PROGRAMME
Day 1 (17th May)
8.45 Registration
9.40 Housekeeping and introduction
Session 1
Perioperative Medicine for older people / where are we now?
09.50 The surgeons view Mr Tim Briggs
10.10 The anaesthetists view Prof Monty Mythen
10.30 The allied health care professionals view Mr Jason Cross
10.45 The geriatricians view Dr Jugdeep Dhesi
11.00 Panel discussion
11.15 Coffee (30 min)
Session 2
The brain and perioperative issues
11.45 Perioperative management of stroke Dr Ajay Bhalla
12.05 Delirium in the perioperative pathway Dr Tom Jackson
12.25 Using information - health literacy and Dr Mike Swart
shared decision making strategies
12.45 Panel discussion
13.00 Lunch (60 min)
Session 3
Emergency laparotomy network (chair Dave Saunders)
14.00 The findings - older people and the National Dr Sarah Hare
Emergency Laparotomy Audit
14.20 The challenges of a complex pathway in a Dr Lyndsay Pearce
complex population
14.40 Rising to the challenge – collaborative Dr Arturo Vilches
working across specialties and disciplines -Moraga
15.00 Panel discussion
15.15 Coffee (30 min)
Session 4
A perioperative journey through the organs
15.45 Blood (anaemia) Dr Andy Klein
16.05 The kidney Dr John Prowle
16.25 The heart Prof Pierre Foex
16.45 Pulmonary hypertension in the Dr Philip Marino
perioperative period
17.05 Panel discussion
17.30 Day summary and close
Day 2 (18th May)
8.00 Registration
8.55 Housekeeping and introduction
Session 1
Hot off the press – articles we should all know about
9.00 Geriatrics for anaesthetists Dr Philip Braude
9.20 Anaesthetics for geriatricians Dr Iain Moppett
9.50 Research methodology as applied to high Prof Rupert Pearse
risk older surgical patients
10.10 Panel discussion
10.25 Coffee (30 min)
Session 2
Multimorbidity and Perioperative medicine for older people
10.55 6 minute presentations
11.35 Using comprehensive geriatric Dr Judith Partridge
methodology in the perioperative setting
11.55 Managing multimorbidity in the Dr Fionna Martin /
perioperative setting Dr Mevan Gooneratne
12.10 Discussion
12.25 Lunch (60 min)
Session 3
Hip fracture network
13.25 A constructively critical review of the Dr Finbarr Martin
National Hip Fracture Database
13.55 Addressing the surgical challenges in Dr Martyn Parker
delivering quality care to patients with
hip fracture
14.15 Using quality improvement methodology Prof Nick Sevdalis
to improve perioperative care
14.35 Panel discussion
14.50 Coffee (30 min)
Session 4 - DEBATE
"This house believes we should not operate on the frail older patient"
15.20 For: Dr Shane O'Hanlon
15.40 Against: Dr Gareth Ackland
16.00 Panel discussion and vote
16.15 Conference summary and close