50 th Viking Surgeons Association Annual Conference - Provisional Programme

To book your place email: [email protected]
        *******Registrations close next week********

September 20-22, 2023 
Kilmallie Free Church Hall 
Glenpane Street, Caol, Fort William  PH33 7AU

Wednesday September 20, 2023 

12:00 Arrival and Check in for Sponsors and Speakers  
           This option for early check in is not mandatory, just if you wanted to play golf or arrive early 

14:00 - 9 Holes of Golf – Fort William Golf Club, £20, pay at venue 
             Axe throwing in Spean Bridge, £32, pay at venue

17:00    Venue open for set up 

18:00    Wine and cheese Meet and Greet – Crofter Hotel, High street Fort William,
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 19:00    Informal meal at The Old Deli, High Street Fort William

Thursday September 21, 2023 

08.30 Registration, Coffee, Sponsor Exhibition 
09.00 Welcome 

09.05 Session 1 – ENT for the generalist 

• Variety of topics moderated by Mr Angus Cain (quinsy, emergency surgical airway, head & neck lumps)

10:30 Coffee Break 

11.00 Session 2 – Sustainability and green theatre issues for the rural surgeon 

• Interactive session lead by Drs Hal Robinson, Sam Spinney, Sarah Hodgson and Miss Vivienne Gough 

12:30 Lunch, Sponsors - Viking Photograph 

13:30 Session 3 – Colorectal 

• Investigation of colonic symptoms in the era of qFIT and CCE
• Update on common colorectal anorectal problems
• Update on colonoscopy and polypectomy, led by Prof Angus Watson & Mr Raymond Oliphant, Raigmore Hospital

15.00 Break 

1530 Session 4 – The Spine 

• Current Mx of common back and neck problems, plus spinal trauma, interhospital transfer and management of chronic symptoms led by Drs Jósep Blondal and Stephen Gilbert

17.00 Close of the Day  

17.30 Viking AGM  

19:00 Viking Surgical Association Dinner and Ceilidh 

• After dinner speaker: Chris Robinson, retired local GP “Vikings and Fort William: their role in the history of Scotland”

 Friday September 22, 2023  

08.30 Coffee  

09.00 Session 1 – The Difficult Gallbladder 

• Trainee case presentations and discussion of difficulties and solutions led by Prof Damian Mole, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

10.30 Break 

11.00 Session 2 – Surgical Pot pourri 

• Gaining confidence in remote surgery: Mr Simon Cole
• The Role of Digital Health in Rural surgery – Mr Rajarajan Ramamoorthy
• Practical tips and tricks from the Viking community 
• Pre tibial lacerations – Miss Jean Turner
• Finding the facial nerve – Dr Peter Reemst
• Ingrown toenail - Mr B Tulloh
• Sebaceous cysts on the scalp – Mr Simon Cole
• Straightening the incision in midline laparotomy – Mr Simon Cole
• First laparoscopic port insertion – Bruce Tulloh and Peter Reemst

12.30 Lunch and Closing remarks 

14.00 Viking Social – join your peers for some local adventuring 

• A walk in under the Glenfinnan Viaduct to the local railway station – watch the Jacobites Steam train puffing by 
• Boat trip on Loch Linnhe – seal spotting 
• Ben Nevis Whisky Distillery Tour