Activities

Clinical Management of Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries Event – October 2022

In Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of SPIRIT*
Clinical Management of Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries: Following the Science
A conference to be held at

Keele University UK
14th October 2022
* UK Registered Charity, Number 1059381 www.spirit-charity.co.uk; info@spirit-charity.co.uk

Programme

14th October 2022: Ballroom, Keele Hall
9:00-9:10 Welcome Prof. P. Walsh, Vice Chancellor & Exec. Dean Faculty of Medicine
Keele University (5 mins)

Prof. W S El Masri, Hon. Clinical Professor in Spinal Injuries Keele Univ. Emeritus Consultant Surgeon in Spinal Injuries RJAH (5 mins)
9:10-9:40 Spinal Cord Injury:
The nature of the beast Prof. W S El Masri

9:40-10:10 Pre-hospital care Prof. T. Nutbeam, Consultant in Emergency Medicine. Professor of Prehospital Critical Care at the University of Plymouth

10:10-10:40 Early management of SCI Dr H. Ramaswamy,
Consultant at Princess royal Spinal Injuries Centre, Sheffield. Honorary Senior Lecturer at Sheffield University.

10:40-10:50 Q&A Session 1 and Q&A chaired by Prof. M. Papadopoulos and co-chaired by Mr N. Furtado

10:50-11:00 Break

11:00-12:00
Rationale, indications and outcomes of:
1. Early surgery
2. Active physiological conservative management

Mr N. Furtado, Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (30 mins)

Prof. W S El Masri (30 mins)

12:00-12:20 Post-traumatic syringomyelia Mr Graham Flint, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

12:20-12:30 Q&A Session 2 and Q&A chaired by Prof. T. Nutbeam and co-chaired by Mr C. Inman

12:30-13:30 Lunch

13:30-14:00 Initial respiratory bladder and bowel management Mr Naveen Kumar, Consultant in Spinal Injuries, Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries, RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust

14:00-15:20 Bench to Bedside and Back:
1. Pre-clinical
2. Clinical
3. Reverse Translational
Prof. Eustace Johnson, Professor in immunology and adult stem cell therapies, University of Chester (20 mins)

Prof. Marios Papadopulos, Professor of Neurosurgery, St George’s Hospital, London (30 mins)

Dr Karina Wright, Senior Lecturer in Orthopaedics and Bioengineering, Oswestry RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital & Keele University (20 mins)

15:20-15:30 Q&A Session 3 and Q&A chaired by Mr G. Flint and co-chaired by Prof. Eustace Johnson

15:30-15:40 Break

15:40-16:10 Patient perspectives TBA

16:10-16:40 Legal perspectives QC W. Braithwaite, Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Barrister and QC

16:40-16:50 Q&A Session 4 and Q&A chaired by Mr C Budithi and co-chaired by Mr J. Fogerty

16:50-17:00 Concluding Remarks Prof. W S El Masri
End of Conference

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Clinical Management of Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord injury

The SPIRIT Worldwide Network

SPIRIT has assessed and provided funding to many individuals involved in the treatment of SCI including professors, doctors, psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, medical students and others.

Over 100 individuals travelled to and from the following countries to gain knowledge and spread skills and ideas:-