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Day 1 - Wednesday 17 June

TIME PROGRAMME ITEM
08:15 - 09:00

Registration and industry exhibition opens / Tea & Coffee (Gateshead Suite Foyer)
09:00 - 09:05

Welcome and introduction
Dr James Brooks, Chair, Resident Doctors Committee
09:05 - 10:20

W1: Allergy for anaesthetists: From Pathophysiology to Practice
Chair: Dr Allan Xu, Resident Network Link Officer, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(09:05 - 09:20) The Pathophysiology of Anaphylaxis for Anaesthetists
Dr David Sleep, Bristol

(09:20 - 10:35) What happens at allergy clinic?
Dr Louise Savic, Editor, Anaesthesia, Association of Anaesthetists

(09:35 - 09:55) Allergy myths
Dr Anna Littlejohns, Leeds

(09:55 - 10:20) Q&A panel discussion
10:20 - 10:50

Tea / coffee, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Gateshead Suite Foyer)
10:30 - 12:00

Poster facilitation and judging session
10:50 - 12:10

Session W2: Obstetric Dilemmas: From Critical Care to Delivery Decisions
Chair: Dr Sarah Marsden, Bradford

(10:50 - 11:10) Maternal critical care
Dr Katie Cranfield, Newcastle

(11:10 - 11:30) Differential outcomes in obstetrics
Dr Lucy Halliday, London

(11:30 - 11:50) Panel Discussion - Delivery suite dilemmas
Dr Nuala Lucas, London and Dr Danny Morland, Newcastle

(11:50 - 12:10) Q&A
12:10 - 12:20

Future Leaders in Anaesthesia

(12:10-12:20) Future Leaders in Anaesthesia course, what's in it for you?
Dr Mayur Murali, London
12:20 - 13:20

Lunch, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Gateshead Suite Foyer)
13:20 - 14:10

WK: Keynote
Chair: Dr Drew Harding, Elected Resident Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(13:20 - 14:10) Be the medicine: True resilient leadership in healthcare
Dr Rola Hallam, Cambridge

Find out more about Rola
14:10 - 15:15

W3: Oral Presentations
Chair: Dr Andreas Sotirou, Elected Resident Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

Abstract Oral Presentation Prize (top 3)

Specially selected oral presentation prize presentations (top 3)

Resident Doctors Committee oral presentation prize presentations (top 3)
'Every department needs a...'

Winner of the Thomas Boulton Anaesthesia History prize presentation

15:15 - 15:45

Tea / coffee, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Gateshead Suite Foyer)
15:45 - 17:00

Session W4: Prehospital Emergency Medicine: Practice, Pressure and Patient Perspective
Chair: Dr Ben Evans, Honorary Secretary, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(15:45-16:05) Working in PHEM
Dr Chris Johnson, Newcastle

(16:05 - 16:25) Prehospital Emergency Medicine - working in high pressure environments
Dr Rachel Hawes, Newcastle

(16:25 - 16:45) The Fluffy Talk
Frank Chege, Patient Liaison, London's Air Ambulance

(16:45 - 17:00) Q&A panel discussion
16:45 - 18:10

Poster facilitation and judging session
17:00 - 18:15

Session W5: Anaesthetic updates: New Trends in Patient Care and Guidance
Chair: Dr Brandon Tan Zhiming, Elected Resident Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(17:00 - 17:20) HIV Treatment Updates
Dr Tristan Barber

(17:20 - 17:40) Cosmetic procedures: implications for patient safety and anaesthesia
Dr Sethina Watson, Bristol

(17:40 - 18:00) Breastfeeding guidelines
Dr Joellene Mitchell, Ayrshire & Arran

(18:00 - 18:15) Discussion
18:15 - 20:00

Complimentary Resident Social (Gateshead Suite Foyer)

*This reception is not part of the official scientific programme and involves no sponsor promotion or educational content.
TIME PROGRAMME ITEM
08:15 - 09:00

Registration and industry exhibition opens / Tea & Coffee (Gateshead Suite Foyer)
09:00 - 09:05

Welcome and introduction
Dr James Brooks, Chair, Resident Doctors Committee
09:05 - 10:20

W1: Allergy for anaesthetists: From Pathophysiology to Practice
Chair: Dr Allan Xu, Resident Network Link Officer, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(09:05 - 09:20) The Pathophysiology of Anaphylaxis for Anaesthetists
Dr David Sleep, Bristol

(09:20 - 10:35) What happens at allergy clinic?
Dr Louise Savic, Editor, Anaesthesia, Association of Anaesthetists

(09:35 - 09:55) Allergy myths
Dr Anna Littlejohns, Leeds

(09:55 - 10:20) Q&A panel discussion
10:20 - 10:50

Tea / coffee, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Gateshead Suite Foyer)
10:30 - 12:00

