| Speaker |
Topic |
| Session I: |
| Dr David Gabbott (Gloucester) |
The Combitube-does it have a role? |
| Dr Peter Farling (Belfast) |
FO training courses-do they actually work? |
| Dr Mansukh Popat (Oxford) |
Difficult fibreoptic intubation |
| Session II: |
| Dr Peter Charters (Liverpool) |
Mechanisms in difficult intubation |
| Dr Peter Groom (Liverpool) |
Accurate photography of the laryngeal view |
| Dr Duncan Gillies (London) |
3-D model for difficult intubation |
| Session III: |
| Dr Atul Kapila (Reading) |
The intubating laryngeal mask |
| Dr Michael Parr (Bristol) |
The trauma airway |
| Dr Richard Vanner (Gloucester) |
Emergency tracheal access |
| Session IV: |
Projects Report |
| Dr Peter Latto (Cardiff) |
Airway training |
| Dr Bernie Liban (London) and Dr Paul Rich (London) |
Airway database |
| Dr Duncan Hancox (Manchester) |
Airway CD-Rom |
| Session V: |
Free Papers |
| Dr T Meek |
Cricoid pressure: knowledge and performance amongst anaesthetic assistants |
| Dr M Hawkins |
Intubation through the cuffed oropharyngeal airway |
| Dr S Sudunagunta |
An evaluation of the paediatric McCoy laryngoscope |
| Dr B Smith |
Difficult intubation with the LMA Fastrach |
| Dr N Yardy |
The laryngeal mask and Combitube; a comparative study of their ease of use by unskilled personnel |
| Dr K Koga |
Respiratory complications associated with tracheal extubation: timing of tracheal extubation and use of the laryngeal mask after extubation |
| Session VI: |
| Dr Lesley Horsman (Manchester) |
Awake Intubation |
| Dr Chris Frerk (Northampton) |
Difficult Airway-to paralyse or not? |
| Dr Keith Judkins (Wakefield) |
The airway in burned patients |
| Dr Richard Grummitt (York) |
Nurse extubation in recovery-a safe practice? |
| Session VII: |
The Role of the cricoid cartilage |
| Dr Steve Yentis (London) |
Cricoid pressure-how to do it |
| Dr Ralph Vaughan (Cardiff) |
Role of the cricoid cartilage in an emergency situation |
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Is cricoid pressure effective in prevention of aspiration? |
| Dr Ian Calder (London) |
Data from the literature |
| Dr Dan Benhamou (France) |
Data from France |
