Stevenage 2001

The UK Society for Intravenous Anaesthesia

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2001 Annual Scientific Meeting - The Node Conference Centre, Hertfordshire

Dr Daphne Varveris receives the Graseby Prize from Mr Chris Hutchison, Managing Director of Graseby Medical Limited Dr Daphne Varveris, Specialist Registrar in Anaesthesia based at the South Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust, won the Graseby Prize for the best free paper presented by a trainee anaesthetist. She received her prize from Mr Chris Hutchison, Managing Director of Graseby Medical Limited, assisted by SIVA UK President Dr John Sear.

Her paper was entitled "Target-controlled infusion of propofol for induction and maintenance of anaesthesia in children using the Paedfusor", and the study was carried out at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow.

Click here to view the result of the 2001 Competition

Click on the individual titles below to see presenters' abstracts.

Thursday 29th November

Session 1: Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Physiology and Pharmacology of Nausea & Vomiting	Dr Chas Bountra, GlaxoSmithKline
Balanced anti-emesis	Professor Leo Strunin, London
Life without Droperidol	Dr John Orton, Oldham

Session 2: Controversies in Intravenous Anaesthesia
Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia	Dr Adarsh Lal, Glasgow
Frontiers in Paediatric TIVA - Neonatal Anaesthesia and Sedation for MRI & Chairside Dentistry	Dr David Sapsford, Cambridge
Propofol & Epilepsy	Professor Robert Sneyd, Plymouth
The implications of using non-approved devices or programs	Dr Iain Glen, Cheshire

Session 3: Sedation
Requirements for sedation	Dr Gilbert Park, Cambridge
TCI propofol sedation	Dr Nick Sutcliffe, Glasgow
Patient Controlled Propofol Sedation	Dr Laurence Cook, Oldham

Friday 30th November

Session 4: Outcome following Anaesthesia
Day Surgery	Dr Kerri Houghton, Torbay
In-patient Surgery	Professor George Hall, London
Equine CEPOD	Mark Johnston, Newmarket

Session 5: Free papers
Day Case Surgery at Torbay Hospital – five years experience with total intravenous anaesthesia.	Rachel Johns, Jane Montgomery and Kerri Houghton.
A Meta-analysis of PONV comparing propofol and sevoflurane anaesthesia.	Alison S Carr, Dave Wright and J Robert Sneyd.
Target Controlled Infusion of ORG25435, a New Intravenous Anaesthetic Agent.	J. Robert Sneyd, T. Tsubokawa, Maurice Cross, John Lytle, Chris Andrews, David Lunn, John Curnow, Patrick Boen, Rob Van Maanen, Leon Visser, Natalie S. Houwing and Peter C.M. Vijn.
Laryngoscopy Conditions in spontaneously breathing patients: an incremental step-up regime using propofol by target controlled infusion.	S G Clarke and M F Dunsire
Influence of Cost Effectiveness Study of Anaesthesia (CESA) on anaesthetists’ practices and opinions.	J Kerr, J Bennett, JK Moore, EW Moore and RA Elliott, on behalf of the CESA team.
Accuracy of the “Paedfusor” – a new propofol TCI system for children.	D Amutike, A Lal, A Absalom and GNC Kenny.
Target-controlled infusion of propofol for induction and maintenance of anaesthesia in children using the Paedfusor.	Daphne A Varveris and Neil S Morton.

Session 6: Education in Intravenous Anaesthesia
TIVA Trainer	Dr Frank Engbers, Leiden
Educational Resources on the Internet	Dr Douglas Russell, Glasgow
The view of the Royal College of Anaesthetists	Professor Rajinder Mirakhur, Belfast

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