Impressively organised by OXDAT and OxfordCPD, the inaugural Macintosh Day showcased current research and quality improvement work by anaesthetists in our region. The event was fully booked with live streaming available.
Professor Pierre Foex, Emeritus Professor of Anaesthetics opened the day speaking about Professor Macintosh and his time at Oxford. Keynote addresses were by Dr Helen Higham Medical Director OXSTAR, and Professor Andrew Farmery, Head of Nuffield Division of Anaesthetics
Presentations included:
Blood - the most important humour? - Dr Akshay Shah
Biomedical engineering in healthcare to improve patient monitoring - Dr Mirae Harford
Role of nitric oxide in the control of cerebral blood flow following subarachnoid haemorrhage - Dr Martyn Ezra
Perioperative and Regional Fellows programme - Dr Khurram Ayub and team
Measuring theatre efficiency - Professor Jaideep Pandit
Targeted Metagenomic Sequencing in Sepsis Diagnostics - Dr Cyndi Goh
Getting involved in research - Dr Payashi Garry
Making Virtual a Reality - Dr Sally Shiels
Major Complications of Airway Management in Thames Valley - Dr Henry Lewith
Humanitarian Anaesthesia - Qualifications vs Skills - Dr Soren Kudsk-Iversen
Preop Carbohydrate drinks debate - Dr Khurram Ayub (For), Dr Shaun Scott (Against)
The Macintosh Dinner was held at Trinity College followed by dancing (music by DJ Dr Johnny G)