2008 - Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery

Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery • Edinburgh
17:00-18:30 CABG versus stenting
Professor David Taggart , Professor Paul Sergeant
Moderators: Tim Graham, Calum Buchanan
Tuesday 11th March
09:00-09:20 Paper 4: Autologous Platelet Gel: Does it have a place in Postoperative
Cardiothoracic Surgical Wounds? (abstract 69)
S Bateman
Cardiothoracic Division James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough,
United Kingdom
09:20-09:40 Paper 5: Impact of Nurse-led Chest Drain Clinic in the Efficacy of a
Regional Thoracic Unit (abstract 70)
S Rathinam
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
09:40-10:00 Paper 6: The Management of Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery
Bypass Graft Surgery (abstract 70)
K Prime
Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
Moderators: Jim McGuigan, Linda McKee
10:00-10:45 Tea and refreshments
10:45-11:25 Nice Guidelines for 18/52 wait and the Patient Pathway &
Discussion
Gill Mathews
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
11:25-11:45 Paper 7: Protocol Discharge (abstract 78)
J Mills
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom
11:45-12:05 Paper 8: Travelling the Assistant Practitioner Pathway (abstract 79)
C Roberts
Sheffield Teaching Hospital Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
12:05-12:30 National Survey Workforce Planning Results.
T Bartley
Nursing Representative, SCTS
Moderators: Ben Bridgewater, Rachel Cooper
12:30-13:30 Lunch
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