Session Audio

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Session 1 - Adverse events in surgery

What is the magnitude of the problem?
Dr Stephanie Bown
(Communications Director, The Medical Protection Society)

Medical devices and adverse events in surgery
Dr Susanne M Ludgate
(Medical Director Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Are reporting procedures adequate?
Mr Martin Lee
(Past CEO and Trust Medical Director)

 

Session 2 - Clinical Perspectives

View from CORESS
Mr Frank Smith
(Programme Director, CORESS)

Are theatre checklists evidence based?
Dr Iain Wilson
(Exeter)

The surgeon’s view (results of the ‘Voice of the Surgeon’ survey)
Professor Colin Pritchard
(Bournemouth)

 

Session 3 - Team working and “Time Out”

Lessons from aviation
Mr Trevor Dale
(Human Factors Training Specialist)

How to encourage teamwork
Professor Derek Alderson
(Birmingham)

Organisation of the surgical ward; who does what and when?
Professor Michael Griffin
(Newcastle-upon-Tyne)

 

Session 4 - Avoidable catastrophes

Pulmonary embolism/DVT
Professor Ajay Kakkar
(London)

Inadvertent visceral or vascular injury during laparoscopic surgery
Professor John Primrose
(Southampton)

Post operative sepsis / HAIs
Mr Iain Anderson
(Manchester)

A leaking anastomosis
Mr Alan Horgan
(Newcastle upon Tyne)

The drowned or dehydrated patient: inappropriate post op fluid balance
Mr Dileep Lobo
(Nottingham)