Upcoming Medical Conferences in Manchester

This Joint Injection Course is organized by Medical Skills Courses and will be held on Mar 10, 2020 at IWM North, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 6 CPD Credits. Who Should Attend The Joint Injection Course? This one day Joint Injection Course is aimed at practitioners working with musculoskeletal patients who would like to improve their assessment, diagnosis and management skills of musculoskeletal conditions, including the role of, theory behind and practical use of corticosteroid joint and tissue injections. This is a highly practical course, and consists of a series of short and punchy lectures in the morning, following by hands on demonstrations and supervised practice for the rest of the day. The Joint Injection Course is designed for GPs, hospital doctors, nurse practitioners and other primary care professionals, but is also suitable for any healthcare professional looking to expand the range of treatments they offer. The aim of the course is to enable delegates to be able to use the skills they gain immediately within their practice. All Allied Health Professionals should confirm the education requirements with their Professional Body prior to the practice of injection therapy. Many professions will require a post graduate diploma in injection therapy, which this course will not provide. For AHPs, it will serve as an excellent introduction or as a CPD refresher for these treatments. What Does the Joint Injection Course Cover? Principles of Soft Tissue Injuries • Stress Strain Curve • History Taking • Examination • Grading of strains • Principles of management Principles of Corticosteroid Injection Therapy • Workload • Effects of drugs • Appropriate Drugs • Evidence Practicing Corticosteroid Injection Therapy • Indications • Contraindications • Precautions • Warnings & Side Effects • Procedure Elbow, Wrist & Hand • Clinical examination of the elbow, wrist and hand • Distinguishing between various conditions • Treatment options • Tennis Elbow Injection • Golfers Elbow Injection • Trigger Finger Injection • De Quervains Injection • First Metacarpal Joint Injection • Carpel Tunnel Injections Lower Limb • Clinical Examination of Hip & Knee • Distinguishing between various conditions • Treatment Options • Knee Condition Injections • Trochanteric Bursa Injection • Treatment of Greater Tuberosity Pain Syndrome • Plantar Fasciitis treatment Shoulder • Clinical Examination • Distinguishing between various conditions • Treatment Options • Subacromial Space Injection • Acromioclavicular Joint Injection • Glenohumeral Injection Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

This Musculoskeletal (MSK) Course is organized by Medical Skills Courses and will be held on Mar 11, 2020 at The Science and Industry Museum, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 6 CPD Credits. Who Should Attend The MSK Course? This MSK Course is ideal for any healthcare professional looking to expand their knowledge around the diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management of musculoskeletal conditions and chronic pain, particularly as these now use up to a third of appointments in primary care, and contribute a significant number of attendances to secondary and community care. Led by an experienced panel of General Practitioners, Hospital Specialists and Extended Scope Physiotherapists, this course is suitable for all that consult on Musculoskeletal conditions. In a tried and tested format of short snappy vignettes, case studies and live demonstrations, we will cover, literally from head to toe, all of the common MSK complaints and conditions that you are likely to see, alongside many of the rarer conditions you don’t want to miss. Our MSK Education team is led by Mr Mike Whitehouse, a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Senior Lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Bristol. For over a decade Mike has been internationally respected as an MSK educationalists for Students, GPs and Specialists. He is well published and is a firm believer in reducing unnecessary interventions (both diagnostic and surgical.) This MSK Course aims to inform and inspire, and will give you the tools to provide safe, effective and evidence based care for your patients. What Does the MSK Course Cover? Red Flags: • Case Study: Bony Metastases • Case Study: Cord Compression • Case Study: Soft Tissue Sarcoma Paediatrics: • Limping Child • Club Foot / Talipes • DDH • Osgood Schlatters Chronic Pain (& Syndromes): • Fibromyalgia • CRPS • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Lower Limb: • Case Study: Hip Pain • Case Study: Knee Pain • Case Study: Plantar Fasciitis • Foot Drop Upper Limb: • Case Study: Frozen Shoulder • Case Study: Rotator Cuff problems • Shoulder Osteoarthritis • Shoulder Dislocation • Trigger Finger • Case Study: Epicondylitis • Case Study: Carpel Tunnel Syndrome Inflammatory: • Polyarthralgia • Gout • PMR • RA • Spondyloarthritis • SLE Back and Neck: • Case Study: Lower Back Pain • Spinal Stenosis • Case Study: Neck Pain Tricky Cases: • We discuss tricky cases submitted by delegates and the best management plan

