The training days for higher specialty trainees are advertised on our Training Days page and can be accessed after the event on Training Day Resources & Videos.
The following events are not organised by the Scottish Thoracic Society but may be of interest to our members:
RCPE online symposium: Respiratory Medicine at the Front Door
Thursday 23 April 2026, 9:25 – 16:30
This symposium is aimed at all healthcare professionals involved in the care of respiratory patients in both primary and secondary care. Sessions include: Front Door management, Updates in bronchiectasis, Simulation training & interesting clinical cases, Lung Cancer
Register for online or catch-up attendance at: Respiratory Medicine at the Front Door | Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Thoracic CT Course
Online only
8th & 9th June 2026
This 2-day course is especially geared towards clinicians and trainees who are looking for a deeper understanding of CT scanning of thoracic disease. The course includes a combination of lectures and hands on CT scan review, with over 300 thoracic CT scans available for review on your own computer, including access for one month following the course.
A discounted registration fee is available for those in training.
The course provides 13 CPD credits.
For further information and to register, please visit: www.radacademy.co
Home Mechanical Ventilation UK Meeting 2026
10 Union St, London, SE1 1SZ
19 June 2026, 8:00 – 17:00
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Education and Events
The HMV UK Meeting brings together clinicians and healthcare professionals involved in caring for patients who depend on home mechanical ventilation or advanced respiratory technologies. This one-day event offers the latest insights in managing chronic respiratory failure and a valuable chance to network with experts from across the UK.
Open to professionals in respiratory and critical care, rehabilitation, sleep medicine, neurology, and related specialties. Highlights for 2026:
• Transition from paediatrics: Getting it right first time
• Is tracheostomy ever the right choice for long term ventilation: Pro-con debate
• Diaphragm paralysis: What an expert should know
For more information and registration please visit: https://bit.ly/3ORWDxr
Asthma Network Conference
Guy’s Hospital, Great Maze Pond,
London, SE1 9RT
22 June 2026
This multidisciplinary day will cover a wide range of topics to enable safe, state-of-the-art care in adults and children presenting with asthma
across the UK. Our emphasis is on a holistic integrated pathway approach, from community to specialist difficult asthma care networks
where required. Our speakers include expert opinion leaders, senior nursing staff, behavioural psychologist, pharmacists and clinicians with expertise in supporting best access for hard-to-reach communities.
2026 highlights include:
• Optimising acute treatment of asthma
• Smart AIR/MART steps for practice
• Update on asthma biologics and when to refer
• Working across boundaries to secure lung health
For more information and to register, please visit: Asthma Conference 2026 – Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Education and Events
9th World Bronchiectasis Conference
Hannover, Germany
24 – 27 June 2026
Over the past decade, World Bronchiectasis Conference has grown from a small scientific meeting into a major annual event for the global bronchiectasis community. Each year, WBC brings together clinicians, researchers, allied healthcare professionals, industry partners and patients from all over the world, reflecting the field’s growing importance within respiratory medicine.
The preliminary programme and further information about the Conference are available here: https://www.world-bronchiectasis-conference.org/2026/