The Pre-hospital and Emergency Medicine for Students (PEMS) Society, Cardiff University are delighted to welcome medical students from across the UK to Cardiff University to the Undergraduate Symposium on Prehospital, Emergency and Extreme Medicine 2017.

This one-day conference will include talks on unique aspects of pre-hospital and emergency medicine from International keynote speakers as well as practical workshops on a wide range of topics.

In addition there will be both oral presentation and poster presentation competitions.

Fee, Time, Date and Venue

  • Date : 10th June 2017
  • Time : 8:15 - 17:00 hrs
  • Venue : Cochrane Building and Michael Griffiths Building, Heath Park Campus, Cardiff, CF14 4YU
  • Conference Fee : £20.00
  • No of Places Available : 150
  • Closing Date : Places will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis and, as such, we are unable to provide a precise closing date.

Programme

Time Programee
0815 – 0900 Registration
0900 – 0910 Welcome from Conference Lead
Miss Rebecca Best
0910 – 0920 Brief Sponsor Talk
The Unofficial Guide to Medicine
0920 – 0930 Undergraduate Opportunities for Emergency Medicine Education
Dr Huw Williams
0930 – 1000 Pseudo-Emergency Medicine
Dr Timothy Manfield
An insight into working as medical advisor to the BBC
1000 – 1030 The Christchurch Earthquake: Mass Casualty Management
Dr Nia Wyn Davies
My experience of working as an Emergency Medicine registrar during the Christchurch earthquake of 2011
1030 – 1115 Workshop
(Delegates choose one of the following workshops: Obstetric Emergencies; Acute Oncology: Neutropenic Sepsis; Acute Oncology: Spinal Cord Compression; Paediatric Emergencies; Catastrophic Haemorrhage; Global Health; Burns Moulage; Neurological Emergencies; Terrorism Moulage; Nightclub Medicine; Prehospital Surgery; Airway Management; ABCDE Approach; SBAR Handover and Prioritisation)
1115 – 1145 Coffee Break
1145 – 1315 Oral Presentations
1315 – 1400 Lunch & Judging of posters
1400 – 1430 London HEMS
Dr Gareth Grier
An insight into the work of London’s Air Ambulance service
1430 – 1515 Workshop
(Delegates choose one of the following workshops: Obstetric Emergencies; Acute Oncology: Neutropenic Sepsis; Acute Oncology: Spinal Cord Compression; Paediatric Emergencies; Catastrophic Haemorrhage; Global Health; Burns Moulage; Neurological Emergencies; Terrorism Moulage; Nightclub Medicine; Prehospital Surgery; Airway Management; ABCDE Approach; SBAR Handover and Prioritisation)
1515 – 1545 Coffee Break
1545 – 1630 Workshop
(Delegates choose one of the following workshops: Obstetric Emergencies; Acute Oncology: Neutropenic Sepsis; Acute Oncology: Spinal Cord Compression; Paediatric Emergencies; Catastrophic Haemorrhage; Global Health; Burns Moulage; Neurological Emergencies; Terrorism Moulage; Nightclub Medicine; Prehospital Surgery; Airway Management; ABCDE Approach; SBAR Handover and Prioritisation)
1630 – 1700 Thank You and Prize Giving

Faculty

Dr Tim Manfield,MBBCh, FRCEM, FIMC, RCSEd, DipMedTox Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Care
Cwm Taf Health Board
BBC Medical Advisor
EMRTS Cymru Dr Nia Wyn Davies, MBBCh (Hons), MRCP, MRCEM Specialist Registrar in Emergency Medicine, General Medicine, Intensive Care and Anaesthetics,
Wellington Hospital, New Zealand Dr Gareth Grier, MBBCh, MRCEM, DipIMC (RCSEd), DipMedTox, FRCEM Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Care,
Royal London Hospital, Senior Lecturer in Prehospital Medicine
Queen Mary University, London
Director, The Institute of Prehospital Care at London's Air Ambulance
Dr Huw Williams Registrar in Emergency Medicine
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff Dr Duncan Thomas Consultant in Emergency Medicine
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff Dr Jeff Morgan Consultant in Emergency Medicine
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff Dr Alison Hare Foundation Year 1 Doctor
Chelsea and Westminster, London Dr Zeshan Qureshi Paediatric Registrar
King's College Hospital, London​

Organising Committee

  • Rebecca Best
  • Elizabeth Grant
  • Andrew Graham
  • Emily Baker
  • Emily Eccles
  • Felicity Lock
  • Johannes Marais
  • Lydia Maw
  • Priscilla Chan
  • Oliver Rae
  • Robyn Milne

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