TOTS ON THE TYNE

Developing programme; subject to change without notice

With grateful thanks to all our exhibitors and supporters.  During your break times, please visit those who are exhibiting:

Day 1: 20th May 2024

8:30-10:00 Registration and Coffee
10:00-11:30 Opening Session
Venue: Sage One
Chairs: Dr Simon Courtman and Dr Rebecca Gray
10:00-10:10 Welcome and Introduction
Simon Courtman, President APAGBI
Lisa Daniels, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Great North Children’s Hospital,
Newcastle Upon Tyne and Chair, Local Organising Committee
10:10-11:15 Plenary Session: Regional Anaesthesia in Children
Annabel Pearson, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Rishi Diwan, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist & Pain Lead (Acute), Alder Hey Children’s
Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool
Anisa Bhettay, Specialist Paediatric Anaesthetist, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital,
University of Cape Town, South AfricaLive Scanning:
Thomas Hardy, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Steve Roberts, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool
11:15-11:30 Panel discussion
11:30–12:00 Refreshment Break, Exhibition and Posters
12:00–13:30 Parallel Session 1 - Venue: Sage One
Chairs: Dr Karen Bartholomew and Dr Laurence Hulatt
12:00–12:45 Medical Mediation Foundation
Sarah Barclay, Founder and Director, The Medical Mediation Foundation
The human stuff: why recognising and managing conflict between families and
healthcare providers really matters
Esse Menson, Senior Associate, Mediator, Trainer and Coach, Medical Mediation Foundation,
Co-Director of the Evelina Resolution Project
12:45–13:10 Transitioning PICU - Adult ICU
Ben Messer, Consultant Critical Care/Home Ventilation, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne
And a patient’s personal experience
13:10-13:30 Discussion
12:00–13:30 Parallel Session 2 - Venue: Northern Rock Foundation Hall
12:00–13:30 ODP / Anaesthetic Nursing stream
Chairs: Mr Matt Malcolm and Dr Nimmi Rajan
Matt Malcolm, Senior Operating Department Practitioner, Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A Parent’s Perspective: 6 steps of support you may have never considered
Greg Johnston, CEO, Team Evie

Developing a Paediatric PACU course - a regional approach
Katie Bagstaff, Matron, Recovery, Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust

Paediatric Education within Pre-Registration Operating Department Practice Curriculum
Mike Donnellon, President of the College of Operating Department Practitioners
13:30–14:30 Lunch, Exhibition and Posters
14:30–15:50 PACSA Plenary Session - Venue: Sage One
Chairs: Dr Sarah Greenaway and Dr Lisa Daniels
14:30-15:00 Supporting Global Education Strategies with Simulation ‘Low Tech and very real’
Rebecca Gray, Specialist Paediatric Anaesthetist, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital,
University of Cape Town, South Africa
15:00-15:30 Green Anaesthesia; Sharing Lessons from the South
Anisa Bhettay, Specialist Paediatric Anaesthetist, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital,
University of Cape Town, South Africa
15:30–15:45 PACSA Fellow talk
Tebogo Monchwe, Anaesthesiology, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH)
Gauteng Department of Health, South Africa
15:45-16:00 Panel discussion
16:00-16:30 Refreshment Break, Exhibition and Posters
16:30–17:30 Plenary Session - Venue: Sage One
Chair: Simon Courtman
16:30-16:50 Presentation of Honorary Members
16:50-17:30 Jackson Rees Lecture 2024
Health Inequalities in Children and Young People
Edward Kunonga, Director of Transformation and Population Health Management, North of England Care
System and Director of Population Health Management, NHS North East and North Cumbria – Integrated Care Board

Day 2: 21st May 2024

09:00-10:20 Free Papers – oral presentations by delegates, selected via Abstract Review - Venue: Sage One.

Each abstract can be seen by clicking on the oral code.
Chairs: Dr Phil Arnold and Dr Anisa Bhettay

