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IN-PERSON EVENT hosted by Furness and South Cumbria Section

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This event is complimentary for all to attend, but please note you need to book in advance

What to expect 

To give an overview of the common medical emergencies that may present in practice and how these are managed.

Timings

18:30 Registration

19:00 Lecture with Kate Taylor

20:30 Close

Learning objectives

By the end of this session delegates should have:

  • Increased knowledge of common medical emergencies that may present
  • Increased knowledge of the management of common emergencies
  • Increased knowledge of some of the medical issues that may affect oral surgery in practice.

Development outcome

C

Meet the speaker

Kate Taylor Professor Kate Taylor Chair, Oral Surgery, Programme Lead for MClin Dent Oral Surgery, UCLan

Kate teaches all aspects of undergraduate and postgraduate oral surgery and oral diseases. She completed her Academic Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (AACOMS) in the Yorkshire region in 2013 and has expertise in all aspects of oral and maxillofacial surgery. She has a special interest in managing anxious patients and in the management of medical emergencies in dental practice. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Kate is a member of the Teaching sub-committee of ABAOMS and is President of the Association of Academic Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and has been co-author of a number of leading publications in undergraduate oral surgery education. She is reviewer for the Journal of Oral Surgery and has published extensively on medical emergency management.

Kate was awarded the Lady Estelle Wolfson Fellowship (RCS England) and performs a number of College roles. She is an examiner for Membership in Oral Surgery, ISFE Oral Surgery and MOMS (membership in oral and maxillofacial surgery).

More information

Please email [email protected] with any dietary requirements.

Access the event flyer as a pdf and share with your team.

Would you be interested in getting involved in the Furness and South Cumbria Section?

We are looking for enthusiastic members to join the Furness and South Cumbria Section committee and the North Western Branch Council. A role on the committee is a great way to get involved in the BDA at a local level and to help provide and shape local educational and networking events. It’s also great to have on your CV!

A brief description of the different roles in a committee is available here

The Branch has the support of the centrally-based Local Services team who are on hand to help and advise on any aspect of running the Branch and planning events.

If interested, or for more information, please contact John Edwards, Secretary of the Furness and South Cumbria Section, on the night, or email us at [email protected]

If you feel at all unwell, we encourage you to take a lateral flow test the evening before you are due to arrive - should your test result be positive, we ask you not to attend.

If your test is negative, but you do have symptoms of COVID-19 (a new, persistent cough; a high temperature; or loss/changes to your sense of taste or smell) we kindly request you consider not attending the event to mitigate any risk to other attendees.

Furness General Hospital
Postgraduate Medical Education Centre
Dalton Lane
Barrow-in-Furness LA14 4LF

Arriving by car

There are parking spaces for people with blue badges in front of all the main entrances and in the main pay and display car park. Blue badge holders do not need to pay for parking at the hospital.

The pay and display machines take coins, notes, debit/credit cards and contactless payments.

Arriving by train

Furness General Hospital is approximately 2 miles from Barrow train station. Plan your journey using the National Rail enquiries website.

Arriving by bus

Stagecoach number 6 bus runs regularly to Furness General Hospital.

See the bus timetables for Westmorland and Furness.

Plan your journey using the Stagecoach website or the Traveline website. 

Venue location

Connect with us

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Good topic. Very convenient location

Really appreciated use of real life examples/cases

Very informative and engaging

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