52nd ANNUAL SCPS CONGRESS
EVENT SCHEDULE
06-08 NOV 2026

Schedule Updated : 13/10/2026

DAY 1 SCHEDULE
FRIDAY - 06 NOVEMBER 2026
09:00
‍10:00
Registration Tea/Coffee
60 Minutes
1
10:00

Welcome To AGM 2026

SCPS Chair: Jacqui Simmons
10:10
12:20
Scientific Session 1
Chair: Jacqui Simmons
2
10:10

Cannula Supply Chain Update And Introduction To The ORRUM Reporting System

Rebecca Friar: SCPS Safety Committee
3
10:40

Prcocurement, Implentation And Clinical Use Of A Next-Generation Heater/Cooler System

Mike Adamek, Spire Southampton
4
11:00

Enhancing Emergency Protocol Training: Evaluating The Impact Of Video-Based Learning On Clinical Performance And Staff Confidence

Leigh-Anne Brooks, Newcastle
5
11:20

A Shocking Five Years? Cardiogenic Shock ECMO And eCPR Service Developments

Joseph Hughes, Harefield
6
11:40

Haemolysis In Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Prospective Oxygenator Comparison

Peter O'Sullivan, Dublin
7
12:00

Sponsor Presentation

Getinge
12:20
13:20
Lunch - Exhibition
60 Minutes
13:20
15:00
Scientific Session 2
Chair: Ben Middleton
8
13:20

Sponsor Presentation

Medtronic
9
13:40

Industry Round Robin Tour (Plenary Session Paused)

10
14:40

Sponsor Presentation

LivaNova
15:00
15:30
Break - Exhibition
30 Minutes
15:30
17:50
Scientific Session 3
Chair: Aisling Brennan
11
15:30

Tony Fisher Lecture

TBC
12
16:10

Guest Speaker - Organ Donation Following Uncontrolled Cardiac Arrest Using Normothermic Regional Perfusion

Dominic Summers, Consultant Transplant and Vascular Access Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals
13
16:50

CCPS AGM

Chair: CCPS President - Aisling Brennan
17:30
Exhibition
60 Minutes

DAY 1 SPEAKERS

Peter O'Sullivan
GUEST
Mike Adamek
GUEST
Leigh-Anne Brooks
GUEST
Joseph Hughes
GUEST
Dominic Summers
GUEST
Aisling Brennan
CCPS
Rebecca Friar
SCPS
Jacqui Simmons
SCPS
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DAY 2 SCHEDULE
07 NOVEMBER 2020
DAY 2 SCHEDULE
SATURDAY - 07 NOVEMBER 2026
08:00
08:30
Registration
30 Minutes
08:30
10:10
Scientific Session 4
Chair: David Chambers
14
08:30

Bloodless Paediatric Surgery

Mark Tarrant, Hospital Liaison Committee for Jehovah's Witnesses
15
08:50

The 3/8-Inch Venous Line: Conserving Blood, But Not Preserving It? An In Vitro Evaluation Of Venous Tubing Calibre And The Addition Of Vacuum Assisted Venous Drainage As Determinants Of Haemolysis During Simulated Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Mya Rai, Basildon
16
09:10

Modified Cardiopulmonary Bypass Strategy For Sever G6PD Deficiency During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Practical Perfusion Technique

Saeed Taiyari, Great Ormond Street
17
09:30

Case Study: LVAD Implantation Using Bivalirudin

Kirsty Dempster, Royal Papworth
18
09:50

Sponsor Presentation

Spectrum
10:10
10:40
Break - Exhibition
30 Minutes
10:40
12:20
Scientific Session 5
Chair: Graeme Nias
19
10:40

ECMO Device Novice To Proficient: A Two-Year ECAT Clinical And Training Update

Karl Riley, Wythenshawe - TBC
20
11:00

Neurological Outcomes Measured At Follow-Up Clinic After The Institution Of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation In The Setting Of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR) In Paediatric Patients: A Single-Centre Retrospective Observational Cohort Study

Ben Fryer, Brompton
21
11:20

Two Years On: Ecmo And The London Ambulance Project

Ayesha Bose, Barts - Keiren Rodwell, HEMS Paramedic - Dr Mamoun Abu-Habsa
22
12:00

Sponsor Presentation

Michael Van Driel - Life Motion
12:20
13:20
Lunch - Exhibition
60 Minutes
13:20
14:40
Scientific Session 6
Chair: Aswani Parmar
23
13:20

Paediatric Cardiopulmonary Bypass Priming Practices (UK And Ireland National Survey)

Ryan Sapiandante, Bristol
24
13:40

Association Between Intraoperative Red Blood Cell Transfusion And Prolonged ICU Length Of Stay Following Routine Cardiac Surgery: A UK Single-Centre Retrospective Study

Matthew Donald, Glasgow
25
14:20

Guest Speaker - Legal Team

TBC
15:00
15:30
Break
30 Minutes
26
15:30

SCPS AGM

SCPS Chair: Jacqie Simmons

DAY 2 SPEAKERS

Michael Van Driel
SPONSOR
Mark Tarrant
GUEST
Matthew Donald
GUEST
Mya Rai
GUEST
Saeed Taiyari
GUEST
Kirsty Dempster
GUEST
Karl Riley
GUEST
Ben Fryer
GUEST
Ayesha Bose
GUEST
Keiren Rodwell
GUEST
Dr Mamoun Abu-Habsa
GUEST
Ryan Sapiandante
GUEST
Jacqui Simmons
SCPS
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Ben Middleton
HOST
Lorna Seale
CO-HOST
Mike Stylianou
GUEST
Douglas Barnes
GUEST
Bruce Searles
GUEST
Joanne Staphnill
GUEST
Tracy Sell-Peters
GUEST
Laura Kerr
SCPS
Rebecca Friar
SCPS
Jacqui Simmons
SCPS
DAY 3 SCHEDULE
SUNDAY - 08 NOVEMBER 2026
27
09:00

Safety Committee Discussion Session

Anne-Marie Murton, Royal Papworth Hospital
28
11:00

Equality, Diversity And Inclusion

Aswani Parmar: Barts Health NHS Trust
29
12:00

Closing Remarks

Jacqui Simmons

DAY 3 SPEAKERS

Anne-Marie Murton
CCPS
Aswani Parmar
SCPS
Jacqui Simmons
SCPS
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Anne-Marie Murton
CCPS
Aswani Parmar
SCPS
Jacqui Simmons
SCPS
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