Title of Presentation
09.00 O1 PERIOPERATIVE PARACETAMOL PRESCRIBING IN OBESE AND OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN: SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF THE peRIOPERaTIVE cHILDhOOD OBESITy (PEACHY) Study
F. L. Wensley, University Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, Southampton, UK
09.10 O2 CAN AN ANAESTHETIC PREOPERATIVE EXCESS WEIGHT PATHWAY IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN LIVING WITH SEVERE OBESITY?
Z. A. Burton, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, UK
09.20 O3 PINEAPPLE: pAEDiATRIC CAnCELLATION RATeS aND pERIOpERATIVE CLINICAl eVALUATION
T. Bennett, University Hospital Southampton, UK
09.30 O4 IMPROVING OUTCOMES IN UNILATERAL PELVIC OSTEOTOMY IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE: THE IMPACT OF CONTINUOUS QUADRATUS LUMBORUM CATHETER TECHNIQUE IN AN EPIDURAL LED SERVICE
J. Keough, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK
09.40 O5 THE EFFECTS OF DEXMEDETOMIDINE ON INTRAOPERATIVE NEUROPHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING MODALITIES DURING CORRECTIVE SCOLIOSIS SURGERY IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
A.A. A. M. M. Alkhatip, Department of Anaesthesia, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK and Department of Anaesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef, Egypt
09.50 O6 PAEDIATRIC REGIONAL ANAESTHESIA SCANNING CLUB AT THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL
V. Jenkins, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK
10.00 O7 DECISION-MAKING AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH FOR COMPLEX AIRWAY MANAGEMENT IN MORQUIO A SYNDROME: EXPERIENCE FROM A NATIONAL REFERRAL SERVICE
J. J. Kenth, The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, UK
10.20 Summary by Simon Courtman, President APAGBI
10:30-11:00 Refreshment Break, Exhibition and Posters
11:00 Plenary session: Oncology / Haematology - Venue: Sage One
Chairs: Dr Sarah Bell and Dr Sumit Das
11:00–11:30 Haematological Emergencies
Geoff Shenton, Consultant Paediatric Haematologist, Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne
11:30–12:00 Haematology Case Presentations – What would you do?
Lynne Waring, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne
12:00 – 12:30 Sarcoma Pathway anaesthetic provision
Jess McArdle, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne
12:30-12:35 Edinburgh Conference presentation
12:35-13:30 Lunch, Exhibition and Posters
Parallel Session 1: Management of Burns - Venue: Sage One
13:30-14:00 Bright International Burns Centre
Developing burn care in Tanzania: Surgical & Anaesthetic Challenges
Christopher Lewis, Consultant Burns and Plastic Surgeon, Northern Regional Burn Centre,
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne
14:00-14:30 UK Anaesthesia Burns
Clare Friel, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle Upon TyneSarah Bell, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Sanjay Varma, Consultant Burns and Plastic Surgeon, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne
14.30-15.00 The Red Cross Children’s Hospital approach to burns
Rebecca Gray, Specialist Paediatric Anaesthetist, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital,
Department of Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Parallel Session 2: Cardiac Anaesthesia - Venue: Northern Rock Foundation Hall
Chairs: Dr Jon Smith and Dr Vimmi Oshan
13:30-14:00 Regional Anaesthesia for Cardiothoracics
Philip Arnold, Consultant Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthetist, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool
14:00-14:30 Neurological Injury post By-Pass
Lee Ferguson, Associate in Cardiac Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine,
Boston Children’s Hospital, USA
14:30-15:00 Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia: a Journey with On-Table Extubation
Sara Mele, Adult and Paediatric Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist, Royal Brompton Hospital, London
15:00-15:15 Refreshment Break, Exhibition and Posters
15:15-15:30 Plenary Session - Venue: Sage One

Prizes and Announcements
15:30-16:00 ‘Question Time’ – Chair – Sarah Barclay
A Panel of experts – Dr Simon Courtman, Dr Lee Ferguson, Dr Anisa Bhettay
16:00–16:15 Close

Workshops during the Conference

Pre-booking required at the time of Registration. Additional fees apply: £50 per Workshop for Members; £70 per Workshop for Non-members.

Note that these workshops run in parallel with the main programme.

 

TIVA Workshop

Led by Peter Brooks,
Consultant in Paediatric and General Anaesthesia, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
The workshop will be facilitated by Liz Allison, Peter Brooks & Alistair Baxter. As default TIVA users in our own paediatric practice, we are enthusiastic to share our knowledge and experience with others.
TIVA4Tots aims to educate, provide support and resources, to anaesthetists of all grades and experience, who wish to incorporate TIVA for children into their clinical practice.
In this workshop, we will explain some of the reasons why we choose TIVA in children, how to get started and include some practical guides to help with clinical decisions.

Monday 20th May

Monday 20th May

 12.00 – 13.30 hrs
In Barbour East Room

14.30 – 16.00 hrs
In Barbour East Room
 

Regional Anaesthesia Workshop


In conjunction with RA- UK

Led by Thomas Hardy, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Great North Children’s Hospital

Monday 20th May

Tuesday 21st May

 14.30 – 16.10 hrs
In Barbour West Room

11.00 – 12.40 hrs
In Barbour Room
 

Medical Mediation: A toolkit for managing conflict between families and health professionals

 

Led by Sarah Barclay, Founder and Director, The Medical Mediation Foundation and Esse Menson, Mediator and Trainer, MMF

 Tuesday 21st May 13.30 – 15.00hrs
In Barbour East Room
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