Pain Management in the Elderly
Paul Elliott
0.5 Hours
This session will explore the incidence and impact of chronic pain on elderly people and explain why pain in the elderly is consistently under-reported. Later, it will describe the methods used to assess pain in elderly people and explain why pain management in the elderly requires careful consideration.
Conservative Management of Pressure Ulcers
Alex Smit, Rebecca Rollett and Jonathan Wiper
0.5 Hours
This session will identify the general measures that can be taken to aid healing of pressure ulcers. This will include the need to optimise nutritional state and the topical treatments that can be used to aid healing or prepare the wounds for surgery.
Complications of Open Fractures of the Lower Limb
Dimitris Reissis and Victoria Rose
0.5 Hours
This session will identify the complications resulting from open fractures of the lower limb and those associated with the flaps used to cover such fractures. Later, it will describe how to recognise and treat these complications in the clinical setting.
Assessment of Outcomes in Patients with Burns
Fawaz Al-Hassani and Baljit Dheansa
0.5 Hours
This session will define what is meant by a major burn and identify the factors that can increase the severity of a burn injury. Later, it will investigate the impact of these factors on patient prognosis.
Aetiology and Investigation of Gynaecomastia
Charles Loh and Philip Lim
0.5 Hours
This session will explore the causes of gynaecomastia, describing how to grade the condition and offering guidance on the clinical assessment and investigation of patients.
Anatomy of the Palmar Fascia
Alex Dearden and Sam Dalal
0.5 Hours
This session will explore the detailed anatomy of the palmar fascia and explain its relationship to the nerves and vessels of the hand both in health and disease.
Principles of Lower Limb Amputation
George Wheble and Michael Lamyman
0.5 Hours
This session will identify the factors that contribute to loss of gait and postural stability following amputation. Later, it will explain why it is important to preserve functioning joints and consider the impact of nerve supply and blood supply on level of amputation.
Acute Pain: History, Examination and Simple Uni-dimensional Tools
Lew-Chin Chee
0.5 Hours
This session is an introduction to the assessment of acute pain. It will cover history taking and physical examination, concentrating on the measurement of pain, particularly the use of simple unidimensional tools.
Principles of Secondary Reconstruction in Burns
Camilla Stewart and Kenneth Stewart
0.5 Hours
This session will describe how to assess a patient requesting secondary burns reconstruction and offer guidance on how to establish suitable priorities. Later sections will explore the issues surrounding the timing of secondary reconstruction in burns and describe the main surgical techniques for the correction of burn scars.
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in Burns
Christopher Lewis and Hugh Gallagher
0.5 Hours
This session will explore the pathophysiology of abdominal compartment syndrome in burns and describe the role of fluid resuscitation in its aetiology. Later sections will offer guidance on how to investigate possible abdominal compartment syndrome and describe the role of the abdominal surgeon with regard to decompression.
Epilepsy and Anaesthesia
Jason Easby and Dave Booth
0.5 Hours
This session will cover the definition and aetiology of epilepsy and the anaesthetic implications of a patient with epilepsy.
Peripheral Nerve Blocks of the Forearm
Matt Oldman and Rich Reed
0.5 Hours
This session describes nerve blocks of the forearm, including indications, contraindications, complications and anatomy.
Anaesthesia for the Patient with Hepatic Failure
James Ryan
0.5 Hours
Anaesthesia for patients with hepatic impairment can present many challenges. This session will explore the effects of hepatic impairment on the various organ systems of the body, and the implications this has for the pre-, peri- and postoperative anaesthetic management.
Perioperative Management of Chronic Pain Patients
Paul Hughes-Webb and Jane Quinlan
0.5 Hours
This session describes the safe and effective management of acute pain following surgery, or trauma, in patients with complex pain; in particular, the importance of continuing a patient's usual treatment, while managing their new acute pain.
Depth of Anaesthesia: Incidence and Management of Awareness
Oonagh Duff and Yogen Amin
0.5 Hours
This session will examine the incidence of awareness under general anaesthesia and identify which patients are most likely to experience it. It will describe measures to reduce the incidence of awareness, and how to manage an episode when it does occur.
Antibiotic Policies - Anesthesiology
Andrew Ferguson
0.5 Hours
This session will review the incidence, mechanisms and implications of antimicrobial resistance in hospital practice. Using this as the background, we will discuss the role played by appropriate antimicrobial prescribing and administration in reducing the spread of resistance. We will also look at the implications of Clostridium....
Antenatal Screening for Syphilis
Nashaba Matin and Ellen Dwyer
0.5 Hours
This session describes the antenatal screening programme for syphilis in the UK and the rationale underlying this. We will discuss national and global epidemiology of syphilis, as well as testing and treatment strategies. We will briefly examine the consequences of antenatal syphilis infection.
Pathway to Diagnosing Interstitial Lung Disease
Melissa Heightman
0.25 Hours
Having established a history, examination, and chest x-ray (CXR) that suggest a possibility of interstitial lung disease (ILD) as a diagnosis, this session will identify subsequent appropriate investigations to establish a more precise diagnosis.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Hyperventilation Syndrome
David Raeside, Carolyn Bell
0.5 Hours
This session reviews the diagnosis and treatment approaches for patients with chronic hyperventilation syndrome (HVS).
VCS 2020: Recombinant live-attenuated influenza viruses co-expressing bovine papillomavirus 1 (BPV1) E6 and E7 induce tumour regression in equine sarcoid patients
Sabine Brandt
Recombinant live-attenuated influenza viruses can be used as vectors for the presentation of tumor antigens to the immune system Exam offered and MVMA CE certificate issued following presentation.
VCS 2020: Radiotherapy alone versus chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy for cats with nasal lymphoma
Hiroki YAMAZAKI
Not chemotherapy but radiotherapy should be preferentially used as the first-line treatment for cats with nasal lymphoma Exam offered and MVMA CE certificate issued following presentation.
VCS 2020: Philosophy of hospice and palliative care
Christine Culler
Topic: Philosophy of hospice and palliative care There is a common misperception that hospice = imminent death, which is far from the truth. During this 30-minute introductory session, the presenters will discuss hospice and palliative care concepts with a special focus on how palliative care can augment the care provided by th....
VCS 2020: Mast cell tumors: What your mother didn't tell you
Pam Jones
Mast cell tumors are the most common skin tumor in dogs accounting for up to 21% of cutaneous tumors. Despite significant advancement in histologic evaluation, a subset of this ubiquitous tumor continues to be unpredictable in biological behaviour. This makes clinical decisions difficult with regard to necessary diagnostic sta....
VCS 2020: In-home palliative care management: What can be provided and how it can help
Shea Cox
Topic: In-home palliative care management: What can be provided and how it can help When traditional therapies fail, what more can we do to provide comfort and quality of life? This is a question asked by many oncology teams, and this session will share the many palliative options and approaches to care that are available for e....
VCS 2020: Lymphoma versus Leukemia - Blood cousins
Kim Albin
This session will discuss the similar origins of these blood born, white blood cell cancers that end up being very different in the end. Exam offered and MVMA CE certificate issued following presentation.