This study day is suitable for all members of the MDT. You do not need to be a member of the Intensive Care Society to attend. Just sign up, create an ICS account as a non-member and register. Details of cost are below.
Have you always wondered what Physios are doing? Or, as a Physio, have you wondered how your techniques are working?
Over the course of the day, you will gain an understanding of the importance of effective airway clearance within the ICU population. You will learn about different airway clearance strategies, the physiology of how they work and the evidence base for use in the ICU setting.
Speakers to include Ema Swingwood, George Ntoumenopoulos, Allaina Eden, Rebecca Vokes, Becky Haylett, Arun Joseph, Thomas Lunn and Bronwen Connolly.
Preliminary Programme
Chairs: Allaina Eden and Ema Swingwood
Time |
Title of Talk |
Faculty |
10:00-10:05 (5’) |
Welcome and introduction |
Ema Swingwood |
10:05-10:35 (30’)
|
The physiology of airway clearance-why is it important?
|
George Ntoumenopoulos; Sydney, Australia. (pre-recorded session) |
10:35-11:05 (30’)
|
Magic hands
|
Harriet Shannon, London |
11:05-11:35 (30’)
|
Making the ventilator do the work
|
Rebecca Vokes, Southampton |
11:35-11:55 (20’) |
Coffee |
|
11:55-12:25 (30’) |
When all else fails…. grab the cough assist
|
Ema Swingwood, Bristol and Sarah Wallace, Manchester |
12:25-12:55 (30’) |
Checking the drug chart and pharmacology: help or hindrance?
|
Bronwen Connolly, Belfast |
12:55-1:30 (35’) |
Lunch |
|
1:30-1:35 (5’) |
Introduction to afternoon session |
Allaina Eden, Papworth |
1:35-2:05 (30’)
|
Laryngeal dysfunction and the impact on airway clearance
|
Sarah Wallace, Manchester |
2:05-2:35 (30’)
|
To cough or not to cough? ACTs and ECMO
|
Thomas Lunn, Bristol |
2:35-2:45 (10’) |
Tea |
|
2:45-3:15 (30’)
|
Extubation outcomes
|
Arun Joseph, Charandeep Malhi and Sam Monks |
3:15-3:55 (40’) # |
Panel discussion and Q&A |
Led by Ema and Allaina |
3:55-4:00 (5’) |
Closing remarks |
Allaina Eden |
Ticket Prices:
EARLY BIRD RATE – UP TO 19 JULY 2023
TYPE OF TICKET: |
Members |
Non members |
CONSULTANT |
137 |
200 |
SPECIALTY DOCTORS |
90 |
131 |
AHP & ASSOCIATE |
90 |
131 |
TRAINEES |
90 |
131 |
NURSES |
90 |
131 |
STUDENTS |
42 |
58 |
STANDARD RATE
TYPE OF TICKET: |
Members |
Non-members |
CONSULTANT |
157 |
236 |
SPECIALTY DOCTORS |
105 |
152 |
AHP & ASSOCIATE |
105 |
152 |
TRAINEES |
105 |
152 |
NURSES |
105 |
152 |
STUDENTS |
51 |
68 |
Bronwen Connolly is a critical care physiotherapist, and Senior Lecturer in Critical Care at Queen’s University Belfast. She is the Chief Investigator of the NIHR HTA-funded MARCH trial, investigating the effectiveness of mucoactive drugs in acute respiratory failure, and leads the development of a core outcome set for trials of physical rehabilitation in critical illness. Bronwen is the recipient of three previous NIHR Fellowships, and her research interests focus on acute respiratory and rehabilitation physiotherapy, the recovery, long-term outcome and survivorship of post critical illness patients, and clinical trial methodology around complex rehabilitation interventions. Bronwen sits on the NIHR Critical Care National Specialty Group and the UK Critical Care Research Group.
Physiotherapist,
Allaina is the Physiotherapy Service Lead at Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge. She trained at the University of Hertfordshire, where she returned to complete her Masters in advanced physiotherapy in 2015. She has over 20 years’ experience as a Physiotherapist, with over 15 years in Intensive Care.
Allaina is the Physiotherapy PAG Deputy Chair, Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care (ACPRC) Surgical Champion, ACPRC Editorial Board member, and chair of the UK ECMO Physiotherapy Network. She presents regularly at national conferences and has led and co-authored many publications including national guidelines, scoping reviews and case series.
Clinical interests include complex rehabilitation and respiratory care following cardiothoracic surgery, transplantation, and long-term patients on Mechanical Circulatory Support. Her areas of special interest are early rehabilitation, ECMO and physiotherapy, weaning from ventilation and lung ultrasound. She is passionate about raising the profile of all AHPs working in Intensive Care.
Tom is the ECMO Lead Physiotherapist at Bristol Royal Infirmary, a 45 bedded critical care unit in a busy inner-city hospital. Their specialities are SARF, Surgery, Oncology and Cardiac Services. Prior to his current post, he worked at St. Thomas's Hospital in London as a critical care, cardiac and surgery team lead. He is very passionate about early mobilisation, ventilation and the management of SARF patients.
Chaz is the Acute Neurosciences Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Her clinical experience includes the rehabilitation of patients with acquired brain injury throughout their recovery pathway. Chaz has 10 years’ experience of complex rehabilitation and the physiotherapy management of the neurosurgical patient within the neurosciences intensive care unit. She currently leads the acute neurosciences therapy service within Oxford which provides highly specialist care to neurosurgical and neuro-medical patients within neurosciences intensive care and the neurosciences ward.
Sam has been working in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit in Oxford for 6 years, for two and half of those as Specialist Physio and over 3 years as Team Lead. He works with complex neurosurgical and neurological patients on the intensive care unit and some follow-up on the wards. Sam has clinical experience in early rehab in complex neurological patients with multiple complications; ventilator and tracheal weaning, including extubations. He has a passion for teaching and has been able to facilitate MDT teaching and learning.
Dr George Ntoumenopoulos is currently Consultant Physiotherapist in Intensive Care at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia. George has extensive clinical, teaching and research expertise in critical care internationally including in Australia, the United Kingdom and the USA. He has over 80 research publications in peer-reviewed journals and initiated bespoke ASUM-accredited training courses in lung and diaphragm ultrasound for acute respiratory physiotherapists to develop clinical skills and support the evidence base for physiotherapy in intensive care. His main areas of research include the investigation of novel outcome measures for secretion retention and the impact of lung ultrasound on clinical decision-making in intensive care.
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Physiotherapist,
Ema is currently a NIHR Clinical Academic Research Fellow at the University of the West of England. Her substantive post is as the Respiratory Pathway Lead Physiotherapist at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. Her area of clinical expertise and interest is ventilation, weaning and complex airway clearance. Having completed the Advanced Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy Msc programme at University College London (UCL) in 2012, Ema has continued her research focusing on the use of Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation (MI-E) and other cough augmentation strategies. Her current PhD work focuses on the use of MI-E in the intubated population.
Extra-curricular activities include contributions to the Undergraduate Physiotherapy programme at the University of the West of England, and post-graduate teachings at University College London. She sits on the BTS Education and Training Committee, NHSE/PHE Independent High-Risk Aerosol Generating Procedures Panel, ICS Physiotherapy Professional Advisory Group and the Equity, Diversity and Belonging Committee of the CSP.
Consultant Speech and Language Therapist,
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