Other Courses and Training Opportunities

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.

STS National Trainee Symposium

5th November 2024, Stirling Court Hotel

Please put the date in your diary for the 2024 STS National Trainee Symposium. The Scottish Thoracic Society invite abstract submissions related to Audit & Quality Improvement, Research and Education & Training. Submissions are welcome from Specialty Trainees in Respiratory medicine and thoracic surgery, IMT/CST/CMT doctors, foundation doctors and medical students with an interest in Respiratory medicine. Please click here for the submission form and further details.

The following events are not organised by the Scottish Thoracic Society but may be of interest to our members:

The Scottish Right Heart Symposium

7th November 2024, Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel

As per the previous meetings, the Scottish Right Heart Symposium will be a specialised meeting covering everything right heart and pulmonary circulation. It will bring together a multi-disciplinary team of experts and will cover, clinical challenges, novel therapeutic techniques, clinical management, emerging assessment methods and cutting-edge basic science.  Speaker and programme information will be updated soon, but tickets are available to book now at:     https://buytickets.at/nhsgoldenjubileeuniversitynationalhospital/1231931

Details of the RV Echo Masterclass will be available in the coming month along with the opportunity to buy combined masterclass and symposium tickets.

Additionally, they are taking Abstracts for Oral and Poster presentation. Abstracts will be judged with prizes awarded and all orally presented abstracts published in the prestigious British Journal of Anaesthesia. Abstracts will open on Thursday 1st August and close on Monday 30th September, with successful authors notified by Monday 16th September. Details will be available soon.   

7th Forum on Respiratory Tract Infections (RTI 2025)
3rd - 5th February 2025, Glasgow, Scotland

STS are pleased to endorse the 7th Forum on Respiratory Tract Infections, to be held on 3-5th February 2025 in Glasgow. The Forum will cover a range of topics, including pneumonia, COVID-19, respiratory viruses, chronic lung infections, as well as mycobacterial and fungal diseases. We anticipate an engaging and dynamic environment for learning and fostering new collaborations. The preliminary program is being finalised, but you can find the Forum’s topics here: https://rti-forum.org/2025/