Tissue Donation, Procurement and Whole Organ Transplantation
Anand Muthusamy
0.50 Hours
This session outlines principles of organ and tissue transplantation, focusing on two aspects: organ donation and recipient selection for transplantation. Highlights include: transplant terminology, UK legislation, organ procurement process, consent guidelines, and recipient selection criteria.
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
Peter Gaines
0.50 Hours
This session will cover the aetiology, natural history, treatment options and outcome of thoracic aortic aneurysms.
Thrombolysis and Thrombectomy
Sam Chakraverty
0.50 Hours
This session covers the use of thrombolysis and thrombectomy in the peripheral circulation to clear occlusions.
The Failing Dialysis Fistula
Sam Chakraverty
This session covers the role of interventional radiological management of failing haemodialysis fistulas.
SCIWORA: Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiographic Abnormality
Miny Walker
0.50 Hours
This session will explain the term SCIWORA syndrome, describe the clinical groups susceptible to this type of injury and illustrate the imaging of SCIWORA, concentrating on magnetic resonance (MR) appearances.
Stroke: Where is the Lesion?
Ahamad Hassan
This session presents principles of arterial anatomy based on clinical presentation of stroke.
The role of the open abdomen procedure in managing severe abdominal sepsis: WSES position paper
Industry specialists
0.50 Hours
The open abdomen (OA) procedure is one of the greatest surgical advances in recent times and may have enormous application in the daily management of critically ill surgical patients. The OA may be a useful option for treating patients with abdominal sepsis. However its precise role in these patients is still not clear. On the b....
Toxic Shock Syndrome in Patients with Burns
Sarah Chadwick and Mamta Shah
0.50 Hours
This session describes the clinical features of toxic shock syndrome in burns and identifies those patients at greatest risk. Later sections offer guidance on the treatment of toxic shock syndrome and explore the role of prophylactic antibiotics.
Trauma and Orthopaedics: Osteoarthritis Hip
Chris Wakeling
This session aims to provide an introduction to the pathological process of osteoarthritis, along with its effect on and the treatment options around the hip joint.
Trauma and Orthopaedics: Metastatic Bone Disease
James Houston
This session details the different types of metastatic bone disease, the treatment options available and when prophylactic surgical stabilisation may be indicated.
Skin Head and Neck Upper Airway Obstruction
Mohammed Bahgat
0.50 Hours
This session discusses the causes and diagnostic approach of head and neck upper airway obstructions.
Shock: Cardiovascular Physiology
Aanchal Jain
0.50 Hours
This session will discuss cardiovascular shock in the context of trauma. It will provide an overview of the clinical presentation, physiology and management of the shocked patient.
Shock: Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Hew Torrance and Michael O’Dwyer
0.25 Hours
This session outlines the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Shock: Massive Transfusion
Vimal S Hariharan
0.25 Hours
This session is about the factors regarding massive blood transfusion in the surgical setting.
Wounds and Soft Tissue Injuries Compartment Syndrome
Gemma Green
0.50 Hours
This session will review the assessment of soft tissue injuries, including wound/skin loss. It will define compartment syndrome and identify its causes, pathophysiology, diagnosis and surgical management.
Self-Harm (Paramedics)
David Partlow
0.50 Hours
This session aims to provide background information regarding the incidence of self-harm, the why, who and how of self-harm and information to support prevention activities.
Ways of Supporting Pain Self-management Strategies
Bharati Vyawahare and Ruth Whiteman
0.50 Hours
This session describes Pain Management Programmes and how modified pain management interventions can be used effectively as an early intervention.
The Principles of Planning Reconstructive Surgery
Ciara Harris and Chris Hill
0.75 Hours
This session will provide a detailed account of how a plastic surgeon weighs up the surgical techniques that are available and makes a decision about the most appropriate choice.
Surgical Repair of Ischial Pressure Sores
Mohsin Choudry, Yazan Al-Ajam and Haroon Siddiqui
0.50 Hours
This session will describe the flaps that can be used to cover ischial pressure sores and outline the advantages and disadvantages associated with the use of each flap.
Statistics: Random Processes
Steven Cruickshank
0.50 Hours
This session introduces some fundamental ideas in the approach to random phenomena and some important concepts in probability and statistics through a clinical example.
Statistics: Related Variables
Anthony McCluskey
0.50 Hours
This session looks at ways of assessing relationships between two variables using scatterplots and by determining the mathematical relationship between two correlated variables. The use of Bland-Altman plots to compare two different methods of measurement is also considered.
Viral Exanthems
Tauseef Mehrali
0.50 Hours
A case-based approach to the recognition and management of the common viral exanthems of childhood.
Treatment Planning and Delivery for Active Pencil Beam Scanning
Adam Aitkenhead
0.50 Hours
This session outlines the key factors in planning and delivering a conformal and robust actively scanned proton pencil beam treatment. It highlights the differences between the common proton beam therapy (PBT) treatment techniques, and gives an overview of the practical issues that must be taken into account during treatment pla....
Spine Part 2: Sacrum, Sacral Hiatus and Ligaments
Manu Shankar Hari, Heike Romer and Jackie Potter
0.50 Hours
This session covers the anatomy of the sacrum, coccyx and sacral hiatus. It describes the intervertebral discs and spinal ligaments, and the vertebral levels of some of the surface markings of the body. The different types of spina bifida are reviewed.
Surface Anatomy of Vertebral Column in Adult and Child
Jan Cernovsky
This session will describe the surface anatomy of the vertebral column. This includes an investigation of the spinal regions and a section on how to identify the level of the various vertebrae.