We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Training Hub Conference will take place on Thursday 15th May 2025 at the Delta Hotel by Marriott, Huntingdon.

Enjoy a meaningful day of workshops focused on Cardiovascular Disease and Lifestyle Medicine and the opportunity to connect with colleagues from across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough.

And this is on a day when we have Protected Learning Time in the afternoon!

The conference is open to Nurses, HCAs, AHPs, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Advanced Practitioners and Physician Associates.

Keep an eye on this page and our newsletter for speaker and workshop announcements.

Keynote Speakers

Talk: CVD: preventing is better than treating

CVD: state of the nation
Key findings from CVDPREVENT
A shift towards CV prevention in primary care: GP contract changes 2025/26
Lifestyle changes & CVD risk reduction

Dr Kevin Fernando

GPwER Diabetes/CVRM & Med Ed
North Berwick Health Centre

Kevin is a portfolio GP near Edinburgh with specialists interests in diabetes/CVRM & medical education.  He is also Content Advisor for WebMD Medscape Global & UK and Honorary Clinical Reader at the University of Dundee.  Kevin has been elected to Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and also the Academy of Medical Educators for his work in diabetes and medical education.

Talk: A handy way to design your day

Simple, effective and empowering, this interactive workshop explores the science and practice of nurturing positive health, by aligning essential lifestyle habits with our body clocks (chronobiology). Combining aspects of Lifestyle health, mindset, behavior design with personal creativity, you will learn how to design a personalised plan and healthy day tracker for yourself and those you care for. So this is for you if you would like to sleep better, improve your metabolism, surf stress, boost your cognitive function and enjoy your day. There will also be time questions and practicing skills too. All you need is a pen, paper, hand and playful spirit.

 

Dr Ashish Bhatia

GP, Wellbeing Consultant and Founder
Humble Sleep

Dr Ashish Bhatia works as a GP, wellbeing consultant and insomnia specialist. He is also the founder of an organisation called Humble (www.humble.info).
Humble specialises in health and performance optimisation, translating the science and art of living well into practical and personalised support. They have helped thousands of people as individuals, teams, organisations and school communities to transform and thrive.
Their pioneering approaches have been published and presented internationally, are recognised as practitioner training and are evolving medical school education.

Closing Speaker

Talk: Wrap Up

Dr Jessica Randall Carrick

GP – Clinical Lead – Diabetes & Obesity & Co-Clinical Lead CVD Prevention
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care System

Jessica Randall-Carrick works as a GP in Peterborough, is ICS Clinical Lead – Diabetes & Obesity & Co-Clinical Lead CVD Prevention and co-ordinates the Deep End Network across C&P and the East of England region. Jessica has a particular interest in cardiovascular disease and is passionate about improving the health & wellbeing of those in the most challenging socio-economic circumstances and seeks to connect with others to collaborate and advocate for such individuals & communities.  She seeks to ensure that systems and processes ensure good quality, equitable, person-centred clinical care. https://www.deependeastofengland.co.uk/

 

Workshop Speakers

 

Talk: A GP’s Guide to Lifestyle Medicine for CVD Prevention and Management

This session will provide an evidence-based overview of how lifestyle modifications can reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and improve patient outcomes. It will explore the impact of physical activity, diet, sleep, and stress management with a focus on practical strategies for integrating brief interventions into primary care.

Dr Sonal Shah

GP Partner
Tower Hamlets

Sonal is a practising GP Partner working in Tower Hamlets, she is also an Honorary fellow for the British society of lifestyle medicine as well as a trustee for the organisation. She is also the co-lead for the healthy island partnership health and wellbeing programme in Tower Hamlets, London.

Talk: B.E.A.T. Heart Failure – make every contact count

An overview of the growing burden of Heart Failure and why the incidence is predicted to rise. It Includes a review of the pathophysiology of HF, latest medical management plus an outline of the 25in25 national initiative aimed at promoting awareness, early detection and treatment of HF.

Kathy Simmonds

Heart Failure Nurse Specialist-Team Lead
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Kathy has worked at a number of acute trusts before specialising in cardiology at Kettering General Hospital (KGH) from 2002. She was appointed as the first HF Nurse Specialist at KGH in 2008, developing the HF service alongside the HF clinical lead. She moved to NWAFT in 2020 and have been involved locally and regionally with HF service development.  She is a member of the National HF Audit DEG at NICOR. She has previously lectured at DeMontfort and Northampton Universities. She is keen to engender a passion for HF in other HCP’s and to help patients live well.

 

Talk: CKD: Unfiltered: the modern management of CKD in primary care

Dr Kevin Fernando

GPwER Diabetes/CVRM & Med Ed
North Berwick Health Centre

Kevin is a portfolio GP near Edinburgh with specialists interests in diabetes/CVRM & medical education.  He is also Content Advisor for WebMD Medscape Global & UK and Honorary Clinical Reader at the University of Dundee.  Kevin has been elected to Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and also the Academy of Medical Educators for his work in diabetes and medical education.

Further workshop details are being confirmed !