Waterford Surgical October Meeting

XXXII Waterford Surgical October MeetingSaturday, 14 October 2023

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Welcome

Waterford Surgical October Meeting Programme 2023

Theme: “Surgery in the Co-morbid Patient”

Time Speaker
9.30-9.40am

Welcome

Professor Peter Neary
Professor of Surgical Oncology
Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon
South East Cancer Governance Lead
Convener of the Waterford Surgical October Meeting
University Hospital Waterford/University College Cork

1st Session (9.40am - 11.25am) - Perioperative Care

Chairs

  • Dr. Wahid Altaf, Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospital Waterford
  • Mr. Mark Grannell, Consultant General Surgeon, Wexford General Hospital
Time Speaker
9.40am - 10am “Perioperative Anticoagulation Management”
Professor Ezzat Elhassadi
Consultant Haematologist, Clinical Director & NCCP lead for Haematology Services,
Clinical Associate Professor (RCSI) & Senior Clinical lecturer (UCC), University Hospital Waterford
10am - 10.05am Discussion
10.05am - 10.25am “Preoperative Assessment of the high-risk Surgical Patient”
Dr. Edel Duggan
Consultant Anaesthesiologist & Clinical Director of the National Poisons Information Centre, Beaumont Hospital
10.25am - 10.30am Discussion
10.30am - 10.50am “Nourishing Resilience: The Role of Nutrition for surgical patients with co-morbidities”
Ms. Aoife Hearne
Assistant Lecturer in Nutrition & Exercise Science, Department of Sports & Science, South East Technological University, Waterford
10.50am - 10.55am Discussion
10.55am - 10.59am Sponsor Address 
Applied Medical, Beckton, Dickinson UK Limited (BD)
10.59am - 11.25am Break / Visit Trade Stands/ Visit Poster Exhibition

2nd Session (11.25am - 1.45pm) Surgery in the Bariatric Population

Chairs

  • Mr. John Connelly, Consultant Bariatric & General Surgeon, Mater Hospital
  • Ms. Niamh Foley, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, University Hospital Waterford
Time Speaker
11.25am - 11.45am “Barriers to Obesity Care”
Professor Francis Finucane
Consultant Endocrinologist, Galway University Hospitals and University of Galway
11.45am - 11.50am Discussion
11.50am - 12.10pm “Surgical Treatment of Obesity”
Ms. Naomi Fearon
Consultant in General Surgery & Upper Gastrointestinal, St. Vincent's University Hospital
12.10pm - 12.15pm Discussion
12.15pm - 12.35pm

The William O’Keeffe Lecture

“Peri-Operative Optimisation of Patients with Obesity undergoing Non-Bariatric Surgery;
A National Collaborative QI Initiative”

Dr. Carolyn Cullinane
SpR, Department of Surgery, Mercy University Hospital, Cork
12.35 - 12.40pm

Discussion
12.40 - 12.46pm

Sponsor Address

Boston Scientific, Healthcare 21
12.46pm - 1.45pm

Break / Visit Trade Stands/ Visit Poster Exhibition

General Poster Adjudicators: Ms. Niamh Foley, Ms. Cathy Cronin

Orthopaedic Poster Adjudicators:  Professor May Cleary, Mr. Fiachra Rowan

3rd Session (1.20pm - 3pm) Research Session

Chairs

  • Professor Peter Murchan, Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon, Tipperary University Hospital
  • Professor Calvin Coffey, Head of Department of Surgery, Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon,University of Limerick
  • Professor Mark Corrigan, Clinical Professor, Consultant Breast & General Surgery, Cork University Hospital
Time Speaker
1.45pm - 2.45pm

William O’Keeffe Prize Presentations (parallel session)

Theatre G18

Chairs

  • Mr. Enda Kelly, Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Temple Street Children’s University Hospital and the National Orthopaedic Cappagh
  • Professor Joe O’Beirne, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, University Hospital Waterford
  • Mr. Peter Jemelik, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, University Hospital Waterford
Time Speaker
1.45pm - 2.45pm

Joe O'Beirne Orthopaedic Prize Presentations (Parallel Session)

Theatre G19
2.45pm - 2.49pm

Sponsor Address:
Johnson & Johnson
2.49pm - 3.15pm Break / Visit Trade Stands/ Visit Poster Exhibition

4th Session (3pm - 4.50pm) - Plenary Session

Chairs

  • Professor Padraig Daly, Consultant Urologist, University Hospital Waterford
  • Professor Ruairí MacNiocaill, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, University Hospital Waterford
Time Speaker
3.15pm - 3.35pm “The management Acute Cholecystitis requires not an evolution but a revolution!”
Mr. Michael Sugrue
Consultant Breast & General Surgery, Letterkenny University Hospital & University Hospital Galway
3.35pm - 3.40pm Discussion
3.40pm - 4pm “Surgery in the Comorbid Paediatric Patient”
Mr. Enda Kelly
Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Temple Street Children’s University Hospital and the National Orthopaedic Cappagh
4pm - 4.05pm Discussion
4.05pm - 4.35pm

The Gordon Watson Lecture

Introduction

Professor Simon Cross
Retired Consultant Vascular & General Surgeon, University Hospital Waterford

“Training for 2030 and beyond”

Professor P. Ronan O’Connell

Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Honorary Consultant Surgeon,
St Vincent's University Hospital & University College Dublin
4.35pm - 4.45pm Discussion
4.45pm - 4.55pm

Presentation of Prize Awards

  • Mr. Peter McCullough, Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon, University Hospital Waterford
  • Professor Ruairí MacNiocaill, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, University Hospital Waterford
4.55pm - 5.10pm Closing Remarks 

Professor Peter Neary
Professor of Surgical Oncology
Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon
South East Cancer Governance Lead
Convener of the Waterford Surgical October Meeting
University Hospital Waterford/University College Cork

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Drinks Reception and Gala Dinner

The WSOM will be hosting a drinks reception and dinner following the meeting:

  • Where? The Strand Inn, Lower Village, Dunmore East, X91 E295, Co. Waterford
  • When? 7.30pm - 10.30pm, Sat 14 Oct 2023
  • Cost? €75

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