Time
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Programme item
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08:00 - 08:30
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Stream A
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Stream B
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Wellbeing activity: Beginners Yoga with Tara Lee
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Wellbeing activity: An introduction to Meditation with Tara Lee
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08:30 - 09:00
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Exhibition viewing and networking - live chat with exhibitors
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09:00 - 09:10
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Stream A
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Welcome address and upcoming Association of Anaesthetists educational activities
Dr Mike Nathanson, President, Association of Anaesthetists and Dr Christopher Mowatt, Education Chair, Association of Anaesthetists
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09:10 - 09:30
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Honours and Awards
Chair: Dr Mike Nathanson, President, Association of Anaesthetists
Presentation of The John Snow Silver Medal, Honorary Memberships
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09:30 - 10:00
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Keynote: Lessons learned from the U.S. opioid epidemic
Chair: Dr Mike Nathanson, President, Association of Anaesthetists
Dr Ed Mariano
Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine and Chief of the Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care Service at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
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10:00 - 11:00
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Stream A
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Stream B
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W1a: Peri-operative medicine
Chair: Dr Mike Nathanson, President, Association of Anaesthetists
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W1b: Orthopaedics
Chair: Prof Richard Griffiths, Peterborough
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10:00 -10:15
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Peri-operative cardiac arrest
Prof Jerry Nolan, Bath
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Periprosthetic fractures, what are the problems?
Dr Stuart White, Brighton
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10:15 - 10:30
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Preoperative fasting - the role of gastric ultrasound
Dr Kariem El-Boghdadly, London
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Day case hip arthroplasty, is it really worth it?
Prof Mike Reed, Consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, Northumbria
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10:30 - 10:45
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Acute bowel obstruction NCEPOD 2020
Mr Ian Martin, Chairman, NCEPOD
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NICE hip, knee and shoulder arthroplasty guidelines, take home messages.
Prof Richard Griffiths, Peterborough
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10:45 - 11:00
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Discussion
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Discussion
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11:00 - 11:45
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Tea and coffee break / exhibition viewing and networking - live chat with exhibitors
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11:15 - 11:35
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Stream A
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Industry sponsored symposium - Environmental Impact and Cost-Utility Analyses of Ambu aScope 4 Broncho Single-Use Flexible Bronchoscopes vs Reusable Flexible Bronchoscopes
Miss Emilie Dehlholm-Lambertsen, Ambu
Industry sponsored symposium, supported by Ambu
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11:45 - 12:45
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Stream A
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Stream B
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W2a: Critical care - an interactive panel discussion
Chair: Dr Sally El-Ghazali, Anaesthetic/Intensive Care Medicine Trainee, London
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W2b: The aftermath
Chair: Dr Tim Meek, Immediate Past Honorary Secretary, Association of Anaesthetists
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11:45 - 12:00
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Interactive panel discussion on clinical and ethical aspects of intensive care
Panellists:
Prof Mervyn Singer, London
Dr Victoria McCormack, Manchester
Dr Lynne Barrass, London
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The provision of care in terrorist events
Lt Col Claire Park, London
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12:00 - 12:15
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Fit-testing of PPE
Prof Britta von Ungern-Sternberg, Perth, Western Australia
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12:15 - 12:30
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intubateCOVID
Dr Kariem El-Boghdadly, London
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12:30 - 12:45
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Discussion
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12:45 - 14:15
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Lunch break / exhibition viewing and networking - live chat with exhibitors
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13:15 - 13:55
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Stream A
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Stream B
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Industry sponsored symposium - The great iron debate (13:15-14:05)
Chair: Prof Aryeh Shander, Adjunct Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, Medicine and Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
Should PREVENTT change our practice?
Prof Andrew Klein, Cambridge, UK
Why you should focus on giving IV iron at an optimal dose and time
Dr Caroline Evans, Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist, Cardiff, UK
Should you use IV iron with EPO to treat pre-operative IDA?
