London trauma conference

Name: London trauma conference
Start: 2026-12-08
End: 2026-12-08
Location: Royal Geographical Society

London trauma conference takes place on 8 December 2026 at Royal Geographical Society, London. It is organised by Ex Events, and B2DB lists 50 speakers and 68 sessions announced so far.

London Trauma Conference 2026 is held from 8 to 11 December 2026 at the Royal Geographical Society in London. It is a forum for trauma, pre-hospital critical care and resuscitation, designed for senior clinicians in emergency care. The four days cover the Cardiac Arrest Symposium (8 December), the Pre-hospital Critical Care Conference (9 December) and two Trauma Conference days (10 and 11 December), with breakaway sessions, scientific abstracts and a Stand up Science evening.

Key facts

Dates	8 December 2026 (upcoming)
Venue	Royal Geographical Society, London, United Kingdom
Organiser	Ex Events
Series	London Trauma Conference
Speakers	50
Sessions	68
Stages	Day 1 - Cardiac Arrest Symposium, Breakaways, ADGVS, Day 2 - Pre-hospital Critical Care Day, Day 3 - Trauma 1, Day 4 - Trauma Day 2
Sponsors	14
Official site	londontraumaconference.co.uk/Programme

Keynote speakers

Speakers (50)

Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.

Professor Peter G. Brindley
Associate Professor Dan Ellis
Professor Richard Lyon
Professor Jerry Nolan
Associate Professor Zaffer Qasim Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Professor Brian Burns
A/Prof. Matt Hooper
Miss Tracy-Louise Appleyard OBE
Professor Alice Hutin
Professor Andrew Nicol
Professor Patrick Van de Voorde
Professor Theresa Olasveengen
Dr Rod Mackenzie Cambridge University Hospitals
Anna Moe Øvstebø
Associate Professor Julian Thompson
Christoffer Ericsson
Dr Amy Nelson
Dr Andre Roslin
Dr Ben Singer
Dr Craig Jurisevic
Dr Jasmeet Soar
Dr Joel Norton
Dr László Hetzman
Dr Natalie Kruit
Dr Pål Morberg
Dr Richard Steffen
Dr Ross Davenport
Dr Stephen Hearns
Dr Tim Moll
Dr Tim Nutbeam University Hospitals Plymouth & Clinical Lead Devon Air Ambulance
Dr Virginia Fitzpatrick-Swallow
Miss Anna Sharrock
Miss Maryam Alfa-Wali
Mr Zane Perkins
Ms Ellie Overgaard-Brown
Ms Jayne Ward
Ms Sharon Scott
Ms Victoria Vatsvåg
Professor Ed Barnard
Professor Jim Manning
Professor Lance Becker
Professor Marion Moseby-Knappe
Professor Matthew Wiles
Professor Rob Arntfield
Professor Stuart Maitland-Knibb
Professor Thomas Keeble Anglia Ruskin
Assistant Commissioner Patrick Goulbourne
Professor Karim Brohi LondonTIER, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Barts Health NHS
Miss Kate Hancorn Barts Health NHS Trust
Professor Gavin Perkins University of Warwick

Agenda (68 sessions)

