51ST ANNUAL SCPS CONGRESS
EVENT SCHEDULE
07-09 NOV 2025

Schedule Updated : 04/11/2025

DAY 1 SCHEDULE
FRIDAY - 07 NOVEMBER 2025
09:00
10:00
Registration Tea/Coffee
60 Minutes
01
10:00

Welcome To AGM 2025

SCPS Chairman: Noel Kelleher
10:15
12:20
Scientific Session 1 - Aswani Parmar
125 Minutes
02
10:15

Panel Discussion: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Panel Lead: Aswani Parmar, Barts Health NHS Trust + EDI Committee
03
11:20

The Journery of a Berlin Heart Patient

Victoria Molyneux, Great Ormond Street Hospital
04
11:40

Diagnosis and Management of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia in Paediatric Congenital Heart Disease Populations - A State of the Art Review 

Guy Hetherington, Bristol Royal Infirmary
05
12:00

Cell Salvage: Is Platelet Saving A New Game Changer? Same™ By I-SEP

Stago: Professor Fadi Farhat / Claude Bernard Lyon University and Infirmerie Protestante - Lyon, France
12:20
13:20
Lunch - Exhibition
60 Minutes
13:20
15:00
Scientific Session 2 - Priya Joshi
100 Minutes
06
13:20

Percutaneous aspiration of an infective endocarditic lesion of the tricuspid valve using the extracorporeal AngioVac system. A case study and introduction to the technology from a Clinical Perfusionist’s perspective.

Ashley Felton, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
07
13:40

Civility saves lives

Shirin Sheibani, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
08
14:00

The impact of “N+1” staffing standards on patient safety and risk mitigation in clinical perfusion science 

Jorge Costa, Barts Health NHS Trust
09
14:20

Werfen Cardiac Capabilities

Werfen: Gary Nelson, Marketing Manager - Whole Blood Haemostasis 
10
14:40

Tony Fisher Lecture: Workforce modelling and SEIPS planning.

Danielle Blackie, Barts Health NHS Trust
15:00
15:30
Break - Exhibition
30 Minutes
15:30
17:30
Scientific Session 3 - Paul Fricker
60 Minutes
11
15:30

Intraoperative Perfusion Management in Acute Type A Aortic Dissections:  A 20-year retrospective analysis.

David McGauran - Royal Brompton
12
15:50

GetEducated presentation

Getinge: Giordano Paiella - Clinical Account Manager
13
16:10

CBM Lifemotion and the Commitment to Longterm Support

CBM Lifemotion: Mike van Driel, Marketing Communications and Sales Support Manager
14
16:30

College AGM

CCPS President: Paul Fricker
17:30
Exhibition

DAY 1 SPEAKERS

London Core Review Cardiothoracic Surgery Course - Touch icon
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Ashley Felton
GUEST
Jorge Costa
GUEST
Professor Fadi Farhat
SPONSOR
Michael Van Driel
SPONSOR
Noel Kelleher
SCPS
Aswani Parmar
SCPS
Paul Fricker
CCPS
DAY 2 SCHEDULE
07 NOVEMBER 2020
DAY 2 SCHEDULE
SATURDAY - 08 NOVEMBER 2025
08:00
08:30
Registration
30 Minutes
08:30
10:10
Scientific Session 4 - Laura Kerr
110 Minutes
15
08:30

Transfusion safety in focus: Insights from haemovigilance

Dr Shruthi Narayan, Medical Director of SHOT
16
08:50

Caring for a Patient Who Is a Jehovah’s Witness — A Collaborative Approach

Mark Tarrant, Hospital Liaison Committee of Jehovah’s Witnesses
17
09:10

Secret Life of Suckers

John O'Neill, Barts Health NHS Trust
18
09:50

LivaNova Cannulae

Liva Nova: Simone Salazzari, Director, Professional Education and Training
10:10
10:40
Break - Exhibition
30 Minutes
10:40 12:00
Scientific Session 5 - Chair TBC
100 Minutes
19
10:40

PLENARY PAUSED:

Delegate and Manufacturer Round Robin
12:00
13:00
Lunch - Exhibition
60 Minutes
13:00
14:40
Scientific Session 6 - Chair Dr David Chambers
100 minutes
20
13:00

The Experiences of Surgeons and Perfusionists using del Nido Cardioplegia in Children’s Cardiac Surgery: A qualitative sub-study of the DESTINY Trial

Kirsty Wilson, Birmingham Children's Hospital
21
13:20

Asanguinous priming in patients under 10kg: a single centre retrospective study

Becky Gendall, Royal Brompton Hospital
22
13:40

Case Report: Congenital Spherocytosis in the paediatric setting

Rebecca Richardson, Great Ormond Street Hospital
23
14:00

Quantum Perfusion Technologies

Spectrum Medical: Izrar Hussain, Clinical Sales Manager UK & Ireland
24
14:20

Cytosorbents: Pamela Leckie, International Application Specialist

Cytosorbents: Pamela Leckie, International Application Specialist
14:40
Break
30 Minutes
15:10
16:30
Scientific Session 7
80 minutes
25
15:10

The Use of NIRS and pEEG during Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Dr Sean Bennett
27
15:30

SCPS AGM

SCPS Chairman: Noel Kelleher

DAY 2 SPEAKERS

John O'Neill
CCPS
Becky Gendall
GUEST
Rebecca Richardson
GUEST
Dr Shruthi Narayan
GUEST
Mark Tarrant
GUEST
David McGuaran
GUEST
Kirsty Wilson
GUEST
Dr Sean Bennett
GUEST
Noel Kelleher
SCPS
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Salman Butt
PANEL MEMBER
Priya Joshi
SCPS
Alex Robertson
PANEL MEMBER
David Chambers
SCPS
Noel Kelleher
SCPS
John O'Neill
CCPS
DAY 3 SCHEDULE
SUNDAY - 09 NOVEMBER 2025
09:00
12:00
Session 8
180 Minutes
28
09:00

Safety Committee Discussion Session

Chair: Jacqui Simmons, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire; Andrew Nichols, Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Noel Kelleher, Cardiff
28
12:00

Closing Remarks

SCPS Chair: Noel Kelleher

DAY 3 SPEAKERS

Jacqui Simmons
SCPS
Noel Kelleher
SCPS
Andrew Nichols
GUEST
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Jacqui Simmons
SCPS
Noel Kelleher
SCPS
Andrew Nichols
GUEST
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