EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT AND STAFF SUPPORT
09:15 - 10:15
Registration; Refreshments & Exhibition
10:15 - 10:30
Opening - Co-Chair
Speakers
Rob Brothwood
Co-inventor , LEAFix
Rob Brothwood
Co-inventor , LEAFix
BIOGRAPHY
Rob was an ODP/Team Leader at the Liverpool foundation trust, with over 15 years, of predominantly anaesthetic, experience, as well as holding an honorary contract with Alder Hey children’s hospital. Recently Rob has began a new anaesthetic journey with the University of Birmingham, and is currently in training as an Anaesthesia Associate.
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Opening - Co-Chair
25/06/2025
10:15 - 10:30
Opening - Co-Chair
26/06/2024
10:15 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00
Novice anaesthetist: their perceived stressors, learning behaviours
Speakers
Dr Amy Howard
Anaesthetic Trainee , Merseyside
Dr Hui Ching Ho
Dr Amy Howard
Anaesthetic Trainee , Merseyside
BIOGRAPHY
Dr Amy Howard is an anaesthetic trainee in Merseyside with an
interest in promoting wellbeing within healthcare settings. Since becoming a
parent in work-life balance and the importance of maintaining healthy,
collaborative working relationships in the medical profession. Amy advocates
for practical strategies to improve staff wellbeing, recognising its crucial
role in enhancing both team dynamics and patient care.
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Novice anaesthetist: their perceived stressors, learning behaviours
25/06/2025
10:30 - 11:00
Dr Hui Ching Ho
BIOGRAPHY
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Novice anaesthetist: their perceived stressors, learning behaviours
25/06/2025
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:30
Refreshments and Exhibition
11:30 - 12:00
Remote and Expedition Medicine Challenges
Speakers
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Dr Pete Bradley
Director of Analogue Mission Operations , Space Health Research
Dr Pete Bradley
Director of Analogue Mission Operations , Space Health Research
BIOGRAPHY
Pete is an NHS Anaesthetic Doctor with a particular
interest in Pre Hospital, Expedition and Hyperbaric Medicine, with extensive
experience and qualifications as an Expedition Medic. He teaches for Remote
Area Risk International. is Director of Analogue Mission Operations for Space
Health Research, is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a member of
the Explorer's Club. His passions include teaching, cold environments, being
underwater, being at altitude and photography with some published work.
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Remote and Expedition Medicine Challenges
25/06/2025
11:30 - 12:00
12:00 - 12:30
ODP Role In the Armed Forces
Speakers
Christine Hawkins
Christine Hawkins
BIOGRAPHY
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ODP Role In the Armed Forces
25/06/2025
12:00 - 12:30
12:30 - 13:00
Civility and its impact on safety
Speakers
Jenny Maher
Clinical Manager for Quality Improvement, NHS
Jenny Maher
Clinical Manager for Quality Improvement, NHS
BIOGRAPHY
Jenny is an ODP by background and is now a Clinical Manager for Quality Improvement. Jenny has also been AfPP Trustee since 2021. She has almost 25 years' experience in and around theatres. Most of these years were spent in large adult trusts in Liverpool, with the last 6 years in Paediatrics in Alder Hey Hospital. Jenny has been part of the Education Team at Alder Hey for the last 4 years and as well as being a trained coach, is an accredited Human factors trainer. She has a passion for driving change and has been involved with developing a Theatre safety programme which is what she is here to talk about.
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Civility and its impact on safety
25/06/2025
12:30 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:15
Lunch & Exhibition
14:45 - 15:15
Adoptive Cell Therapy with Tumour-Infiltrating Lymphocytes
Speakers
Michael Crowther
Michael Crowther
BIOGRAPHY
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Adoptive Cell Therapy with Tumour-Infiltrating Lymphocytes
25/06/2025
14:45 - 15:15
15:45 - 16:30
All delegates re-join the main EBME conference for the final sessions, the Apprentice of the Year Award, and the prize draw
OPERATING THEATRE CAPABILITIES AND THE FUTURE WORKFORCE
09:15 - 10:15
Registration; Refreshments & Exhibition
10:15 - 10:30
Opening - Co-Chair
Speakers
Helen Brothwood
Operating Department Practitioner and Lead Resuscitation Officer , Liverpool Women’s Hospital
Helen Brothwood
Operating Department Practitioner and Lead Resuscitation Officer , Liverpool Women’s Hospital
BIOGRAPHY
She qualified in 2005 and started working in Royal Liverpool University Hospital utilising her skills in Scrub, Recovery and Anaesthetics. In 2007 she achieved a year’s secondment in ITU, in which she gained many critical skills and experience. After the secondment Helen specialised in Anaesthetics and gained her ALS instructor status in 2017. In 2019 she completed a secondment in the Education role as a Theatre Practice Educator. She enjoyed teaching and educating, which led her to her current role as lead Resuscitation Officer, which she has been doing since 2021.
