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Dr
Steven
Abbott
- TH2 ORTHOPAEDICS – The use of Phone Arthrometry in detecting joint injury and disease
11:00 - 14/10/10
Senior Research Fellow, Anglia Ruskin University
11:00 - 14/10/10
Senior Research Fellow, Anglia Ruskin University
Dr
Kay
Ball
- TH8 SURGICAL SMOKE - Can clean air in the OR be a reality?
12:15 - 14/10/10
Nurse Consultant/Educator/Faculty & Past President AORN
12:15 - 14/10/10
Nurse Consultant/Educator/Faculty & Past President AORN
James
Ball
- F2 OPHTHALMICS
09:00 - 15/10/10
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
09:00 - 15/10/10
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Mrs
Helen
Baxter
- F16 LEARNING FROM THE PATIENTS EXPERIENCE
16:30 - 15/10/10
Lead Associate Innovation Practice, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
16:30 - 15/10/10
Lead Associate Innovation Practice, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
Mr
Murali
Bhat
- TH7 ORTHOPAEDIC DAY SURGERY
12:15 - 14/10/10
Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
12:15 - 14/10/10
Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Claire
Bradford
- F16 LEARNING FROM THE PATIENTS EXPERIENCE
16:30 - 15/10/10
Co Production Associate / Theatre Matron, Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
16:30 - 15/10/10
Co Production Associate / Theatre Matron, Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Mr
Martin
Bromiley
- F1 DIFFICULT DISCUSSIONS – SOME PRACTICAL TIPS
09:00 - 15/10/10
Chair, Clinical Human Factors Group / Airline Pilot
09:00 - 15/10/10
Chair, Clinical Human Factors Group / Airline Pilot
Dr
Kim
Chishti
- TH4 DIFFICULT AIRWAY
11:00 - 14/10/10
SpR Anaesthetics/ITU, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
11:00 - 14/10/10
SpR Anaesthetics/ITU, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
Mrs
Anne
Choyce
- S10 HAND WASHING AND SCRUBBING UP - Practical session on principles of hand washing
12:15 - 16/10/10
Infection Prevention Nurse Specialist, Airedale Foundation Trust (retired June 2010)
12:15 - 16/10/10
Infection Prevention Nurse Specialist, Airedale Foundation Trust (retired June 2010)
Ms
Becky
Cootes
- F11 ANAESTHETICS AND RECOVERY - Local anaesthetic wound infusions - Is it the future of post operative pain management?
12:15 - 15/10/10
Lead Pain Specialist Nurse, Bedford NHS Trust
12:15 - 15/10/10
Lead Pain Specialist Nurse, Bedford NHS Trust
Miss
Sarah
Cowley
- S20 SWAB COUNT - Reducing the risks of swab management
15:30 - 16/10/10
Product Manager Swabsafe and Action Products, Central Medical Supplies Ltd
15:30 - 16/10/10
Product Manager Swabsafe and Action Products, Central Medical Supplies Ltd
Dr
Nicholas
Crombie
- TH4 DIFFICULT AIRWAY
11:00 - 14/10/10
Consultant Trauma Anaesthetist / Medical Director, Midlands Air Ambulance / Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
11:00 - 14/10/10
Consultant Trauma Anaesthetist / Medical Director, Midlands Air Ambulance / Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Mr
Trevor
Dale
- F4 HUMAN FACTORS TRAINING
09:00 - 15/10/10
Co-Founder and Commercial Director, Atrainability Limited
09:00 - 15/10/10
Co-Founder and Commercial Director, Atrainability Limited
Ms
Lisa
Evans
- F8 TRANSPLANT - Organ Retrieval
10:15 - 15/10/10
Theatre Practitioner, University Hospital Birmingham
10:15 - 15/10/10
Theatre Practitioner, University Hospital Birmingham
Mr
Luke
Ewart
- S7 HCA’S/STUDENTS MENTORSHIP AND CAREER PATHWAY
12:15 - 16/10/10
Senior Lecturer in Operating Department Practice, Pathway director for pre-registration ODP, Canterbury Christ Church University
12:15 - 16/10/10
Senior Lecturer in Operating Department Practice, Pathway director for pre-registration ODP, Canterbury Christ Church University
