The Annual Northwest Vascular Meeting
Wednesday 15th October 2014
The Holiday Inn, Haydock
Lodge Lane Newton Le Willows WA12 0JG
Programme
14:00 Registration - Please make sure to visit our sponsors’ stands in the foyer. Welcome drinks provided.
15:00 Management of the Diabetic foot
- Diabetic foot service - An overview
T Rashid, Vascular Surgeon, Manchester Royal Infirmary
- Wound Care in the Diabetic Foot
Karen Perkins, Diabetic Foot Specialist Nurse, Countess of Chester Hospital
- Surgical Revascularisation options
R Salaman, Vascular Surgeon, Royal Blackburn Hospital
- Endovascular Interventions
Shafi Badar, Interventional Radiologist, Countess of Chester Hospital
- Amputations in the diabetic foot
David Russell, Vascular Surgeon, Leeds Vascular Institute
16:40 Afternoon tea
17:10 NW vascular audit - Mr V Smyth
17:30 Amputation audit - Dr F Jepson & Dr A Azer
18:00 Research papers - Chair: J Mosley
- Developing a Clinically & Cost Effective Community Vascular Service
Pam Smith, Susan Matthews, JV Smyth
- Are Screen-detected Patients with Aortic Aneurysms as Fit as They Should Be?
Sophie Rogers, JV Smyth
- Early Results Using BNP As a Marker For The Efficacy for the Secondary Extension Technique (SET) in Improving Myocardial Function in Dialysis Patients with High Flow Fistulas
R. Goel, H Al-Khaffaf
- Should Stenting Be The Standard of Care for Popliteal Restenosis
C Higgs, A Balakrishnan, S Dimitri, BBB. Shaffi, B Majumder
- Initial Clinical Experience of Endovascular Aneurysm Sealing (EVAS) Using the Nellix Endoprosthesis: A Multicentre Study
Oshin OA, Ibrahim R, Madan M, Patel H, Smyth JV, McWilliams RG, Fisher RK, Torella FT
- Haemodynamic Distraction Force and the Risk of Limb Migration Following Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
SM Jones, A England, RJ Poole, SR Vallabhaneni, RG McWilliams, RL Williams, RK Fisher
- Prospective Study of Hospital Acquired Thrombosis (HAT) with Root Cause Analysis of Two Consecutive Years in DGH Hospital
M. Barkat
- Influence of Revascularisation Modality on Level of Lower Extremity Amputation in England
Naseer Ahmad, G Neil Thomas, Paramjit Gill, Francesco Torella
- The Efficacy of a Dual Surveillance System for Arterio-Venous Fistulas (AVF) in Improving Access Patency
N. Charlwood, H Al-Khaffaf
19:30 Guest lecture on ‘Vascular Surgery in the Real North West’ - Mr Paul Blair, President Elect Vascular Society
20:00 Buffet Dinner
Announcement of the winning paper