SPIRIT International Conference on the Management of Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries.

SPIRIT Conference.

International Conference on the Management of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in the Acute Setting

Friday 18th October 2024
Ballroom, Keele Hall, Keele University

SPIRIT Medical Conference for:  Clinicians in the field of traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries , Scientists, Insurance Companies, Solicitors & Barristers

Organisers: Prof Wagih El Masri and Dr Karina Wright

Registration Fees:
Clinicians/Scientists: £90 (in-person, including lunch & refreshments), £50 (online)
Lawyers/Insurers: £150 (in-person, including lunch & refreshments), £125 (online)                              Health Care Professionals: £65 (in-person, including lunch & refreshments), £35 (online)
Students: £35 (in-person, including lunch & refreshments), £25 (online)

Please see below the Programme for the conference:

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ACUTE TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURIES (ATSCI)

8:00 – 8:45            Registration

8:45 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

9:00 – 9:40   ATSCI, Effects, Rationale & Outcomes of Active Physiological Conservative Management   Wagih S El Masri Emeritus Consutlant Surgeon In Spinal Injuries Midland Centre for Spinal Injuries RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital Oswestry, Hon. Clinical Professor in Spinal Injuries, Keele University

9:40 – 10:15   Autonomic System Dysfunction Following TSCIs, Clinical findings , Implications and their influence on Management  Christopher  Mathias, Professor Emeritus of Neurovascular Medicine, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London & Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London

 MANAGEMENT OF THE INJURED SPINE IN PATIENTS WITH ATSCI

10:15 – 10:45   Pitfalls in the Management of the patient in the acute stage  Naveen Kumar Consultant Spinal Injuries Consultant in Spinal Injuries RJ & AH Orthopaedic Hospital  Oswestry, Honorary Senior Lecturer Keele University

10:45 – 11:15   Rationale & Relevant Outcomes of Surgical Stabilisation Mr D. Cumming Consultant Spinal Surgeon & National Clinical Director for Spinal Surgery & Neurosurgery for NHSE  

11:15 – 11:45 Q & A – Tea Break & visit to Exhibition Stands

11:45 – 12:15   Rationale, Timing & Relevant Outcomes of Surgical Decompression M G Fehlings Professor of Neurosurgery, Toronto University of Toronto Canada.

12:15 -12:45   Reflections on the current Methods of Management & their Outcomes   WEM Hon. Clinical Professor in Spinal Injuries – Keele University

12:45 – 14:00   Q & A – Round table Discussion in order to confirm or update of the consensus of 2012 and determine further requirements to improve selection of patients and management Chair Person to be determined  – Lunch and visit to Exhibiting Stands

14:00 -14:30 – Post Traumatic Syringomyelia – Mr Graham Flint

14:30 -15:00 Special Considerations in the Diagnosis & Management of Patients with Diabetes in patients with Acute and Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries ATSCI  Prof. Avi Ohry Tel Aviv University

15:50 – 15:30   Special Considerations in the Management of Children & Adolescents with ATSCI  Dr Richa Kulshrestha Consultant Paediatric Neurorehabilitation Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital

15:30 – 16:00   Q & A –Refreshments 

16:00 – 16:30   Strength and weaknesses in the current strategies in Regeneration Research, Dr Christopher Adams Lecturer in Neuroscience & Program Director for Neuroscience Keele University

16:30-17:00 Medico-Legal Consideration in the Management of patients with ATSCI –Speaker to be determined

17:00- Rounding up & Closure