DAY ONE
Wednesday 24 January 2024
All times are GMT
09.15 – 09.30
Introduction
Jack Hodson
Online and IT Services Manager, Infomed Online.
09.30 – 10.15
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
10.15 – 11.00
Tachyarrhythmia Presenting to the ED
Dr Rohan Wijesurendra
Senior Clinical Research Fellow, University of Oxford , Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- 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
11:15 - 11:45
Break
11.15 – 12.00
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
12.00 – 12.45
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
12.45 – 13.30
Lunch
13.30 – 14.15
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
14.15 – 15.00
Diabetic Emergencies presenting at the ED
Dr Parizad Avari
Consultant Diabetologist and Honorary Clinical Lecturer, Imperial College London
- Diabetes technology in the acute setting
- Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)/ Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State (HHS)
- Hypoglycaemia
- Diabetes in pregnancy
15.00 – 15.45
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
15:45 - 16:00
Break
16.00 -16.45
Frailty Syndromes in the Emergency Department
Dr Grace Walker
Consultant in Geriatric and General Medicine, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London
- Capacity issues in dementia
- Falls management
- Confusion and delirium
- Medication review
- Immobility
- End of life care
16.45 – 17.30
TIAs presenting at the ED
Dr Graziella Quattrocchi
Consultant Neurologist, North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
- Stroke vs. TIA
- Common presentations, high risk presentations – TIA clinical diagnosis
- How to spot a stroke mimic
- Evaluation & risk assessment – who to admit to hospital
- Emergency medical treatment in the ED
- What investigations should we perform in ED – plain CTB vs. CT angiogram vs. MRI
DAY TWO
Thursday 25 January 2024
All times are GMT
09.45 – 10.15
Toxicology
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
10.15 – 11.00
Managing Trauma in the ED
Dr Michael Obiako
Consultant Emergency Medicine, Wales
- Resuscitation
- Code red
- Imaging
11.00 – 11.15
Break
11.15 - 12.00
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
12.00 – 12.45
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
12.45 - 13.30
Lunch
13.30 – 14.15
Procedural Sedation in the Emergency Department
Dr Maja Gavrilovski
Emergency Medicine Consultant, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and Pre-Hospital Care Consultant, Kent Surrey Sussex Air Ambulance (KSS)
- 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?
14.15 – 15.00
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?
15.00 – 15.15
Break
15.15 – 16.00
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
16.00 – 16.45
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
16.45 – 17.30
The vulnerable patient at the ED
Dr Georgina Blanco
Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
- Patients vulnerable from covid and long-covid
- Patients with learning disabilities
- Victims of domestic violence
- The homeless
- The asylum seeker
Included in the catch-up service
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