Programme

Confirmed speakers for 2023

This section will be updated on a regular basis as speakers submit their abstracts and confirm their attendance.

Keynote - Helen Lowes, National Lead for Education and Training for ODP, Health Education England

Shaping our future

In this session Helen opens the conference by reflecting upon her own journey through the 4 pillars of practice. She considers the 'squiggly' nature of a career as an ODP and how we strengthen and build our own futures and that of the profession. Helen gives an insight into her national ODP education and training role and some of the workstreams being led by NHS England, highlighting current and future opportunities which will influence and shape the future for the ODP profession.

Keynote - Dawn Stott, CEO Association for Perioperative Practice

Finding your leadership qualities

The session explores how we can find our own leadership qualities rather than look to others to lead, it discusses followership and how followers can also be leaders, and examines the challenges of leading from different roles within the team.

Breakout sessions

The route less trodden - Giles Farrington

A discussion about one ODP's journey into education/academia following an unconventional pathway from the normal route taken by fellow ODPs. Encompassing advanced life support training outside the NHS and how this has shaped the future of a career in education/academia.

Clinical xenotransplantation: clinical reality or science fiction? - Daniel Rodger

More than 250 people die each year in England waiting for a kidney transplant. In recent years, scientific advances mean that formal clinical trials could soon begin to assess whether a genetically modified kidney from a pig into a human - known as xenotransplantation - could function and potentially solve the organ shortage. In this session, Daniel gives an overview of the reality of the clinical research and explores some of the obstacles to making xenotransplantation a clinical reality.

What's Happening in Operating Department Practitioner Education? - Mike Donnellon

In this session, Mike will provide an education update including implementing the revised HCPC Standards of Proficiency into pre-registration ODP programmes, details of the revised ODP Degree Apprenticeship Standard and information relating to the HEE National ODP Practice Education Modernisation benchmark exercise. Mike will also explore the Enhanced Clinical Practitioner apprenticeship and how this can be applied to ODP.

Allied Health Professions research culture and capacity building interventions in the United Kingdom - Brighton Karimakwenda

This presentation forms part of Brighton's PhD progamme titled 'An exploration of the role of national stakeholders and practice managers in developing research capacity, capability and culture with the Operating Department Practice profession'. This session discusses enablers and barriers to developing and AHP research culture identified through a scoping review.

LEAFix - Problem to solution - Rob Brothwood

This presentation will detail Rob's journey of developing a new medical device without any experience. Taking a simple idea and how to navigate the various obstacles to bring it to a global market to inspire and help others with similar ideas.

Workforce development, leadership, and extended scope models within Spectrum CIC - Frankie Milton

In this session, Frankie outlines how other placement areas can be utilised for workforce development and leadership placements to enhance skills. She will discuss how this has been used across services including HMP establishments, sexual health, primary care services, charity organisations, and drug and alcohol centres.

ODP to inspire - Jessica Williams

This session presents work that Jessica is currently doing with HEE highlighting ODPs in senior roles that are often outside of the traditional scope for ODPs and will showcase interviews with ODPs in London working in these roles.

Caesarean birth rates in migrants: improving the perioperative experience - Victoria Cadman

The findings from a systematic review are presented alongside potential factors that may be contributing to observed differences between different migrant populations. Perioperative care is discussed in relation to future work being undertaken to improve the birth experience of minoritised women.