My First AHP Summer Meeting Experience

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My First AHP Summer Meeting Experience

1st August 2023

BCIS AHP Annual Conference — Bournemouth, 26-27 June 2023

Words by Hayley Hill, Nurse Angiographer at University Hospitals Northamptonshire NHS Group

I was surprised and excited when I was invited to join the BCIS Allied Healthcare Professionals Working Group, yet instantly imposter syndrome slowly crept in as dates started appearing in my diary. I need not have worried. On meeting the rest of the team, I realised that though I was surrounded by a group of experts with vast experience, I was essentially surrounded by a group of like-minded individuals whom I felt like I had worked with for years!

The Royal Bournemouth Hotel played its debut in being the venue for the AHP summer meeting, and despite the hot weather, and clearly never having experienced a vast quantity of NHS workers at a buffet, nothing seemed too much effort for them to address. The AHP Working Group had put a lot of thought into the flow of the day, and the use of the different spaces available to accommodate both the lecture and practical elements available. Regardless of whether the teaching was hands-on or more theoretical, the energy to encourage interactive sessions was infectiously positive, and the days whipped by without acknowledging the volume of information inhaled.

After doing a joint talk in the Fundamentals stream on day one, I managed to relax into the role a bit more and attempted to play to my strengths and tried to aid the Millbrook team. Whilst they seemed to make it look effortless in transitioning different groups to different spaces, my attempts came across like a flappy chicken herding cats, so I was in total awe of their unflappable stature.

To sum it all up; alongside this being a resource rich conference with multiple modalities, and both clinical and industry experts at the attendee’s disposal, I personally enjoyed the ethos and culture of sharing experiences and knowledge, and having time to meet AHPs from across the nation. In so many ways this gave me confidence in knowing my own centre was in line with others, in terms of safety and evidence, and re-fuelled my passion for everything cath lab, with ideas to adopt to improve both my team and patient experience.

BCIS Training & Education Working Group: New Members

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BCIS Training & Education Working Group: New Members

26th July 2023

BCIS Training and Education Working Group Appointments

Following calls for expressions of interest, BCIS is pleased to announce the appointment of three Members Without Portfolio to its Training and Education Working Group (TEG).

Having reviewed all the applications, the panel of judges whittled it down to the following candidates:

  • Kalaivani Mahadevan
  • Richard Bogle
  • Andrew Ladwiniec

Kalaivani, Richard and Andrew will begin a three-year tenure on Tuesday, 1 August 2023.

BCIS would like to congratulate the successful candidates and thank all those who applied for their continued interest in BCIS. The Working Groups form the backbone of the society, and BCIS was delighted to have so many high calibre applicants.

BCIS would also like to formally thank the outgoing members David O’ Brien, Brian Clapp and Alex Chase for the excellent work during their three year tenures.

 

With kind regards,

Dougie Muir

Training and Education Group Lead

Gerald Clesham

BCIS Honorary Secretary

BCIS Clinical Standards Working Group Lead Ballot Results

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BCIS Clinical Standards Working Group Lead Ballot Results

30th March 2022

Dear Members,

Following calls for Expressions of Interest, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Helen Routledge as Clinical Standards Working Group Lead.

On behalf of BCIS, Gerald Clesham, (Current CSG WG Chair) and BCIS President Nick Curzen I’d like to congratulate the Helen and thank applicants Rajesh Kharbanda and Sen Devadathan for their interest in the position.

Helen will officially enter post in July this year.

Please look out for future calls for committee membership.

With very best wishes,

Clare Appleby

BCIS Honorary Secretary

AHP Working Group Appointments

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AHP Working Group Appointments

11th February 2021

Dear Members,

I am delighted to announce the appointment of the following members to the Allied Health Care Professionals WG:

Ben LaFevre, Howie Ellis and Lauren MacPhee-Leech.

On behalf of BCIS, and Dougie Muir (Chair, AHP) I’d like to congratulate the successful candidates and thank all those who applied for their continued interest in BCIS.

Please look out for future calls for committee membership.

With very best wishes,

Clare Appleby

BCIS Honorary Secretary

AHP Group Committee Member Positions

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AHP Group Committee Member Positions

7th November 2020

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED

APPLICATIONS FOR THE AHP GROUP COMMITTEE POSITIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. 

 

Dear BCIS member,

We would like to invite expressions of interest from BCIS members keen to have a role in the continued development of our Society by contributing to the work of the AHP Group.

Allied Health Professional Group Committee Member (3 posts)

We are looking for dedicated, enthusiastic and experienced allied health professionals to join the Group and play a key role in its various activities including: organisation of the BCIS AHP Summer Meeting; ACI – AHP sessions. You can find out more details about the Allied Health Professionals Group on the BCIS website where there is a dedicated AHP area.

Person Specification

  • Qualifications: Relevant professional qualification for discipline.
  • Experience: Relevant experience in interventional cardiology practice. As a guide, indicative experience of eight years post qualification with at least five years working within interventional cardiology desirable. Minimum of two years at senior level.
  • Other: an interest in teaching and education is essential with an expected commitment to take part in sessions during the AHP Summer meeting and ACI. Experience of delivering talks / leading teaching sessions is desirable.

We are looking for enthusiastic members who have novel ideas to develop the goals of the AHP group and BCIS for the future.

Application

Application is by self-nomination, with reference to the person specification above. A supporting statement from the candidate, no more than 1 side of A4, which specifically addresses their suitability for the role must accompany self-nomination in order for the application to be valid.

Feel free to pass on details to other AHP colleagues who may be interested. If your colleague(s) is not currently a member of BCIS, they would be very welcome to join. Click here for further details. Membership of BCIS is required for the posts.

These applications will be scored by a panel consisting of the AHP Chair, currently Dr Douglas Muir, together with other members of BCIS Council. Successful candidates will be chosen based upon the best scores.

Informal enquiries are welcome – please contact any member of the Working Group or alternatively, please contact the Group via bcis@millbrookconferences.co.uk.

Best wishes,

Dougie Muir

Chair, AHP Working Group

BCIS Focus Group on Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests Survey

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BCIS Focus Group on Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests Survey

29th May 2020

Dear BCIS member,

Interventional cardiologists are the front-line in managing myocardial infarction. As we face an increasingly acute workload, BCIS has formed a Focus Group to address how best to approach the patient following resuscitated Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest.   We plan to draw information from UK current practice, summarise the published data and hopefully produce some useful guidance in due course.

Our first step is to canvass members’ experiences, and we would ask you to share your current practice by completing the attached survey – it will only take 2-3 minutes and will provide us with a useful, contemporary review of the current approaches across the UK.

Please note this survey is to be completed by BCIS Consultant Members only. 

Best wishes,

Paul Rees & Tom Keeble
On behalf of the BCIS OHCA Focus Group

FILL IN THE SURVEY HERE