Oral Presentations
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Instructions for oral presentations
Talks have been allocated PRECISE TIMINGS and it is absolutely
essential that presentations strictly adhere to this allocation. Please note that
a prize will be awarded to the best oral presentation in the conference, and
presented at the closing session on Saturday 2nd December at 12.45hrs.
We would prefer that your talk is prepared on POWERPOINT and must be handed in on CD or floppy diskette to the secretary (see below), by FRIDAY 17th NOVEMBER at the latest. Please note that dual presentation will not be possible and, if you intend to use some other form of audiovisual aids (e.g. overhead or slide projection, etc), contact the secretary as soon as possible.
| Corresponding Author | Subject | Time | Title |
| David Hatch | Anaesthesia | 20 | Medicine regulation |
| Gonzi Joanna | Anaesthesia | 11 | The influence of the anaesthetic technique on the surgical outcome of patients after fractured hip surgery |
| Vladimir Tomic | Anaesthesia | 11 | Genomics in cardiac surgery |
| Aquilina Andrew | Anaesthesia | 11 | The introduction of a nurse-led sedation protocol in intensive care leads to a reduction in mortality in patients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation |
| Gonzi Joanna | Anaesthesia | 11 | Outcome of patients admitted to intensive care with meningococcal septicaemia/meningitis |
| Questions | Anaesthesia | 11 | |
| Casha Aaron | Cardiac Surgery | 11 | Lung cancer in Malta: from presentation to surgery |
| Rockford Kate | Cardiac Surgery | 11 | A single centre experience of the arterial revascularisation trial (ART): a randomised trial to compare survival following bilateral versus single internal mammary grafting in coronary revascularisation |
| Manche Alexander | Cardiac Surgery | 11 | Early use of dialysis after cardiac surgery |
| Magri Caroline J | Cardiology | 11 | A retrospective audit of the outcome of patients who performed exercise stress tests |
| Degiovanni JV | Cardiology | 11 | Transcatheter ablation of muscular ventricular outflow tract obstruction: a new technique |
| Sciberras Chris | Cardiology | 11 | Cardiac catherisation for paediatric and congenital heart disease in Malta |
| Questions | Cardiology | 9 | |
| Vella Sandro | Diabetes | 13 | A pilot evolutional study assessing adherence to recommendations for avoidance of hypoglycaemia in insulin treated Maltese diabetic drivers |
| Debono Miguel | Diabetes | 13 | Audit of the management of patients admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) to St Luke's Hospital |
| Micallef Grimaud | Diabetes | 13 | An audit of culture and sensitivity reports of infected diabetic foot ulcers |
| Vella Sandro | Diabetes | 13 | Charcot foot: an often misdiagnosed diabetic complication |
| Al-Alistar Ali Ahmed | Diabetes | 13 | Association study of Libyan and Maltese Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus |
| Questions | Diabetes | 10 | |
| Azzopardi S | Education | 13 | Attitudes of Medical and Dental Professionals and students towards research |
| Farrugia Jones Cynthia | Education | 13 | Gender and performance in the MD degree final examination in Medicine |
| Vella Briffa Benedict | Education | 13 | Medical students' perspective on pharmaceutical marketing |
| Cassar David | Education | 13 | The course in behavioural sciences in the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery: a review |
| Sammut Mario | Education | 13 | Developing a Specialist Training programme in Family Medicine in Malta |
| Questions | Education | 10 | |
| Fiorentino Mark | ENT | 13 | Occurrence of post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage in Malta. Do pre/peri/post-operative antibiotics influence outcome |
| Said Mario | ENT | 13 | Conventional or laser stapedotomy - a comparison of functional results and outcomes |
| Grima Marius | ENT | 13 | An assessment of the validity of the current practice of antibiotic prophylaxis in uncomplicated nasal surgery |
| Bartolo Adam | ENT/Dentistry | 13 | A comparison of the effects of paracetamol and a corticosteroid against a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug on the sequel following the surgical removal |
| Camilleri Audrey | ENT/Dentistry | 13 | Acute management of dentoalveolar trauma in children |
| Questions | ENT/Dentistry | 10 | |
| Peter Crome | Geriatrics | 20 | Geriatric and General Medicine: Together or apart? |
