Programme
Programme
Friday 7 March 2008 |
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08.00 – 17.00 |
ASiT/BOTA Foundation Skills in Surgery Course |
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ASiT/Covidien Laparoscopic Stapling, Suturing and Energised Dissection Course |
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ASiT "How to get your work published" Course |
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18.00 – 21.00 |
ASiT Council Meeting |
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Saturday 8 March 2008 |
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08.30 – 09.00 |
Registration and coffee |
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09.00 – 09.10 |
Welcome Mr Ewen Harrison |
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09.10 – 10.20 |
Innovation in Surgical Practice Chair: Mr Ewen Harrison and Mr Ben Cresswell Through the keyhole: The Development of Minimal Access Surgery Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri, Director of the Institute of Medical Science and Technology, Universities of Dundee and St Andrews I've seen the future and it's very small: Treating Surgical Diseases at the Molecular Level Professor SJ Wigmore, Professor of Transplantation, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Space medicine: Surgical Care in Zero Gravity Dr Kevin Fong, Co-director of the Centre for Altitude, Space and Extreme Environment Medicine Panel discussion |
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10.20 – 11.00 |
ASiT Medal Session 5 Best Trainee Oral Presentations Sponsored by Cook |
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11.00 – 11.30 |
Refreshments, Trade Exhibit, and Poster session |
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11.30– 12.40 |
Training Delivery & Assessment Update: The Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme Dr R McKee, Chair, ISCP Systems Task Group Future models of core training: The Edinburgh Surgical Sciences Qualification Professor OJ Garden Efficiency threat: Is Training Possible in the Independent Sector? Mr Nicholas H Boyle, Partner, Centres of Clinical Excellence; Consultant Surgeon Panel discussion |
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12.40 - 13.10 |
The PLASTA/ASiT Lecture The Long Road to the Full Face Transplant Mr P Butler, Consultant Plastic Surgeon |
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13.10 - 14.10 |
Lunch, Trade Exhibit, and Poster Session |
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14.10– 14.20 |
Silver Scalpel Award Announcement of 2008 Winner Chair: Mr David O'Regan Trophy sponsored by Swann-Morton |
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14.20– 15.30 |
The International Dimension Chair: Ms Sarah Mills and Mr Conor Marron Covidien intro: Mr Graham Adamson Tyco travelling fellowship report 1
Tyco travelling fellowship report 2 Surgery On the Frontline Ms Claire Brown, Surgeon, Médecins Sans Frontières There’s a whole world out there: International Experience in Surgical Training Mr Bernard Ribeiro
Panel discussion |
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15.30 – 16.00 |
Refreshments, Trade Exhibit, and poster session |
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16.00– 17.10 |
Selection into Surgery Beyond MTAS: How to Select Into Surgery To be confirmed The boffins are back: Is Dedicated Research Still a Requirement of Surgical Training? Professor KG Burnand The MMC Inquiry: Implications for Surgery Professor Sir David Carter Panel discussion |
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17.15 – 17.45 |
ASiT AGM |
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19.30 for 20.00 |
ASiT Gala Dinner Venue TBA (Black tie) |
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Sunday 9 March 2008 |
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08.30 – 09.00 |
Coffee |
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09.00 – 10.10 |
SARS Academic and Research Session Chairs: Professor Kevin Burnand and Mr Paul Ridgway 5 Best Scientific Research Papers |
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10.10 – 10.50 |
Clinical spotlight Sepsis resuscitation bundles: An Evidenced Based Approach to the Management of Early Septic Shock Dr Phil Haji-Michael, Consultant in Critical Care, Christie Hospital, Manchester [Optional] Surgeons, feed your patients: Effective Delivery of Nutrition in the Surgical Patient Dr Ruth McKee, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Royal Infirmary of Glasgow |
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10.50 – 11.10 |
Silver Scalpel Award Winner 2006 How to get the most from your trainer Mr Ian Gunn, Consultant Surgeon, Dr Gray's Hopstial, Elgin |
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11.10 – 11.30 |
Refreshments, Trade Exhibit and Posters |
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11.30 – 12.40 |
The Big Issues The Future of the Consultant Grade Mr John Orr, President RCSEd The Cost of Specialty Training: How Much Should Trainees Pay? To be confirmed Healthcare delivery in the 21st Century Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health Panel discussion |
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12.40 – 13.10 |
ASiT Poster Prize Session 6 Best Poster presentations |
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13.10 – 13.45 |
Light Lunch and Trade Exhibit |
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13.45 – 14.25 |
SARS/ASiT Short Paper Prize Session Next 4 highest scored abstracts from each of the SARS/ASiT, and ASiT medal submissions (8 papers in total) |
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14.25 – 14.45 |
Optional session |
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14.45 – 15.00 |
Presentations and Close |
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Scientific sessions:-
ASiT Medal
This would consist of presentation of the top 5 abstracts based on clinical studies, audits, educational, or other work relating to surgical training. The theme would be very much orientated to surgical training. Last year we attracted 120 abstract submissions in this area and accepted 80 as either oral or poster presentations.
ASiT Poster Prize
This will be contested by the top 6 posters as judged by the assessors during the conference. Last year some 70 posters were selected and displayed and we anticipate this increasing year upon year.
SARS Academic and Research Prize
This will be contested by scientific abstracts submitted with the top 5 selected for oral presentation. This is a ‘feather in the cap’ for ASiT to further progress scientific and evidence based links, and will attract an even greater number of submissions for scientific presentations than last year, when only one of the 120 abstracts was a scientific poster. This is already being advertised on the SARS website to the scientific community and profile is already being raised through advertisement in SARS newsletters.
