***UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE MEETING IS NOW CANCELLED. ALL DELEGATES HAVE BEEN REFUNDED. PLEASE SEE YOUR EMAIL FOR FURTHER DETAILS***
The Scottish Airway Group is delighted to announce that it’s EIGHTH annual meeting will be held on Friday 2nd March 2018 in Glasgow. The venue will be the impressive Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde.
Once again, we have put together a great program of interesting and stimulating speakers, and of course the opportunity for presentation of original audit, research and case presentations in both oral and poster formats, with prizes for the best posters and presentations.
Rates to attend the meeting:
Consultant/SAS grade early bird rate £110
Consultant/SAS grade standard rate £130
Trainee early bird rate £55
Trainee standard rate £65
Sponsored Nurse/ODP/PA/AHP free*
Nurse/ODP/PA/AHP/other standard rate £30
*This year we have a limited number of Scottish Airway Group sponsored places for nursing staff, ODPs, Physicians Assistants and AHPs. It costs £20 to book one of these places, but you will receive a £20 refund on attendance at the meeting and will also be eligible to claim up to £30 in travel expenses to the meeting (supported by receipts). Please note there is a limit on the number of these places and they are strictly first come, first served. These places are non-transferrable.
ONLINE BOOKING IS NOW AVAILABLE.
PROGRAM
0830 – 0915 Registration and coffee
0915 – 0930 Welcome: Dr Kevin Fitzpatrick
Session 1:
0930 – 1100 Chair: Dr Simon Crawley
0930 – 1000 TBC Dr Alistair McNarry
1000 – 1030 Emergency Medical Retrieval Service: “Upstairs airways…out there” Dr Jon McCormack (2A02, 1A03)
1030 – 1100 Decison making Dr Russell Duncan (1A02, 1A03)
1100 – 1130 Coffee, posters & trade exhibition
Session 2:
1130 – 1300 Chair: Dr Craig Urquhart
1130 – 1150 Airway algorithms in laryngeal cancer management Mr Stuart Robertson (1C01, 3A01)
1150 – 1210 Airway considerations in OMFS Mr Craig Wales (1C01, 3A01)
1210 – 1230 Tracheostomy complications:- A surgeon’s perspective Mr Craig Wales & Mr Stuart Robertson (2A01, 3A01)
1230 – 1300 Trainee presentations
1300 – 1400 Lunch, poster judging & trade exhibition
Session 3:
1400 – 1500 Chair: Dr Kevin O’Hare
1400 – 1430 “Help there’s a robot in my airway” Dr Ravi Bhagrath (2A01, 3A01, 3A02)
1430 – 1500 The airway in morbid obesity: “BMI 70 – What’s the beef?” Dr Mike Margarson (2A01, 2A03)
1500 – 1530 Coffee, posters & trade exhibition
Session 4:
1530 – 1700 Chair: Dr Suzie Thomson
1530 – 1600 Fatigue & the anaesthetist Dr Kathleen Ferguson (1A03)
1600 – 1630 “Regular airway simulation training should be mandatory for all anaesthetists” Debate:
For: Dr Simon Edgar vs Against Dr Michael Murray
1630 – 1700 Expert Panel: Dr Caroline Brookman, Dr Ravi Bhagrath, and Dr Kathleen Ferguson (Chair: Dr Alistair McNarry)
1700 – 1715 Prizes and closing remarks Dr Kevin Fitzpatrick
SAG AGM:
1715 – 1745 Chair: Dr Caroline Brookman, SAG President