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Day 1 - Thursday 26 June

TIME PROGRAMME ITEM
08:15 - 09:00

Registration (Ballroom Foyer) and industry exhibition opens / Tea & Coffee (Ballroom 1 & Foyer)
09:00 - 09:05

Welcome and introduction
Dr Sarah Marsden, Chair, Resident Doctors Committee
09:05 - 10:20

Session T1: Optimising the Liver Transplant Journey
Chair: Dr Ben Evans, Honorary Secretary, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(09:05 - 09:25) Pre-habilitation and suitability for liver transplant
Dr Emily Bonner, Consultant in Anaesthetics and Perioperative Care, Newcastle

(09:25 - 09:45) Intra-operative management of OLTx
Dr Meera Raja, Consultant Anaesthetist, London

(09:45 - 10:05) Orthotopic Liver Transplants: The patient journey
Dr Clare Melikian, Consultant Anaesthetist, London

(10:05 - 10:20) Q&A panel discussion
10:20 - 10:50

Tea / coffee, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Ballroom 1 & Foyer)
10:30 - 12:00

Poster facilitation and judging session (Meeting rooms 3&4, Level 4)
10:50 - 12:30

Session T2: Regional Anaesthesia in Practice
Chairs: Dr Joanna Wong, Co-opted member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists and Dr Andreas Sotiriou, Elected Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(10:50 - 11:10) Paediatric Regional Anaesthesia
Dr Annabel Pearson, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

(11:10 - 11:30) Getting the most out of RA training
Dr Jenny Ferry, RA-UK board member & Consultant Anaesthetist, Newport

(11:35 - 11:55) PNB in patients with combat trauma
Dr Dmytro Dmytriiev, Director, Ukrainian Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy

(11:55 - 12:15) Next on the Block Introducing NAP8
Dr Yin Yin Lim, ACCS Anaesthetics Trainee, Newport

(12:15 - 12:30) Q&A panel discussion
12:30 - 13:30

Lunch, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Ballroom 1 & Foyer)
13:30 - 14:10

Keynote
Chair: Dr Allan Xu, Elected Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

Experiences of an Anaesthetist working in Gaza
Dr Matthew Newport, Consultant in anaesthesia and pre-hospital emergency medicine
14:10 - 15:25

Oral Presentations
Oral Presentations and Oral Case Presentations

Free papers: Oral case presentations (top 3) 

Resident Doctors Committee oral presentation prize presentations (top 6) 

Winner of the Thomas Boulton Anaesthesia History prize presentation

15:30 - 16:45

Session T3: Incivility in Theatre
Chair: Dr Kathryn Singh, Resident Network Link Officer, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(15:30 - 15:50) Civility saves lives
Dr Emily Langford, Chief Registrar / Anaesthetic ST6, Leeds

(15:50 - 16:10) The Cost of Trust
Dr Deborah Douglas, Chair, Breast Friends Solihull

(16:10 - 16:30) Behave yourselves …
Prof Deborah Eastwood, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Great Ormond St Hospital for Children

(16:30 - 16:45) Q&A panel discussion 
16:45 - 17:15

Tea / coffee, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Ballroom 1 & Foyer)
16:45 - 18:10

Poster facilitation and judging session (Meeting rooms 3&4, Level 4)
17:15 - 18:30

Session T4: Exploring Physiology in Extreme Environments
Chair: Dr Joseph Pick, Elected Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(17:15 - 17:35) Dive Physiology
Dr Oliver Firth, Diving and Hyperbaric Physician and Medical Director of London and Midlands Diving Chambers.

