@RCEMevents | #RCEMevents Chest drain insertion course Date: Thursday 14 November 2019 Venue: Octavia House, 54 Ayres Street, London, SE1 1EU RCEM accredited for CPD. GMC domains covered: 1, 2 Who should attend? • Trainees/ non-trainees/consultants in emergency medicine, acute medicine and intensive care Learning objectives • To increase awareness of mortality and morbidity secondary to chest drain insertion • To increase the awareness of use of appropriate imaging and limitation of conventional radiology. • To provide hands on experience on both medical and surgical chest drain insertion on state of the art mannequins. • To discuss safety issues, learning requirements and number of procedure to be competent. 08:45 - 09:15 Registration and refreshments 09:15 - 09:30 Welcome and introductions Dr Nasir Siddique, Course Lead and Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 09:30 - 10:00 Safety issues in chest drain insertion Dr Nasir Siddique 10:00 - 10:30 Clinical scenarios in chest drain issues Dr Richard Russell, SpR in Respiratory Medicine, Glenfield University Hospital, Leicester 10:30 - 11:00 Dealing with Pneumothorax and Haemothorax Dr Serena Chee, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Southampton University Hospital 11:00 - 11:30 Refreshments and networking 11:30 - 12:00 Pre-procedure assessments Dr Nasir Siddique 12:00 - 12:30 How to perform a chest drain safely Dr Richard Russell 12:30 - 13:15 Lunch and networking Programme timings and content subject to change. 13:15 - 15:45 Hands-on workshop At this stage delegates will split into 5 groups and proceed to their allocated station for the practical element of the course. Your group number can be found at the bottom of your badge 15:45 - 16:00 Refreshments and networking 16:00 - 16:20 Management of chest drains Dr Emmanuelle Midmer, SpR in Emergency Medicine, Northampton General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 16:20 - 16:50 Managing complications Dr Nasir Siddique 16:50 - 17:00 Feedback Dr Nasir Siddique 17:00 Close The practical workshops will cover: • Needle decompression for tension pneumothorax • Diagnostic aspiration • Therapeutic aspiration • Seldinger chest drain insertion • Flushing • Practice in suturing • Chest drain removal Groups for the hands on workshop have been pre-allocated. Please look at your badge to find your group number. Each group should go to the following station: Group Number Station Number Location 1 1 Third floor, room 1 2 2 Third floor, room 2 3 3 Third floor, room 2 4 4 Third floor, room 3 5 5 Third floor, room 4 All room numbers are signposted on the third floor.