BMUS TRASOUND SOCIET Y Ultrasound 2017 49th Annual Scientific Meeting of the British Medical Ultrasound Society 6th - 8th December Final Programme Cheltenham Racecourse Aplio i-series Intuitive. Intelligent. Innovative. Introducing the new Aplio i series Designed with our customers in mind The Aplio i-series intuitive technology provides unprecedented image clarity for routine and challenging patients. The Intelligent work flow enables you to make faster diagnoses, with more confidence. Come and visit us at The truly innovative design with its unparalleled ease of use assists you Stand 3 for a live a in meeting day to day departmental challenges without compromising patient outcomes. demonstration We are delighted to announce that we have scheduled live demonstrations of our newest ultrasound systems; the Aplio i-series. These private demonstrations are free to all BMUS delegates to attend and offer a first look at some of the advances within ultrasound delivered by our Clinical Applications Specialist. Attending one of these sessions will automatically enter you into a free draw to win a Canon camera! CPD points have been applied for. Toshiba Medical Systems UK For more information visit us at: Find out how we can support you and your department: http://www.toshiba-medical.eu/uk/ call for a chat or take a look at our website www.toshiba-medical.co.uk | T: 01293 653700 bmus-book-a-meeting Untitled-2.indd 1 23/10/2017 12:54:03 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME “Welcome” We are delighted to welcome you to the 49th British Medical Ultrasound Society Annual Scientific Meeting at Cheltenham Racecourse. Cheltenham is a beautiful city with a strong scientific and medical heritage and the racecourse offers a wonderful venue for the meeting this year. The meeting follows what is becoming the established for the support of this year’s Platinum Sponsor, Hitachi format of themed days and streams, with integrated Medical Systems who are supporting both the Welcome training sessions complementing the lecture Reception at the end of Day One and the Gala Dinner sessions. Sessions are built around an excellent and Awards Ceremony being held at the beautiful range of invited speakers. Pittville Pump Rooms. Two of the highlights of the meeting this year will be I should like to thank the stream leads and members the Donald, MacVicar and Brown lecture delivered of the Scientific and Education Committee. Their hard by Prof Jeffrey Bamber from the Institute of Cancer work and dedication ensure that the Annual Scientific Research, London and the Peter Twining lecture Meeting (and other study days run for BMUS) are of delivered by Dr Tim Overton from University consistently high quality. Hospitals NHS Trust, Bristol. I should also like to thank Joy Whyte and her team In addition there are sessions in memory of Professors in the BMUS Office; their dedicated organisational David Cosgrove and Peter Wells who both sadly died efforts and hard work ensuring that the meeting this year. actually happens. The exhibition is fully booked and should be lively, with Enjoy the meeting and welcome to Cheltenham! all major manufacturers represented as well as many Peter Cantin. other exhibitors with products and services to offer the Chair, Annual Scientific Meeting ultrasound community. We are grateful in particular Organising Committee 2017. BMUS would like to thank the following members of the Science & Education Committee, 2017 session leads and staff for their contribution to the delivery of this meeting and educational days during 2017. Dr Nick Dudley, Dr Carmel Moran, Prof Gail ter Haar, Lincoln Edinburgh London Mrs Alison Hall, Dr Mary Moran, Mrs Emma Waldegrave, Stafford Dublin London Ms Therese Herlihy, Dublin Dr Caroline Overton, Mrs Rachel Wilson, Bristol Hull Mrs Terry Humphrey, Leeds Dr Tim Overton, Mrs Tracey Clarke Mr Gerry Johnson, Bristol (BMUS Office Administrator) Manchester Mrs Pamela Parker, Mrs Mandy Cove Mrs Catherine Kirkpatrick Hull (BMUS Events & Marketing Co-ordinator) Lincoln, Prof Adrian Lim, Mr Steven Rogers, Miss Emma Tucker London Manchester (BMUS Development Manager) Mrs Alison McGuinness, Mrs Borsha Sarker, Mrs Joy Whyte York Darlington (BMUS Executive Officer) 3 Maximise your investment. With us you are Connected for Life Siemens Healthineers in partnership with you. Visit us Pioneering at BMUS Ultrasound. All our ultrasound systems are inclusive of our connected for life 5 • 5 years planned maintenance year partner plan, enabling you to focus on what you do best – • 5 years proactive diagnostics and system management delivering great patient care. • 5 years personalised education and training Visit us at BMUS or contact • 5 years professional consultancy and expert guidance [email protected] to find out more. • 5 years performance optimisation and configuration siemens-healthineers.co.uk/ultrasound SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME Contents Information Ultrasound 2017 Conference App.................................................... 6 CPD and Feedback............................................................................. 