Urgent & Emergency Care 2007
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Programmes
Mix and match. Choose any session from the 7 conference streams:

> 1) IMPROVING THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE
> 2) MANAGING DEMAND AND CAPACITY
> 3) DEVELOPING CARE IN THE COMMUNITY
> 4) NEW AND ADVANCED ROLES
> 5) INTEGRATING EMERGENCY CARE
> 6) MAJOR AND MINOR EMERGENCY
> 7) CLINICAL UPDATES

 
6) MAJOR AND MINOR EMERGENCY

9.05am Keynote Address – Urgent Care: Where are we now?
• The focus on emergency and urgent care has moved from A&E to needs of the population across the whole system
• The emphasis is strongly on integrated systems with smooth pathways of care regardless of the provider
• The aim to deliver the right care, in the right place at the right time, first time as safely as possible
Prof. Sir George Alberti National Director for Emergency Access, Department of Health


9.50am Session 6)a
Early Management of Major Trauma – The latest evidence and best practice

Speaker TBC


10.35am Session 6)b
Consent in the ED – is there a consensus? Are we at risk?

John Chapman Kennedys

11.45am Session 6)c
Can minors be managed solely by ECPs
• What percentages of ECP work are minor injuries/illnesses?
• How many patients can be treated without transportation?
• How many patients need to be referred on?
• How do you ensure quality & patient safety?
• What are the financial implications?
Chris Wintle Associate Director, Skills for Health

1.30pm Session 6)d
Major Incident Management – Meeting the New Challenge
• Definitions of a major incident in the new world climate
• Challenges facing NHS staff in terms of meeting the requirements of the national guidance and the Civil Contingencies Act
• The team approach to emergency planning
• making major incident training affordable, appropriate and achievable even in the current financial climate
Celia Kendrick Lead Nurse A&E/Emergency Planning Nurse, Peterborough & Stamford Hospitals NHS Trust

2.15pm Session 6)e
Difficult Problems in the Injury Review Clinic

• Appropriate & inappropriate Review Clinic referrals
• Referral rates
• Painful foot, difficulty weight bearing – “no fracture seen”
• Persisting wrist pain post injury
• Painful joints in adolescents
Don MacKechnie Consultant in Emergency Medicine & President Elect British Association for Emergency Medicine

4.00pm Session 6)f
The Emergency Management of Brain Injuries

• Brief outline of epidemiology
• Pre-hospital management and disposal choice
• Assessment on arrival
• Mild brain injury and the role of CT
• Major brain injury requiring surgery
• Major brain injury not requiring surgery
• Are we sure steroids are no good?
• Future options
Mr Rowley Cottingham Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Princess Royal Hospital

4.40pm Plenary – The new Strategy for Urgent Care
• Why the need for an urgent care strategy
• What we mean by “urgent” care
• What the strategy says needs to happen at the national level
• What the strategy says needs to happen at a local level
• The implementation plan and timetable
Caroline Brock Head of Urgent Care, Department of Health

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