shield20-22 April 2009
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Latest news

Registration has now closed. Thank you for registering and we look forward to seeing you.

The College has now confirmed that the Conference will attract a total of 14 CME points. Follow the link from the information tab for full details.

The ultrasound course is now FULL and closed! We're sorry if you were disappointed.

We are delighted to announce that Professor Ian Roberts has agreed to open the Conference with a keynote speech on environmentally aware emergency medicine.

Events by Venue

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Corn Exchange
Dome Theatre
Pavilion Theatre
Founders Room
Brighton Pier
Stanmer Park
Meeting Room C

20 Apr 09 - Dome Theatre
10:00 - 11:00 Opening Session
10:00 - 10:15 President's Welcome
10:15 - 11:00 Keynote Lecture: The Patient's Journey - environmentally aware emergency medicine. Prof Ian Roberts
11:30 - 13:00 Main Session - Pre-Hospital Dr Kelvin Wright
11:30 - 12:00 Collision Investigation Collision investigation - Colin O'Neill, Chairman Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators and Simon Lane, Sussex Police
12:00 - 12:30 Field Amputation Prof Keith Porter
12:30 - 13:00 Emergency Thoracotomy and Cardiac Repair Mr Jonathan Hyde
13:45 - 15:15 Main Session: Primary Assessment - chaired Prof Tony Frew
13:45 - 14:15 The Critical Care Paramedic Andy Newton
14:15 - 14:45 Crash Caesarian Section Barry McKenzie Gray
14:45 - 15:15 Therapeutic Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest - presented by the Chairman of Resuscitation Council (UK) Jerry Nolan
15:45 - 17:15 Main Session: Bedrocks of Practice Chair: Tim Harris
15:45 - 16:45 Ten Recent Papers Not To Miss Prof Steve Goodacre
16:45 - 17:15 Chemical Injury and Decontamination Dr Lucien Bodson

21 Apr 09 - Dome Theatre
09:30 - 11:15 Main Session: Diagnosis Prof Steve Goodacre
09:30 - 10:15 Test 101 - Which tests and ED procedures will survive Fiona and Paul's scrutiny and which will get the thumbs down? Fiona Lecky and Paul Ransom
10:15 - 10:45 Emergency, What Emergency? Imaging, What Imaging? Dr Graham Dodge
10:45 - 11:15 Introduction to Simulation Dr Peter Jaye
11:45 - 12:45 The Maurice Ellis Lecture - Roadside to Bedside: Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine Dr Rod McKenzie
13:45 - 15:15 Main Session: Beyond 4 Hours
13:45 - 14:30 Can EM Play a Role in Transplantation? Mr Chris Rudge
14:30 - 15:15 Self Harm by the Sea Mr Dan Hume
15:45 - 18:00 Innovation and Intervention
15:45 - 16:15 Current thinking in VTE Steven Barden
16:15 - 16:45 Intervention in Shock Ian Francis
17:00 - 18:00 ✸ KEYNOTE LECTURE - New generation imaging - near infrared scanning for intracranial blood in the Iraq conflict Commander Luis Becerra

22 Apr 09 - Dome Theatre
09:30 - 11:00 Medical Education Chair: Dr Magnus Nelson
09:30 - 10:00 New Doctors, New Training Locations - Adapting medical education to modern medical practice. Richard Vincent BSc, MD, FRCP, FESC, AKC
10:00 - 10:30 Emergency Training Paul Ransom
10:30 - 11:00 EnlightenME Taj Hassan
11:30 - 13:00 Debate on the Future of Emergency Medicine - John Heyworth, Mike Jones, Mike Clancy, Magnus Nelson John Heyworth, Mike Clancy, Magnus Nelson; Chair: Don McKechnie
13:00 - 13:15 President's Closing Words - Followed by Imperial College - Autumn scientific conference preview