The prevention and management of endocarditis - General day 7
Wednesday 5 May 2010
Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, LONDON, W1G 0AE
This meeting is supported by the London Deanery and the British Cardiovascular Society
Topics of the meeting to include:
Pathogenesis, organisms, presentation and natural history; complications of endocarditis;
diagnosis, investigation, treatment and monitoring; management of embolic risk
Indications for surgery; management of device-related infection, device extraction and prophylaxis guidelines.
Registration Details:
Trainee: £15
RSM Trainee: Free of charge
Meeting ref: CDA24
CPD: 5 credits
9.00 am |
Registration, tea and coffee |
9.30 am |
Endocarditis: a historical overview |
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Prof Suzanne Eykyn Professor of Microbiology (retired) |
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10.00 am |
Presenting features and differential diagnosis |
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Steve Morris-Jones Consultant in Infection |
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10.30 am |
The diagnosis of endocarditis |
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John Klein Consultant in Infection, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital |
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11.00 am |
Echocardiography |
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Prof John B Chambers Consultant Cardiologist, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital |
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11.30 am |
Tea and coffee break |
12.00 pm |
Antibiotic management |
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John Klein Consultant in Infection, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital |
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12.30 pm |
Culture negative endocarditis |
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Bruce Macrae Consultant Microbiologist, UCL Hospitals Trust |
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1.00 pm |
Lunch |
2.00 pm |
Criteria for and types of surgery |
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Christopher Blauth Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital |
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2.30 pm |
Antibiotic prophylaxis in valve disease |
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David Shanson Hon Consultant Microbiologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital |
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3.00 pm |
Clinical cases |
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Prof John B Chambers Consultant Cardiologist, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital and John Klein Consultant in Infection, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital |
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3.30 pm |
Completion of evaluation forms |
3.35 pm |
Tea and coffee break |
4.00 pm |
Close of meeting |
