Scientific programme

Registration (Exhibition Hall) / tea and coffee / exhibition 

Welcome and introduction to Annual Congress
Dr Tim Meek 

ANTS: 20 years of evidence and practice
Prof Rhona Flin

Which behaviours contribute to a safer or riskier management of an anaesthetic? The ANTS system is a skills taxonomy and behavioural rating tool for Anaesthetists' Non-Technical Skills. It was developed by a team of anaesthetists and industrial psychologists based in Scotland and in common with similar systems designed for airline pilots, it attempts to capture the core behaviours for safer anaesthesia, organised into a framework of non-technical skills. These skills complement technical skills and are required for safer and more efficient performance. The ANTS system was released in 2003 and has been adopted for training and development of anaesthetists in a number of countries, as well as being used as a research tool. This presentation will examine how anaesthetic training and research developments in the last 20 years have incorporated the ANTS tool.

Gas is a goner
Alain Kalmar

What first: personalisation or standardisation 
Dr Kathleen Ferguson, Aberdeen

Wireless SpO2 monitoring
Prof Patrice Forget, Aberdeen

Prefilled syringes for all!
Dr David Whitaker, Manchester

HFNO: panacea or placebo?
Dr Callum Kaye, Aberdeen

Discussion

Re-exploration after caesarean section 
Dr Kailash Bhatia, Manchester

Anaesthetising for intrauterine death 
Dr Fiona Warrick, Aberdeen

Big data in obstetrics
Prof Rachel Kearns, Glasgow

Introducing thromboelastography to your service
Dr Malcolm Broom, Glasgow

Discussion

Dyslexia challenges in training
Dr Ruth Bennet

Assessing trainee challenges
Dr Fiona Drimmie

Accessibility legalities and clinical placements 
Helen Clark

Discussion

Intravenous iron before cardiac surgery - the ITACS trial
Prof Toby Richards, London

Perioperative patient blood management - a global movement
Dr Daniela Filipescu, President WFSA, Bucharest

Perioperative management of anaemia
Dr Sonya McKinlay, Glasgow

Better management of anaemia in obstetrics
Dr Kerry Litchfield, Glasgow

Discussion

Congenital heart disease and non-cardiac surgery - what are the challenges? 
Dr Jonathan Barnes, Bristol

An update on general anaesthesia for patients after heart transplant

The forgotten ventricle - perioperative right ventricular dysfunction
Mr Benjamin Smith, Glasgow

Discussion

The reluctant researcher
Dr Callum Kaye, Aberdeen

Sustainable careers
Lois Bland

Scottish global citizenship
Dr Lesley Crichton

Discussion

Shortlisted e-poster presentations

Team approach to managing a catastrophic event

Discussion

Mechanical ventilation: simple and advanced modes
Dr Mohamad Aly

ICU admission refusal - who, what, when and why?
Dr Andrew Laurie, Aberdeen

ECMO in a nutshell - when to refer

Discussion

Getting started in management
Dr Myra McAdam, Glasgow

Self assessment of patient safety

What do managers really, really want?
Ms Christine Leith

Theatre efficiency
Dr Ewan Jack, Larbert

Discussion

Registration (Exhibition hall) / tea and coffee / exhibition 

How to not put people to sleep
Mr Bob Keiller CBE, Business Advisor and Mr Derrick Thomson, Strategic Business Consultant and Mentor

Safe vascular access
Andy Johnston

Measurement of adult blood pressure and management of hypertension
Prof Terry McCormack, Whitby

Do guidelines actually work 
Dr Peter Johnstone, Aberdeen

Guidelines for the use of blood and blood products following the infected blood inquiry

Discussion

Acute pain management in the high opioid user
Prof Patrice Forget, Aberdeen

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in peri-operative period - why aren't they being used?
Dr Caroline Thomas, Leeds

How to get started on ketamine!
Nicola Wetson, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells

Discussion

Burns update
Dr Kyle Greg

Paediatrics update
Dr Jocelyn Erskine, Glasgow

Trauma specialist interest area option
Dr Nicole Runciman

Thromboelastogram in trauma
Dr Euan McIntosh

Discussion

Annual members meeting

Perioperative medicine in paediatrics
Dr Aarti Shah, Glasgow

Transfer and stabilisation of the sick child
Dr Mark Worral, Glasgow

Paediatric congenital heart disease in a nutshell
Dr Graeme Foggo (RHC)

Paediatric regional anaesthesia
Dr Su Ying Ong, Liverpool

Discussion

High-flow nasal oxygen after cardiac surgery - the NOTACS trial
Prof Andrew Klein, Cambridge

Mechanisms of airway flow
Prof Tom Barnes, Greenwich

HFNO and its use in your theatre
Dr Alastair McNarry, Edinburgh

Discussion

Should I consider research as a trainee?
Dr Emma Murphy, Glasgow

Working in remote and rural settings as a trainee
Dr Tim Jagelman, Aberdeen

Out of programme management and leadership
Dr Gary Paul, Glasgow

Out of programme education
Dr Prash Kumar, Glasgow

Discussion

Oral presentations - original research reports

Spinal and cranial CSF leaks
Dr David Nesvadba, Aberdeen

Mx of neurothrombotic patients - what do you need to do?
Dr Joanna Lynch, Tayside

Dr Rebecca Campbell, London

Discussion

Experience as an IMG from Africa and his journey to his current role
Dr Alexander Akowuah, Ghana

The role of NES for SAS doctors
Lynne Meekison

Discussion

Oral presentations - case reports

AI - Leading by example
Dr Gerald Lip

AI - Key problems posed and how to overcome
Dr Joseph Alderman, Birmingham

Digitalising theatres - our experience
Dr Pete Beaty (FVRH)

Discussion

Does cancer mean imminent death?

Cancer survivors and cancer pain
Dr Thomas Craig

Anaesthetic choices for cancer-free surgery
Prof Patrice Forget

Discussion

Arguments for
Dr Leyla Turkoglu, Essex

Arguments against
Amy Baigent

Discussion

Oral poster presentations - Audit, quality improvement and survey