The UK has a strong international reputation for excellence in day surgery care, which is driven by a number of factors including high quality research, an emphasis on efficient use of NHS resources including infrastructure and workforce and not least, dynamic clinical leaders. Back
Key learning objectives:
- Network with colleagues working to improve day case emergency general surgery care
- Understand the fundamental principles of successful emergency surgery ambulatory care pathways
- Appreciate what data is available to measure performance in emergency general surgery and how to use this for benchmarking
- Identify key strategies for implementation of emergency surgery ambulatory care
- Learn what technology is available and how this might improve surgical ambulatory care
- Support your continuing professional development (CPD) and provide evidence for revalidation.
Speakers include:
- Mr Dave Bunting President British Association of Day Surgery (BADS)
Consultant Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - Matthew Checketts Consultant Anaesthetist, Managing Director, ‘Surgical Teams’ Perth, Scotland
- Dr Joellene Mitchell Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Consultant University Hospital Ayr, Deputy Clinical Director, Department of Anaesthesia NHS Ayrshire & Arran
- Luke Evans Emergency General Surgery Consultant Norwich & Norfolk University Hospital Clinic Lead Emergency Assessment Unit for Surgery (EAUS) and Lead for General Surgery NHS England
- Mr Dale Vimalachandran Consultant Colorectal Surgeon Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Surgical Oncology
- Adam Peckham Cooper Consultant Emergency General Surgeon Leeds Institute of Emergency General Surgery Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
- Sarah Richards Deputy Medical Director (interim) and Consultant Surgeon Clinical Lead General Surgery National Clinical Lead Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC)-Surgery NHS England
- Mark Cheetham Consultant Surgeon Getting It Right First Time (GiRFT) National Clinical National Clinical Lead for General Surgery NHS England