An upcoming Consensus Conference from the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland examines "The 21st Century Surgeon: Challenges and Opportunities." The event will be held Wednesday, the 12th of December, 2012 at the Royal College of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland (Lecture Theatre 2).
Programme Details:
9.00-9.30 Coffee and Registration
09.45-10.00 Welcome (President, ASGBI)
Session 1: What Should Patients Expect From Their Surgeon? (Chairman: Professor John Primrose)
10.00-10.15 Surgery As A Profession (Professor John MacFie, President, ASGBI)
10.15-10.30 How Good Is My Surgeon? Results & League Tables (Mr David Mitchell, Consultant, Southmead Hospital)
10.30-10.45 Surgeons As Leaders (Mr Peter Lees, Founding Director of Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management)
10.45-11.00 What Patients Expect From Surgeons And Surgical Services (Christina Patterson, Writer and Columnist, The Independent)
11.00-11.30 Coffee Break
Session 2: What Does The NHS Expect From Surgeons? (Chairman: Professor CP Shearman)
11.30-11.45 Does the NHS Value Research? (Professor John Primrose, Vice President, ASGBI)
11.45-12.00 Training Surgeons For The Future - Whose Job Will It Be? (Professor Sir John Temple, Past President, RCSEd)
12.00-12.15 Contracts And Changing How Consultants Work (Dr Mark Porter Chair Council, British Medical Association)
12.15-12.30 What Do I Expect From Consultants (Dr Jonathan Fielden, Medical Director, UCLH)
12.30-13.00 Discussion
13.00-14.00 Lunch Break
Session 3: What Does The Surgeon Need From Their Employer? (Chairman: Professor John MacFie)
14.00-14.15 Who Is My Employer Going To Be? (Mr Mark Goldman, former consultant surgeon and CEO at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital)
14.15-14.30 The Bare Essentials (Mr John Moorehead, Director of Operations and Company Secretary, ASGBI)
14.30-14.45 How To Incentivise Doctors (Professor Jonathan Montgomery, Chair, Health Research Authority, Department of Health)
14.45-15.00 What Am I Going To Be Paid To Do? (Professor Nick Cheshire, Director of Cardiovascular Division, Imperial College Healthcare)
15.00-15.30 Tea Break
Session 4: Why Do Things Go Wrong? (Chairman: Professor Norman Williams)
15.30-15.45 How To Avoid Adverse Outcomes (Professor Martin Elliot, Co-Medical Director, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children)
15.45-16.00 Support And Coaching Consultants (Dr Iain Simpson, President British Cardiovascular Society)
16.00-16.15 Patient Safety And Avoidance Of Errors (Mrs Joan Russell, Associate Director of Patient Safety, NHS Commissioning Board Authority)
16.15-16.30 How Can Innovation And Technology Improve Surgical Service? (Mr Colin Morgan, Vice President of External Affairs, Johnson & Johnson & Member of NHS Innovation, Health and Wealth Oversight Board)
16.30-17.00 Closing Remarks, Discussion And Overview Of The Day (Professor Norman Williams, President RCSEng)
For additional information/registration details, please contact Sarah Walsh at sarahwalsh@asgbi.org.uk