RA-UK 2026 PROGRAMME
Day 1 - Thursday 7th May
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME 2026
Time
08:00 - 09:00
09:00 - 09:10
Programme
Registration open
Welcome and introduction
Faculty
Dr. Nat Haslam
SESSION 1
Chair: Dr Maria Paz Sebastian
Updates on Neuraxial Anaesthesia
09:10 - 09:25
09:25 - 09:40
09:40 - 09:55
09:55 - 10:05
Day case spinal: How I do it
Is spinal morphine the new gold standard?
Neuraxial techniques in the patient living with obesity
Discussion
Dr Robbie Erskine
Dr Steve Coppens
Dr Athmaja Thottungal
From the Cutting Edge
10:05 - 10:20
10:20 - 10:35
10:35 - 10:50
10:50 - 11:00
Management of peripheral nerve injury
Why I like RA for upper limb surgery
Mind the gap - gender disparities in medicine
Discussion
Prof Tom Quick
Ms Emily West
Mrs Sarah Maling
11:00 - 11:30
BREAK
SESSION 2
Chair: Prof. Rachel Kearns
What's New
11:30 - 11:50
11:50 - 12:05
12:05 - 12:
12:15 - 12:30
Virtual reality: the future for RA teaching
Electro-analgesia: a new paradigm in pain relief
Anticoagulation guidelines: which should I use?
Dr Boyne Bellew
Prof Stuart Grant
Prof Sandy Kopp
Discussion
12:35-12:50
Oral Presentations
12:50-13:00
Unsung Hero
13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH
SESSION 3
Chair: Prof Kariem El-Boghdadly
The Big Debate
14:00-14:30
No Knowledge, No Block?
PRO: Prof Amit Pawa
CON: Dr Rosie Hogg
14:30-15:10
Ask the Experts
Prof Sandy Kopp
Prof Stuart Grant
Prof Alan Macfarlane
Dr Morné Wolmarans
Dr Barbara Breebaart
Dr Eleni Moka
15:10-15:20
Infographic Competition
15:20 - 15:230
Video Competition
15:30 - 15:50
BREAK
SESSION 4
Chair: Dr. Toby Ashken
Beyond Regional Anaesthesia
15:50-16:05
16:05-16:20
​16:20-16:35
Human factors and safety in anaesthesia
Dr Laura Pickup
Transitional pain clinics
Dr Eleni Moka
Fear and anxiety in anaesthesia
Dr Jim Down
16:35-16:45
Discussion
NETWORKING AND DRINKS
END OF DAY 1
