Controversies And Evidence For Tracheostomies In Critical Care, Conference, London

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This conference aims to look critically at the issues concerning tracheostomy in the setting of critically ill patients, and in particular, to address areas in which there is continuing controversy about best practice.

Following review of basic anatomy and physiology, and the techniques of surgical and percutaneous trachoestomy, there will be consideration of management of the critical airway, and examination of some of the controversies in management. Finally, the problems associated with long term care and removal of tracheostomies will be discussed. Throughout the meeting, there will be an emphasis on an evidence based approach to analysis of the problems discussed.

Thursday 17 April 2008
Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE

Registration Details:
Non-Fellow: £240
Fellow: £130
RSM Trainee: £100
RSM Student Member (limited first 10 applicants): £40
Retired Fellow: £40
Nurse: £125
Allied Health Professional: £125
Student Non-Member: £50
Associate: £100
Trainee: £125

CPD (Applied for): 5 credits

9.00 am
Registration and coffee

9.35 am
Welcome address
Dr David Misselbrook, Associate Dean, RSM Dr Sheila Willats, Vice President, Section of Anaesthesia, Critical Care

SESSION ONE: THE BASICS
Chair: Mr Ricard Simo, ENT Consultant, Guy's Hospital

9.40 am
Anatomy & physiology
Mr Peter Clarke, Charing Cross Hospital

10.05 am
Open surgical techniques
Mr Ricard Simo, ENT Consultant, Guy's Hospital

10.30 am
Percutaneous techniques
Dr Carlos Gomez, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine & Anaesthesia St Mary's Hospital

10.55 am
Discussion

11.05 am
Coffee

SESSION TWO: MANAGEMENT OF THE CRITICAL AIRWAY
Chair: Dr Nigel Harper, President Section Anaesthesia, RSM

11.35 am
Anaesthesia and the critical airway
Dr Anil Patel, Royal National Throat, Nose & Ear Hospital

12.00 pm
Controversies in the timing of trachoestomy
Dr John-Helge Heimdal, Haukeland University Hospital

12.25 pm
The TracMan Study
Dr Duncan Young, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford

12.50 pm
Discussion

1.00 pm
Lunch

SESSION THREE: CONTROVERSIES
Chair: Mr David Howard, President, RSM Laryngology & Rhinology Section

2.00 pm
Surgical trachoestomy
Mr Kenneth MacKenzie, Glasgow Royal Infirmary

2.25 pm
Percutaneous trachoestomy
Dr Andrew Webb, UCLH

2.50 pm
Discussion

3.00 pm
Tea

SESSION FOUR: LONG TERM IMPLICATIONS
Chair: Dr Carlos Gomez, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine & Anaeshesia St Mary's Hospital

3.25 pm
Long-term study of complications
Mr Gurpreet Sandhu, Royal National Throat, Nose & Ear Hospital

3.50 pm
Discussion

4.00 pm
Long-term care and removal
Dr Craig Davidson, Guy's and St Thomas Hospital

4.25 pm
Discussion

4.45 pm
Close of meeting

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