Fluids, fluids everywhere, but which one should we use? New Directions in Perioperative Fluid Management Programme Saturday, 14 March 2015 0730 Registration Desk Open – Exhibitor Area, Atrium, School of Medicine 0800-0810 Welcome and introduction Kerry Gunn SESSION 1 The trouble with fluid(s) 0810-0840 Finding the right balance in crystalloid composition Andrew Shaw 0840-0910 Perioperative renal function and fluid therapy Jevon Puckett 0910-0940 A brief history of colloids in fluid therapy Shay McGuinness 0940-1010 Morning Break – Exhibitor Area, Atrium, School of Medicine SESSION 2 New approaches to fluid management 1010-1040 Fluid management guidelines (NICE/GIFTASUP) Dileep Lobo 1040-1110 How I give fluid intraoperatively… Andrew Shaw 1110-1140 Haemodynamics – Understanding the Relationship Martin Misur 1140-1240 Lunch Break- Exhibitor Area, Atrium, School of Medicine SESSION 3 All about ERAS 1240-1310 ERAS for colorectal surgery; an integrated approach Dileep Lobo 1310-1340 Goal Directed Therapy: a critical appraisal of the literature Matt Taylor 1340-1410 What are the essential components of a colorectal ERAS programme? (Panel Discussion) 1410-1440 Afternoon Break - Exhibitor Area, Atrium, School of Medicine SESSION 4 Putting it all together 1440-1510 The dilemma of the transfusion threshold Chang Kim 1510-1540 Fluids, blood and the microcirculation Kerry Gunn Case presentations and case vignettes (Panel Discussion) 1650 Future Meetings 1700 Meeting concludes 1700-1800 Drinks and Nibbles - Exhibitor Area, Atrium, School of Medicine