Intensive Care Society National Clinical Impact Awards 2026 Workshop

Dr Andrew Breen

Consultant Intensivist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Andy is a consultant in ICM working in Leeds Teaching Hospitals, having been appointed in 2005. He is Clinical Director for Adult Critical Care in Leeds, and an elected the Intensive Care Society's Honorary Secretary.  He graduated in Liverpool in 1995, where he completed his clinical training in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine.

Andy has strong interest in point-of-care ultrasound, having been a founding member of the FICE committee, current member of the FUSIC committee and co-author of a number of POCUS accreditation programmes. Other interests include ethical decision making and advance care planning, the science of quality improvement and IV fluids education.

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Dr Vinay Patroe

Chair, ACCIA

Vinay trained as an anaesthetist and worked in the NHS before embarking on a career in the pharmaceutical industry. He held several VP roles with GSK companies, and until recently he was Medical Director for Janssen UK. Vinay started his term as ACCIA Chair in 2024.