Upcoming Medical Conferences in Leeds

6th UK Congress on Obesity (UKCO) is organized by Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO) and will be held from Sep 12 - 13, 2019 at University of Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Managing Endodontic Complications is organized by British Dental Association (BDA) and will be held on Jun 14, 2019 at Leeds Marriott Hotel, Leeds, England, United Kingdom. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6 CPD Hours. This one day seminar will enable you to improve your treatment outcomes by managing endodontic complication and complexities successfully. Learning objectives • Understanding the causes of endodontic failure • Simplifying instrumentation and obturation • Appreciating endodontic prognostic factors. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Quality Improvement in Healthcare of Older People is organized by British Geriatrics Society (BGS) and will be held from Oct 03 - 04, 2019 at Horizon Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom. Who should attend: • Consultants & specialist doctors in acute, emergency or geriatric medicine • Researchers in acute, emergency or geriatric medicine • Doctors training in related specialties • GPs wsi in Older People and GP trainees • Nurses and allied health professionals in acute, emergency and geriatric healthcare • Core medical trainees considering a career in acute, emergency or geriatric medicine Conference aims: • Improve attendee's skills in planning and completing a Quality Improvement Project • Inspire attendees to achieve personal excellence in their project • Share focused best practice  • Takeaway new activities and ideas to advance attendees' QIP Description: This course is an introduction to Quality Improvement, specifically utilising geriatric medicine cases studies and example data. It is intended for clinicians and healthcare professionals working with older people. We hope you will make contacts and start collaborations which will continue on from this meeting. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The 5th Urology Simulation Boot Camp is organized by Leeds Teaching Hospitals and will be held from Oct 07 - 11, 2019 at St James's University Hospital, Leeds, England, United Kingdom. CPD CREDITS & ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATES: Candidates will only receive a certificate of attendance if they have completed • Pre-Course MCQ • Pre-Course Operative Experience Questionnaire • Eight Module Evaluations • Post-Course MCQ • General Evaluation • Post-Course Operative Experience Questionnaire • Six Week Post-Course Operative Experience Questionnaire  • Attendance certificates will be e-mailed as a PDF file for ease of uploading onto e-portfolios.  • The British Association of Urological Surgeons - BAUS - have awarded 6 CPD Credits per day -30 for the full five day course. Description: Urology Boot Camp is an innovative, practical, hands-on interactive simulation-rich course which follows the Urology curriculum for ST3. It consists of 30 hours of technical skills simulation training in cystoscopy, ureteroscopy, TURP, TURBT, Botox, scrotal surgery, bowel anatomosis and laparoscopy. The emphasis is on one-to-one hands-on training. Ten hours of non-technical skills training is delivered in the form of simulated scenarios using state-of-the-art technology, followed by interactive structured debriefing sessions. Focus is on the development of professionalism and excellence in clinical performance required at ST3 level and above.This training course is mandatory for all appointed ST3s and priority will be given to this grade at registration. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available. 

The MSK and Chronic Pain Update Course is organized by Red Whale - GP Update Limited and will be held on Oct 10, 2019 at Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, England, United Kingdom. The target audience for this medical event is all GPs, GP STs and nurses who have an interest in building and updating their skills and knowledge about MSK problems. It is aimed at all GPs, not just those with a special interest. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6 CPD Credits. Course Description: Red Whale Musculoskeletal and Chronic Pain Course Musculoskeletal (MSK) problems are the most common reason for seeing a GP and represent 30% of repeat visits. In the UK, after cardiovascular disease, they have the greatest impact on health of any medical condition. Most of us receive very little ongoing training and education about MSK problems. We look after significant numbers of patients with persistent pain and pain syndromes and after intervention these patients are often more disabled, often dependent on painkillers yet commonly their experience of pain is unchanged. We need a new model of care. But what and how? We want to help. Alongside building your confidence and getting you up to speed with the latest evidence and guidance on the subject, we will also offer you a clear and practical framework to approach chronic pain and a new or more confident narrative to share with patients affected by this difficult life-limiting issue. What will you learn: • Tackle the evidence-base and guidelines for common MSK conditions including osteoarthritis, spondyloarthritis, polymyalgia, fibromyalgia and much more. • Look at some fast-paced 'MSK memory joggers' e.g. plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel syndrome. • Take a new look at common painful muscle and tendon complaints. • Build confidence in diagnosis and management: for example, why asking patients to waddle like a duck might help your knee examination. • Consider what we can do when there is no diagnosis and how the ‘whole person’ approach may help. • Explain why chronic pain is ‘in the brain’ – and more importantly, what we and our patients can do about it. • Look at how we can start to tackle the problem of inappropriate opiate use in chronic pain. • We will provide you with a new narrative to share with patients and a tool box of strategies you can take back to the surgery and start using the next day. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) Course is organized by Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) and will be held from Oct 17 - 18, 2019 at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, England, United Kingdom. The target audience for this medical event is: • A medical, nursing, ECP, ODP or RTO background • Physician’s Assistants for which APLS is relevant to their working practice. • RTOs from any background who work in a paediatric hospital are eligible to take the programme. However, RTOs who work in a nonpaediatric hospital, with any other background to those already listed, can send an application to the Working Group detailing their paediatric practice and each of these cases will be considered individually. The Working Group also recommend that nurses are senior staff nurses and above. • Experienced level 5 staff nurses Course Description: The APLS course provides the knowledge and skills necessary for recognition and effective treatment and stabilisation of children with life threatening emergencies, using a structured, sequential approach. Candidates who have taken the course include Consultants, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Resuscitation Training Officers from Accident & Emergency, Anaesthetic and Paediatric departments. Course Objectives: • The APLS course provides the knowledge and skills necessary for recognition and effective treatment and stabilisation of children with • life threatening emergencies, using a structured, sequential approach. • The seriously ill and or injured child needs to be treated as an individual; there are four key differences that determine treatment • weight, anatomy, physiology, and psychology. • The structured approach focuses the clinician on resuscitation, emergency treatment followed by continual stabilisation and then transfer to a definitive care environment. • APLS aims to teach, practice and test the acquisition and use of these technical skills. In addition, the human factors that generate the highest quality and safest health care provision are considered. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

