Update for the General Anaesthetist Webinar 2020

Next dates for the live event

Thursday 16 and Friday 17 September 2021

Catch-up streaming service

You can stream this event now for up to 90 days with full access to the cases

Audience

Organised for Consultants, Registrars and Middle Grades in the General Anaesthetic Department.

Fully interactive webinar

Attendees will be able to ask questions, present cases and partake in any discussion sessions with the faculty and audience.

CPD

Approved by the Royal College of Anaesthetists for 12 CPD credits

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.

About the Course

To provide the Anaesthetist with a comprehensive and stimulating update covering a range of topics highly relevant to day-to-day practice
Lectures have a Covid-19 focus where relevant and applicable
A well-established annual course running for the last 15 years
Lectures by a multidisciplinary Faculty of leading anaesthetists and other specialists
A practical focus on enhancing knowledge in Anaesthesia and other disciplines that impact on it
Faculty comprising leading Anaesthetists and other specialists who are actually doing the job and can supply the expert, up-to-date and evidence-based information

An update on core topics:

Assessment and Management of Major Trauma
Imaging
Care of the Surgical Patient
Cardiology/Vascular Update
Evaluating Cardiac Risk in Non-Cardiac Surgery Anaesthesia
Orthopaedic Anaesthesia
Obesity
Peri-operative Fluid Management
Paediatric Anaesthesia
Haemostasis and Thrombosis Issues
Obstetrics Update
Medico-Legal Update
Sedation

Comments from previous attendees

“Wide range of excellent topics appropriate for the General Anaesthetist”
“Well delivered sessions – excellent time keeping”
“Good spread of subjects and informative lectures given by well qualifies speakers”
“Updated my knowledge, I will feel more confident in my clinical practice”
“Excellent take home messages”
“Very enthusiastic and engaging speakers”
“Excellent organisation/time keeping”
“Good spread of subjects and informative lectures given by well qualified speakers”
“Relaxed and friendly course with high quality of speakers”
“Everything was perfect – don’t change anything, just update lectures regularly”

Programme

Wednesday 23 September 2020

All times are (GMT+1)

09.15 – 10.00

Introduction

40 minutes

[inc. Q&A]

Care of the Surgical Patient

Dr Sarah Armstrong, Consultant Anaesthetist, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

40 minutes

[inc. Q&A]

Robotic surgery during and post Covid 19 crisis

Dr Melanie Tan, Consultant in Anaesthesia, University College Hospital, London

Centralizing non Covid
Digital health care
Digital pre-op assessment and post-op care
Manging complications and emergencies
When things go wrong and clinical implications?
Robotics post Covid 19 crisis

20 minute

[inc. Q&A]

Break

30 minutes

[inc. Q&A]

Developments in Radiology for the Busy Anaesthetist

Dr Imran Lasker, Fellow in Musculoskeletal Radiology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Trauma radiology
Is it Covid 19 a first consideration? – the issues
Heart failure – CXR and CT interpretations
Appearances and position of all lines and tubes
Signs of Px, Hx and haemopx on supine CXRs
Collapse and atelectasis
When normal, pitfalls and commonly missed things

40 minutes

[inc. Q&A]

Assessment and Management of Major Trauma

Dr Ben Singer, Consultant in Critical care, ECMO, Anaesthetics and Pre-hospital Care, Barts Health and London’s Air Ambulance

Clearing the spine; spinal cord injuries
Managing the bleeding: acute blood loss; cell savers; shock packs; crystalloids vs colloids
Pelvic fractures – stabilisation; bleeding
Thermal injury and burns
COVID-19 – any changes in practice; PPE, etc.

