Society of Perfusion Scientists Annual Scientific Meeting
Midland Hotel, Manchester October 18-19th 2013
Congress Programme Outline
Friday 18th October
7.30amExaminers workshop
9.00amRegistration
11.00am College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists Annual General Meeting
11.40am Chairman’s welcome
11.45amGUEST SPEAKER
Safer Operative Surgery (SOS) for High Performing Teams: The Role of Non-Technical Skills in Reducing Errors and Improving Outcome
Mr Simon Paterson-Brown, Consultant General and Upper GI Surgeon, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh
12.45pmLunch and Exhibition
1.45pmDISCUSSION SESSION – Chair: Ian Johnson
Haemostasis Management for Cardiac Surgery
Dr Ravi Gill, Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospital Southampton,
Dr SeemaAgarwal, Consultant Anaesthetist, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital and Jenny Ramsdale, Perfusionist, University Hospital Southampton.
2.45pmSCIENTIFIC SESSION 1- Chair: Dr Ravi Gill
Transportation of Critically Ill Patients Using Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
Dr Jens-Christian Schewe, Senior Consultant inAnesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Germany
3.00pmCan Perfusionists Dramatically Reduce the Need for Blood Transfusions Intraoperatively During Cardiac Surgery?
LindsayMcLean, Lead Perfusionist, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull
3.15pmMiniaturised Bypass – How We Set Up a Mini Bypass Training Program
LindsayMcLean, Lead Perfusionist, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull
3.30pmIs Routine Use of Cell Savers in Cardiac Operations Using CPB Appropriate?
BasilHenrick. PerfusionistMater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin.
3.45pmTea and Exhibition
4.15pmSCIENTIFIC SESSION 2 –Chair: Tony Fisher
A Novel Translational Ex Vivo Perfusion Model of Acute Lung Injury
Dr AlastairProudfoot. Clinical Research Fellow,Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
4.30pmThe New Cascade Abrazo ACT and Haemostasis Management System
David Pearman, Global Marketing Manager for Helena Laboratories POC
4.40pmContribution of ECMO in Arterial Switch Operations :Six Years Experience in AIIMS
Mr Suresh.C.Yadav, Perfusionist, All India Instituteof Medical Sciences, New Delhi India
4.55pmShaken and Not Stirred! Life in a New Job and the Consequences of a Natural Disaster
Graham Walsh. Senior Perfusionist, Christchurch Hospital and St Georges Hospital. Christchurch, NZ
5.10pmExhibition and Manufacturers Reception
6.30pmDinner Gathering
Saturday 19th October
9.00amSCIENTIFIC SESSION 3- Chair:John Corder
TransMedics® Organ Care System Heart ™: The Harefield Experience
Louise McBrearty, Perfusionist, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
9.15amECMO in the Hybrid Theatre
Richard Hartshorne, Lead Perfusionist, University Hospital Southampton
9.30am‘New Product Introduction’
Stephen Horan. Chalice Medical
9.40amConnect: A Perfusionist’s Experience
Paul Exton, Perfusionist, University Hospital of South Manchester
9.55amTEG for Cardiac Surgery
Mark Powell. Key Account Manager, Haemonetics
10.05amIs Scavenging Anaesthetic Vapour From the Oxygenator Always Necessary?
Alex Robertson. Lead Perfusionist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
10.20amUsing the VerifyNow to Determine the Sweetspot in Dual Antiplatelet Therapy
Brian Smith. UK Sales Manager, Elitech UK
10.30amPerfusion Safety and Simulation: A Critical Review of the Literature
Jacqui Simmons Senior Perfusionist, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
10.45amTea and Exhibition
11.15amSCIENTIFIC SESSION 4 – Chair: Mr Jonathan Hyde
Blood Gas Strategy during Cardiopulmonary Bypass in the Presence of Systemic to Pulmonary Collateral Arteries
Richard Issitt. Senior Perfusionist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
11.30amNew Developments in Cerebral Oximetry Monitoring. NIRS Sensor Design Improvements, Accuracy and Reliability of Cerebral Oximetry Measurements on Patients during Bypass
Jon Whitmore, Area Sales Manager, Nonin Medical / Terumo Europe
11.40amDo Different Arterial Line Filter Positions Change the Filtration Profile?
John Fitzgerald, Perfusionist, Southwest Cardiothoracic Centre, Plymouth
11.55amRemoval of Microemboli From the Bypass Circuit by 20 and 40 Micron Arterial Line Filters
Timothy Willcox, Chief Perfusionist Green Lane Clinical Perfusion, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand
12.10pmOptimised CPB Using Sorin Inspire Membrane
Eddy Vandezande, Leuven, Sorin Group
12.20pmBretschneiders Solution for Cardioplegia
Krishna Pathak, Perfusionist, University Hospital Southampton
12.35pmUse Of Blood Microplegia Technique And Inclusion Of Lidocaine In Cardioplegic Solution In Adult Patients Undergoing Coronary Revascularization; An Audit Of 200 Consecutive Cases
Faisal Shehzad.Perfusionist, Tahir Heart Institute,Department of Cardiac Surgery, Pakistan.
12.50pmLunch and Exhibition
2.00pmSociety of Perfusion Scientists Annual General Meeting
4.00pmTea
7.00pmDrinks Reception
7.30pmDinner and Awards