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SUMMARY:Shared decision making in Anaesthesia
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DESCRIPTION:You will be able to submit questions to the speaker during the event using the Q&A function on Zoom.PROGRAMME:\n\n9.30 am         \nADRT and ICU: reflections on a challenging case\nDr John McDonald, Consultant in Intensive Care medicine and Anaesthesia, Salford Royal NHS FT\n\nTalk Synopsis:\n\nDr MacDonald will present a case of an advanced refusal of treatment in a patient who sustained life threatening traumatic injuries. We will consider the impact of the ADRT on the patient, family and treating clinicians and his reflections on what went well, what he would do differently and the overall experience.\n\nLearning Objectives:\n\n1. Examine the legal framework for the advanced directive for the refusal of treatment (ADRT) and how this relates to clinical practice alongside ethical principles.\n2. Consider how the duties of a doctor relate to ADRTs including human and system factors.\n3. Strategies that can be used to minimise blood loss and reduce impact of anaemia.\n\n10.10 am       \nShared Decision Making in High-Risk Anaesthesia and Surgery\nDr Tina Duff, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine at Manchester Foundation Trust\n\nTalk Synopsis:\n\nDr Duff will explore the different approaches to discussing risk with patients and how we can communicate this effectively. The importance of health literacy will be reviewed and how we can support patients in receiving and understanding health information. Informed consent needs to include information that is important to each individual patient and addresses what matters to them.\n\nThe importance of shared decision making in individualised patient care will be reviewed. The national expectations for shared decision making as a standard of care and how this can be delivered will form a key part of this talk. The need for a cultural shift to a team approach to shared decision making and how this can be incorporated early into the patient journey will also be considered.\n\nLearning Objectives:\n\n1 How to discuss risk effectively.\n2 What does good Shared Decision-Making look like.\n3 Overcoming barriers to Shared Decision Making.\n\n10.50 am       \nShort break\n\n11.00 am       \nShared Decision-Making and Collaborative Care for the Acutely Unwell Surgical Patient\nDr Matthew Redmond, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. Deputy CD and Governance Lead, Stockport NHS FT\n\nTalk Synopsis: \n\nWe are very proud that the latest National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) report shows Stepping Hill Hospital among the top four trusts nationally for survival after emergency laparotomy — and the highest-performing general hospital.\n\nIn this session, we’ll explore some of the factors behind this success, including the strong collaboration between surgical, anaesthesia and critical care teams and our commitment to a data-driven approach to improvement."\n\nLearning Objectives:\n\n1. To understand how effective collaboration between surgical, anaesthesia and critical care teams can improve outcomes after emergency laparotomy.\n2. To explore practical ways to optimise peri-operative care and escalation processes.\n3. To recognise how using NELA data can support ongoing quality improvement and shared responsibility for patient care.\n\n11.40 am        \nINVITATIONAL LECTURE - Serious Medical Treatment (SMT) cases: Mental Capacity Act (MCA) best interest decisions, and the Court of ProtectionAmrita Singh, Solicitor, Manchester University NHS FT\n\nTalk Synopsis:\nShared decision-making in anaesthesia – Serious Medical Treatment (SMT) cases; best interests decisions, and navigating legal aspects of withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.\n\nLearning Objectives:\n\n1. A refresher on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and best interests decision-making relevant to SMT cases.\n2. Better knowledge of the Court of Protection and legal processes relevant to SMT cases.\n3. Awareness of when to seek legal advice / when to consider approaching the Court for decisions in respect of patients who lack mental capacity.\n\n\n12.30 pm        \nClose\n \n\nThis  event is accredited by the Royal College of Anaesthetists for 3 CPD credits.\nCPD certificates will be awarded to attendees.\n\n \n\n
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