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Common Presentations of Headache in Primary Care

Daiichi Sankyo UK Ltd has provided funding for this conference and organised the speaker and content for the promotional symposium. Daiichi Sankyo UK Ltd was not involved with the organisation or content of the other sessions.
Dr Fernando's sessions are completely independent of external sponsorship.

 Daiichi-Sankyo UK Ltd

 
Wednesday 14th May 2025
Start Time: 19:30
Finish Time: 21:30
Introducing your speakers
Dr Kevin Fernando
FRCGP FRCP Edin FAcadMEd MSc Diabetes
GP with Specialist Interest in Diabetes/CVRM & Medical Education
Symposium Speaker - Dr Paul Downie
Consultant Lipidologist/Chemical Pathologist

All delegates will receive

  • A PDF of the main speaker’s slides available for download for delegates' personal use
  • A certificate for your appraisal portfolio
2 hours CPD
Your Learning Agenda
  • Practice pearls & pitfalls to avoid when assessing headache in primary care
  • Migraine
  • Giant cell arteritis
  • Cluster headache
  • Medication overuse headache
Meet the Speakers
Dr Kevin Fernando

GP with Specialist Interest in Diabetes/CVRM & Medical Education

Kevin is a portfolio GP (NHS & private) near Edinburgh. He is also Content Advisor for WebMD Medscape Global & UK and Honorary Clinical Reader at the University of Dundee.  He is cofounder of CVRMUK (https://cvrmuk.com) which aims to empower HCPs to take a person-centred approach to managing CVRM conditions and drive a new model of specialty training and care delivery in the CVRM space.

Kevin is a regular keynote speaker at small and large-scale education events throughout the UK & Ireland and abroad.  His main specialist topics include all aspects of care for people living with type 2 diabetes & CVRM conditions and interpretation and management of commonly abnormal blood tests in primary care.

Kevin is an accomplished medical writer, and his articles distil key guidelines and consensus for primary care as well as summarise congress highlights and breaking research and its applicability to primary care. Additionally, Kevin has co-authored several articles published in peer-reviewed journals covering multiple aspects of type 2 diabetes & CVRM care in primary care.

Kevin is renowned for creating concise clinical aide memoirs (https://www.medscape.co.uk/viewarticle/primary-care-hacks-2024a1000gqy) to make life easier for HCPs and ultimately to improve the lives of our patients.

Kevin is very active on social media (X handle @drkevinfernando) where he posts hot topics in type 2 diabetes & CVRM.  He recently has forayed into YouTube (@DrKevinFernando) and TikTok (@drkevinfernando) with patient-facing video content.

Kevin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2000 and holds both MRCGP and MRCP(UK) qualifications and has completed a Master’s degree in diabetes which he passed with distinction.  Kevin is also SCOPE certified in obesity management.

Kevin has been elected to Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and also the Academy of Medical Educators for his work in diabetes and medical education.

“When you learn, teach, when you get, give.” Maya Angelou 1928-2014

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Symposium Speaker - Dr Paul Downie Symposium Speaker - Dr Paul Downie

Dr Downie is a Consultant Lipidologist/Chemical Pathologist at the University Hospitals of Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. This is a busy tertiary centre which looks after patients with common lipid disorders as well as rarer lipid conditions including Homozygous FH. Bristol has an active research programme and Dr Downie is currently a principal investigator and sub-investigator on several large several large cardiovascular trials. Dr Downie’s particular areas of interest include optimisation of lipids in secondary prevention, lipoprotein(a), apheresis and in particular hypertriglyceridemia, having established the only NGS assay in the UK (now included in the National Genomics Test Directory) for the investigation of genetic causes of severe hypertriglyceridemia.

In addition he was until recently a specialist CVD advisor for the West of England Health Innovation Network and is also regional Training Programme Director for Chemical Pathology in the South West.

Formerly a GP partner he also understands the challenges faced by colleagues in general practice and is passionate about the critical need to bring a pragmatic approach to patient care. He enjoys working with primary care colleagues to help optimise community CV risk management.  

Event Timings and Info
19:30 - 20:15 Session 1
20:15 - 20:45 Sponsored Symposium
Managing Elevated LDL-C to Reduce CV Risk in Eligible Patients
Dr Paul Downie
Consultant Chemical Pathologist at the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust

This is a promotional symposium has been organised and funded by Daiichi Sankyo UK Ltd and is intended for UK Healthcare Professionals only.
20:45 - 21:30 Session 2
21:30 Webinar Ends

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Delegate from Webinar: I love listening to Dr Fernando´s webinars, they are always so informative, easy to follow and so interesting. Am always learning something new Dr Kevin Fernando - Diabetes as a Cardiovascular Disease
Delegate from Webinar: He is an excellent presenter with lots of clarity Dr Kevin Fernando - Diabetes as a Cardiovascular Disease
Delegate from Webinar: Excellent speaker! Dr Kevin Fernando - Diabetes as a Cardiovascular Disease
Delegate from Webinar: Always a pleasure to listen to his presentations.
With an excellent content - always something new to learn from him. Dr Kevin Fernando - Diabetes as a Cardiovascular Disease
Delegate from Webinar: Excellent webinar delivered at right pace, with emphasis on achievable/realistic targets in primary care. Great that included information hot off the press. Engaging talk. Dr Kevin Fernando - Diabetes as a Cardiovascular Disease
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