| Fiorini Anthony | Geriatrics | 9 | An evaluation of prescribing habits in a chronic care institution for the elderly |
| Gerada Jurgen | Geriatrics | 9 | Does a Parkinson's disease class improve the knowledge of Parkinson's disease patients and their carers? |
| Massalha Victoria | Geriatrics | 9 | Evaluation of the Parkinson's Class programme provided at a rehabilitation hospital for the elderly |
| Vassallo Mark | Geriatrics | 9 | Official approval translation on the EQ-5D health questionnaire into the Maltese language |
| Hattat E | Geriatrics | 9 | Do older people perceive visual loss? |
| Questions | Anaesthesia | 10 | |
| Tilney Myra | Health Management | 11 | Improving service delivery in an outpatient setting |
| Azzopardi Conrad | Health Management | 11 | Clinic waiting time at the lipid clinic St Luke's Hospital |
| Vassallo Bridgette | Health Management | 11 | An evaluation of the discharge planning process at Zammit Clapp |
| Tilney Myra | Health Management | 11 | Emerging ethical themes in European Research. Ethical aspects of research projects under FP6 |
| Spiteri G | Health Management | 11 | Should pharmacies be involved in surveillance for influenza like illness? |
| Borg Nadine | Health Management | 11 | Paramedics and pharmacist attitudes towards changes in working times in St Luke's Hospital |
| Questions | Health Management | 9 | |
| Borg Michael A | Infections | 11 | Is MRSA control an achievable target in Malta and what will it cost? |
| Camilleri Podesta MC | Infections | 11 | MRSA in autopsy cases |
| Montefort Maxine | Infections | 11 | Hand hygiene practices amongst medical doctors at St Luke's Hospital |
| Borg Michael A | Infections | 11 | Impact of the introduction of antibiotic prescribing guidelines in St. Luke's Hospital, Malta |
| Scicluna Elizabeth | Infections | 11 | Importance of practical undergraduate instruction in venepuncture and intravenous cannula insertion techniques to reduce risk of needlestick injury within junior medical doctors |
| Mellilo Fenech | Infections | 11 | Three year sentinel surveillance of influenza activity in Malta |
| Questions | Infections I | 9 | |
| England K | Medicine/Audit | 13 | Death certification in Malta: attitudes and knowledge |
| Schembri Nicky | Medicine/Audit | 13 | Observational study reviewing the local practice in Malta of ordering routine chest x rays on every medical patient admitted to hospital |
| Micallef J | Medicine/Audit | 13 | Audit on the treatment of patients admitted to medical wards with a diagnosis of COPD exacerbation |
| Ferry Peter | Medicine/Audit | 13 | A full cycle audit on the correct assessment of postural blood pressure |
| Vella Sandro | Medicine/Audit | 13 | Audit of congenital adrenal hyperplasia diagnosed in endocrine outpatients |
| Questions | Medicine I | 10 | |
| Piscopo Tonio | Medicine/DVT | 11 | Guidelines for suspected lower limb deep vein thrombosis |
| Cachia D | Medicine/DVT | 11 | Audit of the treatment of patients newly admitted to the medical wards from casualty with a diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis |
| Micallef Grimaud | Medicine/Haematology | 11 | Coombs-positive autoimmune haemolytic anemia in ulcerative colitis |
| Francalanza Martin | Medicine/Ophthalmology | 11 | Is the degree of stereo acuity affected by correction of the refractive error? |
| Attard Stephen | Medicine/Ophthalmology | 11 | A retrospective study on visual impairment in childhood in Malta |
| Questions | Medicine II | 9 | |
| Galdies Ruth | Medicine/Genetics | 11 | A first study on the frequency and phenotypic effects of HFE gene mutations in the Maltese populations |
| Pocock James | Medicine/Gastroenterology | 11 | The value of a routine duodenal biopsy at gastroscopy in diagnosing Coeliac disease |
| Farrugia Emanuel | Medicine/Nephrology | 11 | Analysis of waiting time for cadaveric kidney transplantation. |
| Farrugia Joseph | Medicine/Nephrology | 11 | Effect of switching from subcutaneous to intravenous erythropoietin in haemodialysis patients |
| Darmanin Rita | Medicine/Drugs | 11 | Consumption of medicines among adoloscents in Malta |
| Questions | Medicine III | 9 | |
| Cuschieri Alfred | Medicine/Neurology | 13 | Juvenile Huntington's disease in Malta |
| Valentino Mario | Medicine/Neurology | 13 | Two photon imaging of cell - specific fluorophones in transgenic mice - an exploratory tool to study mechanism of white matter injury |
| Sammut Mario | Medicine/Rheumatology | 13 | Are chondrotin and glucosamine in combination effective in the treatment of osteoarthritis pain? |
