Scottish Regional Scientific
Meeting, Thursday 16th June 2005
Members’ Papers
Kingsnowe Hotel
Near Melrose
10:30-11:00
Coffee and registration
Morning session: Chair: Dr David Usher
11:00-11:20
Synergistic protection of human endothelial
cells from oxidative stress by
selenium and sulforaphane supplementation
Dr Leigh Campbell, Royal Infirmary,
Edinburgh
11:20-11:40
Death in ITU - the role of blood
glucose monitoring
Dr Paul Cawood, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
11:40-12:00
Does sex matter?
Dr Mike Murphy,
Ninewells Hospital
12:00-12:20
Evaluation of serum free light chain measurements as
an alternative to Bence
Jones protein analysis in a routine laboratory
setting
Mrs Susan Walker,
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
12:20-12:40
Free androgen index or calculated free testosterone
in males?
Dr Clement Ho,
Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
12:40-13:40
Lunch
Afternoon session: Chair: Dr Geoff Beckett
13:40-14:00
Incomplete identification of specimens
Miss Laura O’Shea,
Southern General Hospital, Glasgow
14:00-14:20
Current aspects of screening for celiac disease
Ms Kathy Kingstone,
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
14:20-14:40
Hyponatraemia and alcohol – a lethal combination
Dr Kenny Muir,
Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow
15:00-15:20
Audit
HbA1c in Fife (provisional)
Mr Alasdair McBain,
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy (provisional)
15:20-15:40
Business Meeting
15:40-16:00
Coffee and close
Travel Directions:
From Galashiels -(1 mile) - follow the A7 out of Galashiels towards Selkirk/Hawick
and at the first large roundabout take the second exit (A7 - Hawick) then first
left (100 yards) into Kingskowes Dr., follow round to the Kingsknowes Hotel.
From the A68, at the roundabout 3 miles south of Earlston take the 2nd exit
- A 6093 towards Galashiels, and at the 3rd roundabout (immediately after crossing
the Tweed) take the first exit onto the A7 (Hawick) and then first left as above.