Upcoming Medical Conferences in Coventry

Cadaveric advanced (complex) Squint Course is organized by University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust and will be held from Apr 04 - 05, 2019 at West Midlands Surgical Training Centre, Coventry, England, United Kingdom. Course Description: There is little opportunity to perform squint surgery which is complex as a trainee or junior consultant except on patients. The aim of this course is to provide an opportunity to perform complex surgery on cadaver eyes which simulate closely the behaviour of the live tissue without fear of complications. This course is aimed at ophthalmologists who are already competent in simple horizontal squint surgery who wish to improve their surgical skills on complex squints. The course will provide the opportunity to perform multiple vertical and horizontal squint surgeries for: • Superior oblique under and over actions • Heavy eye syndrome • Inferior oblique under and over actions • Long standing horizontal squint requiring fixation sutures • Convergence excess requiring Fadenisation (posterior fixation sutures) • Vertical squint involving the superior rectus/ inferior rectus • Nerve palsies requiring transposition surgery Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

CARE Convention 2019 - 10th Anniversary Celebration is organized by CFS Events Ltd and will be held from Jun 10 - 11, 2019 at Scarman (Warwick Conferences), Coventry, England, United Kingdom. CARE convention – continuing adult respiratory education – is an established forum for clinicians and multidisciplinary teams working in airway and respiratory care. CARE offers a blend of plenary sessions and engaging workshops to encourage sharing of knowledge and experience to improve patient outcomes. 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of CARE and the faculty of UK and international key speakers will no doubt continue to uphold the well-earned reputation CARE has, as a significant scientific meeting in the respiratory healthcare calendar. The special ‘ 10th-anniversary programme’ for CARE convention 2019 is coordinated by Dr Imran Ahmad, Consultant Anaesthetist & Clinical Lead for Airway Management, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, and will be comprised of four programmes over 2 days, covering: Monday 10th June 2019: • Perioperative Care • Respiratory Care Tuesday 11th June 2019: • Acute Care • Sleep Care CPD credits applied for. CARE convention 2018 was approved by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom for 12 category 1 (external) CPD credits. CARE convention will once again return to it’s home in Scarman House, Warwick University. This venue offers very comfortable facilities and surroundings, and the environment reflects the relaxed and informative meeting atmosphere CARE generates. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

REaSoN 2019: 25th Anniversary REaSoN Neonatal Meeting is organized by CFS Events Ltd and will be held from Jun 30 - Jul 02, 2019 at Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, England, United Kingdom. REaSoN has evolved over a quarter of a century as a prestigious and educationally rewarding annual conference for doctors, nurses, ANNPs, nurse educators and others with a shared interest in all aspects of neonatology. The meeting provides dedicated sessions that cover current research evidence, quality improvement, nursing hot topics, ethics, and frontier science. Leading UK and International speakers are attracted and lively debate encouraged. With relaxed informality, a voice for all attendees and the chance to join in the Silver Anniversary dinner and dance, what reason could you have for not attending REaSoN 2019? Topics: • Quality session: Golden Hour and implementing 10 different interventions around birth to improve outcomes • History of Neonatology – 25 years • Should we be doing routine cerebral function monitoring on extremely preterm babies? • Advances in servo-controlled oxygen delivery • Neonatal Transport Service • Documentation during neonatal resuscitation – audit and QI for communication with the MDT Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Introduction to Immunology is organized by University of Warwick and will be held from Jul 08 - 09, 2019 at University of Warwick, Coventry, England, United Kingdom. Programme to include: • Introduction to the cells & their organs • The nature & diversity of antigen receptors • The Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) organization & polymorphism • Function of the MHC in antigen processing & presentation • Effector functions - Fc receptors & compliment • Cytokines & cell-mediated immunity • Adhesion molecules • Transplant & tumor immunology • Infection and immunity • Autoimmunity Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

UHCW/UHB Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Course (FESS) is organized by University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust and will be held on Sep 05, 2019 at West Midlands Surgical Training Centre, Coventry, England, United Kingdom. The course will facilitate the opportunity to perform supervised sinus surgery with the use of powered instrumentation. The high quality instruments are the same as those used by the faculty in their day-to-day practices, and are supplied by Karl Storz . The course will consist of lectures in important subjects related to the paranasal sinuses and skull base but, will mainly focus on surgical anatomy, demonstrations and techniques. Fresh frozen specimens will be used. • The opportunity to perform supervised Sinus Surgery. • Covers basic and advanced procedures including frontal sinus for senior trainees. • Fresh frozen cadavers. • Full FESS equipment including microdebrider and nasal burs. • Two dissectors per specimen • Suitable for specialist registrars and specialist trainees in ORL Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Protected: Vascular Access For Dialysis is organized by University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust and will be held from Sep 26 - 27, 2019 at University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire, Coventry, England, United Kingdom. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Pre Hospital Emergency Medicine Emergency Surgical Skills (PHEM ESS) is organized by University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust and will be held on Nov 14, 2019 at West Midlands Surgical Training Centre, Coventry, England, United Kingdom. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6 CPD points. Course Description: This one-day course provides candidates with the knowledge and practical experience (using human cadavers) to perform emergency surgical procedures in the pre-hospital setting. The course covers the emergency surgical skills of surgical cricothyroidotomy; emergency thoracotomy; upper and lower limb amputation; and intra-osseous vascular access. The theory including the indications, complications, post-procedural care and tips for troubleshooting will be covered in lecture format. There will then be a demonstration in real time followed by practical experience using whole human cadaveric specimens, under instructor supervision. Finally, real cases will be discussed to put the theory and practical difficulties into context. The clinical scenario for each of the procedures is as follows: • Surgical airway: can’t intubate, can’t ventilate after RSI • Emergency Thoracotomy: traumatic cardiac arrest five minutes ago following penetrating chest wound • Emergency Amputation: Patient trapped by limb, peri-arrest, all efforts to release patient have failed. Fire & Rescue Service are on scene with cutting equipment. • Humeral EZ-IO access: shocked polytrauma patient, unable to obtain IV access for emergency resuscitation. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Neurosurgery Dissection Masterclass is organized by University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust and will be held from Nov 20 - 24, 2019 at West Midlands Surgical Training Centre, Coventry, England, United Kingdom. Course Description: This five day course is designed as a comprehensive masterclass in neurosurgery anatomy and dissection. We offer hands on fresh tissue dissection for three days of the course with one day of anatomy review and one day of case studies and discussion with lots of time for lively debate with Q and A from our experienced faculty. This course is aimed at neurosurgical trainees at ST5 level and above. The course seeks to improve the surgical skill of participants through a series of dissection exercises and review of topics in neurosurgery. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.