PIPSIG drop-ins - 'the best bits' - online conference

The PIPSIG are crystallising over two years of their experience of running the ever-popular monthly drop-ins into a one-day remote conference.

Bringing together the most frequently discussed topics, concerns, ideas and tips from the drop-ins to date, this will provide delegates with a richer and deeper understanding of the shared challenges and opportunities we all face in independent practice.

9.15am – Introduction and history of the PIPSIG drop-ins – Mona Freeman

9.30am – Should I stay or should I go? – Rachel Gibbons and Ed Burns

10.15am – How to manage yourself well: work life balance, boundaries, competencies – Simmi Sachdeva-Mohan and Shirin Pezeshgi 

11.00am – Break

11.15am – CQC your questions answered – Mona Freeman and Rachel Gibbons

12.00pm – Medico-legal work: opportunities and pitfalls – Jonathan Hellewell and Rick Driscoll

12.45pm – Lunch

2.00pm – Appraisal, revalidation and peer groups – Rick Driscoll and Iain Grant

2.45pm – Closing plenary – All speakers

3.30pm – Conference ends

View the speaker biographies.

The online conference will take be hosted on Zoom. Details of how to join the conference will be shared with delegates closer to the time.