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This is one of the strongest arguments for dropping the "Accident" as soon as possible. The medical speciality should be called Acute Medicine. Confusion will be endless if appointments are made to posts in Emergency Medicine and then we try to change the name of the speciality. Already our speciality in the Irish Republic is called Emergency Medicine, as John well knows. The UK Department of Health were interested in changing the name, but some papers got the idea it was a"spin" exercise to make people use the departments properly and it seems to have gone quiet. Probably time to get the ball rolling again. Thanks for the information, John Jonathan ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Ryan" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 8:37 AM Subject: Emergency Medicine ? > Emergency Medicine > > Thursday 19 June 2003 > Royal College of Physicians, > 11 St Andrews Place, Regent's Park, London NW1 > > This one-day conference is aimed at Physicians at all levels who deal with > emergency admissions or acutely ill medical patients. A range of acute > conditions will be covered from the clinical standpoint with an emphasis on > practical management of commonly encountered problems. A number of > presentations will include case studies and involve interactive audience > participation. There will be ample time for discussions throughout the day. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > 09:30 Registration & coffee > 09:55 Welcome & introduction > Professor Carol Black CBE, President, Royal College of Physicians > Chair: Dr Solomon Almond, Royal Liverpool University Hospital (Conference > Organiser) > 10:00 How to avoid getting sued in emergency medicine > Dr Gerard Panting, Medical Protection Society > 10:35 Chest X-ray negative dyspnoea > Dr Paul Jenkins, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital > 11:20 Coffee > 11:50 Acute renal failure > Dr Alex Crowe, Countess of Chester Hospital > 12:25 Acute hepatic failure > Dr John O'Grady, King's College Hospital > 13:00 Lunch > Chair: Dr Derek Bell, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh > 14:00 Acute upper GI haemhorrhage > Dr Ian London, Leighton Hospital, Crewe > 14:45 Pitfalls in ECG interpretation > Mr Francis Morris, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield > 15:30 Tea > 15:50 Endocrine emergencies > Dr Mark Savage, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield > 16:25 Update on the acute coronary syndromes > Dr Rod Stables, Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool > 17:00 Close and Reception > Dr John Ryan > >