Latest Events
SAM Educational Evening: Cardiorenal Syndrome: A Practical Approach for the Acute Physician, 23 July 2025, online
23/07/2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – SAM Educational Evening: Cardiorenal Syndrome: A Practical Approach for the Acute Physician Wednesday 23 July 2025 7.30-8.30pm Zoom Webinar 1 Category 1 (external) CPD credits will be applied for. Learning Objectives – Understand the pathophysiological mechanisms linking acute and chronic heart and kidney dysfunction, and how they influence patient outcomes in the acute setting. – […]
SAM Ultrasound Course, 21 September 2025, Manchester
21/09/2025 @ All Day – Date: Sunday 21 September 2025 Venue: Midland Hotel, 16 Peter Street, Manchester, M60 2DS Cost: £50 SAM Members | £150 non-SAM members This course is aimed at providing the foundations for the three core FAMUS modules: thoracic, abdominal/renal and DVT/peripheral vascular access. Attendees must have completed the FAMUS e-LFH module. Online lecture access will be […]
SAMManchester, 22- 23 September 2025, Manchester
22/09/2025 – 23/09/2025 @ All Day – Acute Medicine At 25: Celebrating Progress, Inspiring Tomorrow The Society for Acute Medicine’s 18th International Conference will take place on 22-23 September 2025 at Manchester Central and will be a celebration of 25 years since the founding of SAM! You can register for SAMManchester either in-person or as a virtual delegate. View more details and […]
SAM Advanced Week of Education, 11-13 November 2025
11/11/2025 – 13/11/2025 @ All Day – AWESAM is a three-day residential leadership course for future Acute Medicine Consultants, approved by the SAC for your CCT requirement. The course covers key topics including NHS structure, management, finances, supervision and quality improvement. Price: £200* for SAM members, which includes food and accommodation (inclusive of optional arrival Monday and stay until Friday) Who: Exclusive […]
FAMUS Course, 16 July 2025, Dublin
16/07/2025 @ All Day – FAMUS Course 16th July 2025 Venue: RCSI training centre – Connolly Hospital (Dublin) More Information and Registration
FAMUS Course, 16 July 2025, Edinburgh
16/07/2025 @ All Day – FAMUS Course 16 July 2025 Venue: Medical Education Centre, 3rd floor Outpatient building, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU Course times: 0830-1700 Cost: £150 Total number of places available: 20 View the event flyer Book by emailing loth.edinburghfamus@nhs.scot
FAMUS/FUSIC, 16 & 17 July 2025, Reading
16/07/2025 – 17/07/2025 @ All Day – FAMUS/FUSIC 16 & 17 July 2025 Venue: Thames Lido, Reading, RG1 8FR Cost: £350 per day, £600 for 2 days Book here
FAMUS Course, 7 August 2025, London
07/08/2025 @ All Day – FAMUS Course 7th August 2025 Venue: Bromley Emergency Courses Terracotta Court (ground floor) 167 Tower Bridge Road London, SE1 3LN Cost: £370 More Information & Booking here
Society for Acute Medicine (SAM)
SAM is committed to supporting AMUs across the country providing high quality care for medical inpatients. SAM has many MDT members including Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists and other key members of the acute medical team.
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Training Hub
This section of the website deals with all matters pertaining to the training of doctors in Acute Medicine. Largely written by the junior doctors themselves this is the best place to find trustworthy and practical advice on training in Acute Medicine.
Learning Hub
This section of the website provides access to a wide selection of webinar videos and acute medical podcasts.
If you are a SAM member, you will gain access to all digital events with no extra charge once you login. Non-Members can have access to restricted content but you may wish to Join SAM.
Groups Hub
Acute Medicine as a specialty has a strong focus on Multi and Inter-disciplinary working. This section of the website provides a focus on some of the professions involved in Acute Medicine and provides valuable information and resources written by council leads representing each profession.
SAM has developed several Specialty Interest Groups that work within the Society, developing guidelines, resources and a better understanding of the relationship of Acute Medicine and the focus area of the SIG.
Policy Hub
This section of the website provides access to a SAM standards, policy, position statements and vision.
This section also provides a history of the Society for Acute Medicine by Dr Rhid Dowdle OBE, retired Consultant Physician and Cardiologist and Archivist of the Society for Acute Medicine
Wellbeing Hub
BMA defines moral distress as the psychological unease generated where professionals identify an ethically correct action to take but are constrained in their ability to take that action.
We are feeling this increasingly whilst working in Acute Medicine. We know on a basic level that corridor care and leaving patients in the waiting room for hours is not the right care that they need, but we are powerless to change this on an individual level.
Find our developing resources within this hub
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