This year's Edinburgh Anaesthesia Festival has been approved for 15 CPD credits by the Royal College of Anaesthetists.
Wednesday 19th August - Session 1 | CPD matrix code | ||
0915-0930 | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Dr. Adam Paul, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh | |
0930-1010 | Do Direct Effects of Local Anaesthetics on Cancer Cells Improve Prognosis After Surgery? | Prof. Tim Hales, University of Dundee | 1A01, 1A02 |
1010-1050 | Perioperative Medicine: The Future of Anaesthesia? | Prof. Rupert Pearse, QMUL, London | 2A07 |
1050-1120 | Coffee | ||
1120-1200 | Multimodal Monitoring (MMM) | Dr. David Green, Kings College, London | 1A02, 3100 |
1200-1240 | Ultrasound Guidance for Interventional Pain Management | Dr. Jens Kessler, University Hospital, Heidelberg | 2G02, 2G03 |
1240-1340 | Lunch | ||
Session 2 | |||
1340-1420 | MBRRACE: The State of Obstetric Anaesthesia | Dr. Catherine Calderwood, Chief Medical Officer | 1I01, 2B04, 3B00 |
1420-1500 | Epidemiology of High Risk Surgical Patients | Prof. Rupert Pearse, QMUL, London | 2A03, 3J03 |
1500-1530 | Coffee | ||
1530-1610 | Big Data: The Cost of Surviving ITU | Dr. Nazir Lone, University of Edinburgh | 2C07, 3C00, 3J03 |
1610-1650 | Presentation cancelled | Presentation cancelled, speaker unavailable | |
Thursday 20th August - Session 3 | CPD matrix code | ||
0900-0940 | Using Functional Neuroimaging to Understand Anaesthesia and Pain | Dr. Marta Seretny, University of Edinburgh | 1A01, 1A02, 3J03 |
0940-1020 | The Evolution of Opioid Analgesia | Prof. Tim Hales, University of Dundee | 1A02, 3J03 |
1020-1050 | Coffee | ||
1050-1130 | Education and Training in Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anaesthesia | Dr. Jens Kessler, University Hospital, Heidelberg | 1H02, 2G03 |
1130-1210 | Competence-based Training - Easier Said Than Done | Prof. George Shorten, University College, Cork | 1H01, 1H02, 2H01, 2H02 |
1210-1310 | Lunch | ||
Session 4 | |||
1310-1350 | Short Term Harm as a Cause of Long Term Disease | Prof. Rupert Pearse, QMUL, London | 2A03 |
1350-1430 | Never Events | Dr. William Harrop-Griffiths, Imperial College, London | 1I03, 1I05 |
1430-1500 | Coffee | ||
1500-1540 | Medical Negligence Litigation: Why Do Patients Litigate? | Mrs. Ann Logan, Balfour and Manson, Edinburgh | 1F01, 1I04 |
1540-1620 | Awareness during Anaesthesia: Lessons from NAP5 | Dr. Alastair Nimmo, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh | 1I01, 2A04, 3I00 |
1620-1700 | BIS: Why Bother? | Dr. David Green, Kings College, London | 2A04, 3I00 |
1930 for 2000 | Dinner at the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (smart casual) | ||
Friday 21st August - Session 5 | CPD matrix code | ||
0930-1010 | Anaphylaxis and the Anaesthetist | Dr. Zoey Dempsey, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh | 2A06 |
1010-1050 | Goal-directed Therapy - Smoke and Mirrors or Magic Bullet? | Dr. William Harrop-Griffiths, Imperial College, London | 1A01, 2C04 |
1050-1110 | Coffee | ||
1110-1150 | Ophthalmic Anaesthesia: What You Need To Know. | Dr. Craig Grice, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh | 3A12 |
1150-1230 | Needle Visualisation During Ultrasound-Guided Blocks | Dr. Jens Kessler, University Hospital, Heidelberg | 2G02, 3G03 |
1230-1330 | Lunch | ||
Session 6 | |||
1330-1410 | What's new in Paediatric Anaesthesia and Resuscitation | Dr. Jon McCormack, RHSC, Edinburgh | 2D01, 2D07 |
1410-1450 | Scottish Patient Safety Programme: Maintaining Momentum | Dr. Brian Robson, Executive Clinical Director at Healthcare Improvement Scotland | 1I03, 1I05 |
1450-1520 | Debate: "This House Believes That Difficult Airways are More Often the Fault of the Anaesthetist Than the Patient" - PROPOSE | Dr. William Harrop-Griffiths, Imperial College, London | 1C01, 2A01, 3A01 |
1520-1550 | Debate: " This House Believes That Difficult Airways are More Often the Fault of the Anaesthetist Than the Patient" - OPPOSE | Dr. Alastair McNarry, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh | 1C01, 2A01, 3A01 |
1550-1600 | Closing remarks |