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        • The WMPA holds twice yearly conferences in May and November for senior and junior doctors. Programmes include invited lectures, presentations of original research and discussion of case reports and series. Conferences incorporate Specialist Registrar Training and Consultant CPD.

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Awards

Stephen Whittaker Prize

Dr Stephen Whittaker was a founder member of the WMPA and successor to James Sheldon as chairman of the Regional Consultants Committee. The Stephen Whittaker Prize was established by a memorial appeal following Dr Whittaker’s death in 1980. The prize is for the best scientific paper presented by a member of junior hospital staff.

Owen Wade Prize

When Owen Wade retired as Dean of Birmingham Medical School and Professor of Therapeutics in 1986 he established a WMPA prize for the best Case Presentation by a member of junior hospital staff.

Previous winners:

2021 2020 2017 2016 2015 2014 2021

Spring Meeting:

Stephen Whittaker Prize – Kay Por Yip
Increase in recruitment upon integration of trial into a clinical care pathwayOwen Wade Prize – Emily McKemey
Resolution of prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infection in secondary immunodeficiency after convalescent plasma but not remdesivir

Autumn Meeting:

Stephen Whittaker Prize – Shamanth Soghal
Effectiveness of a teaching intervention on improving the management of diabetes-related emergencies.Owen Wade Prize – Rehman Crisp
A case series looking at treatment of the neurological sequelae of Nitrous Oxide abuse
2020

Autumn Meeting:

Stephen Whittaker Prize – Javeria Peracha
Centre variation in mortality after hospital-acquired acute kidney injury in EnglandOwen Wade Prize – Z Awan – Matthew Harborne
Alcohol Hand Sanitizer – An unusual cause for a medical emergency call 2017

Spring Meeting:

Stephen Whittaker Prize – Dr Alexander Sharp
Pharmacological Interventions for the Prevention of Contrast Induced Acute Kidney Injury in High-Risk Adult Patients Undergoing Coronary AngiographyOwen Wade Prize – Dr Emily Maxted
Prophylactic Enoxaparin Induced HyperkalaemiaPoster Prize – Dr Paul Ellis
Cystic Lung Disease Secondary to Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome Masquerading as Asthma

Autumn Meeting:

Stephen Whittaker Prize – William Drew
Neutrophil migrationOwen Wade Prize – Z Awan
Pancreatic and AT deficiencyPoster Prize – Liam Barrat
Age adjusted D-Dimers 2016

Spring Meeting:

Stephen Whittaker Prize – Dr Chun Shing Kwok
Stroke Complications Following Percutaneous Coronary InterventionsOwen Wade Prize – Dr Ahmed Abbas
Hypertrophic Cranial PachymeningitisPoster Prize – Dr Maryam Ahmed
Disseminated Nocardiosis caused by High Dose Steroids

Autumn Meeting:

Stephen Whittaker Prize – Dr Sophie Lumley
NULL-PLEASE: A novel ‘Futility score’ in the management of survivors of out of hospital cardiac arrestOwen Wade Prize – Dr Elizabeth Pudney
Growing old before one’s time, a case of lung, liver and marrow diseasePoster Prize – Dr Amar Srinivasa
Increased incidence of gastrointestinal side-effects in patients taking Hydroxychloroquine: A brand related issue? 2015

Spring Meeting:

Stephen Whittaker Prize – Dr Llfita Sahbudin
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound as a Novel Biomarker in the Predication of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

Owen Wade Prize – Dr Victoria Grey
Aortic Dissection In The Absence Of Coronary Disease

Poster Prize – Dr Christopher McAloon
Comparison of upgraded Versus De-Novo Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT) Devices on Cardiovascular outcomes and response: A 5 Year Registry

Autumn Meeting:

Stephen Whittaker Prize – Dr Keith Siau
Maintenance of Antithrombotic Therapy Post Endoscopy for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding is Associated with Improved Clinical OutcomesOwen Wade Prize – Dr Jeanette Trickey
The Girl Who Cried “Wolf”Poster Prize – Dr Mahander Yadagiri
An Unexpected Cause of Acute Confusion in a patient with Pituitary Adenoma 2014

Spring Meeting:

Stephen Whittaker Prize – Dr. Jamie Johnstone
A study of anaphylaxis

Owen Wade Prize – Dr Radhika Mistry
An unusual case of pneumonitis

Poster Prize – Dr Hannnah Currie
Cognitive change with dialysis

Autumn Meeting:

Stephen Whittaker Prize – Dr Ali Monga
The impact of indomethacin prophylaxis on the rate of pancreatitis post ERCP

Owen Wade Prize – Dr P. Demetriades
An atypical case of Dyspnoea

Poster Prize – Dr M Pucci
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