Winter Symposium 2023
Join us online or in person for our annual two-day symposium and enjoy a lively mix of lectures, debates and interactive sessions
The Clinical Leads for this year’s symposium, Dr Sri Gummaraju and Dr Felicity Plaat look forward to welcoming you to our winter symposium where you can learn and challenge your views as well as discuss and debate a wide range of clinical topics.
Join us for one day or two at the 2023 Winter Symposium. This year's symposium will be a hybrid event with its usually lively mix of lectures debates and interactive sessions.
All conference materials and lectures will be available on demand to delegates after the event until 2 June 2024.
Highlights include:
- Role of AI in healthcare and anaesthesia
- Medicolegal issues
- Updates in the management of diabetes
- Quickfire clinical updates
- The poster competition
*Please note that programme is subject to change.
| Day 1 - Thursday 30 November 2023 | ||
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| 08.30 - 09.00 | Registration and refreshments / Network checks | |
| 09.00 - 09.05 | Introduction and welcome | Dr Fiona Donald, RCoA President |
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09.05 - 09.40
09.40 - 09.45 |
Keynote lecture: Role of Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies in Healthcare Dr Mike Nix, NHS AI Labs Q&A |
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| Session 1: Quick fire updates in trauma care | ||
| 09.45 - 10.45 | - Pre-hospital trauma care - Trauma care in pregnancy - Paediatric trauma - Trauma Intensive Care |
Edward Denison-Davies Naomi Pritchard Hilary Eason Dr Shahana Uddin |
| 10.45 - 11.00 | Q&A | |
| 11.00 - 11.30 | Coffee break | |
| Session 2: Medico-legal | ||
| 11.30 - 12.00 | Compendium of GMC published findings related to fitness to practice rates 2022 | Dr Andrew Hoyle, Assistant Director to Fitness to Practice, GMC |
| 12.00 - 12.30 | Gross negligence to medical manslaughter | TBC |
| 12.30 - 12.50 | Debate: Wrong side block should be a never event For: TBC Against: Prof Jaideep Pandit |
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| 12.50 - 13.05 | Q&A | |
| 13.05 - 14.05 | LUNCH | |
| Session 3: Sleep Apnoea | ||
| 14.05 - 14.30 | Diagnosis and pathophysiology of Sleep Apnoea | Sara McDouall |
| 14.30 - 14.55 | Peri-operative issues with Sleep Apnoea | Gregory Warren |
| 14.55 - 15.10 | Q&A | |
| 15.10 - 15.40 | Coffee break | |
| Session 4: Critical Care / Heart Failure management | ||
| 15.40 - 16.05 | Most impactful clinical trials in critical care | Dr Nish Arulkumaran, Consultant Intensive Care Medicine, London |
| 16.05 - 16.25 | Pathophysiology & management of cardiac failure, diastolic dysfunction / cardiac failure with preserved ejection fraction | TBC |
| 16.25 - 16.45 | Peri-operative management of patient with Heart Failure for non-cardiac surgery | Dr Ryan Howle |
| 16.45 - 17.05 | Q&A | |
| 17.05 | CLOSE | |
*Please note that programme is subject to change.
| Day 2 - Friday 1 December 2023 | ||
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| 08.30 - 09.15 | Registration and refreshments / Network checks | |
| 09.15 - 09.20 | Welcome | Felicity Plaat & Sri Gummaraju |
| Session 1: | ||
| 09.20 - 09.55 | Keynote lecture: Impact of pre-habilitation programmes on post-op outcomes: the journey thus far Prof Denny Levett |
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| 09.55 - 10.15 | Anaesthesia for Major Cancer Surgery | Dr Ravishankar Rao Baikady, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
| 10.15 - 10.35 | Q&A | |
| 10.35 - 11.05 | Coffee break | |
| Session 2: Awards Session | ||
| 11.05 - 11.20 | Winning Posters rapid quick-fire talks The three top posters have 5 minutes each to pitch their ideas |
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| 11.20 - 11.35 |
ANY QUESTIONS? |
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| 11.35 - 12.20 |
Macintosh Professor Lecture: |
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| 12.20 - 12.40 | Medal awards | |
| 12.40 - 13.40 | LUNCH | |
| Session 3: Managing Diabetes | ||
| 13.40 - 14.05 | Newer drugs and devices for management of diabetes | Prof Ketan Dhatariya, Consultant Diabetes & Endocrinology, Norfolk |
| 14.05 - 14.55 | Peri-operative management of the poorly controlled diabetic and the limitations of HbA1c | Prof Ketan Dhatariya, Consultant Diabetes & Endocrinology, Norfolk |
| 14.55 - 15.10 | Q&A | |
| 15.10 - 15.40 | Coffee break | |
| Session 4: Looking ahead | ||
| 15.40 - 16.00 | ICU after the Pandemic | Dr Jack Parry-Jones |
| 16.00 - 16.30 |
Breaking News: - NAP7 Report |
Dr Andrew Kane Amaki Sogbodjor |
| 16.30 - 16.45 | Q&A | |
| 16.45 | Closing words and announcement winner of Christmas Jumper competition | |
Poster competition
Submission deadline: Monday 23 October 2023.
You are invited to submit a poster for the 2023 Winter Symposium. Winning entries will have the opportunity to showcase their work to the audience in a 5 minute presentation.
The top entry will be announced at the end of the poster presentation session. The winner will receive an amazon voucher 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 “Quality improvement initiatives in pre-habilitation".
The competition is open to foundation medical students, trainees, non-trainees and consultant anaesthetists.
Full information, criteria, and submission details can be found here.
Please submit a copy of your abstract 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.