Upcoming Medical Conferences in Oxford

MVW 2019 – Malaria Vaccines for the World is organized by Meetings Management (Mm) and will be held from May 08 - 10, 2019 at University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom. Course Description: The MVW 2019 meeting will be of interest to scientists, physicians and other professionals from the academic, industrial/commercial and governmental/policy/regulatory sectors that have an interest in vaccine development and global health. The meeting will include talks on: Malaria vaccine candidate discovery · Novel pre-clinical screening assays/models · Vaccine immunology including system-based approaches · Correlates of protection after vaccination · Pre-erythrocytic vaccines and vaccination · Vaccines for interrupting malaria transmission: role in elimination strategies · RTS,S implementation and refinements · Vaccines against blood stage of malaria infection and multi-stage vaccines · Clinical trials of malaria vaccines controlled human malaria infections (CHMI) and field trials · Relevance and issues related to first in man trials and CHMI studies in endemic countries · Modelling and measuring long-term malaria vaccine impact. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Annual trainee oncology meeting (ATOM) 2019 is organized by The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and will be held from May 11 - 12, 2019 at Said Business School, Oxford, England, United Kingdom. This CPD Conference has been approved for a maximum of 10 CPD Credits. Course Description: We’re excited to welcome you to Oxford for ATOM 2019, which offers a packed and diverse programme. ‘Breaking news’ sessions will highlight seminal papers from the last year, and Oxford academics will showcase their research into stratified medicine for radiotherapy. We will discuss healthcare innovation, and how to carve a career as a chief investigator, in addition to updates on extracranial SBRT and immunotherapy toxicity.  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Arrhythmia Alliance Cardiac Update Meeting is organized by Arrhythmia Alliance (A-A) UK and will be held on May 23, 2019 at Nuffield Health Oxford, The Manor Hospital, Oxford, England, United Kingdom. Our cardiac update meetings are for all healthcare professionals involved in the management and treatment of arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation. These meetings provide a platform for education, as well as sharing best practice and information on topics such as device and drug treatments, atrial fibrillation and syncope. In addition these meetings will be an opportunity to network locally with healthcare professionals in all areas of cardiac service provision, academic institutions and professional bodies. Topics: • How Can Digital Technology Help Detect Protect Correct - Which ECG is Best for your Patient • The Many Faces of an Arrhythmia Nurse • What is Happening in your Region vs Other Regions (AHSN spokeperson) • Managing SVT • Syncope and Falls • Interactive Session Interesting Patient Cases - ECG Scenarios (Whole Group Discussion) • Risk Management of AF and Preventing AF Related Stroke • Which Comes First AF & HF or HF & AF • Inherited Cardiac Arrhythmias and Genetic Testing (Long QT, Brugada, CPVT) • Update on Latest Guidelines for AF & Syncope - Who or What to Follow Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

ALS - Advanced Life Support (recertification) Course is organized by Resuscitation Council (UK) and will be held on Jun 18, 2019 at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, England, United Kingdom. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 10 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.

Major Incident in Critical Care: A clinical simulation study day is organized by British Association of Critical Care Nurses (BACCN) and will be held on Jun 28, 2019 at Faculty of Health and Life Sciences - Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England, United Kingdom. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.  

ESMO Academy 2019 ia organized by European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and will be held from Aug 23 - 25, 2019 at Oxford, England, United Kingdom. Target Audience The purpose of this annual educational meeting is to offer a general, yet in depth update on the major topics in medical oncology today. Medical Oncology: • Residents / Trainees / Fellows • Practitioners who are preparing the ESMO Examination or are interested in a general overview across tumour types Main themes The ESMO Academy 2019 is designed as a preparation course for the  ESMO Examination and for medical oncologists in need of a refresher course. Expert speakers offer a general overview of: • Colorectal Cancer • Prostate Cancer • Sarcoma & GIST • Lung Cancer • Breast Cancer • Gynaecological Cancer • Renal & Testicular Cancer • Melanoma • Head & Neck Cancer • Brain Tumours • Upper GI & Non-Colorectal Cancer • Haematology & Lymphoma • Pharmacokinetics & Drug Interactions • Supportive care Conference objectives • To understand the examination process and questions format • To learn/update participants about the current standard of care for the main malignancies and the supporting clinical trials • To learn about the pharmacokinetics of systemic therapies for the management of cancer and the interactions of these drugs • To identify gaps in an individual’s knowledge for review and improvement • To learn from the integrated assessments and question reviews with individual speakers and the speaker panel Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