Dr
Michael
Fertleman
- TH14 PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF DVT
16:15 - 14/10/10
Consultant Physician, Imperial College London
16:15 - 14/10/10
Consultant Physician, Imperial College London
Mrs
Eleanor
Freeman
- S18 GIVING EVIDENCE
15:30 - 16/10/10
Sister, Theatres, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
15:30 - 16/10/10
Sister, Theatres, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mrs
Eleanor
Freeman
- S13 STATEMENT WRITING
14:15 - 16/10/10
Sister, Theatres, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
14:15 - 16/10/10
Sister, Theatres, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mrs
Vanessa
Gordon
- S17 HCA’S/STUDENTS MENTORSHIP AND CAREER PATHWAY - An ODP's journey to pain management specialist
15:30 - 16/10/10
Pain Management Practitioner, Basildon & Thurrock University Hospitals
15:30 - 16/10/10
Pain Management Practitioner, Basildon & Thurrock University Hospitals
Ms
Hannah
Grainger
- TH3 CELL SALVAGE
11:00 - 14/10/10
Cell Salvage Co-ordinator, Welsh Blood Service
11:00 - 14/10/10
Cell Salvage Co-ordinator, Welsh Blood Service
Mrs
Tanis
Hand
- S7 HCA’S/STUDENTS MENTORSHIP AND CAREER PATHWAY - Health Care Support Worker Regulation – policy update
12:15 - 16/10/10
HCA Adviser, Royal College of Nursing
12:15 - 16/10/10
HCA Adviser, Royal College of Nursing
Dr
Sarah
Haynes
- TH3 CELL SALVAGE
11:00 - 14/10/10
Autologous Transfusion Co-ordinator (Clinical Scientist), University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
11:00 - 14/10/10
Autologous Transfusion Co-ordinator (Clinical Scientist), University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
Mr
Mark
Head
- S12 HCA’S/STUDENTS MENTORSHIP AND CAREER PATHWAY - The foundation degree route to being an Associate Theatre Practitioner
14:15 - 16/10/10
Associate Theatre Practitioner, William Harvey Hospital
14:15 - 16/10/10
Associate Theatre Practitioner, William Harvey Hospital
Mrs
Jo
Hemingray
- TH15 LOAN SETS – GETTING THE PROCESS RIGHT
16:15 - 14/10/10
Clinical Product Specialist, Peterborough NHS Trust
16:15 - 14/10/10
Clinical Product Specialist, Peterborough NHS Trust
Mr
Guy
Hirst
- F4 / S4 HUMAN FACTORS TRAINING
09:00 - 15/10/10
Co-Founder Atrainability and Director of Training, Atrainability Limited
09:00 - 15/10/10
Co-Founder Atrainability and Director of Training, Atrainability Limited
Mrs
Margaret
Hollis
- TH5 WET VERSUS DRY – THE PRACTICALITIES
11:00 - 14/10/10
Head of Decontamination, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust
11:00 - 14/10/10
Head of Decontamination, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust
Ms
Linda
Horton-Fawkes
- S10 HAND WASHING AND SCRUBBING UP - Practical session on principles of hand washing
12:15 - 16/10/10
Senior Infection Prevention Nurse, York Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
12:15 - 16/10/10
Senior Infection Prevention Nurse, York Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dr
Tanya
Huehns
- TH6 NEVER EVENTS - What are they?
12:15 - 14/10/10
Head of Patient Safety Strategy, National Patient Safety Agency
12:15 - 14/10/10
Head of Patient Safety Strategy, National Patient Safety Agency
Ms
Sandra
Huntington
- S7 HCA’S/STUDENTS MENTORSHIP AND CAREER PATHWAY– towards a degree – pathway options for ODPs
12:15 - 16/10/10
Senior Lecturer in Operating Department Practice, Perioperative Care pathway lead for Post registration CPD, Canterbury Christ Church University
12:15 - 16/10/10
Senior Lecturer in Operating Department Practice, Perioperative Care pathway lead for Post registration CPD, Canterbury Christ Church University
Mr
Adrian
Jones
- F7 ADVANCED SURGICAL ROLES - Fit for purpose! A decade of change?
