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  • Paul Aldridge

    BVSc Cert SAS MRCVS, Referral Clinician, (RCVS Advanced Practitioner Small Animal Surgery), Small Animal Surgery, Vets Now Hospital, Manchester, U.K

    Paul is a surgical referral clinician with Vets Now Referrals, Manchester.

    Paul graduated from Liverpool University. After a short spell in mixed practice he moved to a surgical role in a small animal hospital in the North West where he obtained his RCVS Certificate. Paul has continued to work in the Manchester area since then, seeing orthopaedic and soft tissue referral cases. Widely involved in delivering CPD, Paul has lectured to vets and nurses in the UK, Europe, and the USA, and has authored and contributed to text books.

    Paul’s clinical interests include all aspects of traumatology, acute abdominal surgery, and cruciate disease. 
     
     

    • 09:00 - 09:40 Pleural Space Disease
      Pleural space disease is a common cause of dyspnoea in the emergency patient. We will look at the diagnosis and stabilisation of pneumothorax and pleural effusions. Techniques of thoracocentesis and chest drain placement will be described.
      09:50 - 10:30 Toxicology
      Poisoned patients are often seen in practice. What principles should be applied to every toxicology case? What techniques are available to us to support the patient and combat the effects of the toxin?
      11:00 - 11:40 Vascular Access in the Critical Patient
      This presentation will look at alternative vascular access techniques in the critical patient. When are intra-osseous needles indicated and how are they placed. When would a central catheter be considered and is their expense justified?
      14:10 - 14:50 Traumatic Brain Injuries
      Injuries to the brain tend to occur in 2 phases; the primary trauma, and subsequent secondary brain injury. How can we monitor, stabilise, and minimise the life-threatening effects of secondary brain injury?
      15:30 - 16:10 Medical Stabilisation of the GDV Patient
      The GDV patient is often suffering from severe respiratory and circulatory compromise at presentation. Adequate stabilisation is essential prior to anaesthesia. We will discuss fluid therapy, medical treatment and gastric decompression
    • 09:00 - 09:40 Gastropexy: Tips & Tricks
      GDV surgery needs to be rapid and efficient; this lecture will look at the techniques available to perform a permanent gastropexy, and the evidence supporting the choice of technique.
      09:50 - 10:30 Canine Urethral Obstruction
      Urethral obstruction in male dogs is commonly caused by urolithiasis. Techniques to relieve the obstruction, and a description of the surgical techniques of urethrotomy and urethrostomy will be discussed.
      13:40 - 14:20 Pharyngeal Puncture Wounds
      Pharyngeal and oesophageal puncture wounds are an uncommon indication for urgent exploratory surgery. This presentation will look at the indications, and techniques to deal with these life threatening injuries
      14:30 - 15:10 Difficult Wound Closures
      Traumatic wounds and their subsequent surgical debridement can lead to extensive skin deficits. What techniques are available to acheive tension free closure, and when should they be used?
      15:50 - 16:30 GIT Surgery in the Septic Abdomen
      Septic peritonitis is most frequently caused by leakage of the gastrointestinal tract and resection and anastamosis is required. What steps can we take to try and ensure rapid recovery and reduce the risk of dehiscence? Anastamosis, abdominal drainage, serosal patching and feeding tubes will be discussed.
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