RCEM Events

ACP conference 2025

When: 3 – 4 June 2025
Where: The Studio, Leeds

Join us in Leeds for the ACP conference 2025!

This conference is a must attend event for the ACP community, where a wide range of speakers will be presenting on common and less frequently seen conditions in adult and paediatric practice, relevant to trainee and qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioners in the Emergency Department.

Pre-hospital emergency medicine

When: 5 June 2025
Where: Online event

The pre-hospital emergency medicine (PHEM) study day features interactive presentations of anonymized cases led by top PHEM clinicians. This event will delve into the complexities of pre-hospital decision-making, management, extrication, and triage, encouraging dynamic thinking and shared understanding. The study day is ideal for EM clinicians pursuing or working in PHEM, as well as EM clinicians looking to test their knowledge on emergency management of life-threatening conditions in patients of all ages.

Frailty in the ED

When: 10 June 2025
Where: Online event

Join us for an exciting virtual event on Frailty in the Emergency Department! Hosted by the RCEM Older People in Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group (OPEM SIG), this event is dedicated to enhancing the care of older adults in the ED. This year, we’re thrilled to collaborate with the Leeds Frailty Education Course to bring you an engaging and informative experience.

RCEM Northern Ireland CPD day

When: 13 June 2025
Where: Clayton Hotel, Belfast

This event is designed for EM clinicians of all grades in Northern Ireland and encompasses a wide range of topics from the RCEM curriculum. It also aims to provide a valuable opportunity for doctors to present their Quality Improvement Projects (QIPs) or clinical cases encountered in local EDs for educational purposes.

Change continues with me: EDI study day

When: 18 June 2025
Where: Online event

This virtual study day follows on from the success of the inaugural EDI Study Day ‘Change begins with me’ which expertly and thoughtfully introduced members to an overview of Equity Diversity & Inclusion in the NHS. This year’s innovative follow up programme offers a deeper and more courageous dive into key current EDI topics with a focus on systemic and interpersonal barriers faced by minoritized colleagues and patients, along with effective self-awareness and advocacy strategies to tackle them.

Ultrasound guided nerve blocks in the ED

When: 19 June 2025
Where: RCEM Octavia House

The one-day ultrasound guided nerve blocks course for the emergency department is delivered by experienced anaesthetists, EM consultants and senior registrars who are highly skilled in using regional blocks, our ultrasound guided nerve blocks in the ED course covers the following topics:

• Basics of sonography and anatomy: Equipment and recognition of surface anatomy
• Using ultrasound to guide needle insertion in and out of plane and hydrodissection
• Upper limb blocks: Suprascapular nerve block
• Torso blocks: Serratus anterior plane block and erector spinae plane block
• Lower limb blocks: Fascia iliaca and femoral nerve blocks
• Local anaesthetic agents and toxicity, stop before you block and documentation

Portfolio pathway applicants training day (CESR)

When: 27 June 2025
Where: Novotel Manchester Centre Hotel

This event will benefit those who intend, or are in the process of, submitting a CESR application in Emergency Medicine for entry to the Specialist Register. The programme will include an overview of the CESR process, guidance on what evidence to submit, tips from those who have submitted successful CESR applications, a practical exercise discussing evidence from a real application, and a Q&A session.
Delegates should come away with a good understanding of the CESR application process, and a clear idea of requirements with regard to experience and evidence.

PEM conference 2025

When: 1 July 2025
Where: 44 Hallam Street, London

Join us in London for the annual PEM Conference. We have an exciting day planned with speakers from across the region sharing their expertise and discussing the very latest in PEM. The day will include interactive sessions, research updates and fantastic oral abstract presentations. We look forward to seeing you there!

EMSAS conference 2025

When: 12 – 13 November 2025
Where: Radisson Blu Hotel, Cardiff and online

Join us for this year’s EMSAS conference, once again taking place as a hybrid event with the face to face venue in Cardiff. The programme is coming together with topics including PEM, HALO procedures, trauma management, cannabis for pain management, dealing with complaints, the role of the medical examiner, rare presentations in the ED and the overseas perspective. As well as these great sessions, there will also be the opportunity to present your own work, so if you have a QIP or research project, abstract submissions for the Andrew Newton Cup will be opening in the next few months.