Established, 2004 in the UK
CPD accredited, online courses for doctors in all of the major specialties

First Critical Hours 2021

Interactive on-line lectures followed with case scenarios, discussion and Q&A

Catch-up with course playback for revison and reflection

We included in your fee, access to the course recordings for up to 7 day with an optional extra to extend this to 31 days.

12 CPD Points

Attendees will be asked to evaluate each session and will be provided with a certificate upon completion This course provides 12 CPD credits

Fully interactive webinar

Access to the live webinar allows you to fully interact with our faculty and other delegates. There will be extensive Q&A opportunities as well as polling on cases throgh the talks.

Webinar Advisors

Professor Tim Harris

Professor Tim Harris

Tim Harris is qualified in intensive care medicine, emergency and pre-hospital medicine in Australia and the UK. He works in these specialties at the Royal London and Newham University Hospitals and London HEMS. He is academic lead for the London School of Emergency Medicine.

He is Professor of Emergency Medicine at Barts Health NHS Trust and QMUL, London, UK. He trained in emergency medicine, pre-hospital care and intensive care medicine in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. He has also worked in Africa, India, various Pacific Islands and on a few cruise boats. Currently his roles include Research Lead, Department of Emergency Medicine at Barts Health & QMUL, CLRN Injuries and Emergencies Lead for North Thames region and Chair, London School of Emergency Medicine Academic Committee. He works in pre-hospital care at East Anglia Air Ambulance. His interests are focused ultrasound, resuscitation, point of care diagnosis, medical education and procedural sedation.

Dr Laura Hunter

Dr Laura Hunter

Dr Laura Hunter is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Clinical Toxicology at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London. She completed Emergency Medicine Higher Specialist Training in Merseyside Deanery, prior to her move to London in 2010. Special areas of interest include recreational drug toxicity, Inclusion Health and the development of Routine Blood Borne Virus screening within the Emergency Department.

Who should attend

Aimed at Consultants, Registrars and Middle Grades in Emergency Medicine and Acute Medicine and Specialist Physicians with an Acute Medical ‘take’

The content

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, the delegate will have:

Programme

TUESDAY 19 JANUARY 2021

09.30-17.30 (GMT)

09.00 – 09.30

Webinar opens for connections

09.30 – 09.45

Welcome and introduction [plus demo of the webinar platform]

Mr Luis Macchiavello & Mr Jack Hodson

09.45 – 10.30

Chest Pain in the Emergency Patient

Dr Laura Hunter, Consultant Emergency Medicine & Clinical Toxicology, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London

10.30 – 11.15

Tachyarrhythmia Presenting to the ED

Dr Matthew Ginks, Consultant Cardiologist, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford

11.15 – 11.45

Break

11.45 – 12.30

Respiratory Emergencies: Investigations, diagnostic and treatment strategies

Dr Pasupathy Sivasothy, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge

12.30 – 13.15

Syncope Presenting to the ED

Professor Tim Harris

13.15 – 14.00

Lunch

14.00 – 15.00

Lactate in the ED

Professor Tim Harris

15.00 – 15.45

Acute Heart Failure at the ED

Dr Ceri Davies, Consultant Cardiologist, Barts Health NHS Trust

15.45 – 16.00

Break

16.00 – 16.45

Electrolyte Emergencies: The Initial Response

Professor Colin Robertson, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Edinburgh

16.45 – 17.30

Frailty Syndromes in the Emergency Department

Dr Arjun Thaur, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

17.30

Close

TUESDAY 26 JANUARY 2021

09.30-17.30 (GMT)

09.00 – 09.40

Webinar opens for connections

09.40 – 09.45

Welcome and introduction

Mr Luis Macchiavello

09.45 – 10.30

Headaches and Brain Attacks presenting at the ED

Dr Stewart Teece, Consultant Emergency and Acute Medicine at NHS Lanarkshire

10.30 – 11.15

Lung ultrasound for COVID-19

Dr Michael Trauer, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

11.45 – 12.30

The Trauma patient at the ED

Dr Arjun Thaur, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

11.15 – 11.45

Break

12.30 – 13.15

Toxicology and Drug Misuse

Dr Laura Hunter, Consultant inEmergency Medicine & Clinical Toxicology, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London

13.15 – 14.15

Lunch

14.15 – 15.00

Obstetric Emergencies including Resuscitative Hysterotomy

Dr Rocio Santamaria, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London

15.00 – 15.45

Tips from Intensivist in Resus

Dr Kirsten MacDonald, Consultant in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Kent

15.45 – 16.00

Break

16.00 – 16.45

Acute kidney/renal failure at the ED

Dr Marlies Ostermann, Consultant in Nephrology, St Thomas' Hospital, London

16.45

Close

Frequently asked questions

NO. Infomed shall provide you, upon registration a link to stream the course within your web browser, or you can download a small application to run it as a separate window on your computer. If you would prefer a mobile device, we shall also include a link download an app from the Play Store/App Store.

YES! It is very much encouraged. There will be Q&A sessions chaired by Infomed. You can type your questions in the ‘chat’ facility and they will be put to the speakers.

YES! We shall ask for your evaluation of the faculty and organisation. Upon completing this, we shall send you a certificate of attendance by email.

COMMENTS from previous online courses

Some positive things come out of the current COVID crisis
Consultant Intensivist
Good content, short lecture format, remote access, great!
Consultant Anaesthetist
I think the online streaming format really works, it should bring costs down, more environmentally friendly...should be used more often now.
Consultant Anaesthetist
Good of Infomed in developing this on-line teaching format so quickly, I guess this may be the future.
Consultant Anaesthetist
Excellent interactive course with new on line option that worked very well
Consultant Radiologist
Speakers, topics, timekeeping, helpful organiser and content all very good.
Consultant Anaesthetist
Excellent - the streaming service was excellent in audio and video. There was no lag between the delivery and the AV content.
Consultant Radiologist
I must say that I was very impressed, given current Coronavirus issues, at late notice sorted out online streaming of the conference that worked well. The organisers showed a good understanding of the situation. Well delivered and well done Infomed.
Consultant Radiologist
Great day, did well above expectation given the existing Covid-19 pandemic and the unexpected online streaming
Consultant Radiologist

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