Anaesthesia, 1982, Volume 37, pages 484-487

SIXTH EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY

London 8-15 September 1982

ON THE OCCASION OF THE GOLDEN JUBILEE

THE ASSOCIATION OF ANAESTHETISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND

PATRON: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

The Sixth European Congress (ECA) will be held at the Royal Festival Hall from 8-15 September 1982.

The Pre/iminary Programme with registration forms and application forms for the presentation of free papers, films and poster displays, together with application forms for the postgraduate course which precedes the Congress, have been circulated. Those who have not received a copy or who require other information should write to:

The Secretary General, European Congress of Anaesthesiology (ECA) Secretariat, Caroline Rowney Medical Conference Organisers, 100 Park Road, London NWl 4RN. England.

President of the Congress

William Derek Wylie, MA, MB, BChir, FRCP, FRCS, FFARCS, FFARCSI(Hon)

Organising Committee

Chairman: Dr P.J. Helliwell. Deputy Chairman: Dr S.A. Mason. Secretary-General: Dr J.S.M. Zorab. Deputy Secretary-General: Dr P.J.F. Baskett. Treasurer: Dr M. Rosen. Deputy Treasurer: Dr John N. Horton. Scientific Committee Chairman: Prof. A.A. Spence. Deputy: Prof. C.M. Conway.

Social Programme Committee Chairman: Dr Richard H. Ellis. Deputy: Dr D.G. Nancekievill. Technical Exhibition Committee Chairman: Professor M.D. Vickers. Deputy: Dr R.S. Vaughan. Editorial Committee Chairman: Dr T.B. Boulton. Deputy: Dr R.S. Atkinson.

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Communications Committee

Chairman: Dr D.H. Short. Consultant Adviser: Dr P. Hansell.

Public Relations

Chairman: Dr I.R. Verner

Secretariat

ECA Secretariat, Caroline Roney Medical Conference Organisers, 100 Park Road, London NW1 4RN England. Telephone: 01-723 6722.

Postgraduate course, 8 September 1982

Details of the Postgraduate Course at the Royal Festival Hall, London which will immediately precede the Congress can be found on the preceding pages.

Those attending the course need not register for the Congress

Scientific symposia

Symposia led by invited speakers will be held on the following topics:

Thursday 9 September I982 Morning: Intravenous anaesthesia: obstetric anaesthesia. Afternoon: Pharmacokinetics: cellular effects of anaesthesia.

Friday 10 September 1982 Morning: Breathing systems: immunology. Afternoon: Acute pain: neuromuscular blockade.

Monday 13 September 1982 Morning: Local anaesthesia: infection in intensive care. Afternoon: Paediatric anaesthesia: toxicity of anaesthetics.

Tuesday 14 September 1982 Morning: Pain therapy: cardiovascular effects of anaesthesia. Afternoon: Teaching and training: neuro-anaesthesia.

Wednesduy 1.5 September 1982 Morning: Quality control in anaesthesia. Afternoon: Pulmonary problems in intensive care.

Free papers and films and posters will also be included in the Symposia.

Social programme

Wednesday 8 September 1982 Opening Ceremony followed by an Informal Reception at the Royal Festival Hall.

Thursduy 9 September 1982 Concert given by the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas at the Royal Festival Hall followed by a musical display by the band of the Royal Marines ending with fireworks.

Friduy 10 September 1982

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The Christiun Meciicul Fellowship will hold a breakfast meeting.

Saturda.y I I September 1982 Gaia Evening ut the old Covent Garden Market including entertainment by kerb-side performers and Morris dancers; late night specialist shopping, dancing and a three course dinner.

Monduj, 13 September 1982 Bufli.1 Rewptions at the Guildhall and other historic halls in the City of London.

Wednesduy I S September 1982 Farewell Lunch Party on board launches on the River Thames.

Day tours

Tours to a number of historic buildings and areas in and around London have been arranged for accompanying guests and delegates during the Congress; these will include Windsor Castle, Leeds Castle, Woburn Abbey, Oxford and Rlenheim Palace, the National Theatre, Westminster Abbey and Hever Castle.

Full details appear in the Preliminary Programme which may be obtained from the ECA Secretariat.

Travel agents

A list of world-wide travel agents prepared to handle combined travel and accommodation booking5 appears in the Preliminary Programme which may be obtained from the ECA Secretariat.

Registration

Registration fecs ~

Before 1 April to After 31 March 1982 30 June 1983 30 June 1982

Full rcgisfration €135 f170 €190 Day registration f35 €40 f50 Accompanying guests L45 €SO f55

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Sterling cheques and Bankers orders only will be accepted.

Procedure Registration,form.~ and accommodution booking forms are enclosed in the Preliminary Programme. This may be obtained from the ECA Secretariat to whom the forms should be returned.

ECA Secretariat. Caroline Roney Medical Conference Organisers, 100 Park Road, London NWI 4RN, England. Telephone: 01-723 6722.

Visits to British University Departments of Anaesthesia

Various British University Departments of Anaesthesia have indicated that they would welcome visits from Congress participants.

Prior arrangements mmt he mude with the departments concerned. Addre, 5e.p M.iI1 be jound in the Preliminury Programme.

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The dates upon which these Departments of Anaesthesia will be open to visitors are Birmingham (6 & 7 and 16 & 17 September); Bristol (to be arranged); Cambridge (6 & 7 and 16 & 17 September); Cardiff (16, 17 & 18 September); Glasgow (16 & 17 September); Leeds (to be arranged); Liverpool (6 & 7 and 16 & 17 September); Newcastle upon Tyne (before the Congress); Nottingham (to be arranged); Oxford (see post-Congress meetings below); Sheffield (to be arranged); Southampton (16 & 17 September); and the following Departments of the University of London-King’s College Hospital (6 & 7 September), Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith (I6 September), St George’s Hospital, Tooting, St Thomas’ Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital, The London Hospital, The Middlesex Hospital (to be arranged) Guy’s Hospital (6 & 7 September), The Royal College of Surgeons of England (to be arranged) Northwick Park Hospital Clinical Research Centre (16 September).

Post-Congress scientific meetings

16 & 17 September 1982. Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. European Society of Regional Anuesthesiu. Inaugurul Meeting Information: Dr D.B. Scott, Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh EHB 97W, Scotland, U.K. 16 & 17 September 1982. Oxjbrd, England. ScientiJic Meeting. Information: Professor M.K. Sykes, Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE, U.K.

Post-Congress tours

A number of post-Congress motor-coach tours to scenic and historic areas in the United Kingdom have been arranged including the English Lakes, Wales, Bath, Salisbury and Stonehenge, the Shakespeare Country and the Cotswolds and the Captain Cook and Bronte country. Applications must be made direct to Frames Tours Ltd., 46 Albemarle Street, London WIX 4EP, England. A deposit of f25 per person is required before 1 July 1982 on which date the full amount becomes due.