The organising committee are currently working hard to prepare for Neptune 2025. Once the timetable is confirmed it will appear here.
Neptune 2023 timetable is shown below as an example.
Day 1 - 29th June 2023
| 0815-0845 | Registration |
| 0845-0915 | Welcome Address: Dr Colin Gilhooley, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant and Head of Service CYPED, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals Chief Guest: Anthony May, Chief Executive Officer, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals |
| 0915-0945 | Keynote Address: Professor Chris Moran, Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery at Nottingham University Hospitals |
| 0945-1030 | Violence Involving Young People: The Extent and Nature, Causes and Solutions: Grace Strong, Director and Dr Stevie-Jade Hardy, Head of Data, Evidence and Evaluation. The Violence Reduction Network, Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. |
| 1030-1115 | Paediatric Hand and Wrist Injuries, Pearls and Pitfalls for the ED Clinician: Dan Armstrong, Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon, University Hospitals of Derby & Burton; Honorary Assistant Professor Nottingham University Medical School |
| 1115-1145 | Refreshments |
| 1145-1230 | The Future of Paediatric Fracture Management: Professor Daniel Perry, NIHR Research Professor & Honorary Consultant Children's Orthopaedic Surgeon, Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool |
| 1230-1315 | Pain & Painful Procedures: Becky Platt, Advanced Care Practitioner, Paediatric Emergency Department, Royal London Hospital, Executive member of the Don’t Forget the Bubbles |
| 1315- 1415 | Lunch |
| 1415-1500 | Paediatric Trauma in Pre-hospital Environment: James Nayyar, Peri-operative Medicine & Paediatric Anaesthesia Fellow, at NHS East Midlands, EMICS Immediate Care physician, KidConfident founder |
| 1500-1545 | Major Incidents Triage: Julia Surridge, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, co-chair RCPCH PEMISAC |
| 1545-1630 | Paediatric Blast Injuries: Paul Reavley, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant, Bristol Children’s Hospital and Paediatric Blast Injury Partnership Co-Chair |
1630-1830
| Workshops will be running in parallel. Please note: Workshops have an additional charge. Every workshop has a maximum capacity of 20, on a first come first serve basis. Regional blocks Sharpen your skills in ring, facial and USS-guided femoral blocks. Advanced Ultrasound for paediatric trauma Take a deep dive into the role of ultrasound in paediatric trauma before getting hands on experience in ultrasound The unstable trauma patient Focus on critical decision-making in the unstable trauma patient through sim scenarios before revisiting essential emergency practical skills Minor injuries Understand how to assess fracture patterns, need for reduction, and cast/splint selection. Get messy with hands-on casting of your fellow delegates! Leadership in paediatric trauma A fun activity-based session of reflection, self-interrogation and development focusing on enhancing your natural attributes to be a better trauma team leader (and follower). |
| 1930 | Conference Dinner |
Day 2 - 30th June 2023
| 0830-0900 | Registration |
| 0900-0945 | Updates and Insights from TARN - Ross Fisher, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Sheffield Children's Hospital & co-Chairman of TARNlet |
| 0945-1030 | Paediatric Trauma in the Trauma Unit; serving remote and rural populations: Clare Dieppe, Paediatric Emergency Medicine consultant, Swansea Bay University Health Board |
| 1030-1115 | Poster Viva & Refreshments |
| 1115-1200 | Training in Paediatric Trauma – Beyond APLS: Matt Edwards, Emergency Medicine Consultant, King’s College Hospital, London |
| 1200-1245 | Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: Ian Maconochie, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant and Professor of Practice in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Imperial College, London |
| 1245-1345 | Lunch |
| 1345-1415 | Impact of Children’s Trauma on Patient and Family: Naomi Davies, Consultant in Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Manchester Children’ s Hospital |
| 1415-1430 | Brain Injury Impact and Rehabilitation: Denise Crozier, Paediatric Neurodisability Consultant and BRILL Team, Nottingham University Hospitals |
| 1430-1500 | Refreshments |
| 1500-1545 | PEM Adventures team: a trauma adventure Dani Hall, Paediatric Emergency Medicine consultant, Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin, Senior Lecturer Queen Mary University London, Executive director of Don’t Forget the Bubbles Kat Priddis, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Trauma Director, Watford General Hospital Costas Kanaris, Paediatric Critical Care and Retrieval Consultant at Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust Sarah Davies, Paediatric Registrar, RCPCH Trainee Rep for the Emergency Care Standards Committee |
| 1545-1615 | Closing ceremony & Vote of Thanks |