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In-person conference 9.00am to 5.00pm
Drinks reception and formal dinner
Programme includes:
Presentations from around the region
Debate
Poster competition with prizes
Register at www.oxfordcpd.com/booking
More information: henry@oxfordcpd.com or president@oxdat.com
5 RCoA CPD points applied for
To be added to our mailing list for information about booking please email events@ndcn.ox.ac.uk and put ADC in the header.
When booking opens, you can book directly on the Oxford Stores website: https://www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/short-courses/nuffield-department-of-clinical-neurosciences-anaesthetics
OXDAT and Oxford CPD are pleased to announce the Macintosh Day 2022 will take place on the 14th January. The day will take place as a ‘hybrid’ day, with up to 50 present in person or the option to be present virtually.
The day will showcase anaesthetic research and projects from across the region. We have a number of fantastic speakers as well as trainee oral and poster presentations. Prizes will be presented at the end of the day for best trainee oral presentation, best trainee poster presentation and a new category this year - best core trainee presentation.
Highlights:
Lord Nuffield: a Unique Supporter of Anaesthesia - Professor Pierre Foex
An Investigation into the Early Use of Anaesthesia at the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford - Dr Michael Ward
The Use of IT to Improve the Safety and Appropriateness of Transfusion Practice - Professor Mike Murphy
Global Health: Non-Physician Anaesthesia Provider’s Perspectives on Task Sharing - Dr Konstilla Karydi
Do Anaesthetics Wake You Up? Competition Between Volatile Agents - Professor Jaideep Pandit
Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning to Support Training Recovery - Professor Helen Higham
Artificial Intelligence to Support US Guided Regional Anaesthesia - Dr James Bowness
Ventilatory Heterogeneity in ALI/ARDS. Cause or Consequence? - Professor Andrew Farmery
The day will carry 5 CPD points from the RCOA (applied for) whether attended virtually or in person. As usual the day will be recorded and can be watched at a later date for the same number of CPD points. The day is free for all trainees and £25 for consultant and career grade anaesthetists. Book now at www.oxfordcpd.com/booking and choose ‘virtual only’ or ‘attending’ according to your preference. Please note in person places are very limited.
We hope you can join us for what promises to be a fantastic day.
The OXDAT and Oxford CPD Teams
www.oxfordcpd.com
@OxCPD
Join us for this free event and be part of the launch of the Thames Valley Sustainable Operating Pathway, an online live stream focussing on:
Current evidence on the environmental and social impacts of our work in theatres
Ways other organisations and networks in UK and abroad have approached reducing the carbon footprint
Ways we can locally review and identify areas where we can locally reduce our environmental footprint
Forming a Thames Valley region-wide network to undertake multi-disciplinary projects looking at sustainable operating pathways
And much more!
Oxford CPD and Oxford Deanery Anaesthetic Trainees invite you to attend the annual Macintosh Day on the 12th March 2021. The day will be conducted entirely via Zoom this year and we have a fantastic programme lined up for the day.
Highlights include:
Professor Andrew Pollard - The Development of the Oxford Vaccine
Professor Pierre Foex - NDOA Early Achievements 1937 - 1987
Dr Chris Edge - The Mechanism of Anaesthesia
Professor Helen Higham - Simulation in the Context of the Pandemic
Professor Andrew Farmery - The Development of the Oxvent Ventilator
Trainee oral and poster presentations, and prize giving
The day has been approved for 5 CPD points by the RCOA and is free for all to attend. Please find the programme attached and book your place at www.oxfordcpd.com/booking.
“Virtual” all day meeting
The Oxford Region Intensive Care Society and Oxford Deanery Anaesthetic Trainees invite all healthcare professionals involved in the care of critically ill patients to ORICS bi-annual meeting
Booking details to follow
by Oxford University Global Surgery Group
Free half day webinar on surgical priorities in a global pandemic
Programme + registration: https://bit.ly/ougsg2020
A Global Health Conference for surgeons, ob/gyns and anaesthetists to learn from and with each other.
This year, the annual OUGSG Conference will be a free, half-day conference in conversation with Oxford University Global Surgery Faculty and guest speakers. This event will be livestreamed and more details on how to view the conference will be sent to all registered attendees during the week of the conference.
