The Programme for 2009-2010
There will be six meetings of the Society over the next year.
- Wednesday 14th October 2009 - Liverpool Medical Institution
- Friday 20th November 2009 - Liverpool Medical Institution
- Thursday 14th January 2010 - Liverpool Medical Institution
- Friday 26th February 2010 - Liverpool Medical Institution
- Thursday 25th March 2010 - Park Royal Hotel, Warrington
- Friday 21st May 2010 (Please note: originally scheduled for 14th May) - Liverpool Medical Institution
The programme will be emailed to all anaesthetists in the region prior to each meeting. All members and their guests may dine after the meeting but you must book your place. If you do not receive details of the programme and would like to, please email the secretary of the LSA with your name, grade and preferred email address. If you would like to leave feedback for a meeting you have attended, you may do so here
Wednesday 14th October 2009 - Liverpool Medical Institution
Question Time: The FRCA Examinations. What now? Where next?
Dr Andrew Tomlinson (Senior Vice-president RCoA, Chair of Examinations Committee 2007-2009), Dr J-P van Besouw (Chair of Examinations Committee), Dr Liam Brennan (Chair of the Final FRCA Board of Examiners), Dr Hazel Adams (Chair of the SAQ Core Group 2007-2009)
Please email questions for the panel before Wednesday, the 30th September to Professor Jennifer Hunter (bja@liverpool.ac.uk)
Meeting at 7pm followed by Dinner, to book a place email Margaret Trowler (Margaret.Trowler@whnt.nhs.uk) before the 9th of October.
If you would like to leave feedback for this meeting you may do so here.
Minutes for this meeting are available here.
Friday 20th November 2009 - Liverpool Medical Institution
‘The True Value of IPPV’
Dr Neil Soni, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London
Dr Soni will talk about the many consequences of positive pressure ventilation on lung physiology and the derangements encountered with their consequent cost particularly in patients who have been ventilated for significant periods in the setting of the intensive care unit.
Meeting at 7pm followed by Dinner.
If you would like to leave feedback for this meeting you may do so here.
Minutes for this meeting are available here.
Thursday 14th January 2010 - Liverpool Medical Institution
‘Revalidation - Last chance for Professionalism?’
Professor Chris Dodds, Middlesbrough
Professor Dodds will discuss the consequences of revalidation on the working lives of anaesthetists with the needs for relicensing and recertification. With the fine detail of this process still being refined, Professor Dodds will be able to consider the latest requirements for the anticipated start date in 2010.
Minutes for this meeting are available here.
If you would like to leave feedback for this meeting you may do so here.
Friday 26th February 2010 - Liverpool Medical Institution
The Trainee's Prize & Jackson Rees Medal
The format will be the same as last year with a closing date for all entries of Thursday 4th February. The complete abstract (including title, authors' names and addresses, text, table, space for figure, references and acknowledgements) should not exceed one A4 page. This format will allow 450-500 words, or 250-350 words plus a table or figure. The best 10 entries, as judged by a shortlisting committee (if necessary) will present at the Post-Fellowship meeting on the afternoon of Wednesday the 24th of February. Shortlisting of papers will pay particular attention to the originality of the idea, the amount of work that the presenting trainee had put into the paper, the clinical relevance of the paper, clarity of the presentation and slides, timekeeping and the response to questions. The best 4 presentations will then be shortlisted by all their peers at this meeting and will go on to present in the evening. This format continues from last year and involves all of the post-fellowship trainees in the decision making process for this competition. The best 4 presentations will then be shortlisted by all their peers at this meeting and will go on to present at the Friday evening meeting on the 26th February.
Information on the medal itself and previous winners can be found here.
Prize Presentations at 7pm followed by Dinner, to book a place email Margaret Trowler (Margaret.Trowler@whnt.nhs.uk)
If you would like to leave feedback for this meeting you may do so here.
Thursday 25th March 2010 - Park Royal Hotel, Warrington
'The Failing Anaesthetist' - Joint Meeting with the Manchester Medical Society
1) The Failing Consultant
Dr Gary Francis, Medical Director, University Hospital Aintree
2) The Failing Trainee
Dr Andrew Bowhay, Head of School, Mersey School of Anaesthesia
3) The Assessment of Individual/Team Performance
Mr Ben Bridgewater, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of South Manchester
4) Support for the Doctor in Difficulty
Dr James Clarke, St George's Hospital, London
There will be a charge for attending this meeting of £35 for members (including trainees) and £65 for non-members. There are limited places for this meeting so it is essential that anyone wishing to attend must book a place by calling 0151 6047331 or emailing Margaret.Trowler@whnt.nhs.uk
Meeting at 2pm.
If you would like to leave feedback for this meeting you may do so here.
Friday 21st May 2010 - Liverpool Medical Institution
Annual General Meeting
The Polonium Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko
Dr Jim Down, University College Hospital, London
Former Russian spy, Alexander Litvinenko, died from radiation poisoning on the intensive care unit of University College Hospital, London. This hit the world’s press and Dr Jim Down tells the fascinating inside story.
Meeting at 7pm followed by Dinner, to book a place email Margaret Trowler (Margaret.Trowler@whnt.nhs.uk)
If you would like to leave feedback for this meeting you may do so here.
