Early bird prices valid until 25th December 2023. Buy your tickets here.
Ticket types | Early bird | Full price |
Consultant (both days) | £275 | £350 |
Consultant (one day) | £100 | £120 |
Trainee/Non-physician (both days) | £230 | £260 |
Trainee/Non-physician (one day) | £80 | £80 |
Dinner only | £60 | £60 |
Dinner and overnight stay / partner | £80 | £80 |
The venue
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Programme
Thursday 18th January 2024
08:30-09:15 | Registration, trade, coffee | |
09:15 – 09:30 | Welcome | SICOWE President, Dr Rachel Prout |
09:30-11:00 | Session 1 | ECMO |
09:30 – 10:00 | Dr Stefan Gurney | ECMO in the South West |
10:00 – 10:30 | Kat Pollock Tom Lunn James Bruce | ECMO at the bedside (nursing, OT, physio experience) |
10:30 – 11:00 | Patient experience | Patient experience |
11:00-11:40 | Coffee, trade | |
11:40-13:00 | Session 2 | Organ Donation |
Dr Ian Thomas | Organ donation frameworks | |
Specialist nurses in organ donation | SNOD nursing experience – life since opt out | |
Relative experience | ||
13:00-14:00 | Lunch, trade | |
14:00-16:30 | Session 3 | Free Papers |
8 presentations from the region’s hospitals on a range of topics and projects | Deadline 10th December | |
15:15-15:45 | Coffee, trade | |
15:45- 16:30 | Session 3 continued | Free Papers continued |
16:30-17:15 | Session 4 | Keynote |
Dr Rachel Clarke | Palliative Care for ICU | |
Afternoon | SICOWE run | |
Evening | SICOWE meal and award of prizes |
Friday 19th January 2024
08:30-09:00 | Registration, trade, coffee | |
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09:00-10:40 | Session 5 | Regional Research Chair: Tony Pickering |
09:00 – 09:20 | Ema Swingwood | Airway Clearance |
09:20 – 09:40 | Dani Milne | Dietetic research |
09:40 – 10:00 | Dr Harlene Johal | Conflict on ICU |
10:00 – 10:20 | Dr Mike Ambler | “When the going gets tough, the smart turn off” |
10:20 – 10:40 | Dr Jas Soar | NAP 7 for ICU |
10:40-11:00 | Coffee, trade | |
11:00-12:30 | Session 6 | Advanced Trainees – Review of the year |
sessions from senior medical trainees | ||
12:30-13:30 | Lunch, trade | |
13:30-15:15 | Session 7 | Learning from others |
13:30 – 13:55 | Rhea Conn Greener NHS. Critical care senior sister, Sandwell and West Birmingham (SWB) NHS Trust | Sustainability in the NHS |
13:55 – 14:20 | Dr Kate Tantam | My Rehab Life |
14:20 – 14:45 | Dr Jerry Nolan | My Resus Life (Cardiac arrest management developments) |
14:45 – 15:10 | Dr Julie Highfield | My Best (work) Life |
15:15 – 15:30 | Close | SICOWE President, Dr Rachel Prout |
Trade partners
SICOWE would not be possible without the kind support of the following trade partners who will all be present during the meeting. Please take the time to visit them and talk to their representatives to see how they can help you and your critical care unit.