SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

**PROGRAMME CHANGES**

SESSION II NOW SWAPPED WITH SESSION IV
- Please bear this in mind when choosing your workshops

UPDATED INFORMATION FOR SESSION VI - TRAINEE CONFERENCE

Wednesday 2 July 2008

1000 – 1100	Registration & coffee
1100 – 1115	Welcome by Dr David Whitaker, President, AAGBI
1115 – 1300	SESSION I: PAEDIATRIC ANAESTHESIA Chairman: Dr P Booker
1115 – 1145	Spare ribs on Thursday Dr M Cunliffe
1145 – 1215	New blocks on the kids! Dr S Roberts
1215 – 1245	Paediatric cardiac anaesthesia Dr A Davies
1245– 1300	Discussion time
1300 – 1400	Lunch
1300 – 1400	SESSION II: CARDIOTHORACIC ANAESTHESIA Chairman: Dr M Desmond
1400 – 1430	Post-thoracotomy analgesia Dr G Russell
1430 – 1500	Anaesthesia for oeophagectomy Dr S Pennefather
1500 – 1530	Transoesophageal echocardiography Dr T Ridgway
1530 – 1545	Discussion
1545 – 1615	Tea/ coffee
1615 – 1800	SESSION III: INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE Chairman: Dr J Harper
1615 – 1645	A role for white adipose tissue in sepsis Dr M Leuwer
1645 – 1715	Meningococcal sepsis Dr P Baines
1715 – 1745	The gravtitionally challenged surgical patient: an expanding problem Dr E Shearer
1745 – 1800	Discussion time

Thursday 3 July 2008

0830 - 0930	Registration & Coffee
0930 – 1100	SESSION IV: DIFFICULT AIRWAY Chair: Dr P Charters
0930 – 1000	Dental abscess - the ultimate difficult airway Dr S Darshane
1000 – 1030	A new approach to the anticipated difficult airway Dr P Groom
1030 – 1100	The paediatric difficult airway Dr F Potter
1100 - 1115	Discussion time
1115 – 1145	Tea/coffee
1145 – 1315	SESSION V: REGISTRARS’ PRIZE COMPETITION
1300 – 1315	Lunch
1415 – 1545	SESSION VI: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF GAT & TRAINEES CONFERENCE
1415 - 1425	Anaesthetic Training in Sweden Bhaskar Tandon
1425 - 1435	PMETB, who, how, when etc Rob Broomhead
1435 - 1445	MMC Update Mike Parris
1445 - 1520	`Panel questions
1520 - 1545	ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF GAT Chairman: Dr Chris Meadows, Chairman GAT
1545 – 1615	Tea/coffee
1615 – 1630	Results of the Registrars’ and Audit Prizes
1630 – 1645	SESSION VII: ABBOTT HISTORY PRIZE Chairman: Dr Chris Meadows
1630 - 1645	Anaesthesia in the Armed Forces: A history of the tri-service apparatus Dr Simon Mercer
1645 – 1730	SESSION VIII: PINKERTON LECTURE Chairman: Dr Chris Meadows
1645 – 1730	Caudwell X-treme Everest Team Dr M Grocott

0830 - 0930	Registration
0930 – 1115	SESSION IX: MEDICOLEGAL MATTERS Chairman: Prof J Hunter
0930 – 1000	The future of anaesthetic training for trainees and consultants Dr A Bowhay
1000– 1030	The mental capacity act Dr J Hunter
1030 – 1100	Is a ‘good death’ possible on ICU? Dr L Chapman
1100 – 1115	Discussion time
1115 – 1145	Coffee/tea
1145 – 1245	SESSION X: DEBATE Anaesthetic Practitioners … filling the vacuum For: D W Horton Against: Dr S Bricker