They have allowed me to register despite not having a medical background.
The programme on the first day sounds particularly interesting (see below). The Faculty who will be speaking include J's consultant and Miss Mehta (the oft-quoted consultant who specialises in casting).
So timely and so relevant!
I realise some of it might be too scientific and assume an indepth knowledge of medicine, but I think I will get a lot out of it even so. There are so few opportunities to access information and this would be up-to-date and not just what I find on the internet! The opportunity to speak to eminent people working on scoliosis will be invaluable.
THURSDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER
The Growth and development in the mammalian spine
0815-0830 Development of the spine
0830-0845 Update from geneticist
0845-0900 Respiratory implications of abnormal development of the spine
0900-0915 'what's the point? Is there more to life than an improved cobb angle?'
Congenital Deformity
0915-0935 Spine growth and congenital deformities of the spine
0935-0945 Neuro-axial anomalies
0945-1000 Surgical treatment of congenital spinal deformity
1000-1015 Surgical treatment - The Nottingham Experience
1015-1030 Coffee
1030-1130 Case presentations and discussion
Infantile Idiopathic Scoliosis
1130-1145 Incidence and Natural History
1145-1200 Plaster Jackets and Bracing
1200-1215 Surgical intervention
1215-1300 Case presentation and discussion
1300-1400 Lunch
1400-1530 THE DEBATE - Surgical options for Early Onset Scoliosis
Behrooz Akbarnia/Bob Campbell/Richard McCarthy tbc
Moderator Jeremy Fairbank
1530-1545 Coffee
1545-1730 Art Exhibition
1900-1950 Drinks reception/music recital in the Upper library
FRIDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER
Neuromuscular Scoliosis
0815-0830 Natural history of NMS
0830-0845 Outcome measures
0845-0900 Advances in medical management
0900-0915 Surgical treatment and outcomes
0915-0930 Best surgical strategies for sitting comfort
0930-0945 Coffee
0945-1045 Case presentations and discussion
Syndromal scoliosis
1045-1100 Medical intervention
1100-1115 Mesenchymal anomalies
1115-1130 Surgical considerations
1130-1145 Non-operative treatment
1145-1245 Case presentation and discussion
1300-1400 Lunch
Peri-operative Session
1400-1415 Best practice Anaesthesia
1415-1430 Infection and Bleeding
1430-1445 Neurological Injury
1445-1500 After surgery care
1500-1515 A Nursing perspective
1515-1530 Coffee
1530-1615 Where are we going?
A discussion on current gaps in our knowledge - What should research be offering us and our patients with Early Onset Scoliosis?
They don't give themselves very long for a topic do they? By the time they have swapped over, introduced themselves and worked out how to click the mouse button to move on to the next slide it will be time to swap over .....
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