Prof Donat R. Spahn, Zurich, Switzerland
Industry sponsored symposium, supported by Pharmacosmos UK, including funding of speakers.

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Industry sponsored symposium - Sustainability: a manufacturer's wing-to-wing view
Chair: Mr David Walker, Anaesthesia Mobility Leader, GE Healthcare
Ms Rachel Evans, Senior Environmental Leader, GE
Ms Annamaria Bonetto, Mobile Data Health and Clinical Parameters Marketing Manager
Industry sponsored symposium, supported by GE Healthcare.
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14:15 - 15:15
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Stream A
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Stream B
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W3a: Obstetrics
Chair: Dr Mark Stacey, Elected Board Member, Association of Anaesthetists
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W3b: Paediatrics
Chair: Dr Sally El-Ghazali, Anaesthetic/Intensive Care Medicine Trainee, London
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14:15 - 14:30
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Getting maternal analgesia right
Dr Sarah Armstrong, Surrey
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Management of paediatric pain for the general anaesthetist
Dr Sachin Rastogi, Newcastle |
14:30 - 14:45
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Practical considerations for heart disease in pregnancy
Dr Pavan Kochhar, Manchester
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Emergencies in paediatric anaesthesia
Dr Surrah Leifer, Preston
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14:45 - 15:00
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Lessons learned and future safety challenges in obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia – messages from confidential enquiries and national morbidity studies?
Prof Marian Knight, Oxford
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Paediatric bluecall ED resus
Dr Damian Roland, Leicester
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15:00 - 15:15
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Discussion
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Discussion
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15:15 - 15:55
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Tea and coffee break / exhibition viewing and networking - live chat with exhibitors
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15:30 - 15:50
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Stream A
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Industry sponsored symposium - 1.5 care - The new normal
This symposia will no longer be taking place during WSM, however presentations will be recorded and sent to all registered delegates after the conference.
High-risk surgery and a pressing need for change
Prof David Walker, UCLH, London
Introducing an Enhanced Peri-operative Care Unit in a complex major surgical hub: practical steps and lessons learnt
Dr Craig Lyness, Royal Free Hospital, London
Industry sponsored symposium, supported by Edwards Lifesciences, , including the funding of speakers
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15:55 - 16:15
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Stream A
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Honours and Awards presentation
Chair: Dr Mike Nathanson, President, Association of Anaesthetists
Presentation of the Anniversary Medals
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16:15 - 16:45
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Keynote: Peri-operative brain health
Chair: Dr Mike Nathanson, President, Association of Anaesthetists
Prof Carol Peden
Professor of Anesthesiology, Chair of ASA Perioperative Brain Health Initiative
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16:45 - 17:45
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Stream A
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Zoom (link will be available on 13 January)
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W4a: Association of Anaesthetists Guidelines
Chair: Dr Mike Nathanson, President, Association of Anaesthetists
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Free online workshop: Wellbeing bakers dozen-your prescription for 2021
Organiser and Facilitator: Dr Mark Stacey
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16:45 - 17:00
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Updated Association guidance on DNACPR
Dr Tim Meek, Immediate Past Honorary Secretary, Association of Anaesthetists
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This will be an hour long interactive online workshop that describes a baker's dozen suite of skills that can be easily learnt, implemented and taught to others. The workshop organiser is an experienced anaesthetist with expertise in practical management of the ‘difficult airway’, a clinical environment requiring optimal performance to minimise clinical harm, in an often adverse time pressured environment. Further information available here.
Places available on a first come, first served basis. A zoom link will be made available on the programme pages of the WSM platform on the morning of the workshop. |
17:00 - 17:15
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Standards of monitoring
Dr Craig Morris, Derby
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17:15 - 17:30
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Vital signs in anaesthesia: a guide for anaesthetists seeking help and advice during the COVID crisis
Dr Tei Sheraton, Honorary Membership Secretary, Association of Anaesthetists
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17:30 - 17:45
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Discussion
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17:45
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Close of day 1
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