Surgical Complications Autumn 2011

14 - 15th October 2011
York Marriot Hotel
Tadcaster Road
York YO24 1QQ

Event Overview

About the event

Whether you are a general practitioner or a diploma holding specialist occasionally you will have to deal with complications after soft tissue procedures. This two-day seminar will focus on how to deal with these challenging and complicated cases. There will be an exciting mix of UK and international speakers who will deliver state of the art lectures on the subject as well as a comparative perspective provided by human soft tissue surgeons.

Full conference: £400

This includes: accommodation in 4*hotel, all lectures, lunch Friday and Saturday, Friday evening reception and dinner

Conference without hotel: £250

Special rates for interns, residents and students apply.

Schedule

Friday 14th October 2011

Liver lobectomy: how to avoid disasters (Prof. Rob White)
Complications after billiary surgery (Prof. David Holt)
How to deal with complications after skin flaps and grafts (Prof. Dick White)
Options when axial pattern flaps go wrong (Prof. Dick White)
Options for difficult to reach areas: direct distant flaps (Prof. Dick White)
The complicated perineal hernia (Herve Brissot)
How to avoid complications after colorectal surgery (Prof. David Holt)
The complicated Diaphragmatic Rupture (Prof. Rob White)

Saturday 15th October 2011

Infection control: an update on MRSA and the use of antibiotics (Herve Brissot)
Can theatre management reduce our complication rate (Allison Young)
How to perform a clinical audit (Graham Hayes)
Peritonitis: the medical approach (TBC)
Peritonitis: the surgical approach (Prof. David Holt)
Peritonitis: Management in humans (Prof. Dr. Mark Taylor)
Liver Surgery: the human experience (Prof Dr. Marc Taylor)
Complications following thoracic surgery (Prof. Dan Brockman)
Complications following minimally invasive surgery (Herve Brissot)
Short communications and case studies (all speakers)