Poster facilitation and judging session
10:50 - 12:10

Session W2: Obstetric Dilemmas: From Critical Care to Delivery Decisions
Chair: Dr Sarah Marsden, Bradford

(10:50 - 11:10) Maternal critical care
Dr Katie Cranfield, Newcastle

(11:10 - 11:30) Differential outcomes in obstetrics
Dr Lucy Halliday, London

(11:30 - 11:50) Panel Discussion - Delivery suite dilemmas
Dr Nuala Lucas, London and Dr Danny Morland, Newcastle

(11:50 - 12:10) Q&A
12:10 - 12:20

Future Leaders in Anaesthesia

(12:10-12:20) Future Leaders in Anaesthesia course, what's in it for you?
Dr Mayur Murali, London
12:20 - 13:20

Lunch, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Gateshead Suite Foyer)
13:20 - 14:10

WK: Keynote
Chair: Dr Drew Harding, Elected Resident Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(13:20 - 14:10) Be the medicine: True resilient leadership in healthcare
Dr Rola Hallam, Cambridge

Find out more about Rola
14:10 - 15:15

W3: Oral Presentations
Chair: Dr Andreas Sotirou, Elected Resident Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

Abstract Oral Presentation Prize (top 3)

Specially selected oral presentation prize presentations (top 3)

Resident Doctors Committee oral presentation prize presentations (top 3)
'Every department needs a...'

Winner of the Thomas Boulton Anaesthesia History prize presentation

15:15 - 15:45

Tea / coffee, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Gateshead Suite Foyer)
15:45 - 17:00

Session W4: Prehospital Emergency Medicine: Practice, Pressure and Patient Perspective
Chair: Dr Ben Evans, Honorary Secretary, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(15:45-16:05) Working in PHEM
Dr Chris Johnson, Newcastle

(16:05 - 16:25) Prehospital Emergency Medicine - working in high pressure environments
Dr Rachel Hawes, Newcastle

(16:25 - 16:45) The Fluffy Talk
Frank Chege, Patient Liaison, London's Air Ambulance

(16:45 - 17:00) Q&A panel discussion
16:45 - 18:10

Poster facilitation and judging session
17:00 - 18:15

Session W5: Anaesthetic updates: New Trends in Patient Care and Guidance
Chair: Dr Brandon Tan Zhiming, Elected Resident Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(17:00 - 17:20) HIV Treatment Updates
Dr Tristan Barber

(17:20 - 17:40) Cosmetic procedures: implications for patient safety and anaesthesia
Dr Sethina Watson, Bristol

(17:40 - 18:00) Breastfeeding guidelines
Dr Joellene Mitchell, Ayrshire & Arran

(18:00 - 18:15) Discussion
18:15 - 20:00

Complimentary Resident Social (Gateshead Suite Foyer)

*This reception is not part of the official scientific programme and involves no sponsor promotion or educational content.



Day 2 - Thursday 18 June

TIME PROGRAMME ITEM
08:30 - 09:00

Registration and industry exhibition / Tea & Coffee (Gateshead Suite Foyer)
09:00 - 10:15

Session T1: Understanding Medical Hypnosis: From Theory to Practice
Chair: Dr Toni Robinson, Elected Resident Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(09:00 - 09:20) From cynic to true believer' - using hypnotic communication in everyday clinical practice
Dr Karen Pearson, Dundee

(09:20 - 09:40) Hypnosis: Sorcery or Science?
Dr Caron Moores, Liverpool

(09:40 - 10:00) Clinical Hypnosis: Memory, Assumptions, and Experiences
Dr Kate Berry, Hampshire

(10:00 - 10:15) Q&A panel discussion 
10:20 - 11:00

TK: Keynote
Chair: Dr James Brooks, Chair, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

Talk title coming soon
Dr Beth Healey, Research MD, European Space Agency

Find out more about Beth
11:00 - 11:30

Tea / coffee, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Gateshead Suite Foyer)
11:30 - 12:30

Session T2: Sexual Safety in the Workplace
Chair: Dr Joanna Wong, Elected Resident Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(11:30 - 11:45) An organisational perspective
Dr Sarah Thornton, Bolton

(11:45 - 12:00) A legal perspective
Ms Hina Belitz, London

(12:00 - 12:15) What Do Safe Male Colleagues Do?
Dr Michael Conroy, Director, Men At Work CIC

(12:15 - 12:30) Discussion
12:30 - 13:00

Session T3: Panel discussion
Chair: Dr Tim Meek, President, Association of Anaesthetists

(12:30 - 13:00) Discussion title coming soon

Dr James Brooks, Chair, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists
Dr Sarah Thornton, Vice President, RCoA
Dr Victoria McCormack, Vice President, Association of Anaesthetists
Dr Sarah Marsden, Bradford
13:00 - 14:00

Lunch, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Gateshead Suite Foyer)
14:00 - 15:15