| Coleiro Bernard | Medicine/Rheumatology | 13 | A survey of Paget's disease of bone in Malta |
| Mallia Carmel | Medicine/Rheumatology | 13 | Biological therapy in rheumatic disease: five year experience in Malta |
| Questions | Medicine IV | 10 | |
| Cuschieri Alfred | Medicine/Genetics | 13 | A profile of genetic disease in Malta |
| Vidal Chris | Medicine/Genetics | 13 | Linkage to a region on chromosome 11p12 in two Maltese families with severe osteoporosis |
| Grech G | Medicine/Genetics | 13 | Translation of 1GBP-1 mRNA contributes to the regulation of expansion and differentiation of erythroid progenitors |
| Borg Joseph | Medicine/Genetics | 13 | Haemoglobin F Malta I: Interactions in vivo that regulate gamma to beta globin gene switching |
| Felice Alex | Medicine/Haematology | 13 | An update of beta-thalassaemia carrier screening in Malta |
| Questions | Medicine V | 10 | |
| Soler Paul | Neonatology | 11 | The impact of artificial reproductive technology on neonatal mortality in the Maltese Islands |
| Zammit Valerie | Neonatology | 11 | A review of central and peripheral vascular access lines in Maltese neonates |
| Scerri A M | Neonatology | 11 | A series of cases of spontaneously aborted fetuses |
| Soler Doriette | Neonatology | 11 | Screening cranial ultrasound examination in sick preterm and term neonates - the spectrum of findings |
| Zammit Valerie | Neonatology | 11 | National birth weight for gestational age centile charts and their inferences |
| Attard Montalto Simon | Neonatology | 11 | The National Neonatal Screening Programme: Is it time for a change? |
| Questions | Neonatology | 9 | |
| Muscat Baron Yves | Obstetrics/Gynaecology | 11 | Intervertebral disc height in postmenopausal women with osteoporotic vertebral fractures |
| Pellatt Laura | Obstetrics/Gynaecology | 11 | Polycystic ovaries produce 75 times more anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) than normal ovaries. |
| Custo R Zammit | Obstetrics/Gynaecology | 11 | Use of antenatal dexamethasone in later pregnancy and its effect on incidence of neonatal respiratory distress after elective caesarean sections |
| Custo R Zammit | Obstetrics/Gynaecology | 11 | The effect of sildenafil citrate on the sultan and modified sultan score in women with severe dysmenorrhoea |
| Muscat Baron Yves | Obstetrics/Gynaecology | 11 | Dydrogestone a possible treatment for preterm delivery |
| Borg Xuereb Rita | Obstetrics/Gynaecology | 11 | The emotional well-being of Maltese men and women during the transition to parenthood |
| Questions | Obstetrics/Gynaecology | 9 | |
| Attard Stephen | Oncology | 11 | Incidence and survival of childhood CNS tumours in Malta, 1995-2004 |
| Galea Nathalie | Oncology | 11 | A decscriptive study of childhood leukaemia in children in Malta from 1991 - 2000 |
| Betts Alexandra | Oncology | 11 | Recurrent and malignant polymorphic adenomas in major salivary glands |
| Zammit EJ | Oncology | 11 | Differences in the vitro bioactivity of crude maltese honeybee propolis collected at different sites across the Maltese islands |
| Zahra Mark Anthony | Oncology | 11 | Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) predicts radiation in cervical cancer |
| Casha Marlyn | Oncology | 11 | The Palliative Care Clinic, Boffa Hospital |
| Questions | Oncology | 9 | |
| Galea Laurence | Orthopaedics | 11 | A simple method for the objective assessment of thenar atrophy: a preliminary study |
| Galea J | Orthopaedics | 11 | One year mortality after proximal femoral fractures |
| Bezzina Clive | Orthopaedics | 11 | Hand infections severe enough to warrant hospital admission |
| Galea Laurence | Orthopaedics | 11 | Hand and wrist configurations in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome |
| Micallef Stafrace Kiril | Orthopaedics | 11 | A review of the relationship between obesity and total knee replacement outcome |
| Sant Z | Orthopaedics | 11 | Biomechanical analysis of lumbar spine implants |
| Questions | Orthopaedics | 9 | |
| Grech Victor | Paediatrics | 11 | Childhood obesity: A critical maltese health issue |
| Borg Helen | Paediatrics | 11 | Breast feeding in Malta: why are rates so low? |
| Zammit Richard | Paediatrics | 11 | The management of asthma in schools |
| Mangion Mariella | Paediatrics | 11 | Current trends in child abuse in Malta |
| Grech Victor | Paediatrics | 11 | Declining birth rates and social factors: implications for paediatric private practice |
