NBTC Education Event Hosted by London RTC: Transfusion in Surgery including Near Patient Testing of Coagulation and Difficult-to-Transfuse Patients

Thursday, 5th November 2026
Speakers
Dr Catherine Booth Associate Medical Director for RCI and Genomics Clinical lead, National Comparative Audit of Blood Transfusion (NHSBT and Barts Health NHS Trust)
Emma McCone GIRFT national lead for preoperative assessment  (NHS England)
Dr Ravishankar Rao Baikady Consultant in Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine Lead Anaemia Consultant (he Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust , London , Uk Elected Board Member , NATA)
Dr Fateha Chowdhury Consultant in Haematology Patient Blood Management & Components (NHSBT)
Dr Athina Tampaki Haematology Registrar (Barts Health NHS Trust)
Sarah Beale Senior Commissioning Manager (NHSBT)
Where
Teams Virtual Meeting (Webinar)

Following review and agreement by the planning group, the educational event scheduled for 5 November 2026 has now been finalised and will be delivered as a webinar.

The webinar format has been selected to provide greater flexibility for attendees while supporting an efficient registration, evaluation and certification process.

As part of the event arrangements:

  • Access to the webinar will be available via a QR code and online registration link.
  • Attendees will be invited to complete an online evaluation following the event.
  • Certificates of attendance will be issued automatically upon completion of the evaluation process through the agreed automated certification system.
  • A promotional poster and event flyer have been developed to support event promotion and registration.

The final programme, including confirmed speakers and presentation topics, has now been agreed by the planning group and will be shared alongside the promotional materials and registration information.

We would like to thank all members of the planning group for their valuable contribution in developing the programme and supporting the delivery of this event. We look forward to welcoming attendees on 5 November 2026.

 

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