6 General Information........................................................................... 7 Scientific Programme Day 1 – Wednesday 6th December 2017.................................12 - 19 Day 2 – Thursday 7th December 2017...................................24 - 34 Day 3 – Friday 8th December 2017........................................ 38 - 47 2017 Keynote Lectures :................................................................. 8-9 ◆◆ Donald MacVicar Brown Lecture ◆◆ Peter Twining Memorial Lecture 2017 Young Investigator Session ........................................... 22 - 23 Poster Exhibition...................................................................... 50 - 86 Proceedings............................................................................100 - 122 Social Events 2017 Annual Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony............................ 36 Technical Exhibition List of Exhibitors................................................................................10 Exhibition Plan.................................................................................... 11 Exhibitor Profiles.......................................................................88 - 99 Future Events BMUS Study Days 2018....................................................................49 Annual Scientific Meeting 2018..............................................126 - 127 5 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME The Ultrasound 2017 App Download The Ultrasound 2017 app to enhance your conference experience. The app is freely available and will help you get the most out of your time at Ultrasound 2017. The Ultrasound 2017 app includes; You can download it from the • Interactive scientific programme App Store for Apple devices • Details on the Exhibition and the company’s in attendance and Google Play store for • Ability to create personalised agendas Android devices by searching • Ability to download posters and abstracts ‘Ultrasound 2017’. • An exhibition floorplan • Access to BMUS Twitter and Facebook feeds • Access to the feedback survey The app aims to support you to make the most of your time at Ultrasound 2017 and enhance your learning experience. ASM delegate Feedback and CPD Points This year BMUS will be collecting Delegate feedback through Survey Monkey. You can access this either through the BMUS Conference app or via an email that will be sent to you during the conference. We are keen to collect feedback on all aspect of the Annual Scientific Meeting and have produced a comprehensive set of questions covering each session. Please take some time to complete this as it will be used to inform future events. Once we have received your feedback survey your CPD certificate will be issued from the BMUS office. CPD certificates will only be issued to surveys that are fully complete. You should receive your CPD certificate by the end of January. The Feedback survey will close midnight on 27th January 2018. The feedback we receive will help us to; • Prepare for future events, • Provide constructive feedback to our speakers, • Feedback to the venue, • Measure the success and value of the ASM Thank you in advance for taking the time to complete the feedback questionnaire. If you have any problems regarding this please contact [email protected] 6 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME General information Venue address Catering and refreshments Cheltenham Racecourse Lunches and refreshments are included in the Evesham Rd, registration fee. Catering and coffee points are located Cheltenham in the Exhibition Hall. GL50 4SH Cloakroom Conference times A manned cloakroom is located on the ground Wednesday 6th December floor of the Centaur before entry into the Exhibition 09:30 - 17:00 Scientific Sessions Hall. Please do not leave bags or personal items 17:00 Welcome reception, unattended. While every effort is made to keep your Ground Floor Exhibition Hall belongings secure, neither the Cheltenham Racecourse or BMUS can be held liable for any loss of damage. Thursday 7th December 09:00 -17:00 Scientific Sessions WiFi 19.00 BMUS Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony, Free WiFi is available throughout the venue via the Pittville Pump Room, E Approach Dr, Cheltenham venue’s network Cheltenham Racecourse free Wifi. GL52 3JE This can be accessed by entering brief details into a login page. Friday 8th December 09:00 -16:00 Scientific Sessions Social Media We will be updating our social media throughout the Delegate badges conference. Attendees are required to wear their badges at