Operating Theatres Conference
Join us at the 10th Annual Operating Theatres Conference, where we will explore the latest innovations and strategies in surgical care amidst the expansion of operating theatres across the country, including the new “surgical hubs” aimed at delivering 1 million additional procedures by the end of 2024.
As the NHS strives to meet its world leading net-zero targets, our conference will spotlight the transformative changes being implemented to balance this growth with sustainability. Chaired by Nigel Roberts, Deputy Assistant Divisional Director of Nursing for Theatres, Critical Care & Anaesthetics, the event will feature expert speakers from across the sector.
Key topics include Green Theatre Initiatives, 3D surgical planning, and the role of Human Factors in enhancing surgical outcomes. Additionally, we will delve into the NHS ‘HIT’ List and discuss the successes, challenges, and adaptations required to improve efficiency in theatre departments.
Discover how effective communication and collaborative practices can elevate both efficiency and patient care. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain critical insights and contribute to the future of surgical care in the UK.
At a glance
Learning Outcomes
- Opportunity to hear from those leading the way to achieve NHS Net Zero
- Examine human factors in operating theatre performance
- Explore the impact of high intensity theatre (HIT) Lists on surgical efficiency
- Discover the role of 3D Surgical Planning in complex procedures
- Understand the Importance of pressure care in the Operating Theatre
- How collaborative working can support in overcoming challenges and improve patient outcomes
- Understand the unique challenges of major Incident Response in the Operating Theatre
Agenda 2025
08:30
Registration, Refreshments, Exhibition and Networking
09:30
Opening Remarks from the Chair
09:40
Keynote Session: Improving Operating Theatre Efficiency to tackle the NHS backlog
10:10
Speaker Session: Civility and is Impact on Safety
- Describe what civility is, and what incivility looks like
- Understand how incivility affects us as individuals and in teams
- Discuss the steps you can take to improving civility in your teams
10:40
Case Study: Voice-Guided Digital Transformation Workflows for Operating Theatres - Delivered by Voice-Care International Ltd
- Case study findings following the trial and implementation at Imperial College Healthcare Trust
- Discover the benefits for patients and clinicians that Voice-Care has achieved as a direct result of the digitalisation and voice-enablement of the CVV line insertion procedure
11:00
Refreshments, Exhibition and Networking
11:30
Movement to Seminars
11:35
Seminar Sessions
12:05
Movement back to main hall
12:10
Case Study: The NHS HIT List and the Day Case Arthroplasty
12:40
Planning for Major Trauma
13:00
Lunch, exhibition and networking
14:00
Afternoon Keynote: Communication and working together to overcome challenges and improve patient outcomes
- From pre-operative, initial assessment and diagnosis; through referral, consultation and MDT discussion, to an agreed treatment plan.
- Navigating peri-operative informed consenting, briefing and de-briefing, sign-in, time-out, to the completion of safe, successful surgery.
- Mobilisation, recovery, discharge and rehabilitation. The increasingly recognised importance of the ongoing, life-time management of many health conditions.
- Surgery is a team support.
- Success is entirely dependent upon effective communication at every step. Allow me to share a Cardiothoracic surgeon’s perspective on communicating to achieve success.
14:30
Panel Discussion: Green Theatre Initiatives - The Journey to Net Zero
15:00
Refreshments, exhibition and networking
15:30
Speaker Session: How 3D Surgical Planning and simulation can reduce a patient’s time in theatre
16:00
Speaker Session: Sepsis, Severe Infection and AMR: Tackling the Threat Together
16:30
Closing Remarks from the Chair
16:40
Close of Conference
Who Should Attend?
Operating Theatre Technicians, Surgeons, Operating Theatre Practitioners, Anaesthetists, Theatre Team Leaders, Theatre Managers, Theatre Directors, Surgical Care Practitioners, Surgical Assistants, First Assistant to the Surgeons, Healthcare Assistants, Theatre Support Workers, Assistant Practitioners, Hospital Operating Theatre Porters, Healthcare Assistants, Commissioning Heads, Heads of NHS, Directors of Public Health, Heads of Public Engagement, Directors of Commissioning, Heads of National/Regional Public Health Groups, Heads of Treatment and Prevention , Directors of Strategic Development.
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