3^rd Annual Scientific Meeting

The next Annual Scientific Meeting will be held in Swindon on 19th November 2010.

Again the programme is very impressive and topical with topics including:-

In search of the Total Abdominal Plane Block,

Setting up a Block Room in a DGH,

Anaesthesia for Awake Shoulder Surgery,

The role of Ultrasound in Neuraxial & Paravertebral Anaesthesia,

Neat or cocktail, how do you like your local?,

Ultrasound Scanning forum ‘What can you see?’,

Advances in Technology & Training in Regional Anaesthesia

Trainee Presentations

Please download the poster and distribute, and start booking your study leave now.

Previous Meetings...

2^nd Annual WSURA Scientific meeting - Portsmouth

We are pleased to announce the program for the 2^nd annual WSURA scientific meeting on 20th November 2009 at the Marriott Hotel Portsmouth.

09:00 Registration and coffee

09:30 Regional anaesthesia competencies - Dr H Akermann and Dr P Trumplemann

10:00 Regional anaesthesia fellowship in Portsmouth - Dr T Masch and Dr I Taylor

10:30 Coffee

11:00 Carotid surgery under LA: a personal view - Dr J Vincent

11:30 Needle technology: "Cutting edge" BBraun

12:00 Catheters in the community - Dr R Blanco

12:30 Lunch

13:30 Regional anaesthesia in veterinary practice - Louise Clark

14:00 Trainee presentations

15:00 Tea

15:30 Safety in regional anaesthesia - Dr William Harrop-Griffiths

16:30 Prize giving and close

Sonosite will have machines available for live scanning throughout the day.

The 1^st Annual WSURA Scientific Meeting

The 1^st Annual WSURA Scientific meeting was held at the Kingston Mauward College conference centre. It was hosted by the Dorchester Anaesthetic department and was very well received.

The presentations included topics by experts in their fields including:-

Dr Barrie Nichols on the future of training in regional anaesthesia

Dr Deepa Juvula on 3D Ultrasound

Dr Steve Roberts on Ultrasound in Paediatric Anaesthesia in the DGH

Dr Fraser Harban on Paeditric Regional Anaesthesia - the Paravertebral block

Dr John McDonnell on the Transversus Abdominis Plane Block

Dr Mark Lewis on Wound Catheter Infiltration

Dr Alex Grice on Rectus Sheath Catheters