Day 1 — Tuesday 8 December 2026

Introduction 09:00–09:10 · Day 1 - Cardiac Arrest Symposium — Professor Jerry Nolan
Advanced life support update 09:10–09:35 · Day 1 - Cardiac Arrest Symposium — Dr Jasmeet Soar
Ultrasound in cardiac arrest 09:35–10:00 · Day 1 - Cardiac Arrest Symposium
Physiology-guided ALS 10:00–10:25 · Day 1 - Cardiac Arrest Symposium — Professor Jerry Nolan
Theuputic aortic catheterization during cardiac arrest 10:25–11:00 · Day 1 - Cardiac Arrest Symposium — Professor Jim Manning
Paediatric resuscitation update 11:25–11:45 · Day 1 - Cardiac Arrest Symposium — Professor Patrick Van de Voorde
Prolonged resuscitation - not always futile 11:50–12:20 · Day 1 - Cardiac Arrest Symposium — Dr Andre Roslin
Ultrasound Workshop 1 - Point Care Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest 12:00–13:50 · Breakaways
Peter Baskett Lecture: Ventilation during CPR 12:20–13:00 · Day 1 - Cardiac Arrest Symposium — Professor Theresa Olasveengen
European Guidelines on ECPR 14:00–14:25 · Day 1 - Cardiac Arrest Symposium
Temperature control during ECPR 14:25–14:50 · Day 1 - Cardiac Arrest Symposium — Professor Alice Hutin
Does REBOA have arole outside of trauma? 14:50–15:15 · Day 1 - Cardiac Arrest Symposium — Associate Professor Zaffer Qasim
Prognostication after cardiac arrest 15:45–16:10 · Day 1 - Cardiac Arrest Symposium — Professor Marion Moseby-Knappe
Survivorship 16:10–16:35 · Day 1 - Cardiac Arrest Symposium — Professor Thomas Keeble
The effect of CPR on co-survivors 16:20–16:45 · Day 1 - Cardiac Arrest Symposium — Anna Moe Øvstebø
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – a vision for the future 16:45–17:15 · Day 1 - Cardiac Arrest Symposium — Professor Lance Becker
Association of Defence General & Vascular Surgeons Annual Conference (closed session) ADGVS
Emergency Last Aid Breakaways — A/Prof. Matt Hooper

Day 2 — Wednesday 9 December 2026

Introduction 09:00–09:10 · Day 2 - Pre-hospital Critical Care Day
Pre Hospital Emergency Anaesthesia: is it effective and cost effective? 09:10–09:30 · Day 2 - Pre-hospital Critical Care Day — Associate Professor Julian Thompson, Dr Amy Nelson
HEMs Triage 09:30–09:50 · Day 2 - Pre-hospital Critical Care Day
AI in the PH setting 09:50–10:10 · Day 2 - Pre-hospital Critical Care Day — Dr Pål Morberg
Pre-hospital ECMO 10:10–10:30 · Day 2 - Pre-hospital Critical Care Day — Professor Alice Hutin
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: SJTREM LECTURE - Blue lights to bytes: The evolution of pre-hospital innovation 10:30–11:00 · Day 2 - Pre-hospital Critical Care Day — Professor Richard Lyon
Emergency Obstetrics in pre-hospital care 11:25–11:45 · Day 2 - Pre-hospital Critical Care Day — Miss Tracy-Louise Appleyard OBE
Cardiac Arrest: pushing the limits to improve outcomes 11:45–12:05 · Day 2 - Pre-hospital Critical Care Day — Dr Natalie Kruit
Ultrasound Workshop 2 - Ultrasound guided nerve blocks 12:00–13:50 · Breakaways
Morning Always Comes – Resilience in pre-hospital teams 12:05–12:30 · Day 2 - Pre-hospital Critical Care Day — Christoffer Ericsson
The story doesn’t end in resus 12:30–12:55 · Day 2 - Pre-hospital Critical Care Day — Ms Ellie Overgaard-Brown
Depth, presence and leadership through moments of crisis ('DEEP Briefing') 14:00–14:25 · Day 2 - Pre-hospital Critical Care Day — A/Prof. Matt Hooper
The Crans Montana Fire 14:25–14:50 · Day 2 - Pre-hospital Critical Care Day — Dr Richard Steffen
Major Incident Panel– making the important decisions 14:50–15:30 · Day 2 - Pre-hospital Critical Care Day — Associate Professor Zaffer Qasim, Assistant Commissioner Patrick Goulbourne, Professor Karim Brohi
Pre-hospital Vascular Access 16:00–16:20 · Day 2 - Pre-hospital Critical Care Day — Dr Ben Singer
Diagnosing from a distance: the use of tele-ultrasound in remote locations 16:20–16:40 · Day 2 - Pre-hospital Critical Care Day — Ms Victoria Vatsvåg
The management of bleeding in remote locations 16:40–17:10 · Day 2 - Pre-hospital Critical Care Day — Professor Brian Burns

