Winter Symposium 2024
Attend our two-day annual winter symposium to connect with experts in anaesthesia and enjoy a lively mix of lectures, debates and awards - join us in London or online.
*Please note that for in-person attendance is now fully booked for both days.
Dr Sri Gummaraju and Dr Felicity Plaat, the Clinical Content Leads for this year’s symposium, eagerly anticipate your presence at our Winter Symposium. Prepare to engage in enriching discussions, expand your perspectives, and delve into a diverse array of clinical topics.
Be part of the 2024 Winter Symposium, whether for a single day or both. This year's symposium will take on a hybrid format, with its usual lively mix of lectures, debates, posters, awards and interactive sessions.
Topics include:
- Management of morbidly obese patients
- Medico-legal
- Advances in Bariatric Surgery
- Quick-fire in clinical updates
- The poster competition
All conference materials and lectures will be available on demand to delegates after the event for 6 months.
Please note that you are able to attend a mix of both in-person and online. If this is something you'd like to book, please give us a call on 020 7092 1673.
*Please note the programme is subject to changes.
| Thursday 21 November 2024 | ||
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| 08.30 - 09.00 | Registration, refreshments & network checks | |
| 09.00 - 09.05 | Welcome and opening remarks | Dr Claire Shannon, President, RCoA |
| 09.05 - 09.45 | Keynote Lecture: NAP7 & BMI: epidemiology, anaesthetic practices & perioperative cardiac arrest Prof Tim Cook, Consultant in Anaesthesia and ICM, Bath |
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| Session 1: Management of patients with morbid obesity (Chair: Dr Fiona Donald, Bristol) | ||
| 09.45 - 10.05 | Pathophysiology and management of Obesity Metabolic Syndrome | Prof Ketan Dhatariya, Norfolk |
| 10.05 - 10.25 | Management of the parturient with morbid obesity | Dr Sarah Armstrong, London |
| 10.25 - 10.35 | Q&A Session | |
| 10.35 - 11.00 | REFRESHMENTS | |
| 11.00 - 11.52 |
Shortlisted posters - rapid-fire talks (Chair: Dr Jon Chambers) - An Initiative to Improve Penthrox Documentation and Facilitate Anaesthetic Planning - On the day trauma cancellations at Royal Bolton Hospital; a retrospective review - Life in every drop: Quality blood management for quality care - Don't Cancel It: Reduce Same Day Cancellations |
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| 11.52 - 12.05 |
Dudley Buxton Prize College Medal College Medal Presidents Commendation |
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| 12.05 - 13.05 | LUNCH | |
| 13.05 - 13.20 |
Fellow ad eundem |
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| Session 2: Care of patients with morbid obesity (Chair: Dr Sarah Thornton, Bolton) | ||
| 13.20 - 13.40 | Critical care management of patients with obesity | Dr Claire Nightingale |
| 13.40 - 14.00 | Management of the patient with morbid obesity for Day Case Surgery | Dr Mike Swarts, Devon |
| 14.00 - 14.15 | Q&A Session | |
| Session 3: Bariatric Surgery (Chair: Dr Felicity Plaat, London) | ||
| 14.15 - 14.55 | Debate: Should bariatric surgery be undertaken in only specialised centres? |
Mr Omer Al-Taan Dr Helgi Johannsson |
| 14.55 - 15.10 | Q&A Session | |
| 15.10 - 15.15 | Poster Winner Announcement | |
| 15.15 - 15.40 | REFRESHMENTS | |
| Session 4: Organ Transplants (Chair: Dr Elisa Bertoja, London) | ||
| 15.40 - 16.00 | Legal and ethical issues around organ transplantation | Dr Ian Thomas |
| 16.00 - 16.30 | Anaesthesia for major organ transplant surgery | Dr Tim Baker |
| 16.30 - 16.45 | Q&A Session | |
| 16.45 | CLOSE | |
| Friday 22 November 2024 | ||
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| 08.30 - 09.15 | Registration & refreshments / Network checks | |
| 09.15 - 09.20 | Welcome |
Dr Sri Gummaraju, Council Member, RCoA |
| Session 1: Medico-legal (Chair: Dr Sri Gummaraju, Oswestry) | ||
| 09.20 - 09.40 | Major claims related to Anaesthesia | Dr Clare Stapleton, MPS, London |
| 09.40 - 10.00 | How may anaesthetists avoid litigation? | Sevim Ahmet, Fieldfisher, London |
| 10.00 - 10.20 | Support to anaesthetists when complained against | Dr Latifa Patel, BMA, London |
| 10.20 - 10.40 | Q&A Session | |
| 10.40 - 11.10 | REFRESHMENTS | |