The day will reflect on the future of surgery, anaesthesia and obstetrics amidst the changing global health situation. A wide range of topics will be covered such as the impact of the COVID-19 :
on anaesthetic and intensive care priorities
on sexual and reproductive health
on discovering important research questions
on prioritising resource allocation in the pandemics aftermath.
The day will also feature interviews with international colleagues to discuss:
HIC’s role in meaningfully supporting LMIC’s, both on the ground and remotely
Assessment of personal risk to practitioners/volunteers in an international crisis
The role of an HIC team in this pandemic
The group welcomes practitioners of all grades and disciplines engaged in global surgery, anaesthesia and obstetrics or related fields, especially our international colleagues.
To learn more about the Oxford University Global Surgery Group, visit our website at
Whether you are doing the hard work of isolating at home, or still going in for your work, we are all in this together! Stay safe. Thanks to @OxSTaRCentre @DocAShah @Sallyshiels1 @SamuelChaplin @simonbaker64
OxVent is a multidisciplinary team of engineers and medics at the University of Oxford and King’s College London. The team has been shortlisted by the UK government to go to the next stage of testing for safety and usability for their ventilator prototype.
If the ventilator passes the required MHRA safety tests, it will rapidly move into production with the medical manufacturing company, Smith and Nephew (S&N) based in Hull.
This green light enables the team to test their prototype ventilators, developed in response to the coronavirus pandemic and forecasted acute shortage of ventilators. The next stage would be the manufacture of ventilators and deployment through the NHS. The design could also be used in other healthcare settings.
The team, led by Oxford Professors Andrew Farmery, Mark Thompson, Tim Denison, Paul Goulart and Alfonso Castrejon-Pita and DPhil student Rob Staruch and King's College London’s Prof Sebastien Ourselin and Dr Federico Formenti, have defined a simple, safe and scalable design that will meet the strict specifications for use with patients. The design will exploit off-the-shelf components and equipment with elements that can be produced through 3D printing techniques.
Professor Mark Thompson, says: ‘In less than two weeks the students, researchers and academics driving this project have brainstormed a prototype, developed into a highly-structured efficient and effective team and won Government backing. Collaboration is in our DNA and I am so proud of the team and the amazing support from our universities.’
Dr Federico Formenti of King’s College London, says: ‘We are a group of academic engineers and anaesthetists from King’s College London and the University of Oxford and are honoured to be shortlisted by the UK Government in our endeavour to help strengthen the NHS in the coming weeks. OxVent’s aim is to maximise impact in the UK, and reach beyond UK borders too. We have been overwhelmed with generous offers and messages of support from companies and individuals across the UK and beyond.’
Mark Gladwell, President, Global Operations at Smith+Nephew, said: “Smith+Nephew is proud to work with the OxVent team and bring our medical device design and manufacturing expertise to support the rapid delivery of this innovative new ventilator to the NHS.”
To find out more about the project and see videos visit: https://oxvent.org/
Find out more about Oxford University's efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic: www.ox.ac.uk/coronavirus-research
MEPA (Managing Emergencies in Paediatric Anaesthesia) aims to give all anaesthetic trainees in the UK the opportunity to develop management strategies for emergencies in paediatric anaesthesia using high-fidelity simulation.
This is a national paediatric simulation course that will help anaesthetic trainees develop a management strategy when faced with emergency situations in paediatric anaesthesia. The course will provide an introduction to crisis resource management in paediatric anaesthesia and translate the knowledge into practice through simulation scenarios.
The course discusses the current practice in paediatric anaesthesia and through participation in the simulation clinical scenarios will challenge both technical and clinical management. Each scenario is followed by a debriefing session reflecting on the team’s performance in the scenario.
There is no formal assessment on the course. Certification of course completion can be used to demonstrate to educational supervisors that the candidate has practiced the management strategies for paediatric emergencies.
MEPA is recognised by The RCoA and The APAGBI Suitable for: All anaesthetic trainees ST3 and above Remaining Course Dates for 2020: April 20 Monday
Course Fee: £150 including lunch
Registration online at: http://www.oxstar.ox.ac.uk
Please ensure you book MEPA for trainees.
National MEPA website: https://mepa.org.uk
For further details contact: Dr Arnie Choi
Email: arnwald.choi@ouh.nhs.uk
