Scottish Thoracic Virtual Society Annual Meeting 2020

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Overview

STS welcome all to attend the 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting.

The event will be aimed at Respiratory Physicians, Thoracic Surgeons, Respiratory Nurses, Physiotherapists, Pharmacists and AHPs.

Join us for a varied day of talks on COVID 19, Tuberculosis, Transplantation, Emergence of Robotic Thoracic Surgery and the use of Endobronchial Valves in the management of emphysema.

6 CPD points accreditated.

Joining fee will be £20 through Webex.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact stsadmin@rcpe.ac.uk.

Programme

21st of August, 2020

09.00

Introduction from Prof Adam Hill, President, Scottish Thoracic Society

Session 1

Chair: Prof Adam Hill

Consultant Respiratory Physician, Dean of Postgraduate Medicine, NHS Education for Scotland

09:15	A multidisciplinary pathway to optimise Level 3 bed usage during the COVID pandemic Dr Micheal Polkey Consultant Chest Physician at Royal Brompton Hospital
09:45	Follow-COVID Dr Dave Connell PhD FRCP Edin Consultant Physician in Respiratory and Acute Internal Medicine at Ninewells Hospital
10:15	Psychological effects of COVID Dr Leeanne Nicklas Head of Programme Psychology Specialist Practice (physical health & supervision), NHS Education for Scotland
10:45	Comfort Break
11:00	Interesting Case Presentations Dr Lorna Murray Consultant Respiratory Physician at Raigmore Hospital
11:45	COVID in ICU Dr Frauke Weidanz Consultant in Critical Care and Acute Medicine in Edinburgh
12:15	The introduction and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in Scotland using next generation sequencing Prof Emma Thomson PhD FRCP MRC - University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research
12:45	Lunch

Session 2

Chair: Thomas Fardon

MD FRCP FAcadME, Consultant Chest Physician, NHS Tayside, Associate Post Graduate Dean, Medicine

13:30	The emergence of robotic Surgery Dr Alan Kirk Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at Golden Jubilee National Hospital
14:00	Latent TB infection Dr Onn Min Kon Consultant Respiratory Physician, Chest and Allergy Clinic at St Mary’s Hospital Imperial College
14:30	State of the Art in TB therapy Dr Stephen Gillespie FRSE, Sir James Black Professor of Medicine, University of St Andrews
15:00	Comfort Break
15:15	Endobronchial Valve Therapy Dr Nikos Kostoulas Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at the Holden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow.
15:45	Lung Transplantation Update Dr Jim Lordan MB, BChBAO,BSc Hon Physiology, DCH, DME, DObs, MRCP Ireland, FRCP London, PhD Consultant Respiratory, Lung Transplant & Lead PAH Physician
16:15	Closing remarks from Prof Adam Hill, President, Scottish Thoracic Society

Fees

**Registration fees**
	Fee
Online Joining Fee through Webex	£20

Venue:

Online, 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh Online, EH2 1JQ

Credits

Activity Code

131175

Event Coordinator

Fiona Lubbe

Telephone

0131 247 3653

Email

stsadmin@rcpe.ac.uk

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