Upcoming events and meetings of interest:
HAS Summer Scientific Meeting: 29th-30th June 2018, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
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Friday 29 June (Playfair Hall):
0830 Registration opens (Fellows Library) 0900 President’s welcome (Playfair Hall) Session 1: Symposium on the history of subspecialties in anaesthesia (1). Chair: Dr John Pring. 0905 Neuroanaesthesia. Dr Peter Farling 0950 Obstetric anaesthesia & analgesia. Dr Alistair McKenzie 1035 Coffee break Session 2: Symposium on the history of subspecialties in anaesthesia (2). Chair: Dr Ann Ferguson. 1100 Paediatric anaesthesia. Dr Declan Warde 1145 Cardiothoracic anaesthesia. Dr R Peter Alston 1230 Close of Symposium and lunch Session 3: Free Papers. Chair: Prof Tony Wildsmith. 1320 75th anniversary of the Canadian Anaesthesiologists’ Society. Prof Roger Maltby 1345 RCoA Lives of the Fellows project. Dr Robert Palmer 1410 A Museum of and for the Profession – how, why and so what? Mr Neil Handley 1435 The history of anaesthesia in disaster and emergency situations. Dr Marten van Wijhe 1500 Tea break Session 4: Trainees. Chair: Dr Alistair McKenzie. 1530 Monitoring depth of anaesthesia, a long-standing enterprise. Miss Laura Gounon 1550 The highs and lows of recreational drug use in anaesthesia. Dr Erica Morris 1610 The anaesthetic history of delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Dr Ahmed Gilani 1630 Protocolised resuscitation and advanced life support: was its original genesis by a surgeon? Dr Sampath Weerakkody 1700 Annual General Meeting 1900 Drinks Reception (Dress code: lounge suits) 1930 Dinner in Fellows Library |
Saturday 30 June (Playfair Hall):
Session 5: Free Papers. Chair: Dr Marten van Wijhe. 0900 A background to anaesthesia in China. Dr John Crowhurst 0925 Two English doctors who had an influence on modernizing Japanese medicine and anaesthesia during the late 19th C. Dr Kentaro Dote 0950 Following the footsteps of William Willis: a University of Edinburgh graduate who provided modern medical service and broadened humanity during the civil war in Japan. Dr Hiroshi Makino 1015 Seishu Hanaoka, a notable name in anaesthesia in Japan. Prof Hirosato Kikuchi 1040 Coffee break Session 6: Free Papers. Chair: Dr Neil Adams. 1105 The discovery of the nature of breathable, vital and therapeutic gases. Dr Patrick Magee 1130 Origin and evolution of domiciliary ventilation in the UK. Dr Margaret Branthwaite 1155 Joined by accompanying persons Updates and announcements 1155 Anaesthesia Study Tour of Japan in September 2018. Dr John Crowhurst 1200 10th International Symposium on the History of Anaesthesia in Kobe, Japan 2021. Dr Kentaro Dote 1205 History of Anaesthesia Society Meeting at Madingley Hall, Cambridge in June 2019. Dr Ken MacLeod and Dr Ann Ferguson Session 7: Guest Lecture. Chair: Dr Alistair McKenzie. 1210 A look back at clinical trials in anaesthesia. Prof Walter Nimmo CBE, Edinburgh 1255 Close of Meeting and lunch Programme approved by the Royal College of Anaesthetists for 8 CPD Credits |
Accomodation
20 bedrooms for 2 nights (28 and 29 June 2018) have been reserved at discounted rates in Ten Hill Place Hotel (4 star), which is just across the road from the venue. These will be available on a first-come, first-served basis by quoting the code “SURG280618”.
The rates are: £150 B&B single per night, £160 B&B double per night. Booking must be made by 3rd May 2018.
Details for contacting this hotel are as follows.
10 Hill Place, Edinburgh EH8 9DS
Tel: +44 (0)131 662 2080
Fax: +44 (0)131 662 2082
Email: reservations@tenhillplace.com
As the event is during the University of Edinburgh summer vacation, rooms have also been reserved at the nearby Pollock Halls for the following discounted rates:
£75 B&B single-en-suite per night
£104 B&B twin/double en-suite per night.
Contact details are as follows:
Edinburgh First, 18 Holyrood Park Road, Edinburgh EH16 5AY
Website: http://www.edinburghfirst.co.uk/for-accommodation
When making reservation, enter the code: “HAS18”.
Subject to availability bookings may be made until 28 June 2018.
There are of course many other hotels and “Bed & Breakfast” accommodation in Edinburgh, which may be found on the Internet.
Registration form
20 bedrooms for 2 nights (28 and 29 June 2018) have been reserved at discounted rates in Ten Hill Place Hotel (4 star), which is just across the road from the venue. These will be available on a first-come, first-served basis by quoting the code “SURG280618”.
The rates are: £150 B&B single per night, £160 B&B double per night. Booking must be made by 3rd May 2018.
Details for contacting this hotel are as follows.
10 Hill Place, Edinburgh EH8 9DS
Tel: +44 (0)131 662 2080
Fax: +44 (0)131 662 2082
Email: reservations@tenhillplace.com
As the event is during the University of Edinburgh summer vacation, rooms have also been reserved at the nearby Pollock Halls for the following discounted rates:
£75 B&B single-en-suite per night
£104 B&B twin/double en-suite per night.
Contact details are as follows:
Edinburgh First, 18 Holyrood Park Road, Edinburgh EH16 5AY
Website: http://www.edinburghfirst.co.uk/for-accommodation
When making reservation, enter the code: “HAS18”.
Subject to availability bookings may be made until 28 June 2018.
There are of course many other hotels and “Bed & Breakfast” accommodation in Edinburgh, which may be found on the Internet.
Registration form
AAGBI Anaesthesia Heritage Centre exhibition series
Jon Baines Tours
Jon Baines Tours runs specialist medical and medical history study tours and cruises. They combine specialist visits and meetings with lectures and cultural experiences. They are led by a tour leader who adds to the experience through talks and commentaries. Tour Leaders include Dr Simon Chaplin from the Welcome Collection, David Wilkinson former President of the WFSA, Natasha McEnroe from the Science Museum in London and medical historians Bill and Helen Bynum and Dr John Richardson, amongst others.
Full details are here www.jonbainestours.com and the company can be contacted at 020 7223 9485 or info@jonbainestours.co.uk .
Some upcoming medical history tours and cruises that may be of interest include Malta, Morocco, Russia, China, Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia and the Caribbean.
Full details are here www.jonbainestours.com and the company can be contacted at 020 7223 9485 or info@jonbainestours.co.uk .
Some upcoming medical history tours and cruises that may be of interest include Malta, Morocco, Russia, China, Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia and the Caribbean.
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