This meeting is being held FACE TO FACE. All attendees MUST register in advance.
RCoA accreditation – 5 CPD Credits Applied for
9.30 am Coffee & Registration
Morning Session "The future of anaesthesia - 2040 and beyond..."
10.00 am
Wearable Sensors in Anaesthesia and Critical Care: What to Expect in 2040
Dr Anthony Wilson, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Group Chief Medical Informatics Officer (Research and Innovation), Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Talk synopsis:
Nearly everyone has a smartphone and a health watch these days and there are a myriad of wearable, medical grade, vital signs monitors. So why don't we see more of them in anaesthesia and critical care? In this talk we'll review the good, the bad and the ugly of wearable monitoring. What is the potential of these devices? What are the barriers to adoption? What might we expect in 2040?
Learning objectives
- Understand the state of the art in wearable health sensor technology in 2025.
- List potential benefits of wearable health monitors in anaesthesia and critical care
- Identify limitations and risks associated with the technology
- Discuss barriers to adoption in routine practice in the NHS
10.50 am
The Anaesthetic Workforce- An update on the UK State of the Nation report 2024
Dr Satya Francis, Consultant Anaesthetist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University Hospitals of Leicester; Council member of the Royal College of Anaesthetists; Chair for Workforce Committee and Vice Chair for Clinical Quality and Research board.
Talk synopsis:
Workforce shortages impact the existing workforce by putting additional workload on doctors, fuelling burnout and harming retention.
We will use the report to increase the number of funded anaesthetic training places, to improve development opportunities and recognition of SAS doctors and measures to improve retention.
11.30 am
Coffee
12.00 pm
A Manchester Journey researching Pneumonia
Dr Gareth Kitchen, Senior Clinical Lecturer and Consultant Anaesthetist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Talk synopsis:
A summary of the research undertaken in Manchester since starting my PhD in 2015.
1.00-2.00 pm
LUNCH
Afternoon Session: Residents' Prize Presentations & Invitational Lecture
2.00 pm
Residents' Prize Presentations supported by the North West School of Anaesthesia - closed for entries
3.30 pm
Coffee
4.00 pm
Invitational Lecture by Dr David Whitaker, Chair of the Patient Safety Committee of the European Board of Anaesthesiology & Retired Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, MFT
‘The Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety Anaesthesiology’
Talk synopsis:
The Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety in anaesthesiology was written by the European Board of Anaesthesiology (EBA) and launched at the Euroanaesthesia Congress in Helsinki 14th of June 2010. It was a response to an increasing interest in patient safety from the profession, the media, patients and politicians. It was a consensus of what was thought necessary to improve Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology in Europe. It soon attracted worldwide interest and was eventually signed by over 200 national societies and other healthcare related bodies including patient organisations and industry. Although still applicable today there have been new advances and it has been decided to update it and launch this later in 2025. The lecture will discuss the development of the Declaration its contents and planned new additions.
The Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology. Mellin-Olsen, Jannicke; Staender, Sven; Whitaker, David K; Smith, Andrew F. European Journal of Anaesthesiology 27(7):p 592-597, July 2010. | DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32833b1adf
5.00 pm
Close
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PARKING
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