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FORTHCOMING MEETING

Winter week of anaesthesia in the Dolomites

18-25 February 1995-Moena, Italy

This meeting will include a joint meeting of Italian, French and British obstetric anaesthetists and also sessions on regional anaesthesia in adults and children, transfusion problems and materials and monitoring in anaesthesia.

Contact: Organising Secretariat Anestesia Neve 5, Via Zell 1, 38050 Cognola-TN, Italy. Tel: 39 461 234 280 Fax: 39 461 233 282.

Sol M. Shnider-Obstetrical Anesthesia

16-19 March 1995-San Francisco

The annual obstetrical anesthesia course will again be held in San Francisco. It will henceforth bear the name of the late Dr Sol M. Shnider, the original organizer of this course, to honor his memory. The course will be held at the Grand Hyatt on Union Square. Call 4155398.- 1234 for room reservations.

Course brochures or registration information requests should be addressed to: Dr Samuel C. Hughes _ Department of Anesthesia, Room 3C-38, San Francisco General Hospital, 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, California 94110, USA. Tel: 415-206-3247 Fax: 415-206-6014.

Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association

6-7 April 1995-York, UK Call for papers

York is the historic capital of the north and second city of the realm, a fascinating place to visit. The meeting will be held in a purpose-built lecture theatre and a fourteenth-century Hospitium at the Yorkshire Museum. These are set in 10 acres of gardens in the centre of the city by the river. One of York’s medieval Guild Halls will be used for the dinner.

The city is easily accessible by rail (2 h from London, Edinburgh and Birmingham), road (30 min from the Ml/M62 network) and by air (45 min from Leeds Airport). There is a wide variety of accommo- dation available from four-star hotels to small guest houses all within a few minutes’ walk of the venue.

Abstracts (3 copies) should be submitted on one side of a single sheet of A4 paper with a 1.5 inch margin down the left hand side. The title of the work, the authors and their affiliation should be given at the head of the page. Conventional titles (introduction, methods, results, conclusion, references) are advis- able. References should conform to the style of the International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesiu.

All selected abstracts will have both oral and poster presentation. A prize will be awarded for the best presentation.

The meeting will focus on developments in obstetric analgesia, quality, risk management and the impli- cations of the Cumberlege report.

Both members and non-members are welcome to attend and to submit free papers. Further details and registration forms may be obtained from Dr Madej at the address below.

If you wish your abstract to be considered for inclusion in the International Journal qf’ Obstetric Anesthesiu, please send an additional copy double spaced. The abstract should not be published else- where, but this does not preclude publication as a full paper at a later date.

Abstracts should be submitted by 1 January 1995 to: Dr Tamara Madej Consultant Anaesthetist, York District Hospital, Wigginton Road, York Y03 7HE, UK. Tel/Fax: 0904 453261.

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B-30 September 1995-Basei, Switzerland

Free papers welcome.

Deadline for abstracts 1 May 1995.

Contact: Dr Markus Schneider, Department of Anaesthesia, University of Basel/Kantonsspital, CH-403 1 Basel, Switzerland. Tel: 41 61 265 7258 Fax: 41 61 265 7320.

First International Congress of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care in Developing Countries

19-21 April 1995-Intercontinental Hotel, Lusaka, Zambia

The Organising Committee invites colleagues to submit Abstracts of papers for presentation on original works related to all aspects of anaesthesiol- ogy and intensive care medicine.

Closing date for abstracts is 15 January 1995.

Contact: Dr Alisher Agzamov Chairman, Organising Committee, Uth Board, Private Bag RW, Lusaka, Zambia. Tel: 250305/227709-21 Telex: ZA 40299 Fax: 263805.

Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP)

27th Annual meeting

17-20 May 1995-Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Canada

Contact: Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Suite 100, 1910 Byrd Avenue, PO Box 11086, Richmond, Virginia 23230-1086, USA.

Free papers welcome. Abstract (SOAP format essen- Tel: 804 282 5051

tial) deadline 1 February 1995. Fax: 804 282 0090.

RPMS Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

15-17 November 1994-Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital, London, UK

A three-day course in obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia. Fee &255.

Contact: Symposium Secretary RPMS Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital, Goldhawk Road, London W6 OXG, UK. Tel: (44) 081 740 3904. Fax: (44) 081 741 1838.