Conference programme

 

ASiT Conference | Kingston-upon-Hull | 12th - 14th March 2010

Details of the programme will appear here when conference details are finalised.

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Friday 12 March 2010

Pre-Conference Courses & Drinks Reception

09.00 – 17.00

International Journal of Surgery Course: How to write a paper
09.00 – 17.00

ASiT Covidien Basic Laparoscopic Skills Course
09.00 – 17.00

ASiT / SARS Research Skills for Surgeons Course
09.00 – 17.00
ASiT Surgery and the Law Course: How to stay out of jail
09.00 – 17.00
ASiT Surgical Teacher Training Course
09.00 – 17.00 ASiT / BOTA Foundation Skills in Surgery Course
17.30 – 19.00

Civic Drinks Reception in the Ferens Art Gallery

Welcome from the Lord Mayor

   

Saturday 13 March 2010

Main Conference Programme

08.15 – 09.00

Registration and coffee

Trade Exhibition

Please put up posters

09.00 – 09.10
Welcome
Mr Ed Fitzgerald
09.10 – 10.20

Planning Your Surgical Career

 

 
Becoming a surgical registrar
 

Taking a higher degree: where, why, and when?


Sitting the FRCS: how can I pass?

 
Panel discussion
 
10.20 – 11.00

ASiT Medal Session

5 Best Trainee Oral Presentations

 
11.00 – 11.30

Refreshments, Trade Exhibit, and Poster session

11.30– 13.00

The ASiT Lecture
Speaker tbc
 
 
 
Silver Scalpel Award 2009


Winner 2009 Silver Scalpel Award

 

13.30 - 14.30

Lunch, Trade Exhibit, and Poster Session

14.50– 15.20

The International Dimension

Covidien intro: Mr Graham Adamson

Covidien Travelling Fellowship 1

 

Covidien Travelling Fellowship 2

 
ASiT/Covidien Bariatric Fellowship Report
 
15.20 – 15.50

Refreshments, Trade Exhibit, and poster session

15.50– 16.45
Preserving a Professional Identity
 
 

A Professional Workforce - Thoughts from the Employers


 

Maintaining Standards in Training


 
Panel discussion
 
16.45 – 17.15
ASiT AGM
19.30 for 20.00
ASiT Gala Dinner

The Guidlhall, Kingston-upon-Hull

(Black tie)

   
Sunday 14 March 2010
08.30 – 09.00
Coffee
09.00 – 10.00

SARS Academic and Research Session
Chairs: Mr S McNally, Mr Bijan Modarai & Professor Norman Williams

5 Best Scientific Research Papers

Medical student/Foundation Year parallel session: Good Foundations for a Surgical Career

Chairs:

Jess Johnston, Will Hawkins

10.00 – 11.00

Clinical spotlight

Patient Selection and Optimisation


 

Whats New in Organ Support


 

Trauma Resusitation


11.00– 1120

 

2010 Silver Scalpel Award Presentation 

Chair; Mr Ed Fitzgerald

Trophy Sponsored by Swan-Morton
11.20 – 11.40

Refreshments, Trade Exhibit and Posters

11.40 – 13.00
The Big Issues

The National Surgical Fellowship Scheme 


 

A United Profession - Why & How?


 

Surgical Training in a Devolved Nation?


 

The Working Time Directive Crisis


 
13.00 – 13.30
Question-time

A high profile panel will take questions from trainees on all aspects of surgery and training. This is your chance to have your say directly to those who matter.


 
13.30 – 14.00

Light Lunch and Trade Exhibit

14.00 – 14.45

SARS/ASiT Short Paper Prize Session

Next 4 highest scored abstracts from each of the SARS/ASiT, and top 4 rated posters to be presented orally (8 papers in total)

 
14.45 – 15.05
ASiT Medical Student Prize Session

4 highest scored medical student abstracts

 
15.05 – 15.15
Presentations and Close
 

 

Scientific Sessions:

 
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.

 
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 Medical Student Prize

We are keen to involve trainees interested in surgery at all levels and we value the participation of those still at medical school. The top four medical student abstracts will be selected for presentation in this session and the judges will award the ASiT Medical Student Prize to the best on the day.

 
ASiT Poster Prize

Posters will be judged by the assessors during the conference. Last year some 70 posters were selected and displayed and we anticipate this increasing year upon year. The best poster will be awarded the ASiT Poster Prize.

Final judging for the ASiT Poster Prize will take place during the Sunday Lunch Break - Please ensure that your poster remains on display during that time if you wish to compete for this prize.

 

 

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