8th Fragility Fracture Network (FFN) Global Congress 2019 is organized by MCI Deutschland GmbH and will be held from Aug 28 - 30, 2019 at Oxford University Examination Schools, Oxford, England, United Kingdom. Target Audience: • Orthopaedic surgeons • Trauma surgeons • Geriatricians and internists • Rehabilitation experts • Osteoporosis experts • Primary care • Anaesthesiologists • Radiologists • Physiotherapist and other allied health professionals • Nurses • Decision makers in health care Topics: Updates on Fracture Treatment • Pain management • Peri-operative management • Surgery • Nutrition • Nursing • Rehabilitation after fracture Geriatrics & Gerontology • Infection prophylaxis and treatment • Cognitive impairment • Co-morbidity management • Frailty • Delirium Coagulation • Anaemia & transfusion • Anti-thrombotic prophylaxis • Blood-thinner management for acute surgery Osteoporosis • Anti-osteoporotic drugs • Diabetic osteoporosis • Secondary fracture prevention • Calcium and Vitamin D supplementation • New antiosteoporotic drugs • Osteoncology • Osteoporosis and antihormonal treatment Management & Research • Fast track treatment • Global knowledge transfer • Multi-disciplinary approach • National guidelines, standards and registries • Research methodology Description: FFN 2019 provides a unique platform to learn about new technical developments, state-of-the-art interventions and international research and to interact with leading clinicians, researchers and other professional health workers and stake holders. The FFN Global Congress consists of invited talks from international experts, plenary discussions, interactive update sessions and free papers. With the support of the FFN Regionalisation Committee, national Fragility Fracture Networks are being set-up across the world to enable high-quality multidisciplinary care for all patients with fragility fracture. Therefore, this year’s motto is “Best Care across the World”. Our Goals: • To create a global network of national alliances of fragility fracture activists • To spread globally the best multidisciplinary practice and systems of care for managing fragility fractures • To ensure that every fragility fracture becomes an opportunity for systematically preventing further fracture • To promote research aimed at improving the quality of fragility fracture care • To generate political priority for fragility fracture care in all countries In the next five years, the FFN strategic focus will be to facilitate national (or regional) multidisciplinary alliances which lead to: • Consensus guidelines • Quality standards • Systematic performance measurement for the care of older people with fragility fracture Speakers: Matthew Costa, Xavier Griffin, Lauren Beaupre, Jeffrey Carson, Antony Johansen, Paolo Falaschi, Hannah Seymour, Cathie Sherrington Time: 8:00 am - 1:30 pm

Physics Meets Biology 2019 is organized by and Institute of Physics (IOP) will be held from Sep 09 - 11, 2019 at University of Oxford, Department of Physics, Oxford, England, United Kingdom. Conference Description: Biologically inspired Physics is an extraordinarily wide field, covering the behaviour of systems from single molecular machines to organisms and even ecosystems. Physics Meets Biology 2019 will provide a view of the most recent and exciting research across a broad range of topics and scales: its scope includes physical probes and imaging, bioanotechnology and synthetic biology, molecular machinery, cytoskeletal machanics, signalling, control, neural systems, development, evolution and ecology. The conference is organised around an international programme of invited speakers and will include contributed talks and poster sessions. Its state of the art research coverage is designed to inform experts of the latest developments; it will also provide a valuable introduction to biophysical research for junior researchers including graduate students. Physics Meets Biology 2019 is the sixth in the series organised by the Biological Physics Group of the Institute of Physics. Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Oxford Bacteriophage Conference - Phages 2019 (PHG19) is organized by LibPubMedia and will be held from Sep 11 - 12, 2019 at St Hilda's College, Oxford, England, United Kingdom. Who Should Attend?: Industry: SCO, Reseach Directors, Team Leaders, Senior and Junior Researchers Academia/Govt: Laboratory Heads/Professors, Postdoctoral Scientists, Graduate Research Students Description: The conference will address applied and commercial applications of bacteriophage in medicine, food and biotechnology. Particular focus will be given to antimicrobial and medical applications of bacteriophage.  The conference will feature: • Emerging and cutting-edge topics in bacteriophage research, including a session on commercialisation of phage products and patents • Distinguished international faculty comprising senior and junior scientists • Global participation by scientists from academia, industry & government • A relaxed, friendly and intellectually-stimulating discussion forum • Excellent networking opportunities Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

ALS - Advanced Life Support (recertification) Course is organized by Resuscitation Council (UK) and will be held on Sep 25, 2019 at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, England, United Kingdom. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 10 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.