EM Essential Training Day

Category: Training - Emergency Medicine Teaching Days

Date: October 13th 2015 9:00am until 4:00pm

Location: The Academy, Great Western Hospital, Swindon

 

 

Time

Topic and Speaker

9.00-10.00

ECGs ‘beyond ischaemic heart disease’ quiz and discussion

Pericarditis, Hypothermia, Brugada, PE

SAH, Toxicology etc

 

Dr Saif Al-Nahhas – Management Fellow in Emergency Medicine

10.00-10.45

Oncology

Advances in Treatment of Neutropenic Sepsis

 

Acute Oncology Specialist Team

Coffee Break   10.45-11.00

 

11.00-11.45

Practical session (split group into 2)

SAQs

 

Dr John Bowditch ST5 EM

Blood gas interpretation

 

Dr Tim Godfrey Clinical Teaching Fellow EM

11.45-12.30

Practical session (split group into 2)

Blood gas interpretation

 

SAQs

 

12.30-13.00

Endocrinology

Thyroid emergencies

Recognition and Treatment

 

Dr Sahid Ahmed –Consultant Endocrinologist

Lunch   13.00-13.45

 

 

13.45-14.30

Endocrinology

HSS – Recognition and Treatment

 

Dr Ben Houlford SpR Endocrinology

 

14.30-15.00

Endocrinology

Diabetic ketoacidosis

Current national guidance

 

Dr Imran Ghaffar SpR Endocrinology

 

15.00-15.30

Haematology

Sickle Cell Emergencies

Dr John Griffith SpR Haematology

15.30-16.00

Haematology

Acute leukaemia

Dr Sarah Green - Consultant Haematologist

 

ACCS Curriculum - Major presentations – unconscious patient

- Acute presentations – confusion/delirium, syncope, palpitations

- Practical procedures – BLS/ALS, temporary pacing

 

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