In safe hands? Reducing errors in the operating team
Wednesday 8 December 2010
Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, LONDON, W1G 0AE
organised by the Royal Society of Medicine in association with Patient Safety Section of the Royal Society of Medicine Surgery Section of the Royal Society of Medicine The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Participating Sections:
Patient Safety Section, Surgery Section
Background:
Patient safety is high on the agenda and especially when in situations such as under the knife one wonders whether s/he is in safe hands.
Aim of the symposium:
This one day conference aims to:
- raise awareness of the current patient safety issues within the operating team
- identify the reasons why errors occur
- recognise how these errors can be reduced.
Learning objectives:
By the end of the conference delegates will
- understand how and why errors occur within the surgical team
- understand the importance of human factors in reducing errors within the surgical team
- recognise key strategies which help to avoid errors within the surgical team
- provide the theatre team with an understanding of the cause and effect of surgical error and provide better recognition of the effects of human factors on performance.
Who should attend?
Consultant and trainees from all surgical specialties (including obstetrics and gynaecology)
Consultant and trainee anaesthetists
Theatre nurses and advanced scrub practitioners
Hospital Managers and Medical Directors
Online registration has now closed. Places are still available and you can register on the door. Please note catering numbers have now been confirmed so we cannot guarantee lunch for late registrants - reduced fees will not be offered in this instance.
Registration Details:
Consultant/GP: £265
RSM Retired Fellow: £115
RSM Student: £45
RSM Trainee: £115
RSM Associate: £115
RSM Fellow: £145
Student: £60
Trainee: £135
AHP/Nurse/Midwife: £135
Bursary: Free of charge
Dinner: £38
CPD (Applied for)
9.00 am |
Registration and coffee |
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Session one: What could possibly go wrong? |
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| Chair: Mrs Margaret Dangoor, President, Patient Safety Section, RSM | |
9.30 am |
Welcome address |
| Dr David Misselbrook, Dean, RSM | |
9.35 am |
Opening keynote |
| Mr Simon Burns MP, Minister of State for the Department of Health | |
9.50 am |
Survey of current problems |
| Professor Charles Vincent, Professor of Clinical Safety Research, Imperial College London | |
10.05 am |
Errors in theatre - not just surgeons! |
| Dr Nikki Maran, Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | |
10.25 am |
'To err is human' - introductory video |
10.30 am |
What goes wrong in your practice? |
| Panel discussion | |
10.55 am |
Coffee break |
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Session two: Why do things go wrong? |
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| Chair: Mr Tony Giddings, Retired Surgeon and ex-Council Member of The Royal College of Surgeons of England | |
11.25 am |
Wrong site surgery: Surgical error or system failure? |
| Professor George Youngson, Professor of Paediatric Surgery and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital, University of Aberdeen, Scotland | |
11.45 am |
Video (operating theatre) difficult case scenario |
11.55 am |
Human factors in the operating theatre Situation awareness, decision making, leadership and teamwork/communication |
| Mr Simon Paterson-Brown, Consultant General and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | |
12.25 pm |
Panel discussion |
12.45 pm |
Lunch |
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Session three: What can we do about it? |
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| Chair: Dr David Misselbrook, Dean, RSM | |
1.45 pm |
Views from the outside Discussion |
| TBC | |
2.10 pm |
Stress and fatigue Video - Expert teams |
| Mr John L Duncan, Consultant General Surgeon, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness | |
2.30 pm |
Bringing it all together - Surgical check list, preop pause, etc |
| Mr Adrian Steger, Consultant Surgeon, Lewisham Hospital | |
2.45 pm |
Panel discussion |
3.10 pm |
Tea break |
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Session four: The future |
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| Chair: Professor Andrew Kingsnorth, President, Surgery Section, RSM | |
3.40 pm |
Reduced hours, training and patient safety |
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Mr Chris Munsch, Chairman of the JCST and Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon |
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4.00 pm |
What is negligence? |
| Mr Bertie Leigh, Chair NCEPOD and Senior Partner, Hempsons | |
4.15 pm |
Patient safety in the private sector |
| Dr Sneh Khemka, Medical Director, BUPA International | |
4.30 pm |
Completion of evaluation forms |
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Session five: The Stuart Lecture |
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| Chair: Professor Parveen Kumar, President, RSM and Mr David Tolley, President, RCSEd | |
4.35 pm |
Closing keynote The Stuart Lecture: Ensuring safe hands in high risk industries |
| Professor Rhona Flin, School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen | |
5.15 pm |
Closing remarks |
5.25 pm |
Close of meeting and drink reception |
7.00 pm |
Symposium dinner for those who have pre-booked |
