Chronic Disease Update 11 November 2026

Date: 11 November 2026
Time: 13:00 – 17:00
Format: Face-to-face or live webinar (recording available)
Audience: GPs, ANPs, ACPs, Practice Nurses, Pharmacists, PAs, AHPs
Level: Update / refresher for clinicians managing long-term conditions in primary & community care

Aims of the Session

To provide a concise, practical update on the most commonly managed chronic diseases in primary care, focusing on:

• Current guideline updates

• Optimising long-term management

• Red flags & escalation

• Medication reviews and deprescribing

• Real-world case discussions

Programme Outline 

13:00  | Welcome & Setting the Scene

• The growing burden of chronic disease in primary care

• Multimorbidity, polypharmacy & workload pressures

• What’s changed recently – and what hasn’t

13:15  | Diabetes Update – Beyond HbA1c

• Type 2 diabetes: latest treatment pathways

• GLP-1 agonists & SGLT2 inhibitors – who, when, and why

• Cardiovascular and renal protection

• Managing diabetes in frailty and older adults

• Sick day rules & safety netting

14:00  | Cardiovascular Disease & Hypertension

• Current BP targets – what’s realistic in practice

• Resistant hypertension & common pitfalls

• Lipid management: statins, intolerance & alternatives

• Cardiovascular risk calculators – how useful are they really?

14:45 – 15:00 | Break

15:00  | Asthma & COPD – What Clinicians Are Still Getting Stuck On

• Asthma vs COPD: avoiding misdiagnosis

• Inhaler technique – still the missing link

• ICS safety, MART regimens & step-up/step-down decisions

15:45 | Chronic Kidney Disease – The “Silent” Disease Clinicians Want More Confidence 

• Hypertension, diabetes & CKD – joined-up care

• When CKD becomes high risk

• Medication safety: NSAIDs, metformin, ACE-Is, DOACs

16:30  | Integrated Case Discussions & Q&A

• Multi-morbidity case studies

• Polypharmacy & de-prescribing

• Red flags & referral thresholds

• Audience questions

Teaching Methods

• Live interactive expert-led webinars

• Case-based clinical scenarios

• Group discussions and peer learning

• Evidence-based clinical frameworks

• Q&A sessions with multidisciplinary facult