Mark Stringer has put together an exciting programme for the BMLA Leeds in May Meeting. This is an event that you definitely don't want to miss. If you haven't already done so, contact Mark on [log in to unmask] or go to www.bmla.co.uk to register.
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Harry Moseley
Thursday 11th May
Registration 8.30 – 9.30
9.30 - 12.30: “Core of Knowledge” laser safety course (Headingley 1)
Dr Harry Moseley, Honorary Reader, University of Dundee
Mr Stan Batchelor, Consultant Physicist, Guy’s & St Thomas
Mr Graham Hart, Independent Safety Advisor, Bradford
9.30 – 12.30: Parallel Session: Review Talks (Headingley 2)
This session will comprise a number of presentations that will review the development of laser and optical technology, the status of the medical laser market, and examples of specific clinical applications in treatment and diagnosis.
Lunch
1.30 Open session (Room: Headingley 1 and 2)
GUEST LECTURE: Laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) of recurrent glioblastoma.
Wenholt von Tempelhoff Department of Neurosurgery, University of Düsseldorf, Medical School at Krefeld, Germany.
Comparing early quality of life outcomes post varicose vein treatment: EVLT versus surgery.
Anthony Mekako, Hatfield J, Bryce J, Heng MST, Lee DHL, Chetter IC and McCollum PT. Academic Vascular Surgery Unit, Hull Royal Infirmary Hull, HU3 2JZ, UK
Laser “seal” haemorrhoidectomy
M. Hemadri#, PJ Moore# and P. Thomas*
# Scunthorpe General Hospital, Scunthorpe, UK. *Laser Surgery Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
The effects of blood depth on port wine stain skin colour in a novel skin model
DC Widdowson The Wessex Specialist Laser Centre, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Salisbury District Hospital, Wiltshire SP2 8BJ
Combined endovenous laser therapy and ambulatory phlebectomy: feasible, acceptable and effective.
Anthony Mekako, Hatfield J, Bryce J, Heng MST, Lee DHL, Chetter IC, and McCollum PT. Academic Vascular Unit, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull HU3 2JZ United Kingdom
Open Discussion
REFRESHMENT BREAK
What Protection is afforded by IPL Safety Eyewear?
Julie Waite, S Batchelor. Medical Physics, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Quality Assurance of a Pulsed Dye Laser
PA Wright The Wessex Specialist Laser Centre, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Salisbury District Hospital, Wiltshire SP2 8BJ
Are all patients listed for varicose vein surgery suitable for endovenous laser therapy?
Anthony Mekako, Hatfield J, Bryce J, Heng MST, Lee DHL, McCollum PT, and Chetter IC. Academic Vascular Surgery Unit, Hull Royal Infirmary Hull, UK
Intense Pulsed Light – time for harmonisation
Marina Khazova, Health Protection Agency, Swansea NHS Trust
Open Discussion
CLOSE OF SESSION
5.30 – 6.00: BMLA AGM (Syndicate Room)
6.00 – 7.00 BMLA Executive meeting
8.00 pm Conference Dinner (Weetwood Dining Room)
Friday 12th May
Registration 8.30 – 9.30
9.30 GUEST LECTURE: Flexible light delivery system for illumination in PDT
Prof Heinrich Walt, Dept. of Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Austria
Review of topical photodynamic therapy for superficial non-melanoma skin cancer and dysplasia: our experience in Dundee.
Alastair Kerr, Photobiology Unit, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK
Initial experience of the use of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in recurrent malignant and pre-malignant lesions of the vulva.
Susanne Booth Department of Gynaecology, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU16 5JQ
An Online Database for Photodynamic Therapy Clinical Data
Chris Oxtoby Yorkshire Laser Centre, Goole & District Hospital, University of Hull
Open Discussion
REFRESHMENT BREAK
11.30 The synthesis of cationic photosensitizers for use in photodynamic ntimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT).
Claire Line, The University of Hull
Chromophore methylation increases the photoantimicrobial efficacy of azure derivatives.
Mark Wainwright, John Moore’s University, Liverpool
Antimicrobial PDT, early clinical results
Stan Brown Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Leeds
Open Discussion
LUNCH
1.30 Microvascular tissue oxygenation for optical diagnostics and monitoring photodynamic therapy.
DJ Robinson Center for Optical Diagnostics and Therapy, Department of Radiation Oncology, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Bronchial epithelial changes associated with cigarette smoking: a single centre prospective study of asymptomatic volunteers using autofluorescence bronchoscopy method.
K Moghissi The Yorkshire Laser Centre, Goole, UK
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Imaging of Human Cervical Tissue Specimens
Florian Bazant-Hegemark Cranfield Institute, Biophotonics Research Group, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester
Open Discussion
REFRESHMENT BREAK
3.15 The Potential of Raman Spectroscopy (RS) as a Prognostic Tool
Joanne Hutchings Department of Surgery, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ
An Introduction to Terahertz Imaging
Mark Stringer Institute of Microwaves and Photonics, School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds, UK
Terahertz imaging and spectroscopy of breast tumours
Vincent Wallace, TeraView Ltd, Cambridge
Open Discussion
CLOSE OF SESSION
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