Day 3 — Thursday 10 December 2026

Introduction 09:00–09:05 · Day 3 - Trauma 1
Road Traffic Incidents Investigation 09:05–09:30 · Day 3 - Trauma 1 — Dr Rod Mackenzie
Lessons from Formula 1 09:30–09:50 · Day 3 - Trauma 1 — Dr László Hetzman
Motorbikes and major trauma 09:50–10:10 · Day 3 - Trauma 1 — Dr Tim Moll
Extrication Revisited: From Metal to Medicine 10:10–10:30 · Day 3 - Trauma 1 — Dr Tim Nutbeam
How far can we go in training laypersons to fill the major trauma time gap? 11:00–11:20 · Day 3 - Trauma 1 — Professor Stuart Maitland-Knibb
Surgical management of penetrating cardiac injuries 11:20–11:45 · Day 3 - Trauma 1 — Professor Andrew Nicol
Trauma Calls: When do you need an obstetrician? 11:45–12:10 · Day 3 - Trauma 1 — Miss Tracy-Louise Appleyard OBE
KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Improving care in established trauma systems: Where is the low hanging fruit? 12:10–12:45 · Day 3 - Trauma 1 — Associate Professor Dan Ellis
Aortic Occulsion in non-compressible haemorrhage 13:45–14:10 · Day 3 - Trauma 1 — Professor Ed Barnard
Hybrid resuscitation 14:10–14:35 · Day 3 - Trauma 1 — Professor Brian Burns
Pharmacological options in the management of haemorrhagic shock 14:35–15:00 · Day 3 - Trauma 1 — Associate Professor Zaffer Qasim
Pelvic Fractures 15:30–15:50 · Day 3 - Trauma 1 — Ms Sharon Scott
Open fractures 15:50–16:10 · Day 3 - Trauma 1 — Ms Jayne Ward
Limb blocks for orthopaedic trauma 16:10–16:30 · Day 3 - Trauma 1
Zombie ideas in paediatric trauma care: What are they & why won't they die? 16:30–16:50 · Day 3 - Trauma 1 — Professor Patrick Van de Voorde
Trauma Panel 17:00–17:30 · Day 3 - Trauma 1 — Professor Peter G. Brindley, Associate Professor Zaffer Qasim, Professor Brian Burns, Dr Rod Mackenzie
Stand Up Science Breakaways

Day 4 — Friday 11 December 2026

Introduction 09:00–09:05 · Day 4 - Trauma Day 2
Update: Traumatic bleeding 09:05–09:35 · Day 4 - Trauma Day 2 — Dr Ross Davenport
Optimising trauma team performance 09:35–10:00 · Day 4 - Trauma Day 2 — Dr Stephen Hearns
UPDATE Whats new: Head and spinal cord injury 10:00–10:25 · Day 4 - Trauma Day 2
Head injuries: The pathologists perspective 10:25–11:00 · Day 4 - Trauma Day 2 — Dr Virginia Fitzpatrick-Swallow
Update: Trauma publications 11:25–11:45 · Day 4 - Trauma Day 2 — Professor Matthew Wiles
Outcomes in trauma research 11:45–12:05 · Day 4 - Trauma Day 2
POC testing 12:05–12:30 · Day 4 - Trauma Day 2 — Professor Rob Arntfield
Lessons from the management of large volumes of penetrating trauma 12:30–13:00 · Day 4 - Trauma Day 2 — Professor Andrew Nicol
Surgical approaches to severe intraabdominal bleeding 14:00–14:25 · Day 4 - Trauma Day 2 — Miss Anna Sharrock
Bowel injury 14:25–14:50 · Day 4 - Trauma Day 2 — Miss Maryam Alfa-Wali
Practical management of chest injury 14:50–15:10 · Day 4 - Trauma Day 2 — Mr Zane Perkins
Cognitive Load in High-Stakes Surgery 15:10–15:30 · Day 4 - Trauma Day 2 — Dr Joel Norton
War in Ukraine: Trauma on a Grand Scale 16:00–16:30 · Day 4 - Trauma Day 2 — Dr Craig Jurisevic
KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Resuscitation and Trauma Care: What you need to know before I go 16:30–17:00 · Day 4 - Trauma Day 2 — Professor Peter G. Brindley

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