Scientific Programme
 The DAS annual meeting runs over three days. The first day consists of workshops with the following two days consisting of lectures, case presentations, discussion groups, free papers and poster presentations.
Thursday 22 November
Friday 23 November
Thursday 22 November
| 0800 - 0915 |
Registration |
| 0915 - 1100 |
SESSION 1: LARYNGEAL CANCER - PROGRESS & POSSIBILITIES |
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Chair: Dr Chris Frerk |
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| 0915 - 0940 |
Laser surgery in laryngeal cancer |
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David Howard, London |
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| 0940 - 1005 |
Laryngeal transplants |
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Martin Birchall, Bristol & Bath |
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| 1015 - 1045 |
Debate: This house believes that gas induction for adults should become an historical technique |
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Pro: Anil Patel, London |
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Con: Bruce Taylor, Portsmouth |
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| 1045 - 1100 |
Questions and discussion |
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| 1100 - 1130 |
Tea/Coffee |
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| 1130 - 1300 |
SESSION 2: DON'T WORK WITH CHILDREN OR ANIMALS! |
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Chair: Dr Matthew Wood |
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| 1130 - 1200 |
Modelling hypoxia - new work in paediactrics |
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Jon Hardman, Nottingham |
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| 1200 - 1230 |
Paediatric airways problems |
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Stephanie Bew, Leeds |
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| 1230 - 1300 |
Anaesthetic challenges in large wild animals |
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John Lewis, International Zoo Veterinary Group |
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| 1300 - 1400 |
Lunch |
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| 1400 - 1515 |
SESSION 3: POSTER PRESENTATIONS |
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Chair: Dr Sean Elliott |
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| 1515 - 1545 |
Tea/Coffee |
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| 1545 - 1645 |
SESSION 4: OBSTETRIC ANAESTHESIA 2007 |
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Chair: Dr James Eldridge |
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| 1545 - 1605 |
Hamer Hodges; pioneer of rapid sequence induction |
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Jeremy Reid, Yeovil |
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| 1605 - 1635 |
Obstetric intubation - what's going on? |
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Geraldine O'Sullivan, London |
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| 1635 - 1645 |
Questions |
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Friday 23 November
| 0800 - 0915 |
Registration |
| 0915 - 1045 |
SESSION 5: FREE PAPERS & CASE REPORTS |
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Chair: Dr Andy Norris |
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( kindly supported by Truphatek International Ltd) |
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| 1045 - 1115 |
Tea/Coffee |
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| 1115 - 1300 |
SESSION 6: TROUBLE DOWN BELOW |
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Chair: Dr Andrew McLeod |
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| 1115 - 1145 |
Anaesthesia for mediastinal masses |
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Peter Slinger, Toronto |
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| 1145 - 1215 |
Interventional bronchoscopy for airway obstruction |
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Jeremy George, UCLH |
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| 1215 - 1245 |
Modern jet ventilation techniques for airway surgery |
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Peter Biro, Zurich (kindly supported by Acutronic Medical Systems AG) |
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| 1245 - 1300 |
Questions |
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| 1300 - 1400 |
Lunch |
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| 1400 - 1515 |
SESSION 7: PRIZE GIVING & PLENARY SESSION |
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Chair: Dr Mansukh Popat |
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| 1400 - 1415 |
Prize Giving & Plenary Session |
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| 1415 - 1430 |
DAS project report into the Complications of Airway Management |
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Nick Woodall, Norwich |
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| 1430 - 1510 |
'Teaching airway management: the first 8 years at the University of Chicago Airway Study and Training Center' |
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Allan Klock, Vice-President, Society for Airway Management |
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(kindly supported by the Laryngeal Mask Company) |
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| 1510 - 1515 |
Questions |
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| 1515 - 1615 |
SESSION 8: CONTROVERSIES OLD AND NEW |
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Chair: Dr John Knighton |
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| 1515 - 1545 |
Airway emergencies - can we leave it to the emergency department? |
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Cliff Reid, Basingstoke |
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| 1545 - 1615 |
Problems with intubation - should we blame the LMA? |
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Tim Cook, Bath |
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| 1615 - 1625 |
Questions |
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| 1625 |
Tea/Coffee & close of meeting |
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