9.15am – 10.45am BST, 1 July 2026 ‐ 1 hour 30 mins
Abstracts




Physiotherapist in Critical Care and ICS Physio PAG Member
Becky is a Physiotherapist working in Oxford and is the member of the ICS Physiotherapy Professional Advisory Group. Since qualifying in 2006 she has remained committed to the speciality of intensive care, and to the recovery of critically ill patients across their entire pathway. Throughout her career she has developed interests in multiprofessional education, service development, and advanced practice, and is currently undergoing accreditation as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner. Becky has continued to make contributions to a range of educational sessions for multiprofessional groups, at undergraduate and multiple stages of postgraduate training. She is keen to ensure that all professional groups have opportunities to advance knowledge and skills in all domains of clinical practice, and actively promotes the sharing and exchange of knowledge and practice, critical analysis and development. Quality improvement remain a key focus of her work, and she is dedicated to projects stemming from clinical practice.
Chief Executive Officer, Intensive Care Society
Katie is the CEO for the Intensive Care Society (ICS) and has a wealth of experience leading membership growth and transformational change. Over her career she has led trade associations, membership organisations and public-private partnerships, and has worked in a variety of sectors including local growth, construction, skills and healthcare. Prior to the ICS she was CEO at ENT UK, the surgical association for Ear, Nose, Throat and Head and Neck surgeons. She has a passion for corporate social responsibility, and is an active champion of wellbeing as well as equity, diversity and inclusion.
Professor of Clinical Nursing, University of Hertfordshire
Professor Natalie Pattison is a clinical academic who has worked clinically in cancer, critical care and critical care outreach. She is a Professor of Clinical Nursing with a joint appointment across the University of Hertfordshire and East and North Herts NHS Trust. Natalie also holds a Researcher in Residence (ICU) position at Imperial College London, working in the CATO team, with an honorary contract with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. She is the clinical lead for critical care follow-up services, combining this with a research role. Her research interests focus on her clinical area of critical care and critically ill ward patients, end of life in critical care, and disability in critical care. She is widely published in critical care supportive care. She is Chair of the National Outreach Forum, immediate past-Chair of UK Critical Care Research Group, and the UK Critical Care Nursing Alliance. She is also Deputy Lead for the National Institute for Health Research National Specialty Group for Critical Care.