Guest Speaker

Dr Catherine Meilak

Consultant Geriatrician 

Catherine has been a POPS consultant for 7 years, currently at the East Kent University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and has set up new POPS services in 2 trusts with the support of her colleagues at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital.

Data collected on the services set up has shown improvements in length of stay, unplanned readmission rates and advance care planning.

Her area of interest is shared decision-making, supporting true patient-centred care, and maximising patient satisfaction with their surgical decisions. 

Determination and communication of risk and uncertainty to the high-risk person considering surgery

15th January 2026, 7-8pm

The second webinar in this series concerns the determination and communication of risk and uncertainty to the high-risk person considering surgery.

As part of the informed consent process, patients should have a determination of their individual risk completed and communicated to them. The perioperative journey is uncertain, and areas which are unknowable must be discussed with patients. The areas of risk and uncertainty are difficult to approach with patients and healthcare professionals lacking a shared understanding. This webinar discusses this pertinent issue through the medium of the case series, offering practical pointers which participants can incorporate into their practice.