10:15 - 15/10/10
Orthopaedic Surgical Care Practitioner, Trauma & Orthopaedic Department, Norfolk & Norwich University NHS Trust
10:15 - 15/10/10
Orthopaedic Surgical Care Practitioner, Trauma & Orthopaedic Department, Norfolk & Norwich University NHS Trust
Dr
Seema
Kalra
- CALL FOR PAPERS - Is the I-gel ™ a better conduit for blind intubation than ILMA - a comparative evaluation
15:30 - 15/10/10
Specialist and head, Dept. of Anaesthesiology and critical care, IGESI Hospital, Jhilmil, Delhi, India
15:30 - 15/10/10
Specialist and head, Dept. of Anaesthesiology and critical care, IGESI Hospital, Jhilmil, Delhi, India
Mr
Anthony
Leavor
- TH15 LOAN SETS – GETTING THE PROCESS RIGHT
16:15 - 14/10/10
UK Supply Chain Project Manager, DePuy UK
16:15 - 14/10/10
UK Supply Chain Project Manager, DePuy UK
Dr
Will
Lester
- TH1 MANAGEMENT OF DVT/VTE - Venous Thromboembolism: Assessment in clinical practice
11:00 - 14/10/10
Haematology Consultant, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Birmingham Women’s Hospital
11:00 - 14/10/10
Haematology Consultant, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Birmingham Women’s Hospital
Miss
Fiona
Lynch
- F6 ANAESTHETICS AND RECOVERY - Stabilisation and the transfer of the critically ill child. The role of specialist transport teams.
10:15 - 15/10/10
Nurse Consultant, PICU, Evelina Children's Hospital, London
10:15 - 15/10/10
Nurse Consultant, PICU, Evelina Children's Hospital, London
Ms
Rosanne
Macqueen
- CALL FOR PAPERS - Evaluating the effectiveness of teaching a professional/medico-legal issues session to local theatre staff
15:30 - 15/10/10
Senior Practitioner, Clinical Education (Theatres), NHS Lothian
15:30 - 15/10/10
Senior Practitioner, Clinical Education (Theatres), NHS Lothian
Mrs
Karen
Matthews-Shard
- TH6 NEVER EVENTS - It happened to us!
12:15 - 14/10/10
Clinical Director, Pulse Healthcare
12:15 - 14/10/10
Clinical Director, Pulse Healthcare
Mr
Danny
McGee
- TH3 CELL SALVAGE
11:00 - 14/10/10
Specialist Practitioner in Operating Theatre Blood Conservation, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
11:00 - 14/10/10
Specialist Practitioner in Operating Theatre Blood Conservation, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Mrs
Bonnie
McLeod
- TH8 SURGICAL SMOKE - Can clean air in the OR be a reality?
