RA-UK 2026 PROGRAMME
Day 2 - Friday 8th May
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME 2026
Time
08:00 - 09:00
09:00 - 09:05
Programme
Registration open
Welcome and introduction
Faculty
Dr. Nat Haslam
SESSION 5
Chair: Prof. Nuala Lucas
APAGBI Session (Including Live Demos)
09:10-09:25
09:25-09:40
09:40-09:55
09:55-10:05
Upper Limb Blocks: Plan A and beyond
Lower Limb Blocks
Blocks for Paediatric Trauma
Discussion
Dr Su Ying Ong
Dr Annabel Pearson
Dr Anisa Bhettay
Clinical Pearls
10:05-10:20
10:20-10:35
10:35-10:50
10:50-11:00
Almost every orthopaedic patient should have a block
Why I mix my local anaesthetics
RA for surgery to the pelvis
Discussion
Dr. Jenny Ferry
Dr Conor Skerritt
Prof. Amit Pawa
Dr Dave Johnston
11:00-11:30
BREAK
SESSION 6
Chair: Dr Jono Womack
Research Session
11:30-11:45
11:45-12:00
12:00-12:00
Epidurals and what’s new in obstetrics
3 Best Papers of 2025 (in collaboration with BJA)
Prof. Rachel Kearns
Dr. David Hewson
Discussion
Bruce Scott Lecture
12:10-12:20
12:25 - 13:00
Introduction
Bruce Scott Lecture
Dr. Nat Haslam
Prof. Graeme McLeod
13:00-14:00
LUNCH
SESSION 7
Chair: Dr. Nav Bahal
14:00-15:15
Live Demos
Prof. Amit Pawa
Dr. Athma Thottungal
Dr. Maria Paz Sebastian
Dr. Morné Wolmarans
15:15-15:20
RAUK27 Meeting Presentation
15:20-15:40
BREAK
SESSION 8
Chair: Dr. Sim West
Perfecting Your RA Technique
15:40-15:55
15:55-16:10
16:10-16:25
16:30 - 16:40
16:40
Outcomes in RA: what really matters?
Body language: what the regional anaesthetist should know
Why Your Blocks Don’t Work
Prof. Kariem El-Boghdadly
Dr. Barbara Breebaart
Prof. Stuart Grant
Discussion
Close of meeting and thanks
Dr. Nat Haslam
