Perioperative Conference: Knowledge Without Borders

We live in a world of barriers and borders.The aim of this conference is to breach these borders and provide knowledge, insight and understanding into the work of professionals from several different disciplines, and different countries, and how the work they do relates to perioperative care.

This conference covers several different topics including managing difficult airways, transferring critically patients, managing post traumatic stress disorders, working for a charity overseas, caring for perioperative patients in China and Gaza, the developing role of blood banks, and maintaining professional standards and autonomy.

We will also be carrying out simulated workshops using the latest simulation technology and there will be an exhibition displaying the latest developments in medical technology.

Conference Programme

8am Working Breakfast

• Clinical Workshops in Anaesthesia and Clinical Simulation
• Breakfast Debate ‘A shift to a Graduate Entry Profession for ODP - Yes or No?'
• Medical Exhibition
• Complimentary breakfast

9am Introduction

• Introduction by Seth Crofts, Dean of Faculty of Health, Edge Hill University

9:15am Session 1

Chaired by Paul Rawling, Senior Lecturer in ODP , Edge Hill University.

• 9:15am Managing Difficult Airways by Akbar Vorrah, Consultant Cardiac Anaesthetist and Clinical Director, Manchester Royal Infirmary
• 9:45am Transfer of the Critically Ill Patient by Steve Shaw, Consultant Neurosurgical Anaesthetist, Aintree University Hospitals

10:15am Coffee Break

• Coffee and Biscuits

10:45am Session 2: 3 Streams

Stream 1 (H1) chaired by Adele Nightingale, ODP Practice Placement Facilitator, Edge Hill University:

• 10:45am Managing Post Traumatic Stress Disorders by Paul Keenan, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health, Edge Hill University
• 11:15am Gaza - A Nation Under Siege by Paul Wicker, Head of Perioperative Studies, Edge Hill University
• 11:45am Working with M.I.S.T. (Mobile International Surgical Teams) by Peter Naylor, Recovery Manager, Manchester Royal Infirmary

Stream 2 (H2) chaired by Cheryl Conroy, Senior Lecturer in ODP, Edge Hill University:

• 10.45am Clinical Workshops

Stream 3 (H3) chaired by Norman Wright, Senior Lecturer in ODP, Edge Hill University:

• 10:45am The Developing Role of the Blood Transfusion Unit by Kyle Bennett, Tissue Bank Manager, NHS Blood Transfusion and Tissue Services
• 11:15am Student Exchange Trip to Nanjing, China by Pat Markham, Student ODP, Edge Hill University
• 11:45am The Amateur Professional by Bob Fellows, Chair, The Royal College of Paramedics

12:30pm Lunch

• Lunch and Exhibition Viewing

2pm Session 3

Chaired by Kevin Henshaw, Senior Lecturer in ODP, Edge Hill University

• 2pm Misconceptions about Day Case Surgery by Jim McHale, Senior ODP, Countess of Chester
• 2:40pm The Journey to a Degree in Operating Department Practice by Alan Mount, Professional Lead in ODP, Canterbury Christchurch University

3:20pm Keynote Address

• Preoperative Preparation of the Anaesthetic Patient in China by Professor Bao, Director of Anaesthesia, First Hospital of Nanjing, China

4pm Close

• Close by Paul Wicker, Head of Perioperative Studies, Edge Hill University and Visiting Professor, First Hospital of Nanjing, China

Costs for Delegates

The cost of the conference, including breakfast, refreshments, lunch, workshops, exhibition and lectures is as follows:

• Normal rate - £50
• Current Edge Hill University student - £10
• Edge Hill University alumni - £30

Book Your Place

• Download the booking form (pdf) >>
• Send the completing booking form to Peter Weatherill, Faculty of Health, Edge Hill University, St Helens Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4QP

If you have any queries about the conference, please contact Peter Weatherill on 01695 650738 or email weatherp@edgehill.ac.uk