12:15 - 14/10/10
President ORNAC, Clinical Nurse Educator, Fraser Health Authority
12:15 - 14/10/10
President ORNAC, Clinical Nurse Educator, Fraser Health Authority
Dr
Claire
Mearns
- TH7 ORTHOPAEDIC DAY SURGERY - An Anaesthetists Perspective
12:15 - 14/10/10
Consultant Anaesthetist, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
12:15 - 14/10/10
Consultant Anaesthetist, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Dr
Sudheer
Medakkar
- TH4 DIFFICULT AIRWAY
11:00 - 14/10/10
Anaesthetist & Team Coach, Torbay Hospital
11:00 - 14/10/10
Anaesthetist & Team Coach, Torbay Hospital
Miss
Lucy
Mitchell
- F1 DIFFICULT DISCUSSIONS – SOME PRACTICAL TIPS
09:00 - 15/10/10
Research Assistant, University of Aberdeen
09:00 - 15/10/10
Research Assistant, University of Aberdeen
Miss
Lucy
Mitchell
- CALL FOR PAPERS - The SPLINTS system (for training and assessing Scrub Practitioners’ non-technical skills)
15:30 - 15/10/10
Research Assistant, University of Aberdeen
15:30 - 15/10/10
Research Assistant, University of Aberdeen
Sir
Stephen
Moss
- TH11 MID STAFFS - TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT
16:15 - 14/10/10
Chairman, Mid Staffs NHS Foundation Trust
16:15 - 14/10/10
Chairman, Mid Staffs NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs
Chris
Mullen MBE
- S2 HCA’S/STUDENTS MENTORSHIP AND CAREER PATHWAY - The Assistant Practitioner in 2020
11:00 - 16/10/10
Independent Consultant and Coach
11:00 - 16/10/10
Independent Consultant and Coach
Mr
Michael
Nicholas
- S17 HCA’S/STUDENTS MENTORSHIP AND CAREER PATHWAY - An ODPs experiences of becoming a Surgical Care Practitioner (SCP)
15:30 - 16/10/10
Colorectal Surgical Care Practitioner, William Harvey Hospital
15:30 - 16/10/10
Colorectal Surgical Care Practitioner, William Harvey Hospital
Dr
Peter
Nightingale
- TH1 MANAGEMENT OF DVT/VTE - An overview
11:00 - 14/10/10
President, The Royal College of Anaesthetists
11:00 - 14/10/10
President, The Royal College of Anaesthetists
Mrs
Val
O’Brien
- TH10 MIGRATION OF INSTRUMENTS – CAN WE?
12:15 - 14/10/10
Divisional Technical Lead (Decontamination), Synergy Health plc
12:15 - 14/10/10
Divisional Technical Lead (Decontamination), Synergy Health plc
Mr
Mike
Pritchett
- S5 TOURNIQUETS – Good practice
11:00 - 16/10/10
International Sales Manager, Anetic Aid
11:00 - 16/10/10
International Sales Manager, Anetic Aid
Dr
Subrahmanyam
Radhakrishna
- TH4 DIFFICULT AIRWAY
11:00 - 14/10/10
Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire
11:00 - 14/10/10
Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire
Dr
Karunakaran
Ramaswamy
- TH4 DIFFICULT AIRWAY
11:00 - 14/10/10
Specialist Registrar, John Radcliffe Hospital
11:00 - 14/10/10
Specialist Registrar, John Radcliffe Hospital
Dr
Jacqueline
Randle
- S6 SIOBHAN RANKIN LECTURE - Workplace Bullying & Harassment in the NHS
12:15 - 16/10/10
Associate Professor, University of Nottingham
12:15 - 16/10/10
Associate Professor, University of Nottingham
Mrs
Sandra
Rowan
- F12 ADVANCED SURGICAL ROLES – Nationally transferable roles and the advanced practitioner
12:15 - 15/10/10
Programme Manager, Skills for Health
12:15 - 15/10/10
Programme Manager, Skills for Health
Miss
Mary
Simon
- TH12 OPHTHALMOLOGY – Laser safety in ophthalmology
16:15 - 14/10/10
Senior Physicist, Regional Radiation Protection Service, Royal Surrey County Hospital
16:15 - 14/10/10
Senior Physicist, Regional Radiation Protection Service, Royal Surrey County Hospital
Mr
Phil
Smith
- S4 HUMAN FACTORS TRAINING
11:00 - 16/10/10
Director of Critical Team Performance Program, Atrainability Limited
11:00 - 16/10/10
Director of Critical Team Performance Program, Atrainability Limited
Mr
Kelvin
Smith
- F8 TRANSPLANT
10:15 - 15/10/10
Theatre Clinical lead (SODP), Luton and Dunstable NHS Foundation Trust
10:15 - 15/10/10
Theatre Clinical lead (SODP), Luton and Dunstable NHS Foundation Trust
Ms
Hazel
Smith
- S8 PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT
12:15 - 16/10/10
Clinical Education Advisor, Spire Healthcare
12:15 - 16/10/10
Clinical Education Advisor, Spire Healthcare
Mr
Wayne
Spencer
- TH5 WET VERSUS DRY – THE PRACTICALITIES
11:00 - 14/10/10
Director & Authorising Engineer (Decontamination), Spencer Nickson Ltd
11:00 - 14/10/10
Director & Authorising Engineer (Decontamination), Spencer Nickson Ltd
Dr
Karen
Spilsbury
- S2 HCA’S/STUDENTS MENTORSHIP AND CAREER PATHWAY – Introduction & development of assistant practitioner roles: lessons from a national study
11:00 - 16/10/10
Senior Research Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York.
