The Annual National Conference 2025

held at The Royal College of Physicians, London

March 3rd 2025

The Preoperative Association
National Conference

3rd March 2025

8.30am - 5.00pm

The Royal College of Physicians
11 St Andrews Pl, London NW1 4LE

Rates

Members : £250
Non-members : £295

This event is accredited by the
Royal College of Anaesthetists
for 5 CPD credits


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We are delighted to announce the programme for our annual conference on March 3rd, 2025 where we return to the Royal College of Physicians in London. We have a packed programme, full of fascinating talks from prestigious speakers covering a wide range of preoperative topics that promises to be an excellent day. We very much look forward to seeing you there.

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Conference Topics

  • Preoperative assessment in strategic plan of RCoA
    Dr Toni Brunning, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust, Vice president, RCoA
  • Educational opportunities for nurses & AHPs
    Dr Ciara Mitchell, Masters Module Lead, The Preoperative Association
  • NHSE/GIRFT education & operational update
    Emma McCone, GIRFT National Lead for Preoperative Assessment, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Navigating perioperative heart failure: Challenges and unmet needs
    Dr Nelson Ama​ral, MD(Res) PhD MRCP Consultant Cardiologist, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust 
  • Preoperative assessment of patients with neurological conditions
    Dr Sanjay Wijayatilake, Consultant Anaesthetist and Intensivist, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Establishing prehabilitation programs before surgery
    Mrs Louise Smith & Mr Krishna Moorthy
  • Psychological preparation for surgery
    Dr Sophie Day, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Patient’s perspective of  preoperative assessment
    Dr Lawrence Mudford, CPOC Patient Representative
  • Perioperative management of transgender surgery
    Dr Luke Flower, The Peri-operative Care of Transgender Patients, University of Cambridge 
  • Artificial intelligence in preoperative assessment
    Matt Aldridge, Consultant Anaesthetist, North Bristol NHS Trust

Workshop

  • Interpreting ECHO’s in preop
    Dr Carolyn Warr, Consultant Anaesthetist and Intensivist, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHSFT

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Take up this exciting opportunity to share your preoperative assessment
projects on a national stage

Call for Project Summaries

Oral & Poster Presentation

Submission deadline - Monday, 20th January, 2025


The Preoperative Association would like to make a call for papers to be presented at The Royal College of Physicians on the 3rd of March 2025. 


We invite abstract submissions from anyone - medics, nurses, AHPs - with an interest in preoperative assessment to share their projects and hard work nationally. The highest-scoring abstracts will be selected for a free Paper presentation to last 10 minutes in total with two minutes for questions. All other submissions may be selected for oral presentation.

Abstract Submission link