National Conference 2023 Full Programme


For more information about the College of Paramedics' National Conference 2023, and to register for the event, please visit: National Conference - About

 

'Tackling the Future Together'
TUESDAY 23RD MAY

 08.30 - 09.15  Registration
 09.15 - 09.30 Welcome Address

Tracy Nicholls FCPara, Chief Executive, College of Paramedics
 09.30 - 10.00

Mark Bloch Lecture:

The Deteriorating Patient Inside the Hospital - Challenges of a Consultant Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP)

Rebecca Connolly, Consultant ACP Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

   Main Room Break-out Room
 10.05-10.30

International Recruitment: Transition Experience into the London Ambulance Service as an International Paramedic from Nigeria

Henry Chinonso Agbor, Paramedic, London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

 
The Impact of ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) on the Emergency Services 

Daly Jones, Detective Constable, Metropolitan Police and Carl Mumford Police Constable - Learning and Development, Metropolitan Police Service
 10.35 - 11.00  

Hatzola - The Volunteer Ambulance Service

Tom Goodwin, Advanced Paramedic - Clinical Lead, Hatzola Manchester & North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
 

Conversation analysis of Emergency Medical Service calls where a patient suffers an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest after the emergency call connection

Kim Kirby, Senior Research Fellow Paramedic Science, University of the West of England

 11.00 - 11.45  Morning Break and Networking 
 11.45 - 12.30

College of Paramedics AGM


 
12.30 - 13.00



 

Tackling the Future Together

Tracy Nicholls, Chief Executive, College of Paramedics
John Martin, President, College of Paramedics
Rory O'Connor, Chair, College of Paramedics


  
 13.00 - 14.00

 Lunch and Networking
 
14.00 - 14.30

Contemporary Paramedicine: Meeting Tomorrow's Needs
Kirsty Lowery-Richardson, Head of Education, College of Paramedics

 14.35-15.50  

Golden Nuggets
The Golden Nugget presentations have been decided! Details announced shortly.

 


14.35-14.50




A Paramedic Pledge

Lawrence Hill, Associate Professor, UEA and Georgette Eaton NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Oxford

 14.40-14.52
A Retrospective Cohort Study of Pre-Hospital Agitation Management by Advanced Paramedic Practitioners in Critical Care
Nick Brown
 
 14.54-15.06
Critical Care Paramedics Experiences of Performing an Emergency Scalpel Cricothyroidotomy: a Qualitative Study
Mark Durham


 

14.55-15.10
 


What feedback do prehospital clinicians currently receive and what do they actually want?

Caitlin Wilson, PhD Student & Senior Research Fellow (Paramedic) University of Leeds/Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

 15.08-15.20
For When You Just Can't Talk to 'Normal' People...Exploring the Use of Informal Support Structures by Supernumerary University Paramedic Students: Findings From a Phenomenological Study
Mark Garratt


 15.22-15.34
The Impact of COVID-19 On Emergency Medical Service-Led Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation: a Qualitative Study
Kim Kirby

 


15.15 - 15.30
         

Atrial fibrillation identification by emergency medical services: an opportunity to prevent strokes? 

Dr Chris Wilkinson, Senior lecturer in Cardiology, Consultant Cardiologist, Hull York Medical School and James Cook University Hospital

 15.36-15.48
The Effect of a Specialist Paramedic Primary Care Rotation on Appropriate Non-Conveyance Decisions (SPRAINED) Study: a Controlled Interrupted Time Series Analysis
Richard Pilbery

 15.35-15.50 Public suggestions to improve engagement in, and uptake of, bystander CPR training and public access defibrillator use in North England

Laura Blair, Paramedic, North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust 
  
 15.50-16.20  Afternoon Break and Networking
 16.20-16.55
Fire and Rescue Service - International Rescue Deployments
Mark Hardingham, Chair, National Fire Chiefs Council


 16.55-17.00  Closing comments
  


 

'Tackling the Future Together'

WEDNESDAY 24TH MAY

 08.30-08.55  Registration
 08.55-09.00
Welcome 


 09.00-09.30
The What, Why and How of health inequalities in paramedic practice?

Sammer Tang, Specialist Registrar in Public Health, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust/Office for Health Improvement and Disparities

 09.30-10.00


The Role of the NACC
Adam Black, Staff Officer, National Ambulance Co-ordination Centre (NACC)


   Main Room Breakout Room
 10.05-10.30  
On An Ambulance Near You - New Medicines Update 2023

David Rovardi, Medicines Specialist Advisor, College Of Paramedics, Specialist Practitioner, EMAS



Organising a Medevac and Training Programme in Ukraine
Iain Campbell, Training Leader, Cadus


 10.30 - 11.00  Morning Break and Networking 
  Main Room  Breakout Room 
 11.00-11.25
The popularity of Paramedics
John Martin, President of the College of Paramedics, Chief Paramedic at London Ambulance Service

Paramedics, prescribing and the law

Cathal Gallagher, Reader in Healthcare Ethics and Law, University of Hertfordshire 
 11.25-13.00


Current challenges in the ambulance service – a four nations perspective
 

11.30-11.45 - Dave Bywater, Lead Consultant Paramedic, Scotland
11.45-12.00 - Rosie Byrne, Director of Operations, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service
12.10-12.25 - Andy Swinburn, Director of Paramedicine, Wales
12.25-12.40 - John Martin, Chief Paramedic and Quality Officer / Deputy Chief Executive for the London Ambulance Service, England
12.40-13.00 - Panel Discussions
 13.00-14.00  Lunch and Networking
 14.00-14.25

The future of patient safety investigation: Learning, improvement and culture

Jaqui Lindridge, Director of Quality, London Ambulance Service and April Wrangles, Head of Quality Improvement and Learning, London Ambulance Service

 

Reducing ambulance on-scene times for suspected stroke through an evidence-based training package: an interim analysis

Graham McClelland, Paramedic Research Fellow, North East Ambulance Service

 14.30-14.55
     
All Things HCPC: Regulation Update 2023
      
Andrea James, Partner, Keystone Law

A Comparison of Pelvic Fracture Binding Methods on a Cadaver Model

Kevin T Collopy, Clinical Outcomes & Compliance Manager, Novant Health AirLink/VitaLink

 
15.00-15.25
 
The content of this session has been chosen and final details are being finalised.
Please watch this space for updates over the next few days.



Emergency Hypnoidal Communication

Dr Andy Newton, Consultant, Kevin Walsh, Advanced Paramedic Practitioner, and Vinny Wagjiani, Detective Inspector
 15.25-15.55 Afternoon break and Networking
 15.55-16.55

Acute Behavioural Disturbance - Live Simulation Session!
Richard McGirr, Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Critical Care), East of England Ambulance Service and Junaid Mughal, Advanced Paramedic Practitioner (Critical Care), London Ambulance Service, Founder and Chair of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Emergency Critical Care Scheme

This session will give delegates the knowledge and skills to recognise and manage an ABD situation effectively. Using live actors to demonstrate the situations that paramedics find themselves in, you will learn to recognise the signs and symptoms of ABD and see safer restraint techniques used. 


 16.55.17.00  Closing remarks