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?
