We have curated a day of fascinating talks based on your feedback as to what you want to hear about. We hope that you are able to join us at the Institute in the Park at Alder Hey Hospital for our all day event.

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The current programme includes:

How I do it:

-    How I manage acute pain using regional anaesthesia for patients having hip and knee surgery

Prof Karim Mukhtar, Consultant Anaesthetist at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and Honorary Associate Professor at University of East Anglia

-    How I manage paediatric chronic pain

Dr Sara Kelly, Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

-    How I manage acute post-operative pain in patients with chronic pain

Dr Richard Berwick, Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia at The Walton Centre

 

Ethics:

-    Ethical dilemmas in paediatric intensive care

Dr Marie Horan, Consultant Intensivist at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

-    Ethical dilemmas in anaesthesia and adult ITU

Dr Thomas O’Pray, Consultant Anaesthetist at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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An update on the management of obesity

-    Medical management of obesity

Dr Sumudu Bujawansa, Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trusts

-    Surgical management of obesity

Mr Sukitha Namal Rupasinghe, Consultant General, Complex Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trusts

-    Anaesthetic management of the morbidly obese patient

Dr Emily Robinson, Consultant Anaesthetist at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trusts

 

Consent

-    Developing the latest guidelines on consent from the AAGBI: understanding the current ethical, legal and clinical landscape

Prof Clifford Shelton, Consultant Anaesthetist at Wythenshawe Hospital, and Professor in Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at Lancaster Medical School

 

What have I missed?

-    Recent guidelines and key publications in ICM

Dr Lin Skelly, ST7 resident doctor

-    Recent guidelines and key publications in anaesthesia

Dr Patrick Birch, ST6 resident doctor    

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We will also have a poster prize competition from residents.

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The full programme will be available soon. We can't wait to see you in March!