Programme:

Thursday 19th November

 

09.30 - 11.00          Coffee and Registration

11.00 - 11.10          Welcome and Introduction

                                  Dr. John May , SSA President

 

                                  Clinical Support

11.10 - 11.40          Coronsary artery stenting: implications for anaesthetists

                                  Prof. Steven Leslie, Cardiologist, Raigmore

 

11.40 - 12.10          Ultrasound Assistance in Anaesthesia

                                  i.v. access and forward

                                  Dr. Alistair Todd, Radiologist, Raigmore

 

12.10 - 12.25          Questions and Discussion

 

21.25 - 13.30          Lunch and trade

 

                                  Virtual Reality

13.30 - 14.30          A novel approach to regional anaesthesia training via                                                      Utilisation of “Virtual reality technology

                                  Dr. Vassilis Charrilis, Glasgow School of Art &

                                  Dr. Robi Zimmer, Golden Jubillee Hospital, Clydebank

 

14.30 - 15.15          Oesophagectomy: from Ivor Lewis to MAS

                                  Dr. Les Gemmell, Maelor Hospital, Wrexham

 

15.15 - 15.45 -       Tea & Coffee

 

15.45 - 16.30          Guest Lecture - Has the use of ultrasound changed options for                                               regional anaesthesia of the upper limb?

                                  Dr. Keith Anderson GRI

 

19.00 for 19.30 The Winter Dinner - Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness

 

Friday 29th November

Safety in Anaesthesia Day

 

09.30 - 10.15          Fatigue in Anaesthesia

                                  Prof. Chris Dodds, James Cook University Hospital S. Tees-side

 

10.15 - 10.45          Medication errors in Anaesthesia

                                  Ms. Joan Russell, NPSA

 

!0.45 - 11.15          Coffee & Industry Exhibition

 

11.15 - 11.45          Non-technical skills amongst anaesthetists

                                  Dr. Rona Patey, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

 

11.45 - 12.15          Patient Safety Incident reporting: the way forward

                                  Dr. Les Gemmell, Maelor Hospital, Wrexham

 

12.15 - 13.15          Lunch

 

13.15 - 14.15          The Gillies Lecture

                                  Dr. Ronnie Glavin, Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow

 

14.30 - 14.45          Revalidation, recertification and relicensing 2009

                                  Prof. Chris Dodds, RCOA  

 

14.45                        Close of Meeting

The Kingsmills Hotel, an 18th C. Mansion, will be the faculty hotel.

 

Easy walking distance to the meeting venue

 

£88 twin room inc. full breakfast

 

Bookings directly to the Hotel, quoting the SSA Winter Meeting to get this special reduced rate.

 

The Winter Dinner will be held in the Burns Room at the Kingsmills Hotel at 19.00 for 19.30 on Thursday, 19th Nov - £50pp inc. wine.

 

Kingsmills Hotel

Culcabock Road,

Inverness IV2 3LP 

 

Tel: 01463 257102

www.kingsmillshotel.com

 

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2009 Winter Scientific Meeting

 

Centre for Health Sciences

 Raigmore Hospital

Inverness

 

19^th-20^th November 2009

 

main contact is Ken Barker

Winter Meeting

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