Presentations

The International Association for Ambulatory Surgery (I.A.A.S.) is not responsible for errors or consequences from reliance on information within these presentations. Statements represent the views of the author and are not necessarily the views of the I.A.A.S. Information is not intended to be advice or relied on in any particular circumstance.

Saturday 4 July 2009

Ambulatory Surgery in the Future - Models and Controversies

Day surgery centres/units - free standing or intra-hospital. Is there a preferred model?

Douglas McWhinnie - Presentation Download

Day maternity units supported by maternity motels - is this an option?

Allison Carr - Presentation Download

Outsourcing day care for public patients

Paul Jarrett - Presentation Download

Major Abdominal and Pelvic Operations

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a unit of ambulatory surgery

Fernando Docobo Durantez - Presentation Download

Nursing

Managing anxiety for patients who are unconscious during their procedure

Mark Mitchell - Presentation Download

Managing anxiety for patients who are conscious during their procedure

Mark Mitchell - Presentation Download

Orthopaedic, Hand and Plastic Surgery

Operation for lumbar disc prolapse on an outpatient basis

Peter Ahlburg - Presentation Download

Body contouring in day surgery

Hugh Bartholomeusz - Presentation Download

Anaesthetics 2

23 hour day surgery

Ian Jackson - Presentation Download

Postoperative pain management in adults

Anil Gupta - Presentation Download

Noncardiac surgery for patients with coronary artery stents

Tina Leung - Presentation Download

Managing Workforce in a Changing Environment

Nurse endoscopy

Lynn Rapley - Presentation Download

COMBINED 1

Day surgery treatment for early glottic cancer: a safe option

Matthew Broadhurst - Presentation Download

Does higher surgical/anesthetic risk imply higher admission rate in an ambulatory surgery unit?

Ines Bessa - Presentation Download

Risk Management in Ambulatory/Day Surgery Centres

Documentation and day care medico-legal aspects in India

Reena Jatin Wani - Presentation Download

Sunday 5 July 2009

Worldwide Expansion of Ambulatory Surgery

Italy leads the way in European ambulatory surgery initiatives

Carlo Castoro - Presentation Download

Progress of ambulatory surgery in India

Naresh Row Tadepalli - Presentation Download

What are the limiting factors for the future expansion of day surgery?

Ian Jackson - Presentation Download

Ophthalmology, ENT and Facio-maxillary

Recent technological developments in ophthalmology and their impact on demand for and delivery of ophthalmic day surgery

Richard Smith - Presentation Download

Challenges: the Very Young and the Very Old

Practical paediatrics: nursing children in adult centres

Priscilla Guy - Presentation Download

The "good" and the "not so good" when experiencing day surgery as an older person

Lenore Rhodes - Presentation Download

Designing centres that cater for both the very old and very young

Elizabeth Rankin - Presentation Download

Managing Quality Assessment in Day Surgery

Clinical indicators for quality assessment in day surgery

Paulo Lemos - Presentation Download

COMBINED 2

The Canterbury Charity Hospital: addressing unmet clinical need in New Zealand

Randall Allardyce - Presentation Download

Initiative "Doctors Help Doctors"

Jost Broekelmann - Presentation Download

Challenges: Clinical Excellence

Management of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)

Anil Gupta - Presentation Download

Alternative Models of Ambulatory Care

Office based surgery - what are the limits?

Richard Barnett - Presentation Download

How Will Medical Practitioners and Nurses be Trained in the Future?

Utilising day surgery centres/units for undergraduate medical education - a matter of urgency!

Lindsay Roberts - Presentation Download

Nurse practitioner training in day surgeries

Elise Bryant - Presentation Download

Continuing education of perioperative nurses in ambulatory surgery: identifying future needs based on current trends

Brigid Gillespie - Presentation Download

Monday 6 July 2009

Horizons of Ambulatory Surgery

The influence of politics in the future of day surgery

Carlo Castoro - Presentation Download

International survey

Claus Toftgaard - Presentation Download