Cardiothoracic Forum

FORUM FOR CARDIOTHORACIC SURGICAL PRACTICE 2009
Bournemouth  International Centre
23-24 March 2009

Details to follow

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Abstract submission on-line:

online abstract submission iwill be open in early September and you will be able to submit your abstracts for our forthcoming meeting by logging on to www.scts.org and following the links. To help with submission you can download examples of previous presentations from the column to your right and the attached document explains the process of selection.

Please note the deadline for submission is strictly midnight, 5th November 2008.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact tara.bartley@ntlworld.com or Isabelle Ferner sctsadmin@scts.org or +44 (0)20 7869 6893

Please click here to look at the forum programme from 2008

Annual Meeting Presentations

Please download presentations from previous Fora for Cardiothoracic Surgical Practice below:

2007 Presentations

Donor Care Physiologist - G Aldous
Bad, Mad or Delirious - D Quayle
Cardiac Assessment at the cutting edge - J Smith; M Coombs
Nursing Membership to the SCTS - Graham Cooper
The Development of a Cardiothoracic and Oesophageal Teaching and Assessment Programme for Nurses, Surgical Assistants, Physiotherapists and Allied Health Professionals - M Poullis
Weaning - Keep it simple - D Quayle
EACTS Guidelines Antiplatelet Coagulation - J Dunning
CALS Course Lecture - J Dunning
Talc Pleurodesis:Doctor versus Nurse - H Munday

2006 Presentations

Developing a nurse-led ventilatory weaning protocol - G Aldous
Bridging the gap – introduction of the cardiac support practitioner role  - B Gray; C Roberts
A day in the life of the CICU Practitioner -M Doyle
Team approach to advancing practice – nurse practitioners not necessary  -L Hollis
The role of the consultant nurse in cardiothoracic surgery  -P Corrigan
Advanced Practice and Clinical Assessment - L McKee