Four Taught Courses, as detailed below, will be offered in parallel with the Scientific Meeting. A Course Fee will be charged for attendance on these Courses, in addition to the Conference Registration Fee applicable. Numbers are strictly limited, and places will be allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. As indicated below, priority will be given to members of the Association. Places on the Taught Courses must be booked before Friday 1st April 2005.

Wednesday 13th April 2005
Critical Care Update for Surgeons

(Priority will be given to Full Fellows of ASGBI)

9.00am to 3.00pm on Wednesday 13th April 2005

Maximum 40 delegates

Course Fee: £75 per person, in addition to the applicable Conference Registration Fee

This one-day workshop will use lectures, small group teaching, case-based scenarios and panel discussions. The course will provide an update on the contemporary management of critically ill surgical patients. Topics to be covered include the modern management of shock, sepsis and trauma; current practice in nutrition, peri-operative optomisation and pre-operative assessment; renal failure and renal replacement therapy.

Thursday 14th April 2005
Endocrine and Breast Surgical Sonography
(Priority will be given to Full and Associate Fellows of ASGBI)

9.00am to 12.00 noon on Thursday 14th April 2005

Maximum 40 delegates

Course Fee: £50 per person, in addition to the applicable Conference Registration Fee

This half-day workshop aims to introduce surgeons to the basic principals of ultrasound. It will demonstrate the role of surgical sonography in breast and endocrine disease and provide hands-on practical tuition in the use of surgical sonography for breast and endocrine imaging.

Emergency Ultrasound for the General Surgeon

(Priority will be given to Full, Associate and Affiliate Fellows of ASGBI)

1.00pm to 4.00pm on Thursday 14th April 2005

Maximum 40 delegates

Course Fee: £50 per person, in addition to the applicable Conference Registration Fee

This half-day workshop will introduce surgeons to the basic principals of ultrasound. It will demonstrate the role of emergency ultrasound incorporating focused abdominal sonography in trauma (FAST) and provide hands-on practical tuition in the use of emergency ultrasound for the general surgeon.

Friday 15th April 2005
Sentinel Node Biopsy for Trainees
(Priority will be given to Affiliate Fellows of ASGBI)

9.00am to 3.30pm on Friday 15th April 2005

Maximum 40 delegates

Course Fee: £75 per person, in addition to the applicable Conference Registration Fee

This Breast SLN course is aimed at senior general/breast trainees (HST 5/6). The course will provide the historical context and background to this emerging surgical technique, as well as the current evidence base. A combination of lectures, debates and mini-workshops will introduce delegates to the practicalities of SLN service delivery. A faculty of UK experts have been assembled for what promises to be an exciting and stimulating day.