(17:35 - 17:55) Space Medicine
Prof Thais Russomano, Chief Medical Officer, International Space Medicine Consortium Inc

(17:55 - 18:15) Arctic Medicine
Dr Kat Ganly, Resident in Anaesthesia, Paisley

(18:15 - 18:30) Q&A panel discussion 
18:30 - 20:00

Complimentary Resident Social (Ballroom Foyer)
TIME PROGRAMME ITEM
08:15 - 09:00

Registration (Ballroom Foyer) and industry exhibition opens / Tea & Coffee (Ballroom 1 & Foyer)
09:00 - 09:05

Welcome and introduction
Dr Sarah Marsden, Chair, Resident Doctors Committee
09:05 - 10:20

Session T1: Optimising the Liver Transplant Journey
Chair: Dr Ben Evans, Honorary Secretary, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(09:05 - 09:25) Pre-habilitation and suitability for liver transplant
Dr Emily Bonner, Consultant in Anaesthetics and Perioperative Care, Newcastle

(09:25 - 09:45) Intra-operative management of OLTx
Dr Meera Raja, Consultant Anaesthetist, London

(09:45 - 10:05) Orthotopic Liver Transplants: The patient journey
Dr Clare Melikian, Consultant Anaesthetist, London

(10:05 - 10:20) Q&A panel discussion
10:20 - 10:50

Tea / coffee, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Ballroom 1 & Foyer)
10:30 - 12:00

Poster facilitation and judging session (Meeting rooms 3&4, Level 4)
10:50 - 12:30

Session T2: Regional Anaesthesia in Practice
Chairs: Dr Joanna Wong, Co-opted member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists and Dr Andreas Sotiriou, Elected Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(10:50 - 11:10) Paediatric Regional Anaesthesia
Dr Annabel Pearson, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

(11:10 - 11:30) Getting the most out of RA training
Dr Jenny Ferry, RA-UK board member & Consultant Anaesthetist, Newport

(11:35 - 11:55) PNB in patients with combat trauma
Dr Dmytro Dmytriiev, Director, Ukrainian Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy

(11:55 - 12:15) Next on the Block Introducing NAP8
Dr Yin Yin Lim, ACCS Anaesthetics Trainee, Newport

(12:15 - 12:30) Q&A panel discussion
12:30 - 13:30

Lunch, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Ballroom 1 & Foyer)
13:30 - 14:10

Keynote
Chair: Dr Allan Xu, Elected Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

Experiences of an Anaesthetist working in Gaza
Dr Matthew Newport, Consultant in anaesthesia and pre-hospital emergency medicine
14:10 - 15:25

Oral Presentations
Oral Presentations and Oral Case Presentations

Free papers: Oral case presentations (top 3) 

Resident Doctors Committee oral presentation prize presentations (top 6) 

Winner of the Thomas Boulton Anaesthesia History prize presentation

15:30 - 16:45

Session T3: Incivility in Theatre
Chair: Dr Kathryn Singh, Resident Network Link Officer, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(15:30 - 15:50) Civility saves lives
Dr Emily Langford, Chief Registrar / Anaesthetic ST6, Leeds

(15:50 - 16:10) The Cost of Trust
Dr Deborah Douglas, Chair, Breast Friends Solihull

(16:10 - 16:30) Behave yourselves …
Prof Deborah Eastwood, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Great Ormond St Hospital for Children

(16:30 - 16:45) Q&A panel discussion 
16:45 - 17:15

Tea / coffee, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Ballroom 1 & Foyer)
16:45 - 18:10

Poster facilitation and judging session (Meeting rooms 3&4, Level 4)
17:15 - 18:30

Session T4: Exploring Physiology in Extreme Environments
Chair: Dr Joseph Pick, Elected Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(17:15 - 17:35) Dive Physiology
Dr Oliver Firth, Diving and Hyperbaric Physician and Medical Director of London and Midlands Diving Chambers.

