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The first meeting of the 2002/2003 session for the Section of Anaesthesia, of the Manchester Medical Society, was held on Friday 27th September 2002 jointly with The Royal Society of Medicine, Section of Anaesthesia. The meeting was held at Chancellors Conference Centre, University of Manchester and commenced at 9.20 am following registration and coffee. Dr Lesley Horsman, President of the Section, began by welcoming members of the Royal Society of Medicine, Section of Anaesthesia, and thanking everyone who had enrolled to attend the full day symposium entitled "Innovations in Anaesthesia". The following speakers presented their lectures in the morning session and were introduced by Dr Horsman as follows:- Dr Andrew Smith Dr Howard Wakeling Dr Donna Greenhalgh "Perioperative transoesophageal echocardiography with emphasis on cardiac surgery" Dr Robert Linton "Continuous cardiac output measurement
using lithium Dr Anthony Wolff "The NICO non-invasive cardiac output monitor" Dr Phillipa Veale "The Vasotrac non-invasive blood pressure monitor" Ms Samantha Tham "The role of the Medical Devices Agency in licensing new technology" After lunch the meeting continued with a few words from the Chairman, Professor Brian Pollard, who currently works at the Manchester Royal Infirmary. He then introduced the afternoon speakers as follows:- Dr Chris Pomfrett "Measuring depth of anaesthesia" Dr Carl Gwinnutt "The role of hypothermia in cerebral
Dr Gary Brear "Advances in respiratory management in critically ill patients"
DEBATE: "There is NO future for the
pulmonary artery For the motion:
Dr Neil Soni Against the motion:
Dr Jonathan Goodhall The Conference had received its maximum number of delegates and all speakers were thanked profusely for their excellent contributions that made the day a huge success academically. A special thank you went out to Fiona Lamb, Administrator of the Manchester Medical Society and her team for their prodigious organisational efforts in ensuring the success of the venture and also to Drs N Harper and D Green for their help in detailing the programme. The Section gratefully acknowledges the support of Akzo Nobel, Aspect Medical, Cook UK, Deltex Medical, Draeger Medical, Elan, LiDCO Ltd, KCI Medical Ltd, Organon Teknika Ltd, Pharmacia, Profile Respiratory Systems Ltd – Novametrix, and Response Medical. The meeting closed at approximately 4.40 pm. A dinner was held the night before the symposium (Thursday 26th September 2002) at Chancellors Restaurant. Speakers; members of the Council of the Section of Anaesthesia of the Manchester Medical Society; the President of the Royal Society of Medicine, Section of Anaesthesia and the President of the Liverpool Society of Anaesthesia were all invited.
OCTOBER 2002 Prior to the Presidential Address, the Annual General Meeting took place. Dr McCluskey read the nominations and the office bearers and members of the Council for 2002/2003 were unanimously accepted. Following the Annual General Meeting Dr E L Horsman, the outgoing President, introduced Dr J M Fryer (Consultant Anaesthetist, Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust) who then gave his PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS entitled "Something old, something new" Dr Fryer gave a thoroughly entertaining and thought-provoking distillation of his thoughts on the standards of surgical and anaesthesia management in the very elderly. He posed some very searching questions as to whether or not this vulnerable group of patients always received the most appropriate care when presenting for anaesthesia and surgery. The audience responded with warm applause after which Dr Horsman thanked Dr Fryer and concluded the meeting. A dinner was held in honour of the newly elected president, Dr J N Fryer, prior to the meeting in the University Refectory.
The second meeting of the Section for the current session was held on Thursday 14th November 2002 in the Manchester Dental Education Centre (MANDEC), University of Manchester at 8.15 p.m. The President of the Section, Dr J M Fryer, opened the meeting and introduced the evening’s speaker Dr J D Greaves (Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle) who spoke on :- "Simulation – is it the answer?" Dr Greaves’ lecture deliberated whether anaesthetists could be trained and accredited in simulators as were pilots. He questioned whether it would be a good idea and what evidence was there that the money and staff time going into anaesthesia simulation was well spent. A vote of thanks was given to Dr Greaves for his interesting lecture, which stimulated much discussion amongst those present. A dinner, held in honour of Dr Greaves preceded the meeting, which took place in the University Refectory.
A meeting of the section was held on Thursday 12th December 2002 at 8.15 pm in the Manchester Dental Education Centre (MANDEC), University of Manchester. The President, Dr J M Fryer, introduced the evening’s speaker and the title of his lecture as follows:- Dr M Patrick "Heart disease and non-cardiac surgery" Dr Patrick presented an excellent lecture to an audience of nearly eighty members and guests. He covered some aspects of:
Following the lecture a lively questions and answer session ensued. A vote of thanks was then given by the President. Prior to the presentation a meal was held in honour of the speaker in the University Refectory to which members and guests were invited.
The first meeting of the New Year, for the session 2002/2003, of the Section of Anaesthesia, of the Manchester Medical Society, was held on Thursday 9th January 2003 at 8.15 pm in the Manchester Dental Education Centre (MANDEC), University of Manchester. Dr J M Fryer, President of the Section, introduced the evening’s speaker and his lecture title as follows :- Dr W G Notcutt (Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain
Management and "Cannabis" Dr Notcutt’s lecture outlined the different medicinal purposes that cannabis is used for which ensued into a lively question and answer session with members of the audience. A vote of thanks was given to Dr Notcutt for his debatable but most informative lecture. The evening was preceded by a dinner, held in honour of the speaker, in the University Refectory.
FEBRUARY 2003 The President of the Section, Dr J M Fryer welcomed the audience and thanked AstraZeneca and Abbott Laboratories for their continuous support of the occasion over the years. He then proceeded to introduce the competitors, along with the titles of their lectures as follows:- P D G Alexander R J MacKinnon V Prasad P Rüther G Siviter Once again the audience enjoyed presentations of the highest standard. After much deliberation it was unanimously agreed to award the first prize of £250 to Dr MacKinnon and the runner-up prize of £100 and a trophy to Dr G Siviter. Dr Fryer then thanked all the competitors for their excellent presentations and gave a few words of encouragement for their future success. Prior to the meeting an informal dinner
was held in the University Refectory in honour of all five competitors and
members and guests of the Section were invited.
The customary Joint Meeting with the Section of Anaesthesia of the Manchester Medical Society and the Liverpool Society of Anaesthetists was held on Friday 14th March 2003 at 8.15 pm. As each society alternates in hosting the meeting, this year it was held at the Liverpool Medical Institution, 114 Mount Pleasant Road. Prior to the meeting a dinner was held whereby Manchester members were entertained by members and guests of the Liverpool Section of Anaesthetists. The Manchester speaker Dr D L Greenhalgh (Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist, University Hospitals of South Manchester) spoke on "Perioperative transoesophageal echocardiography". Dr Greenhalgh discussed the role of TOE in cardiac surgery. She gave a very impressive talk illustrated by a series of fascinating echocardiography videos taken from her routine anaesthetic practice. It was apparent from the comments and questions that followed that the audience had been fascinated by the talk. The Liverpool speaker Dr G Marx (Senior Lecturer in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University Department of Anaesthesia Liverpool) spoke on the perennial hot topic for intensivists, namely "Advances in sepsis". It was a timely and welcome lecture, given the recent introduction of Activated Protein C, and prompted an interesting discussion afterwards. Dr J M Fryer, the President of the Section of Anaesthesia, of the Manchester Medical Society gave a vote of thanks to members and guests of the Liverpool Society of Anaesthetists for hosting an excellent evening.
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