GENERAL MEDICAL & ENDOCRINE UPDATE

WITH A FOCUS ON PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMAS

AND PARAGANGLIOMAS

To book, please e-mail Helen Rees on helen.rees@bartshealth.nhs.uk

 

 

BETWEEN 10.00 – 5.30 PM

 

 

10.00-10.30                 Welcome and Registration

 

10.30-11.00                 Doing the basics right:  Spotting the Acutely Ill Patient on Call

                                    and What to do About it. 

                                    Dr. P.  Jones, Consultant Anaesthetist, St. Bartholomew’s ITU.

 

11.00-11.30     Interpretation of the Plain CXR for the General Physician,

                                    Dr S.  Ellis, Consultant Radiologist, London Chest Hospital.            

11.30-12.00                 A straight-talking, No-nonsense Approach to Salt & Water Balance

                                    Dr.S. Ball, Consultant Physician, Newcastle Royal Infirmary.

 

12.00-12.45                 Spells, Episodes and Funny Turns:  A Physician’s Approach.

                                    Prof J.  Monson, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Endocrinology,

                                    Barts & the London School of Medicine.

 

12.45-2.00                   Lunch.

 

2.00-2.20                                          Investigating Suspected Catecholamine Excess Without Breaking

                                    the Bank. 

                                    Dr S. Ball, Consultant Physician, Newcastle Royal Infirmary.

 

2.20-2.40                                          Catecholamine Excess, but the Adrenals are Normal:  Where Next?

                                    Dr A. Sahdev, Consultant Radiologist, St. Bartholomew’s     Hospital.

 

2.40-3.00                     Discussion.

 

3.00-3.30                                          Surgery for Head & Neck Paragangliomas: A Personal Experience.

                                    Professor M. Gleason, Consultant Surgeon,

                                    The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, London.

 

3.30-4.00                     Which patients With Phaeochromocytoma/Paraganglioma

                                    Should have Genetic Testing?

                                    TBA....

 

 

4.00-4.30                                          Tea.

 

4.30-5.30                                          Case Presentations (4 to be selected:  remainder to be displayed

                                    as Poster Presentations in the Great Hall).

 

5.30-6.00                     Drinks, reception and prizes.