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The annual and most popular course for anaesthetists. Taking place on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 September 2022

Update for the General Anaesthetist 2022

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Fully interactive webinar

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

This event is accredited 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 webinar recordings for 60 days.

Full webinar programme

Feedback from last year's webinar

Audience

Organised for consultants, registrars and middle grades in the general anaesthetic department

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£345: Live access to the two day webinar + access to webinar catch-up service for 60 days

Webinar director

Dr Sarah Armstrong

Dr Sarah Armstrong

Consultant Anaesthetist, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

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 and can supply 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
  • Long COVID

Comments from lAST YEAR'S WEBINAR

  • "Good wide range of relevant topics covered for the practicing clinical Anaesthetist."
  • "Broad spectrum covering most of the essential areas of practice, variety of speakers from different backgrounds. Good breadth of topics.
  • "Well chosen topics, excellent speakers, very good IT support"
  • "Comprehensive coverage of relevant topics. Good to have a catch up service. Useful CPD coverage for general anaesthetist."
  • "Looks like the new normal now for CPD. I gained a lot from the experience"
  • "Easy to attend from home, no traffic or travel hassles!"
  • "Comprehensive and well delivered, Affordable price and good IT support"
  • "Knowledgeable speakers. Good variety of topics covered. Very relevant topics that will improve my practice and the care I deliver
  • "Helped consolidate my knowledge and improve my confidence"
  • "The Infomed team were very supportive, prompt and polite"
  • "Catch up service included and no travel or accomodation costs - a good deal!"
  • "Very good speakers, well delivered and topics covered comprehensively"

Programme

Thursday 22 September 2022

09:30 - 17:00 All times are (GMT+1)

09:45 – 10:00

Introduction

  • Delegates get connected
  • Demonstration of the webinar platform
  • Introduction

10:00 – 10:40

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

10:40 – 11:20

Obstetrics Update

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

  • Analgesia for labour
  • Managing complications and emergencies
  • The mother who had COVID?
  • Haemorrhage

11:20 – 11:40

Break

11:40 – 12:20

Care of the Surgical Patient

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

  • Perioperative assessment and preparation
  • Advanced monitoring
  • Developments in the care of high-risk patients

12:20 – 13:00

Assessment and Management of Major Trauma

Dr Christopher Edmunds, Consultant in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine and Pre-hospital Care; NHS Grampian

  • 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.

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 14:40

Cardiology/Vascular Update

Dr Dan Bromage, Consultant Cardiologist, 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

14:40 – 15:20

Out of Theatre: Emergencies and Transfer

Dr Christopher Edmunds, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine and Pre-Hospital Medicine, Peterborough Hospital

  • 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

15:20 – 15:40

Break

15:40 – 16:20

Update on Sedation Techniques

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

  • Optimising pain relief
  • Rescue techniques
  • Special situations – ICU, ED, radiology
  • Any lessons learned from COVID-19

16:20 – 17:00

Ultrasound in Anaesthesia

Dr Justin Kirk-Bayley, Consultant Anaesthetist, and Intensivist, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford

  • Quick anatomical revision,
  • Performance, efficacy and benefits
  • Anatomical landmarks
  • Vascular access, airway management, etc.
  • Guided Nerve Blocks – when to/when not to use
  • Quick anatomical revision –
  • Abdominal Blocks and beyond; TAP Block

17.00

Close

Friday 23 September 2022

09:30 - 17:15 All times are (GMT+1)

09:30 – 09:40

Introduction

  • Delegates get connected
  • Introduction

10:10 – 11:00

Developments in Radiology for the Busy Anaesthetist

Dr Imran Lasker, Consultant Radiologist, 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

11:00 – 11:20

Break

11:20 – 12:10

Orthopaedic Anaesthesia Update

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

12:10 – 13:10

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

Mr Jerard Ross, Medicolegal Advisor, MDU Services Limited 

  • Anaesthesia for joint replacements
  • Anaesthesia for hip fractures
  • Regional anaesthesia
  • Pain management
  • COVID-19 issues and changes in practice
  • Changes to the GMC consent guidance
  • Getting it right when something goes wrong
  • COVID-19 - Medical risks
  • PPE provision
  • Involving the patient’s family

13:10 – 13:40

Lunch

13:40 – 14:40

Paediatrics Update

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

  • Perioperative care
  • Assessment and management of the critically ill child
  • The child with COVID-19 and the lessons learned

14:40 – 15:20

Incorporating Frailty Screening into Preassessment

Dr Wint Mon, Consultant in Bariatric Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University College London

  • This talk will cover the relevance of frailty to the anaesthetist and different screening tools available to assess frailty. Dr Mon will also describe her experience of running a joint pre-assessment clinic with consultant geriatrician to optimise orthopaedic patients living with frailty

15:20 – 15:30

Break

15:30 – 16:20

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

16:20 – 17:00

Diabetic Patient – An Update for Peri-operative Management

Dr Jigna Modha, Consultant Anaesthetist, University College London
  • Obesity, lipids and diabetes
  • Update on changes
  • Controlling peri-operative
  • Glycaemic levels
  • Drugs and fluids
  • Issues for day surgery

17.00

Close

Included in the catch-up service

25 minutes

Update on Peri-operative Fluid Management

Dr Francesca Rubulotta

  • How much to give, what to give and when
  • Fluid administration in ERAS (Enhanced recovery after surgery)
  • Controlling perioperative glycaemic levels
  • Drugs and fluids in diabetic patients

09:40 – 10:20

Haemostasis, Thrombosis and COVID-19 issues

40 minutes

Long COVID: An impending perioperative pandemic?

  • We are facing challenging times with a backlog of surgical patients - many of whom have had COVID
  • current thinking and pathophysiology of long COVID
  • Increased perioperative risk?
  • When to operate and the perioperative pathway
  • Perioperative outcomes of patients who've had COVID

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.

If you would like to contact us regarding this event, please do so by email and we'll respond to you ASAP!

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  • Live attendance
  • Catch-up service for full replay
  • interaction with the faculty
  • live and anonymous Q&A
  • Attend from home or work
  • CPD certificate upon evaluation

What if I can’t make the day?

It’s recorded!

  • 60 days of on-demand included
  • Stream on any device
  • CPD certificate upon evaluation