Upcoming educational events
There are a number of events over the next few months, that WTS members may be interested in attending.
From Wednesday 7th to Friday 9th July the British Association for Lung Research are having their summer meeting in Swansea with the title "Asthma: Genes, environment and cellular mechanisims". The programme can be viewed here, and further details found at www.balr.org.uk
On Friday 24th of September the tenth All Wales Lung Cancer Forum is having a meeting in the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. Please click here for the flyer, and here for the full programme. This group are also holding a charity ball later in the year at the Village Hotel, Cardiff. An excellent night is promised at the bargin price of £35 per ticket, with a charity auction and also a performance from "Big Macs Wholly Soul Band"! Who could resist.......
As previously pubished a full-day pleural disease study day has been organised by Drs Ionescu and Thomas for Friday the 8th of October at Nevill Hall Hospital. Please click here provisional programme. The content looks excellent with a number of nationally and internationally recognised experts scheduled to contribute, and is also free to attend. It should be of interest to all clinicians, trainees and specialist nurses with an interest in pleural disease. In particular anyone thinking of establishing or building upon an existing pleural disease or thoracoscopy service may find this a useful event.
To register for a place please see the contact details on the flyer.
Finally there are moves afoot to run courses in pleural ultrasound both in North Wales (Wrexham), and in South Wales (Nevill Hall). Given the recent requirement for all repiratory trainees to become level 1 competent in this procedure, no doubt places on these will be hotly sought after. More details to follow.
