The Association for Clinical Biochemistry

                               Scottish Regional Scientific Meeting, Thursday 17th November 2005
                                                                      McDonald Education Centre
                                                                             Ayr General Hospital
                                                                                           Ayr


                                                                                   Hypertension

10:30 - 11:00                  Coffee and registration

Morning session: Chair: Dr Matty Lough

11.00-11.45                   Hypertension – overview, guidelines
                                      Professor Gordon McInnes, GRI?
11.45-12.30                   Renovascular hypertension
                                      Dr Chris Deighan, GRI?
12.30-13.00                   Investigation of steroid-induced hypertension
                                      Dr Mike Wallace, Glasgow Royal Infirmary

13.00-14.00                   Lunch

Afternoon session: Chair: To be arranged

14.00-14.30                   Catecholamines
                                       Dr Fraser Davidson, Crosshouse Hospital
14.30-15.00                   Hypertension in Type 2 diabetes
                                       Dr MaurizioPanarelli, Stobhill Hospital
15.00-15.30                   Estimating the glomerular filtration rate
                                      Dr Mark McGregor, Crosshouse Hospital
15.30-15.45                  A family with hypertension
                                      Dr Peter Rae, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh
15.45-16.00                  Audit

16.00-1615                   Business Meeting

16.15                             Coffee and close

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