Hi Impact Critical Care (5.0) 2024 - Trauma Critical Care

DRAFT PROGRAMME

07.30 Pre-Conference Workshops

Ticketed Events

1) Airway Workshop (the airway in trauma) Ciara Hanley & Brian Harte

2) Chest Imaging Workshop (chest ultrasound and imaging in trauma)

Main Conference Room – Coagulation & Blood Transfusion Workshop

The patient was involved in a MVC and is bleeding (Ruth Gilmore, Leo Kevin, Pat Neligan & Gerry O’Sullivan)

· Massive bleeding and the 'code red' Leo Kevin

· Resuscitation - how much fluid do I give? Pat Neligan

· What is the role for: (I) Fibrinogen (ii) Tranexamic acid (III) recombinant factor VII? Ruth Gilmore

· What if the patient is on anticoagulants? Ruth Gilmore

· What can the interventional radiologist do? Gerry O’Sullivan

09.15-10.30 Session 1

Chest Trauma - Hi Impact

The patient with rib fractures is in severe pain:

9.15 Rib Fractures – why a pathway is needed. James Foley

9.30 Chest Tubes – The times are changing. Jimmy Lee.

9.45 Chest Drains - Five question about chest drains you were afraid to ask – SIS* - Claire Lavelle & Pat Neligan

10.00 What is the current approach to nerve blockade for rib injuries? Brian Kinirons

10.15 When should rib injuries be plated? Alan Soo

10.30-11.00 Coffee Break

11.00-12.30 Session 2

TBI and Spinal Trauma

11.00 Raised ICP – mannitol, HTS, hemicraniectomy – what’s the story? Aoife Quinn

11.30 ARDS and spinal injury or open abdomen – is there an alternative to proning? John Bates

11.45 The Patient has a High Spinal Cord Injury – How do I liberate them from the ventilator? Sinead Egan

12.00 TBI / ARDS – how do I ventilate them (lung protective ventilation) – Mike Scully

Lunch

Coffee in Exhibition Room

13.15 – 14.15 Session 3

General Trauma Issues - Hi Impact

13.15 How should Pelvic Injuries be managed? Fintan Shannon

13.30 Rhabdomyolysis – how to I diagnose it and manage it? Bairbre McNicholas

13.45 Abdominal Compartment Syndrome – a forgotten problem? Pat Neligan

14.00 The patient has an Open Abdomen – Five challenges in their care - SIS* Session - Esther Ni Chonghaile

14.15 – 14.30 Short Break

14.30- 16.00 Session 4

Controversies in Trauma Management - Snap Talks

14.30 Is Concern About Limb Compartment Syndrome Really A Contraindication To Regional Nerve Blockade? Brian Kinirons

14.45 The Regional Anaesthesia Guidelines For Patients On Anticoagulants Are Non Sensical And Result In Delayed Surgery And Worse Outcomes! Ben Cantan

15.15 The Patient Is Hypoxic And Has A Traumatic Pneumothorax – Can I Give Them CPAP? SIS Session. Rachel Jooste, Christine Sheehan

15.00 Is It Really Necessary To Measure ICP In Traumatic Brain Injury? Aoife Quinn

15.30 Is It Appropriate To Administer Vasopressors To Hypotensive Bleeding Patients? Aoife Brennan

15.45 Lactate Is A Poor Tool To Use As An Endpoint Of Resuscitation And Should Be Abandoned! Mike Hurley

*SIS = Side Impact Sessions, where two presenters go through various questions that had been submitted to the conference in advance. An innovation this year