Organised by the Orthopaedic Institute, the Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Symposium – Diagnosis, Management and Outcomes will take place is Oswestry on Thursday 16th March 2017 at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
5 CPD Credits awarded by the Royal College of Physicians
Target Audience: Consultants and Trainees in Orthopaedics; Neurosurgery; Intensive Care; Trauma Centres; Accident and Emergency and Spinal Injury; Healthcare professionals and ambulance personnel with an interest in spinal cord injury
Registration Fee £75
Organising Committee: Professor Wagih El Masri(y), Mr Martin McClelland FRCS, Professor James Richardson
PROGRAMME
8.30-9.00 Registration
9.00-9.05 Welcome
9.05-9.30 Applied Anatomy: Spine and spinal cord clinical; Implications of cord damage Dr J Delieu
9.30- 9.55 Pre-hospital care of the acutely injured Mr P Harrison
10.00-10.25 Subtle clinical diagnostic signs in the semi-conscious and unconscious patient and pitfalls in the management of the acutely injured patient with cord damage Mr M McClelland
10.30-10.55 COFFEE BREAK
11.00-11.30 Subtle and manifest radiological signs of column and cord injuries Dr V Pullicino
11.30-11.55 Nice guidelines in acute spinal injuries Mr B Gardner
12.00-12.30 Incidence and causes of neurological deterioration following SCI Mr N Todd
12.30-13.20 LUNCH
13.20.14.00 Management of the injured spine with and without neurological damage: Significance of malalignment, canal encroachment and cord compression and need for further research Professor W El Masri
14.00-14.25 Respiratory management of the tetraplegic and paraplegic patient Mr N Kumar
14.25-14.50 Urological management of the SCI Patient Mr J Chowdhury
14.50-15.00 Discussions
15.00-15.25 TEA BREAK
15.30-16.30 Multidisciplinary team management of multi-system physiological impairment and malfunction of patients with spinal cord injuries A Lamb, B Warren, B Dytor, B Simmons, M Watkins
16.30-16.50 Bed capacity issues and CQC recommendations for patients with SCI Mr F Jamil
16.50-17.00 Discussion and Closure
