Joint CCF/WTS Summer Meeting Programme
I would like to invite you all on the behalf of Dr RI Ketchell to attend the Welsh Thoracic Society/Cardiff Chest Federation Joint Spring Meeting. It will take place on the 2nd March, 2012 at the Court Colman Manor Hotel in Bridgend.
Please take a time to read further information and complete an application form.
Attendance at this meeting will be free of charge to all members of either the Cardiff Chest Federation or the Welsh Thoracic Society. Non-members can apply to become members of one or both of the organisations.
Programme looks very interesting:
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9.00 |
Welsh Thoracic Society Executive Committee Meeting |
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9:45 |
Coffee & Registration |
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10:15 |
Welcome |
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10:20 |
Body Composition : Expect the unexpected! David Proud, CF Dietitian, University Hospital Llandough |
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10:35 |
EBUS – A one year Review Dr Robin Ghosal, Consultant Respiratory Consultant, Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli |
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10:50 |
Endobronchial valve implantation – background and data Dr Bernd Schmidt, University Hospital, Halle, Germany |
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11:50 |
Coffee |
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12:05 |
The use of endobronchial valves for lung volume reduction: an early experience Dr Nawaytou, SpR in Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Wales |
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12:20 |
The Use of Endobronchial Valves for the Control of Complex Air Leaks Mr.Ghazi Elshafie, SHO for Ms Margaret Kornaszewska, Cardiothoracic Consultant |
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12:35 |
Attitudes to breaking bad news at Christmas: An all Wales review Dr Ruth Williams, SpR Respiratory Medicine, Glan Clwyd Hospital |
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12:50 |
"Good Evening Madam ….. do you know why you have been stopped?" Dr Grant Benfield, Honorary Lecturer and Consultant in Respiratory Medici |
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13:05 |
Ventilation – perfusion scan requests in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism Dr Ramsey Sabit, Consultant Physician, University Hospital Llandough |
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13:20 |
Lunch |
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14:10 |
Annual General Meeting of Welsh Thoracic Society |
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14:50 |
‘Tim Griffiths Memorial Lecture’ ‘There is nothing new under the sun’ - phenotypes Professor Dennis Shale, University Hospital Llandough |
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15:50 |
Coffee |
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16:10 |
Case Presentation Dr Zahid Subhan, CT2 Adult CF Centre, University Hospital Llandough |
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16:30 |
'Longitudinal trends in cough in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and the role of Non-Acid Reflux?' Dr Claire Kilduff, CRF to Dr Ben Hope-Gill, University Hospital Llandough |
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17:00 |
Delivering pulmonary rehabilitation in primary care settings – A success story, but not plain sailing. The interim results of a 12 month pilot study Dr John Banks, Consultant Physician, Neath Port Talbot & Princess of Wales Hospital |
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17:30 |
Close of meeting |
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17.45-18.45 |
Meeting of the National Service Advisory Group (NSAG) |
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19:30 |
Evening dinner |