60 minutes

Lunch

40 minutes

[inc. Q&A]

Out of Theatre: Emergencies and Transfer

Dr Christopher Edmunds, ST8 Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine and Pre-hospital Care Fellow, NHS Grampian

Common scenarios and cases in the ED
Covid 19 transferring practice
Out of hospital cardiac arrest and cardiology emergencies
Hyper-acute management of neurological emergencies
Essential knowledge from collapse to retrieval
Case scenarios

40 minutes

[inc. Q&A]

Update on Sedation Techniques

Dr Kirstie McPherson, Consultant Anaesthetist, University College Hospital, London

20 minutes

Break

40 minutes

[inc. Q&A]

Update on Peri-operative Fluid Management

Dr Francesca Rubulotta

How much to give and what to give and when
Evaluating insensible losses
Fluid administration in ERAS (enhanced recovery after surgery)
Controlling perioperative glycaemic levels
Drugs and fluids in diabetic patients

40 minutes

[inc. Q&A]

Haemostasis, Thrombosis and COVID-19 issues

Dr Youssef Sorour, Consultant Haematologist, Barnsley Hospital and Sheffield Teach Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

17.00

Close

Thursday 24 September 2020

All times are (GMT+1)

09.15 – 10.00

Introduction

40 minutes

[inc. Q&A]

Obstetrics Update

TBC

40 minutes

[inc. Q&A]

Orthopaedic Anaesthesia Update

Dr Simeon West, Consultant Anaesthetist, University College Hospital, London

Common scenarios and cases in the ED
COVID-19 transferring practice
Out of hospital cardiac arrest and cardiology emergencies
Hyper-acute management of neurological emergencies
Essential knowledge from collapse to retrieval

20 minute

[inc. Q&A]

Break

40 minutes

[inc. Q&A]

Medico-legal Update [inc. extended Q&A and discussion]

Dr Jerard Ross, Medicolegal Advisor, MDU Services Limited

60 minutes

Lunch

40 minutes

[inc. Q&A]

Paediatrics Update

Dr Lionel Davis, Consultant Anaesthetist, Homerton University Hospital, London

40 minutes

[inc. Q&A]

Evaluating Cardiac Risk in Non-Cardiac Surgery Anaesthesia

Dr Rob Stephens, Consultant Anaesthetist and Hon Senior Lecturer, University College Hospital, London

Priorities in pre-op cardiac assessment
Periop beta blockade – who, what, how and when?
CPx testing
After COVID-19, Is regular echocardiography useful?
COVID-19–related myocarditis and the risks

20 minutes

Break

40 minutes

[inc. Q&A]

Cardiology/Vascular Update

Dr Antonio Cannata, Cardiology Research Associate, Kings College, London

Acute coronary syndromes and PCI
Antiplatelet agents
Pacemakers and peri-operative management
Atrial fibrillation and stroke prevention
OOHCA without ST elevation
Cardiovascular manifestations of COVID-19 and the risk factors associated with COVID-19

40 minutes

[inc. Q&A]

Obesity – A Widespread Challenge

Dr Lionel Davis, Consultant Anaesthetist, Homerton University Hospital, London

Epidemiology
Covid 19 and obesity
Clinical implications (inc. Diabetes)
Bariatric and other surgery (inc. equipment)
Obesity in the Labour ward
Obesity in ITU

16.50

Close

Frequently asked questions

Will I need any special software to partake?

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.

Can I interact with the speakers (Q&A)?

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.

Can Infomed provide me with a certificate of attendance?

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

COMMENTS from the previous mental health WEBINAR SERIES in April 2020

Below is just 10% of all the feedback received!

Very informative; concise/bullet points presentation and good time keeping
Concise , time keeping aspect and introduction and delivery of questions by the facilitator
Varied nature of topics, excellent speakers ,good timekeeping
Wide areas of interest; good presentation and audience interaction.
Important topics; wide coverage pertaining to day to day practice - very practically focused : essentials covered
Good to have knowledgeable presenters who were up to date with most recent COVID studies
1) range of topics 2) expertise and quality of the speakers
I could attend it from my home; every one has similar questions as me; the information is very little and we are dealing with unknown
1. Excellence. 2. Enthusiasm. 3 Relevance during this restricted time.

I could attend from home, hearing specialists speak, it was free!!!
Range and expertise of the speakers. Well organised. Very well thought out with respect to what is needed at this time.
I really enjoyed the panelists taking questions; I really enjoyed how smoothly the webinar has been run; all the panellists gave valuable information
All presentations clinically relevant. High standard of information
Good mix of quality information in a short time frame.
Time keeping , facilitation and organisation as a whole
I have already recommended this course to many colleagues.
Good impact . Will help me to think more and act more proactively if by any means I come across a patient with COVID-19 . Good applications in order areas of practice as well.