AGENDA
08:45 Registration
09:30 Chairman’s Welcome & Introductions
09:45 Keynote Session Introduction into the Importance of a Collaborative Day - Professor Tim Briggs
10:00 'Effectiveness of a Digital vs Face-to-Face Preoperative Assessment within PAH NHS Trust' - Ajay Sooknah, Head of Operations, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
10.30 Refreshment Break, exhibition & networking
11:00 '3D Printing - developing bespoke implantable 3D-printed medical devices' - Martin Kirk, LaserLines
11:30 'Robotics in Practice: Building a Collaborative Program for Today and Tomorrow' - Lee Clark and Stuart Duncan, Intuitive
12:00 Lunch Break, exhibition & networking
13:30 'Decontamination and Sterilisation - The Future and the Role of NHS Supply Chain' - Ian Dodd, Clinical Engagement & Implementation Manager Wound Closure, Mesh & Surgical Instruments, NHS Supply Chain
14:00 Panel Session - Design for Life, Innovation, and NHS Supply Chain Implications.
Panel:
Doros Polydorou, Managing Director, STERIS
Sean Allison, Theatre Manager, Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust
Ian Dodd, Clinical Engagement & Implementation Manager Wound Closure, Mesh & Surgical Instruments, NHS Supply Chain
Daniel Coole, Managing Director, Surgical Holdings
Discussion Topics:
• Sustainability vs Infection Prevention – Where Do We Draw the Line?
• Standardisation vs Clinical Preference – Who Really Decides What’s on a Tray?
• Where do delays and instrument damage really occur – and what’s actually driving them?
• Centralisation vs Local Services – What’s the right model for decontamination and theatre resilience?
• If You Could Change One Thing Tomorrow… What Would Actually Move the Needle?
15:00 Chairs' Summary
15:15 Conference Close