| Session 2: Looking ahead (Chair: Dr Ramai Santhiparala, London) | ||
| 11.10 - 11.25 | SALG | Dr Felicity Plaat, Co-Chair SALG, London |
| 11.25 - 11.40 | SNAP3 | Dr Claire Swarbrick, Nottingham |
| 11.40 - 11.55 | CPOC | Prof Daniel Conway |
| 11.55 - 12.10 | CR&I | Prof Andrew Smith |
| 12.10 - 12.30 | Q&A Session | |
| 12.30 - 13.30 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| Session 3: Macintosh Professor Lecture (Chair: Dr Claire Shannon, President, RCoA) | ||
| 13.30 - 14.20 |
Macintosh Professor Lecture: Delivered by Dr Ari Ercole |
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| 14.20 - 14.50 | REFRESHMENTS | |
| Session 4 | ||
| 14.50 - 15.10 | Challenges posed by patients with autism and learning difficulties | Prof Andrew Smith |
| 15.10 - 15.30 | My transition from an ICU nurse to ICM trainee | Dr Tamsin Lane |
| 15.30 - 15.50 | Best publications in Anaesthesia, Pain and Critical Care during 2024 | Dr Matt Wiles |
| 15.50 - 16.20 | Q&A Session | |
| 16.20 | Closing remarks | |
Pricing
Hybrid Events
If you would like to attend via a mix of in person and online for this event please call the Events Team on 020 7092 1673 and they can assist you with your booking and take your payment over the phone once bookings have opened.
Pricing Terms and Conditions
Payment must be made at the time of booking unless otherwise stated. The RCoA, FICM and FPM are unable to hold places on events without payment. Credit or debit card payments must be made online via our card payment handler Stripe, or by phone. We do not accept purchase orders or raise invoices for places on our events.
Discounts are available for some membership types at the rates stated above. You must be eligible for the discount both at the time of the booking and at the time of the event itself. We may ask for proof of your member status at any point. If you are unable to prove your entitlement to the discount we may charge you the full event rate, or invite you to update your membership status accordingly. In such a situation we may withhold access to the event until your updated payment clears, or your new membership status is confirmed.
We are offering a fee for Low Middle Income Countries for online attendance, the cost will be £15 per day. Please email events@rcoa.ac.uk to check your eligibility.
Poster competition
Submission deadline: Monday 21 October 2024
You are invited to submit a poster for the 2024 Winter Symposium. Winning entries will have the opportunity to showcase their work to the audience in a 10-minute presentation.
The top entry will be announced at the end of the poster presentation session. The winner will receive gift voucher of their choice to the value of £50. The first runner up will receive a £25 amazon voucher, and the second runner up will receive a £10 amazon voucher.
All shortlisted entries will be invited to present their work as an e-poster which will be displayed on the website throughout the two-day conference. You will also receive a certificate stating that your work has been displayed at a national conference.
This year’s topic is “Audits and initiatives to avoid cancellation on the day of surgery".
The competition is open to foundation doctors, medical students, trainees, non-trainees and consultant anaesthetists.
Full information, criteria, and submission details can be found here.
Please submit a copy of your poster as an attachment to events@rcoa.ac.uk along with a signed copy of the form in the document linked above. Please ensure you follow the poster preparation guidelines on page 2, as failure to do so could result in your entry being disqualified from the competition.
Accommodation
The RCoA have agreed a preferential rate with the Holiday Inn, Bloomsbury. If you would like to book using the RCoA rate click the link below where you will be able to select the hotel and dates required.
Please note: the rate per night may be increased by the hotel based on demand so we suggest booking as early as possible. Free cancellation is available up to 24 hours prior to check in. The terms and conditions are available to view on the hotel booking pages.
The RCoA accepts no responsibility for your booking or stay with the hotel. Any queries should be directed to the Hotel.
Holiday Inn, Bloomsbury - CLICK HERE to access the booking platform.