Session T4: Artificial Intelligence
Chair: Dr Lucy Whitton, Elected Resident Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(14:00 - 14:20) What is AI, how does it work, and how could you make it work for you?
Ms Parminder Lally, Partner & Patent Attorney, Appleyard Lees

(14:20 - 14:40) Talk title coming soon
Dr James Prentis, Newcastle

(14:40 - 15:00) Demand signalling: Consensus clinical priorities for AI in anaesthesia
Dr Joseph Harris, London

(15:00 - 15:15) Q&A panel discussion 
15:15- 15:35

Tea / coffee, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Gateshead Suite Foyer)
15:35 - 16:20

Session T5: Research update
Chair: Dr Luke Flower, Elected Resident Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(15:35 - 15:50) Most impactful papers of the last 12 months
Prof Matt Wiles, Editor in Chief, Anaesthesia, Association of Anaesthetists

(15:50 - 16:05) Carbon footprint of TIVA vs Volatile Anaesthesia
Dr Becca Elson, Ipswich

(16:05 - 16:20) Discussion
16:20 - 16:50

Prize giving, Resident update and Closing remarks
Chair: Dr James Brooks, Chair, Resident Doctors Committee

(16:20 - 16:35) Prize giving ceremony
(16:35 - 17:50) Resident update; The Association and what we do for you and closing remarks

**This event will be held in a private room to which the general public will have not access. The Sponsoring companies have had no input or influence into the agenda or any of the content in the presentations.

Visit our sponsorship and exhibition page
TIME PROGRAMME ITEM
08:30 - 09:00

Registration and industry exhibition / Tea & Coffee (Gateshead Suite Foyer)
09:00 - 10:15

Session T1: Understanding Medical Hypnosis: From Theory to Practice
Chair: Dr Toni Robinson, Elected Resident Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(09:00 - 09:20) From cynic to true believer' - using hypnotic communication in everyday clinical practice
Dr Karen Pearson, Dundee

(09:20 - 09:40) Hypnosis: Sorcery or Science?
Dr Caron Moores, Liverpool

(09:40 - 10:00) Clinical Hypnosis: Memory, Assumptions, and Experiences
Dr Kate Berry, Hampshire

(10:00 - 10:15) Q&A panel discussion 
10:20 - 11:00

TK: Keynote
Chair: Dr James Brooks, Chair, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

Talk title coming soon
Dr Beth Healey, Research MD, European Space Agency

Find out more about Beth
11:00 - 11:30

Tea / coffee, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Gateshead Suite Foyer)
11:30 - 12:30

Session T2: Sexual Safety in the Workplace
Chair: Dr Joanna Wong, Elected Resident Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(11:30 - 11:45) An organisational perspective
Dr Sarah Thornton, Bolton

(11:45 - 12:00) A legal perspective
Ms Hina Belitz, London

(12:00 - 12:15) What Do Safe Male Colleagues Do?
Dr Michael Conroy, Director, Men At Work CIC

(12:15 - 12:30) Discussion
12:30 - 13:00

Session T3: Panel discussion
Chair: Dr Tim Meek, President, Association of Anaesthetists

(12:30 - 13:00) Discussion title coming soon

Dr James Brooks, Chair, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists
Dr Sarah Thornton, Vice President, RCoA
Dr Victoria McCormack, Vice President, Association of Anaesthetists
Dr Sarah Marsden, Bradford
13:00 - 14:00

Lunch, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Gateshead Suite Foyer)
14:00 - 15:15

Session T4: Artificial Intelligence
Chair: Dr Lucy Whitton, Elected Resident Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(14:00 - 14:20) What is AI, how does it work, and how could you make it work for you?
Ms Parminder Lally, Partner & Patent Attorney, Appleyard Lees

(14:20 - 14:40) Talk title coming soon
Dr James Prentis, Newcastle

(14:40 - 15:00) Demand signalling: Consensus clinical priorities for AI in anaesthesia
Dr Joseph Harris, London

(15:00 - 15:15) Q&A panel discussion 
15:15- 15:35

Tea / coffee, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Gateshead Suite Foyer)
15:35 - 16:20

Session T5: Research update
Chair: Dr Luke Flower, Elected Resident Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(15:35 - 15:50) Most impactful papers of the last 12 months
Prof Matt Wiles, Editor in Chief, Anaesthesia, Association of Anaesthetists

(15:50 - 16:05) Carbon footprint of TIVA vs Volatile Anaesthesia
Dr Becca Elson, Ipswich

(16:05 - 16:20) Discussion
16:20 - 16:50

Prize giving, Resident update and Closing remarks
Chair: Dr James Brooks, Chair, Resident Doctors Committee

(16:20 - 16:35) Prize giving ceremony
(16:35 - 17:50) Resident update; The Association and what we do for you and closing remarks

**This event will be held in a private room to which the general public will have not access. The Sponsoring companies have had no input or influence into the agenda or any of the content in the presentations.

Visit our sponsorship and exhibition page