical oncologist at University Hospitals Birmingham and an Honorary Associate Clinical Professor at University of Birmingham. He specialises in the treatment of patients with advanced melanoma and has witnessed first-hand the impact that immunotherapy has had on the clinical outcomes of patients with cancer. As the use of these drugs expands rapidly, he is keen that those in other medical specialities gain an understanding of how effective these treatments can be, as well as the unpredictable and potentially serious side effects they can cause.
Professor Hector Chinoy FRCP
Hector Chinoy is a professor of rheumatology and neuromuscular disease at The University of Manchester, UK, where he leads a programme of epidemiological and translational research in the field of inflammatory myopathies. He runs the Salford Royal Neuromuscular Clinic, which offers an active trial programme for myositis patients. Hector is joint senior author of the British Society for Rheumatology myositis guideline and chair of the international MYONET Registry.
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Date
26 February 2026
CPD credits
6 credits
Location
Birmingham Conference and Events Centre, Hill Street, Birmingham B5 4EW
26 February 2026
RCP subscribing members – FY doctors / med students : £75
RCP subscribing members – resident doctors IMT/STR : £75
RCP subscribing members and fellows (consultant / SAS) : £125
RCP subscribing retired members and fellows : £75
Standard non-member rate (consultant / SAS) : £285
Standard non-member rate resident doctors (incl Med students, FY, IMT, STR) : £185
Refugee doctor : £75
Standard non-member rate (allied health professionals) : £285
Birmingham Conference and Events Centre
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