Final FRCA Teaching Day

Category: Training - Final FRCA Teaching Days

Date: September 26th 2013 9:30am until 4:00pm

Location: Anaesthetic Department, Level 7, Bristol Royal Infirmary BS2 8HW

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Final FRCA Study Day (Paediatrics 1)

Anaesthetic Library, (7th Floor) Bristol Royal Infirmary

Thursday September 26th 2013

09:30 – 10:15

The anaesthetic management of neonates and infants for minor operations, major elective and emergency surgery (including special anaesthetic techniques for neonates and the difficulty of thermoregulation in the newborn and the measure required to prevent hypothermia)

Guy Bayley

10:15- 11:00

Perioperative fluid therapy (including the adverse effects of starvation and hypoglycaemia in neonates and children and how blood volume is estimated and how correct solutions and volumes are used for replacement)

Beverly Guard (Consultant Anaesthetist-BCH)

11:00-11:30

Break

11:30-12:15

The implications of paediatric medical and surgical problems including major congenital abnormalities and syndromes eg Down’s for anaesthesia

Debbie Duce (Consultant Anaesthetist-BCH)

12:15-13:00

Perioperative management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia and tracheooesophageal fistula

Steven Sale

13:00-13:45 Lunch Break (not provided)

13:45-14:30

The special problems of the premature and ex-premature neonate (including perioperative anaesthetic management of infant for an inguinal hernia operation)

Philippa Seal

14:30- 15:15

The paediatric airway and management of acute airway obstruction including croup, epiglottitis and inhaled foreign body.

Richard Beringer (Consultant Anaesthetist-BCH)

15:15-16:00

Paediatric neuroanaesthesia

Adrian Upex (Consultant Anaesthetist-NBT)