11:00 - 16/10/10
Senior Research Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York.
Dr
Ajay
Swami
- TH4 DIFFICULT AIRWAY
11:00 - 14/10/10
Consultant Anaesthetist, Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust
11:00 - 14/10/10
Consultant Anaesthetist, Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust
Dr
Susan
Tame
- CALL FOR PAPERS - Continuing professional education: perioperative nurses’ experiences and perceptions
15:30 - 15/10/10
Lecturer, University of Hull
15:30 - 15/10/10
Lecturer, University of Hull
Prof
Judith
Tanner
- S3 NORMOTHERMIA
11:00 - 16/10/10
Professor of Clinical Nursing Research, De Montfort University and University Hospitals Leicester
11:00 - 16/10/10
Professor of Clinical Nursing Research, De Montfort University and University Hospitals Leicester
Mrs
Janet
Thatcher
- F12 ADVANCED SURGICAL ROLES - Surgical Care Practitioner - Education in Evolution
12:15 - 15/10/10
Programme Manager PG Dip Surgical Care Practitioner and Lecturer Adult Nursing/Surgical Care Practitioner, University of Plymouth
12:15 - 15/10/10
Programme Manager PG Dip Surgical Care Practitioner and Lecturer Adult Nursing/Surgical Care Practitioner, University of Plymouth
Dr
Abhay
Vaidya
- ANAESTHETIC MACHINE (NEW&OLD)
16:15 - 14/10/10
Consultant Anaesthetist & Critical Care, Bedford Hospital
16:15 - 14/10/10
Consultant Anaesthetist & Critical Care, Bedford Hospital
Mrs
Melanie
van Limborgh
- DAISY AYRIS LECTURE - The next step
14:15 - 15/10/10
Programme Manager and Clinical Advisor, Department of Health, England
14:15 - 15/10/10
Programme Manager and Clinical Advisor, Department of Health, England
Mr
Patrick
Voight
- S1 INTERNATIONAL - US healthcare reform and its implications to nursing
11:00 - 16/10/10
Healthcare Practice, Deloitte Consulting / Immediate Past President, AORN
11:00 - 16/10/10
Healthcare Practice, Deloitte Consulting / Immediate Past President, AORN
Mrs
Frances
Watts
- S16 PERIOPERATIVE UPDATE – 10 for 2010 and the impact on perioperative care
11:28 - 24/08/10
Patient Safety Lead (Surgery), National Patient Safety Agency
11:28 - 24/08/10
Patient Safety Lead (Surgery), National Patient Safety Agency
Mr
David
Wilkinson
- F7 ADVANCED SURGICAL ROLES – Anaesthesia team viewpoint
10:15 - 15/10/10
Physicians’ Assistant (Anaesthesia), Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
10:15 - 15/10/10
Physicians’ Assistant (Anaesthesia), Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Mr
David
Wilkinson
- S12 HCA’S/STUDENTS MENTORSHIP AND CAREER PATHWAY – An ODP’s experience of becoming a physician’s Assistant (AP)
14:15 - 16/10/10
Physicians’ Assistant (Anaesthesia), Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
14:15 - 16/10/10
Physicians’ Assistant (Anaesthesia), Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Ms
Cheryl
Winter
- S1 INTERNATIONAL - Australian Healthcare, is there a difference?
11:00 - 16/10/10
President, ACORN / Nurse Unit Manager, Darwin Private Hospital
11:00 - 16/10/10
President, ACORN / Nurse Unit Manager, Darwin Private Hospital
Mr
Ryan
Wood
- CALL FOR PAPERS - Implementing the WHO surgical safety checklist (SSC) – uptake and impact on surgical outcomes
15:30 - 15/10/10
CT2 Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital
15:30 - 15/10/10
CT2 Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital









