NEUROLOGICAL EMERGENCIES FOR ACUTE MEDICINE - 5 RCP CPD points approved
An intensive 1-day lecture course covering neurological emergencies, and targeted to consultants and junior doctors of all grades working in hospital acute medicine settings. Similar study days run previously by the organiser were rated 'excellent' by up to 88% of delegates, and regarded as 'ideal' for DGH physicians.
£125
Friday 12 March 2010, Education Centre 1, Royal Preston Hospital
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
9.15 - 9.50 Registration
9.50 - 10 Welcome & introduction - Dr Hedley Emsley
Part 1: General approach
10 - 10.40 The clinical approach to the patient with a neurological emergency - Dr Tahir Majeed (Consultant Neurologist)
10.40 - 11.20 Imaging: what, why, and when? - consultant neuroradiologist
11.20 - 11.40 Break
Part 2: Specific neurological emergencies
11.40 - 12.20 Acute/subacute neuromuscular failure: including GBS and MG - Dr John Nixon (Consultant Neurologist)
12.20 - 1.00 Disordered consciousness: coma, encephalopathy and epilepsy emergencies - consultant neurologist
1.00 - 1.45 Lunch
1.45 - 2.25 Neurosurgery for acute medicine: acute cord/cauda equina compression and other neurosurgical emergencies - consultant neurosurgeon
2.25 - 3.05 Acute headache: SAH, adult bacterial meningitis, encephalitis, CVST and other acute headaches - consultant neurologist
3.05 - 3.25 Break
3.25 - 4.05 Acute focal deficits: TIA, stroke, acute MS relapse - Dr Hedley Emsley (Consultant Neurologist)
4.05 - 4.45 Diagnoses not to miss - Dr Hedley Emsley
To register please send a cheque for £125 payable to 'Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust' to Dr Hedley Emsley, Consultant Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Royal Preston Hospital, Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood, Preston PR2 9HT, specifying that you wish to enrol for 'Neurological Emergencies for Acute Medicine' on 12 March 2010, also stating your name, address, telephone number, email address, present post and specialty. Alternatively print off the flyer and registration form and detach & return the registration slip.
