‘The Open Abdomen and the Sportsman’s Groin’

Thursday 11^th October

9.30 – 10.30 Registration and coffee

10.30 – Welcome and introduction – Martin Kurzer

Day 1 The Open Abdomen Chair Mr Andrew de Beaux

Acute management of the open and dehisced abdomen
Professor Iain Anderson – Manchester

Lessons learned from personal experience and the Swedish Hernia Registry on management of the open abdomen
Professor Agneta Montgomery, Sweden

The open abdomen and complex incisional hernias – the role of biological mesh
Mr Al Windsor- University College London Hospitals

12.25 -12.45 Questions / debate

12.45 Lunch, trade exhibition and poster viewing

13.45 How I do it – Expert Videos

Chair Prof P J O’Dwyer

- Fascial closure Agneta Montgomery
- Laparoscopic fascial closure Andrew de Beaux
- Management of the open abdomen – Iain Anderson
- Use and abuse of Biological mesh – Al Windsor

14.45 – 15.15 Poster presentations

Chair Mr David Bennett

15.15 – 16.00 Coffee

16.00 – 16.45 5 minute videos and 2 minute discussion (6 videos)

16.45 – 17.30 Astley Cooper Lecture – TBA

18.30
Buses pick up from hotels
Manchester United Stadium – Old Trafford
Complimentary Tour of Museum and Stadium

20.00 Dinner at Manchester United Stadium

11.00 Buses to hotels

Friday 12^th October

Day 2 The Sportsman’s Groin

08.45 – 09.30 The Hernia Quiz

09.30 – 10.00 What’s new – the annual roundup of the 10 most important hernia articles of the last 12months – Professor Andrew Kingsnorth

10.00 – 10.30 Coffee

10.30 – 12.00 The Sportsman’s Groin

Chair Mr Brian Stephenson

Non-surgical options Dr Ian Beasley
[senior doctor to the England Football team]

Radiology and special investigations –Dr P Robinson
Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Leeds

The place of physiotherapy TBA

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch

13.00 – 14.30 The Sportsman’s ‘Hernia’ (cont)

Chair Mr Aali Sheen

Surgery for the Sportsman’s ‘hernia’

- Mr David Lloyd – ‘the Lloyd release’
- Mr Jerry Gilmore – ‘Gilmore’s Groin’
- Mr Ian Maclennan – Open Surgical Repair

14.30 CONSENSUS DEBATE on the management of the Sportsman’s groin

15.30 Conclusion and closing remarks

Click on the link below for more information:
http://www.asit.org/events/conferences/2012

We have chosen two apparently diverse topics – the Sportsperson’s hernia (Olympic year) and the problem of the Open Abdomen. Truly a meeting of two halves.

They are both relatively rare, but can present real management problems when they land in your lap. We’ll have some answers for you at the meeting, and we’ll be keeping you up to date with details of the full programme.

There will be a call for abstracts early in 2012. This looks set to be an excellent and stimulating meeting, and we look forward to seeing you there – early booking is advised.

There wil be two ‘hernia’ sessions – details early in 2012

http://asgbi.org.uk/liverpool2012

We also have a session at the next AUGIS meeting in Belfast, September 15-16 later this year 2011– http://www.augis.org/belfast2011/index.htm on the repair of Incisional Hernia a subject that has proved to be a tremendously popular at previous ASGBI meetings. The session at this years AUGIS meeting is likely to be equally well attended and prove equally worthwhile.

The next full meeting of the British Hernia Society will be in Manchester 2012 in October of that year – Olympic year.  The local organizer is Aali Sheen and it is likely to be a very well attended event, with an exciting venue (already arranged, but will not be announced till nearer the time) and a range of international speakers.

We have chosen two apparently diverse topics – the Sportsperson’s hernia (Olympic year) and the problem of the Open Abdomen.  Truly a meeting of two halves. They are both relatively rare, but can present real management problems when they land in your lap. We’ll have some answers for you at the meeting, and we’ll be keeping you up to date with details of the full programme. Equally exciting and something to really look forward to is the 2014 European Hernia Society meeting, which Andrew DeBeaux tendered for and won (against extremely stiff opposition). So it will be in Edinburgh, with Andrew as the local organizer.

We are currently negotiating an attractive membership package with some very appealing benefits, and will be revealing all on this website soon. On behalf of my fellow Board members I would like to thank you for your interest, and  we look forward to meeting you at future conferences.

The College will be joined by our three sister Colleges as well as by a number of the surgical Specialty Associations for a programme of symposia and lectures which in addition to an historical content, will place Lister’s pioneering work in a contemporary context.

The activities will also include the final of the Lister surgical skills competition for which entrants from all UK medical schools will be competing in a series of heats which are taking place throughout the UK later this year.

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