ASGBI ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING, 14-16 MAY 2008, BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

SARS SYMPOSIA - Wednesday 14 May

SARS Symposium 1

14.00-15.30, Tregonwell Hall
‘Evidence-Based Surgery. Challenges in Obtaining and Using Evidence in Surgical Practice.’

 14.00-14.30 Using evidence to guide modern surgical practice.
Professor Jonathan Meakins ( John Radcliffe Hospital , Oxford )

14.30-15.00 Pitfalls and limitations in evidence based surgery.
Dr Catherine Pope ( University of Southampton )

15.00-15.30 Assessing outcome and quality in surgical care.
Dr Jan Van der Meulen (The Royal College of Surgeons, London )

SARS Symposium 2

16.00-17.30, The Bourne Lounge
‘Simulation in Surgical Training’

16.00-16.30 The use of simulators in the assessment of technical competence.
George Hanna (St Mary’s, London )

16.30-17.00 The use of simulation in training and assessment for surgical decision making.
Ros Jacklin ( Imperial College London )

17.00-17.30 Lessons learned from the aviation industry.
Captain John Leech (The British Airways training centre.)

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