SWiG Day: Thriving in Gastroenterology is organized by British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and will be held on Oct 18, 2019 at The Met Hotel Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom. Description: This one day conference will give you the skills you need to achieve your goals within the marvellous specialty of gastroenterology. For younger, older, male and female gastroenterologists of all ethnicities and backgrounds it can sometimes feel that there are barriers in our way during our long careers. Come along and hear how to overcome these barriers and how to help those who are at risk of being held back by them. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

ALS - Advanced Life Support Course is organized by Resuscitation Council (UK) and will be held from Oct 24 - 25, 2019 at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, England, United Kingdom. This CPD Conference has been approved for a maximum of 10 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points. Who is this course suitable for? The ALS provider course is designed for healthcare professionals who would be expected to apply the skills taught as part of their clinical duties, or to teach them on a regular basis. Appropriate participants include doctors, paramedics and nurses working in acute care areas (e.g. ED, CCU, ICU, HDU, operating theatres, acute medical admissions units) or on resuscitation /medical emergency/ICU outreach teams. All applicants must hold a professional healthcare qualification or be in training for a professional healthcare qualification. Medical students, nurses and other healthcare providers not covered in the groups above should be encouraged to complete the Immediate Life Support (ILS) course. Those with a particular interest in resuscitation should then consider attending an ALS provider course, where appropriate. Medical students in their final year of training can be accepted as candidates on an ALS course if this is an established local arrangement. Learning outcomes The ALS course teaches the knowledge and skills required to: • recognise and treat the deteriorating patient using a structured ABCDE approach; • deliver standardised CPR in adults; • manage a cardiac arrest by working with a multidisciplinary team in an emergency situation; • utilise non-technical skills to facilitate strong team leadership and effective team membership. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Orthopaedic Knee Conference 2019 is organized by Barker Brooks Communications Ltd and will be held on Nov 01, 2019 at Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, England, United Kingdom. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient (CCrISP) Course is organized by The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) of England and will be held from Nov 07 - 08, 2019 at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, England, United Kingdom. The target audience for this medical event is CT1-2 and SAS grades. Senior trainees are also welcome to attend a CCrISP course if they have not done so before. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 CPD Points. Conference Description: CCrISP is a two-day, interactive course (including mandatory, pre-course eLearning) covering the practical skills and knowledge needed to look after surgical patients including those who are deteriorating or at risk of doing so. Highly knowledgeable faculty from both surgical and anaesthetic specialties will help you develop practical, theoretical and personal skills in a safe environment so that you can assess and manage critical situations in a systematic way. CCrISP is relevant to all specialties, however, examples are predominantly taken from general surgical patients. CCrISP is curriculum mandated training for Core Surgery and therefore eligible for HEE study leave applications. You will participate in a variety of practical training sessions during the CCrISP course, including: • Learning a system of assessment for the critically ill • Understanding the subtlety and variety of critical illness presentation, alongside ways to improve its detection • Understanding the importance of avoiding complications if possible •  Recognising  the surgeon’s role in delivering multidisciplinary care to surgical patients • Interacting with nursing staff, other surgeons, intensivists, and  anaesthetists • Delivering the information and support that patients and their relatives require during surgical care Conference Objectives : • Adopt a structured, comprehensive approach to managing surgical patients • Judge which patients are at most risk and plan to reduce their risk of adverse outcomes •  Recognise  the deteriorating patient • Model your non-operative technical skills in a safe environment Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.