| Pace David | Paediatrics | 11 | Invasive meningococcal disease in maltese children and adolescents |
| Questions | Paediatrics | 9 | |
| West Lorna Marie | Pharmacology | 11 | Assessment of the appropriate use of medicines at the medical admissions section of the emergency department |
| Shoemake Claire | Pharmacology | 11 | Molecular dynamics of the androgen receptor |
| Waiczies Sonia | Pharmacology | 11 | Beyond the lipid-lowering view of statins: modulation of T cell response in autoimmune disease |
| Pace Asiack Cecil | Pharmacology | 11 | Novel anti-cancer agents, PBTs: inhibition of Gleevec-resistance in leukaemic K562 CML cells by the PBTs |
| Scerri C | Pharmacology | 11 | Role of nicotine in memory formation, neural cell proliferation and apoptosis |
| Ayers Duncan | Pharmacology | 11 | Developing of personalised medication strategies for the treatment of neuroblastoma |
| Questions | Pharmacology | 9 | |
| Serracino Inglott Anthony | Pharmacy | 13 | Adherence, compliance and concordance to drug therapy? |
| Tortorella Vincenzo | Pharmacy | 13 | Integration of basic sciences with practice |
| Hudson Steve | Pharmacy | 13 | Are research programmes in pharmaceutical care relevant? |
| Zarb Adami Maurice | Pharmacy | 13 | Pricing of medicines - who is responsible? |
| Azzopardi Lilian | Pharmacy | 13 | Pharmacist interventions - should it include prescribing? |
| Questions | Pharmacy | 10 | |
| Cassar David | Psychiatry | 13 | Community Mental Health Services in Malta and their Development: a review |
| Vella Baldacchino J | Psychiatry | 13 | Establishing whether a community mental health team has managed to reduce the number of psychiatric admissions to hospital |
| Abela Angela | Psychiatry | 13 | The impact of having a family member facing mental health problems on the caregiver and the family: how can social and psychiatric services be of help? |
| Vella Baldacchino J | Psychiatry | 13 | Establishing whether there is a correlation between the pschiatric diagnosis, the number of admissions and the length of stay spent at hospital |
| Xerri Louise | Psychiatry | 13 | Maltese Translation of the Camberwell Assesement of Need |
| Questions | Psychiatry | 10 | |
| Calleja Neville | Public Health | 13 | The 1918 Spanish flu epidemic in Malta: lessons for 2006 |
| Pace David | Public Health | 13 | Immunogenicity, safety and reactogencity of a combined Haemophilus influenza type b and Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C - tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine in infants |
| Sammut Marvic | Public Health | 13 | The School Health Service: a needs assessment |
| Mamo Julian | Public Health | 13 | Community services for Malta's growing elderly population: screening- the missing link in our portfolio? |
| Zammit Richard | Public Health | 13 | The implications of the European Union of the Maltese Health System |
| Questions | Public Health | 10 | |
| Dick Rainsbury | Surgery I | 20 | Training in surgery |
| Fiorentino Mark | Surgery I | 9 | Audit on the ability of house officers to predict the results of pre-operative blood investigations in patients undergoing elective surgical procedures |
| Abela Jo-Etienne | Surgery I | 9 | Operative cholangiography in the laparoscopic ERA: Back to the future |
| Aquilina Duncan | Surgery I | 9 | The influence of the peritoneal lavage on bacterial concentration in patients undergoing appendicectomy |
| Fearne Chris | Surgery I | 9 | Empyema thoracis in children with community acquired chest infections |
| Sciberras John | Surgery I | 9 | Validation of maltese translation of the IPSS score (IPSS-MLT) |
| Questions | Surgery I | 10 | |
| Abela Jo-Etienne | Surgery II | 11 | Single stage management for patients with uncomplicated acute gallstone pancreatitis: Are pre-operative MRCP and ERCP really necessary |
| Cini Charles | Surgery II | 11 | Incidence of breast cancer in women referred of screening to the breast clinic, St. Luke's Hospital |
| Fearne Chris | Surgery II | 11 | Modified Mathieu procedure for hypospadias repair |
| Mallia R | Surgery II | 11 | A lower than expected incidence of HPV DNA was detected in Maltese benign and malignant breast tumours |
| Bugeja Simon | Surgery II | 11 | A review of radical cystectomies carried out in Malta over the past eight years |
| Psaila J | Surgery II | 11 | Living-donor renal transplantation. Our local experience |
| Questions | Surgery II | 9 | |
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