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Keynotes


Dr Matt Newport, Consultant in anaesthesia and pre-hospital emergency medicine

Talk: Experiences of an Anaesthetist working in Gaza


Dr Matthew Newport is a consultant in anaesthesia and prehospital emergency medicine based in the North West of England.

As a trainee Matt was easily distracted and became quite proficient at causing headaches for the Deanery, often vanishing with little notice and not sending postcards. For better or worse this has continued as a consultant.

With previous decent stints in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Namibia, Tanzania and Ukraine Matt most recently spent 6 months of 2024 in Gaza working for UK-Med.

 

Prof Rhona Flin, Professor of Industrial Psychology

Anaesthetic non-technical skills and decision making under pressure

 

Rhona Flin (PhD, FBPsS, FRSE) is Professor of Industrial Psychology at Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University and Emeritus Professor of Applied Psychology, University of Aberdeen.

Her research examines human performance in high-risk work settings focusing on non-technical skills, safety and organisational culture.

She has published over 160 scientific journal papers based on studies from healthcare, the energy sector and aviation.

She previously led the Scottish Patient Safety Research Network, was a Trustee of the Clinical Human Factors Group and has been awarded Fellowships (ad hom.) from the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow for her research on non-technical skills for anaesthetists and surgeons.