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:
Scottish Sleep Forum
Friday 5 June 2026, Stirling Court Hotel, 12:30 – 16:00
Sleep Medicine Services in Scotland
Agenda
1.30 – Introduction from SSF Chairperson – Dr Caroline O’Dowd –(Glasgow)
1.40 – Managing Obesity in our patients; focus on weight loss medication.
2.40 – Coffee and exhibition
3.10 -4.00 – Interesting case studies from all centres
4.00 – Meeting close and date for next meeting
Places are limited to 40, so if you would like to attend, please contact
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
RCPE Online Webinar – From Project to Publication: Turning Quality Improvement Work into a Journal Article
10th June 2026, 18:00 – 19:30
Don’t miss this practical and engaging webinar with Dr Kieran Walsh, Clinical Director at the British Medical Journal, to learn how to turn your Quality Improvement (QI) project into a publishable journal article.
Discover how to plan for publication from the outset, collect meaningful data, and align your work with recognised reporting standards.
Ideal for those new to QI or publishing, as well as anyone looking to strengthen future submissions, this webinar will equip you with practical insights and confidence to navigate the publication process successfully.
You will learn how to:
- Prepare for publication from the start of the project
- Create a great first impression to editors
- Write up QI reports according to internationally recognised guidance
Please visit our Events pages From Project to Publication – Turning QI work into a Journal Article to access the full programme and to book your place. You can register for online or catch-up attendance.
CPD applied for.
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/