This Minor Surgery Course is organized by Medical Skills Courses and will be held from Mar 12 - 13, 2020 at IWM North, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 12 CPD Credits. Who Should Attend The Minor Surgery Course? This highly practical and NHS England accredited Minor Surgery Course is for healthcare professionals who would like to develop or improve their surgical skills, whilst learning to provide a safe, effective and modern Minor Surgery Service. The Minor Surgery Course is always led by experienced and practicing GPs, ensuring that a primary care focus and context is maintained throughout. They are supported by specialist surgeons and therapists, ensuring we always teach you the latest and most evidence based practices. There’s a reason we’ve now been providing our Minor Surgery Course for over 10 years. To date we have taught over 9000 practitioners both nationally and internationally, with over 99% saying they would recommend this course to a friend or colleague! The Minor Surgery Course begins with a series of punchy and entertaining lectures, where we cover practical tips, useful advice, and all the essential safety information you need. This is followed by supervised hands-on practice for the rest of the day. If you are a novice or beginner, then we’ll teach you to perform Minor Surgery. If you have previous experience, then you’ll expand your knowledge and fine tune your skills with the support of surgical experts. If you’re already an expert, then we’ll try not to drag you down! The Minor Surgery Course is designed with GPs & Nurse Practitioners in mind, but is also suitable for any healthcare professional looking to develop their surgical skillset. The course includes a Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS) assessment for GPs and Nurses requiring accreditation with NHS England. For experienced minor surgery practitioners requiring re-accreditation with NHS England, then our condensed 1 Day Minor Surgery Refresher Course is also suitable for you. What Does the Minor Surgery Course Cover? Setting up your Minor Surgery Service • The Minor Surgery Contract • Rules & Regulations • Treatment Room and Facility Requirements • Equipment, Needles and Sutures • Support Staff • Medico-Legal Issues, Consent, and Patient Administration Assessment • Skin Anatomy • Pigmented Lesion Recognition and How to Not Miss Melanoma • BCC Guidelines • Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist & Hand suitability for Corticosteroid Injections Preparation • Planning the Procedure and Anticipating Problems • Cleaning & Preparing the Skin • Anaesthetic Administration, including the Available Options and their Correct Dosing. • The Ring Block and Field Block Anaesthetic Injection Techniques.  • Where to Place Your Incisions • Measuring & Marking the Surgical Ellipse Surgical Techniques (practical session) • Excision of Ellipse • Lipomata & Epidermal Cyst Excision • Abscess Treatment, Incision & Drainage • Snip Shave & Curettage • Removal of Ingrown Toenail • Cryosurgery & Electro-surgery • Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, and Hand Corticosteroid Injection technique Wound Closure Techniques (practical session) • Deep Dermal Suture • Vertical Mattress Suture • Horizontal Mattress Suture • Simple Interrupted Suture • Subcuticular Suture Post-Operative Care • Histology • Wound care • Suture removal • Follow-up • Audit Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Cardiogenic Shock & Mechanical Circulatory Support is organized by Millbrook Medical Conferences and will be held on Mar 16, 2020 at The Midland, Manchester, England United Kingdom. Course Objectives: To understand the principles of mechanical circulatory support and its application in cardiogenic shock and cardiac intervention Course Content Includes: • Focussed reviews and discussions of recent and ongoing evidence and trials • Session-based “Cases in a box” • Simulator Sessions - IABP, Impella, ECMO, Large bore access - Proglide/MANTA device • Surgical LVAD and Bridge to Transplant Who is this conference aimed at?: This course is ideally suited for Consultant Cardiologists and Senior Trainees in Cardiology. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

ESPEN Workshop Intestinal Failure is organized by European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) and will be held from Mar 20 - 21, 2020 at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Description: Previous courses have been very well received particularly the close supervision and “hands-on” approach, including CVC care and ward rounds. Efforts will be made to strike a balance amongst different health care professionals to encourage the team approach.  Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

The Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Sciences Society (PHSS) Aseptic Processing Workshop Syndicates 2020 is organized by The Pharmaceutical Healthcare Sciences Society (PHSS) and will be held on Apr 01 - 02, 2020 at Worsley Park Marriott Hotel & Country Club, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Description: 2020 Workshop Syndicates: • Environmental classification and qualification. • Moist heat sterilisation. • Isolator Barrier technology: types, applications and contamination control attributes in Aseptic processing. • Containment and cross contamination control of biologically active and toxic products. • Cleanroom garment selection, gowning Qualification and Cleanroom behaviour. • Manual cleaning and disinfection. • Environmental monitoring risk assessment for filling lines at design stage of sampling site integration. • Single use and ready to use systems and product containers - key considerations in Aseptic processing. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

British Geriatrics Society (BGS) Spring Meeting 2020 is organized by British Geriatrics Society (BGS) and will be held from Apr 01 - 03, 2020 at The University of Manchester Careers Service, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Who should attend: • Consultants & specialist doctors in geriatric medicine • Researchers in geriatric medicine • Doctors training in related specialties • GPs wsi in Older People and GP trainees • Nurses and allied health professionals • Core medical trainees considering a career in geriatric medicine Why participate: • Understand more on the key areas & challenges faced in geriatric medicine   • Hear focused presentations on core areas of the geriatric medicine • Present the latest scientific research to British Geriatrics Society members and elected officers • Attend small group workshop sessions • Network & socialise with other healthcare professionals over 3 days Topics: CGA in acute settings, Eyes, Ears and Teeth, Healthy Ageing, Telecare/telehealth, Age and Ageing, Allied Healthcare Professionals, Ethics and Law, Nursing, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Continence, Dementia, Falls, Joints, Bone Health, Mental Health, Nutrition Description: The BGS Spring meeting will cover the latest scientific research and the best clinical practice in care of older people. Our ageing population is stimulating extensive NHS service redesign to deal with the challenge of caring for larger numbers of older people both in and out of hospitals. This conference will cover core areas of interest to all specialists responsible for the health care of older people. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

British Limb Reconstruction Society (BLRS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2020 is organized by British Limb Reconstruction Society (BLRS) and will be held from Apr 02 - 03, 2020 at Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

AEC 4.5 Breast Surgery is organized by British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and will be held from Apr 27 - 29, 2020 at Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Note: 27 April 2020 Aesthetic Breast lectures 28-29 April 2020 Oncoplastic Breast Surgery 2 day lectures Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

AEC 4.5 Head and Neck oncology is organized by British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and will be held from Apr 27 - 28, 2020 at Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.