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Opening - Co-Chair
26/06/2025
10:15 - 10:30
Opening - Co-Chair
27/06/2024
10:15 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00
Transplantation and Theatre allocation nationally
Speakers
Iram Haq
ST7 General Surgical Trainee , North West Deanery
Iram Haq
ST7 General Surgical Trainee , North West Deanery
BIOGRAPHY
I'm
an ST7 General Surgical Trainee in the North West Deanery, currently
out-of-programme for a PhD at the University of Manchester. My research focuses
on transplant surgery and abdominal wall biomechanics, with a particular
interest in wound healing and fascial integrity in kidney transplant
recipients. I’m also a surgical lead with the National Organ Retrieval Service
(NORS) and passionate about medical education, holding a role with Health
Education England North West. I enjoy collaborative theatre work and team-based
operating, and balance clinical and academic life with being a mum of two
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Transplantation and Theatre allocation nationally
26/06/2025
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:30
Refreshments and Exhibition
11:30 - 12:00
Optimising patients for surgery and Use of clinical decision support Speakers
Speakers
Sally Hargreaves
Consultant Anaesthetist
Ste Lake
Consultant Clinical Scientist
Sally Hargreaves
Consultant Anaesthetist
BIOGRAPHY
Sally has been a Consultant Anaesthetist in Liverpool since 2009 and has fifteen years experience working in preoperative assessment. The preoperative nursing teams in Liverpool see 20,000 patients a year who are planned to have surgery. Sally has been the clinical director for this service since 2023.
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Optimising patients for surgery and Use of clinical decision support Speakers
26/06/2025
11:30 - 12:00
Ste Lake
Consultant Clinical Scientist
BIOGRAPHY
Ste has worked in clinical engineering for 39 years, mainly in Liverpool. He is a Chartered Scientist, Chartered Engineer, Chartered IT Professional and a Fellow of the Academy of Healthcare Science. Ste has worked on many engineering projects including a device to measure the speed of eye saccades, dose monitoring of children undergoing total body irradiation for leukaemia, estimation of burn surface area and initial fluid replacement in children and anaesthesia charting software. He has worked for 20 years for a team developing and maintaining a clinical decision support system for pre-operative assessment services.
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Optimising patients for surgery and Use of clinical decision support Speakers
26/06/2025
11:30 - 12:00
12:00 - 12:30
Dealing with intra and post operative complications – a human perspective Speakers
Speakers
Kapil Sahnan
Consultant Surgeon , St Mark’s Hospital
Kevin O’Donoghue
Kapil Sahnan
Consultant Surgeon , St Mark’s Hospital
BIOGRAPHY
Mr Kapil Sahnan is a Consultant Surgeon at St Mark’s Hospital, London, and an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Imperial College London.
He specialises in inflammatory bowel disease, complex proctology, and robotic surgery, training in Oxford, Bristol, London, and completing an ESCP/Intuitive fellowship in Barcelona. His PhD at Imperial focused on IBD, big data analysis, clinical trials, and healthcare technology.
With 100+ peer-reviewed publications, he is an internationally recognised academic and educator. He has chaired national working groups, completed a teaching fellowship, and serves as an advisory board member and speaker for medtech and the pharmaceutical industry.
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Dealing with intra and post operative complications – a human perspective Speakers
26/06/2025
12:00 - 12:30
Kevin O’Donoghue
BIOGRAPHY
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Dealing with intra and post operative complications – a human perspective Speakers
26/06/2025
12:00 - 12:30
12:30 - 13:00
Lessons in mistakes, how to avoid the inevitable
Speakers
Shannon Jordan
Urology Registrar
Shannon Jordan
Urology Registrar
BIOGRAPHY
Shannon
Jordan is currently working in Liverpool as a Urology Registrar. In a break
from studying medicine, she undertook a Master of Laws. During this program she
developed an interest in the human factors and systemic failings that often
contribute to cases of gross negligence and manslaughter in the healthcare
setting. Her talk will focus on the lessons that can be learnt from open
conversations in a blame-free culture, when things inevitably go wrong.
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Lessons in mistakes, how to avoid the inevitable
26/06/2025
12:30 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:15
Lunch & Exhibition
14:45 - 15:15
CODP
Speakers
Mike Donnellon
President, The College of Operating Department Practitioners
Mike Donnellon
President, The College of Operating Department Practitioners
BIOGRAPHY
Mike commenced his Operating Department Assistant training in 1983 at
Blackpool Victoria Hospital before moving into Higher Education in 2002
becoming Programme Leader for the Pre-registration Operating Department
Practitioner programme at the University of Central Lancashire in
Preston. Mike’s previous role within the College of Operating Department
Practitioner was Chair of the Education and Standards Committee. In January
2024 Mike became President of the College and oversaw the transfer of the
College from the trade union UNISON. The College launched as a standalone
independent Professional Body in January 2025.
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CODP
26/06/2025
14:45 - 15:15
15:15 - 15:45
Refreshments and Exhibition
15:45 - 16:30
All delegates re-join the main EBME conference for the final sessions, the Apprentice of the Year Award, and the prize draw