Lisa Nealen

Lisa gained her ‘Practice Development’ degree in 2017, since then Lisa has used the knowledge and confidence gained to reach a wider audience through webinars and study days. Lisa is passionate about education, with over 29 years of theatre experience, Lisa loves providing the junior staff and students with the knowledge and skills to enable them to become confident, safe practitioners. Lisa represents AfPP as a regional member for the Northest area and is the Link member within her own theatre department. Lisa represents the AfPP through national webinars and at the ‘Safety for All’, conference at the Royal College of Physicians in London.

Lisa has worked alongside Stryker UK LTD as their ‘Key Opinion Leader’ and with them has helped others to have courageous conversations within their own departments in order to create ‘Clean Air Theatres’, which safeguard their colleagues and patients from the potential dangers of surgical smoke plume. Lisa’s work has been acknowledged by us and her webinar has been awarded CPD hours that staff can use towards their revalidation. Lisa has also helped to create guidelines within her departments, ensuring the continued use of smoke evacuation devices.

Lisa is now part of two committees: Smoke Plume Alliance – Looking at ways to persuade the government to make it mandatory to use smoke evacuation products to safeguard staff and patients. Surgical Burns Action Group – Action Group committed to increasing knowledge around the safe use of skin preparations and any instrumentation used in the surgical field