(17:35 - 17:55) Space Medicine
Prof Thais Russomano, Chief Medical Officer, International Space Medicine Consortium Inc

(17:55 - 18:15) Arctic Medicine
Dr Kat Ganly, Resident in Anaesthesia, Paisley

(18:15 - 18:30) Q&A panel discussion 
18:30 - 20:00

Complimentary Resident Social (Ballroom Foyer)

Day 2 - Friday 27 June

TIME PROGRAMME ITEM
08:30 - 09:00

Registration (Ballroom Foyer) and industry exhibition / Tea & Coffee (Ballroom 1 & Foyer)
09:00 - 10:15

Session F1: Optimising Pain Management
Chair: Dr James Brooks, Vice Chair, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(09:00 - 09:20) How to maximise multi-modal analgesia
Dr Helen Laycock, Editor, Anaesthesia

(09:20 - 09:40) Opioid Sterwardship
Dr Nicholas Levy, Consultant Anaesthetist and Peri-operative medicine, West Suffolk Hospital

(09:40 - 10:00)  A patient's experience of post operative opioid dependency 
Dr Julian Stone, Consultant Anaesthetist, Swindon

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

Keynote
Chair: Dr Stuart Edwardson, Immediate Past Chair, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

Anaesthetic non-technical skills and decision making under pressure
Dr Rhona Flin, Professor of Industrial Psychology, Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University and Professor of Applied Psychology, University of Aberdeen
11:00 - 11:30

Tea / coffee, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Ballroom 1 & Foyer)
11:30 - 11:55

Session F2: RCoA Cohort Study Presentation
Chair: Dr Luke Flower, Elected Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(11:30 - 11:45) Cohort Study Training Presentation
Dr Lewis Hendon-John, RCoA Education Fellow, University Hospitals Sussex

(11:45 - 11:55) Discussion
12:00 - 12:45

Session F3: A Comparison of UK and European Anaesthetics Training
Chair: Dr Sarah Marsden, Chair, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(12:00 - 12:45) Panel Discussion
Dr Stuart Edwardson, Immediate Past Chair, Resident Doctors Committee
Dr Iulia Crisan, Zurich, Switzerland
Dr Sophie Jackman, AiT representative, Royal College of Anaesthetists
12:45 - 13:45

Lunch, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Ballroom 1 & Foyer)
13:45 - 14:35

Session F4: Global Anaesthesia by GASOC
Chair: Dr Brandon Tan Zhiming, Elected Resident Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(13:45 - 13:55) Current Landscape for Global Surgery
Dr Caren Chu, Anaesthetics ST5, Southampton and Dr Fiona Linton, Anaesthetic Registrar, Salisbury

(13:55 - 14:05) Being an Anaesthetic Trainee in Zambia: A glimpse into training, challenges and growth
Dr Mack Kalenga

(14:05 - 14:14) Ethiopia, Eastern Africa
Dr Ayantu Hordofa

(14:15 - 14:25) Global anaesthesia surgery and obstetric collaboration
Dr Pei Jean Ong, President, Global Anaesthesia, Surgery and Obstetric Collaboration

(14:25 - 14:35) Q&A panel discussion
14:40 - 15:55

Session F5: From the Trauma Room to Recovery
Chair: Dr Emily Gibney, Elected Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(14:40 - 15:00) Experiences of a Trauma Anaesthetist
Dr Kate Prior, Surgeon Captain, Royal Navy and Consultant in Anaesthetics and Major Trauma, Kings College Hospital

(15:00 - 15:20) Latest Developments in Trauma Research
Dr Elaine Cole, Professor of Trauma Sciences and Director of Research and Innovation, London Major Trauma System

(15:20 - 15:4) Trauma and Mental Health
Dr Anthony Allnatt, Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal London Hospital

(15:40 - 15:55) Q&A panel discussion 
15:55 - 16:15

Tea / coffee, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Ballroom 1 & Foyer)
16:15 - 16:45

Session F6: Anaesthesia Associates: Legal Limits and Professional Boundaries
Chair: Dr Joseph Pick, Elected Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(16:15 - 16:30) The AU judicial review of the GMC over associates
Dr Richard Marks, Consultant Anaesthetist, London

(16:30 - 16:45) Discussion

16:45 - 17:20

Prize giving, Resident update and Closing remarks
Chair: Dr Sarah Marsden, Chair, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(16:45 - 17:00) Prize giving ceremony
(17:00 - 17:20) Resident update; The Association and what we do for you and closing remarks
TIME PROGRAMME ITEM
08:30 - 09:00

Registration (Ballroom Foyer) and industry exhibition / Tea & Coffee (Ballroom 1 & Foyer)
09:00 - 10:15

Session F1: Optimising Pain Management
Chair: Dr James Brooks, Vice Chair, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(09:00 - 09:20) How to maximise multi-modal analgesia
Dr Helen Laycock, Editor, Anaesthesia

(09:20 - 09:40) Opioid Sterwardship
Dr Nicholas Levy, Consultant Anaesthetist and Peri-operative medicine, West Suffolk Hospital

(09:40 - 10:00)  A patient's experience of post operative opioid dependency 
Dr Julian Stone, Consultant Anaesthetist, Swindon

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

Keynote
Chair: Dr Stuart Edwardson, Immediate Past Chair, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

Anaesthetic non-technical skills and decision making under pressure
Dr Rhona Flin, Professor of Industrial Psychology, Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University and Professor of Applied Psychology, University of Aberdeen
11:00 - 11:30

Tea / coffee, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Ballroom 1 & Foyer)
11:30 - 11:55

Session F2: RCoA Cohort Study Presentation
Chair: Dr Luke Flower, Elected Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(11:30 - 11:45) Cohort Study Training Presentation
Dr Lewis Hendon-John, RCoA Education Fellow, University Hospitals Sussex

(11:45 - 11:55) Discussion
12:00 - 12:45

Session F3: A Comparison of UK and European Anaesthetics Training
Chair: Dr Sarah Marsden, Chair, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(12:00 - 12:45) Panel Discussion
Dr Stuart Edwardson, Immediate Past Chair, Resident Doctors Committee
Dr Iulia Crisan, Zurich, Switzerland
Dr Sophie Jackman, AiT representative, Royal College of Anaesthetists
12:45 - 13:45

Lunch, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Ballroom 1 & Foyer)
13:45 - 14:35

Session F4: Global Anaesthesia by GASOC
Chair: Dr Brandon Tan Zhiming, Elected Resident Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(13:45 - 13:55) Current Landscape for Global Surgery
Dr Caren Chu, Anaesthetics ST5, Southampton and Dr Fiona Linton, Anaesthetic Registrar, Salisbury

(13:55 - 14:05) Being an Anaesthetic Trainee in Zambia: A glimpse into training, challenges and growth
Dr Mack Kalenga

(14:05 - 14:14) Ethiopia, Eastern Africa
Dr Ayantu Hordofa

(14:15 - 14:25) Global anaesthesia surgery and obstetric collaboration
Dr Pei Jean Ong, President, Global Anaesthesia, Surgery and Obstetric Collaboration

(14:25 - 14:35) Q&A panel discussion
14:40 - 15:55

Session F5: From the Trauma Room to Recovery
Chair: Dr Emily Gibney, Elected Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(14:40 - 15:00) Experiences of a Trauma Anaesthetist
Dr Kate Prior, Surgeon Captain, Royal Navy and Consultant in Anaesthetics and Major Trauma, Kings College Hospital

(15:00 - 15:20) Latest Developments in Trauma Research
Dr Elaine Cole, Professor of Trauma Sciences and Director of Research and Innovation, London Major Trauma System

(15:20 - 15:4) Trauma and Mental Health
Dr Anthony Allnatt, Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal London Hospital

(15:40 - 15:55) Q&A panel discussion 
15:55 - 16:15

Tea / coffee, industry exhibition and poster viewing (Ballroom 1 & Foyer)
16:15 - 16:45

Session F6: Anaesthesia Associates: Legal Limits and Professional Boundaries
Chair: Dr Joseph Pick, Elected Member, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(16:15 - 16:30) The AU judicial review of the GMC over associates
Dr Richard Marks, Consultant Anaesthetist, London

(16:30 - 16:45) Discussion

16:45 - 17:20

Prize giving, Resident update and Closing remarks
Chair: Dr Sarah Marsden, Chair, Resident Doctors Committee, Association of Anaesthetists

(16:45 - 17:00) Prize giving ceremony
(17:00 - 17:20) Resident update; The Association and what we do for you and closing remarks