Programme
45 minutes
Sickle cell and the acute and emergency care of this patient group
Dr Rachel Kesse-Adu
Consultant Haematologist, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
45 minutes
Tachyarrhythmia Presenting to the ED
Dr Matthew Ginks
Consultant Cardiologist, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
- Fast AF – can anybody be sent home from the ED?
- Broad complex tachycardias – treatment tricks of the trade
- Pre Excitation States – why you should not miss them
- Atrial Flutter, Supraventricular Tachycardia or Sinus Tachycardia?
- ED – Cardioversion – chemicals or electrical
45 minutes
Respiratory Emergencies: Investigations, diagnostic and treatment strategies
Dr Pasupathy Sivasothy
Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
- Asthma update - not all wheeze is asthma
- Shortness of breath
- Acute respiratory infections inc CoVid-19
- COPD and PE
- When to ITU
60 minutes
Syncope Presenting to the ED
Professor Tim Harris
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
- ED evaluation
- Rarities worth knowing
- Who stays, who goes
20 minutes
Syncope cases
Professor Tim Harris
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
45 minutes
Lactate in the ED plus cases
Professor Tim Harris
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
- Lactate-guided approach in septic shock presentations?
- Hyperlactatemia as a marker in prognosis and resuscitation
- The evolving role of lactate in sepsis care
45 minutes
Acute Heart Failure at the ED
Dr Dan Bromage
Consultant Cardiologist, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Diagnosis: echo and systolic dysfunction and acute heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; and the role of BNP
- Treatment: the role of nitrates
- How to make sense of the guidelines: ESC and ASC
45 minutes
Diabetic Emergencies presenting at the ED
Dr Alistair Lumb
Consultant Diabetes/AGM, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Assessment management and monitoring
- Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)/ Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State (HHS)
- Diabetes in pregnancy
- Hypoglycaemia
45 minutes
Chest Pain in the Emergency Patient
Dr Laura Hunter
Consultant Emergency Medicine & Clinical Toxicology, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London
- Differentials
- Guideline update
- Getting the diagnosis right
- When to admit or send home
45 minutes
Toxicology and Drug Misuse
Dr Laura Hunter
Consultant Emergency Medicine & Clinical Toxicology, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London
- Severe poisoning at the front door
- Theory in to practice
- Clinical scenarios
45 minutes
Managing Trauma in the ED
Dr Michael Obiako
Consultant Emergency Medicine, Wales
- Resuscitation
- Code red
- Imaging
45 minutes
POCUS in the ED
Dr Michael Trauer
Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Lung Ultrasound (LUS)
- ECHO
- Shock & Sepsis
45 minutes
Obstetric Emergencies including Resuscitative Hysterotomy
Dr Rocio Santamaria
Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London
- Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia
- Major bleeding in pregnancy
- Resuscitative hysterotomy
30 minutes
The vulnerable patient at the ED
Dr Georgina Blanco
Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
- Domestic violence
- Sexual assault
- Modern slavery
- Immigrant health
45 minutes
Managing Paediatric Emergencies by the Adult Clinician at the ED
Dr Michelle Jacobs
Consultant and Clinical Lead in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Northwick Park Hospital
- Not small adults - different presentations in children
- Trauma - falls, injuries, burns
- Identifying the sick child
- The ultimate fear - paediatric resus - latest updates
- When to refer
- Adolescents in the ED - big kids or small adults?
45 minutes
Acute kidney/renal failure at the ED
Dr Marlies Ostermann
Consultant in Nephrology, St Thomas' Hospital, London
- Key underlying renal conditions and implications from Covid 19
- Acute Kidney Injury: mechanisms, investigation and management
- Imaging in renal disease
- Chronic renal failure in the ED
45 minutes
Difficult Airway Management in the ED
Dr Marcus Peck
Consultant Intensivist, Frimley Park Hospital
- Airway assessment
- Equipment and drugs required for managing the airway
- Difficult airway management
45 minutes
Frailty Syndromes in the Emergency Department
Dr Arjun Thaur
Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Capacity issues in dementia
- Falls management
- Confusion and delirium
- Medication review
- Immobility
- End of life care