The full programme for the 2010 international delirium congress is available now on the European Delirium Association website and it is an excellent programme. In particular note, Professor Wes Ely will be speaking and sharing new findings with us first from his latest research into ICU delirium.
It is a great opportunity to immerse yourself in the subject and emerge energised to make a real difference for our patients.
The 2nd edition of the Annals of Delirium has just been published. It can be viewed and downloaded from the European Delirium Association website. What it lacks in length, it makes up for in quality. If you want to know what is going on to tackle delirium in our patients here and abroad - take a look.
The European Delirium Association are inviting abstracts for the 5th annual congress being held in Amsterdam November 11th - 12th.
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Register with the European Delirium Association today (or tomorrow) and support the fight against delirium. There are some resources available on the website and more to come. Over the next couple of years it is expected this assocation will go from strength to strength.
Once you register as a member you will be able to cast your vote regarding a key issue in delirium - antipsychotics good or bad? (Just a bit of fun!)
Visit the website and register via the Contact us link just above the EDA banner on the home page www.europeandeliriumassociation.com.
Just to remind you there is an ICU study day being held at Watford on Tuesday June 15th 10.00 until 16.00. It promises to be an informative and constructive day with an implementation session ran by a panel of experts giving practical advice about what to do about delirium and how to do it in your critical care unit. £35 for the day.
Contact alison.east@whht.nhs.uk, or ring 01923 217610 for details and registration forms.
(Remember hotmail and yahoo e mail addresses are being blocked throughout the NHS so use a different address or ring!)
The European Delirium Association have started a poll on their website. Do you think antipsychotics should only be used as a last resort to control symptoms? Or do you believe they act via rebalancing the neurotransmitters and potentially improve outcomes? Your chance to vote, so log on to http://www.europeandeliriumassociation.com/delirium-information/ and take part in this purely unscientific but emotive exercise!
Watford General Hospital in Hertfordshire is holding an ICU delirium study day Tuesday 15th June. Lecturers include Dr Valerie Page - on her home turf for a change - Mark Borthwick from the John Radcliffe and the UK Clinical Pharmacists Association, Dr Dan Conway, a recognised authority in (very early!) critical care mobilisation and hopefully Melanie Gager will share her experience on how to implement routine monitoring.
Its a snip at £30, look forward to seeing you there!
Contact alison.east@whht.nhs.uk for further details
The European Delirium Assocation has produced its first newsletter - the Annals of Delirium. It is a small beginning but it is a start, at last bringing together clinicians from community to ICUs; those who recognise the importance of delirium. This will be produced quarterly and will feature news, views and expert commentaries as well as educational gems.
Download it from the website now!
This years International Delirium Congress is to be held on November 11th and 12th in Amsterdam. It will include a rare appearance this side of the Atlantic by Dr Sharon Inouye. The organisers are working hard to keep the costs down so book your study leave now!
I hope you all have a merry, healthy and safe few days whatever you may be celebrating. Why not close the year out by looking back over the years news archive? Hey then in January, dust off that resolution about ICU delirium monitoring and management and Just Do It!
