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Society of Intensive Care West of England
Next meeting 21-22 January 2027
🏆 This year’s prize winners:
- Emma Wickman: Colin Hall prize
- Martin Winstanley: SICOWE prize
- Emma Bailey: Guy Jordan prize
- Felicity Cantley: Critical review prize
- Ann Biju: Poster prize
January 23, 2026 at 6:41 PM
📈 Our final speaker for 2026 is Professor Bronwen Connolly on changing and shaping patient care through research.

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January 23, 2026 at 2:52 PM
🌄 New frontiers in tracheostomy care with Paul Twose. Get yourself a trache team!

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January 23, 2026 at 2:20 PM
📋 Professor David McWilliams gives an overview of the NCEPOD report on Rehabilitation following critical illness.

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January 23, 2026 at 2:08 PM
🤩 Our esteemed judging panel for the ‘What’s new for you?’ session: Bronwen Connelly, Rachel Proust and Aggie Skorko

Winner to be announced shortly!
January 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Special thanks to our sponsors this year, without whom sicowe could not happen.

We’ve got some fantastic trade stands to visit and get some in depth information about the latest products and innovations!

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January 23, 2026 at 1:55 PM
🫁 Emergent properties in lung physiology in bronchoconstriction and personalising ventilation settings with Dr Tom Clements is our final review talk

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January 23, 2026 at 12:28 PM
🍻 Very timely on the morning of day 2 of the conference: Dr Chris Thorne talks about managing intoxication

#sicowe2026 #morningafterthenightbefore
January 23, 2026 at 11:54 AM
💪 Our second challenger is Jemma Smith from UHBW presenting on frailty

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January 23, 2026 at 11:40 AM
9️⃣0️⃣ Professor David Harrison talks about the UK-ROX and EXAKT trials

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January 23, 2026 at 10:18 AM
🫁 Professor Bronwen Connelly gives us a fascinating update from the MARCH trial

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January 23, 2026 at 9:38 AM
First up this morning Dr Matt Wise talks about the reality of performing clinical trials

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January 23, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Our keynote speaker this year is Prof Marlies Ostermann with Renal Replacement Therapy: What’s Topical?

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January 22, 2026 at 4:44 PM
🤖 Clinician use of AI by Martin Winstanley with a presentation he definitely wrote himself

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January 22, 2026 at 4:20 PM
🫁 Physiotherapy led APRV for lung recruitment with Emma Wickman

#sicowe2026 #aprv
January 22, 2026 at 4:13 PM
🦵 Amy Arnold, Colette Walton and Rory Spence talk us through their work on post-ICU rehabilitation and working towards meeting CG183 targets

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January 22, 2026 at 3:59 PM
♻️ Go green and save your unit £59k per year with Anna Karpenko and Elisa Vettori

#sicowe2026 #greenicu
January 22, 2026 at 3:46 PM
🧐 Our formidable 2026 judging panel…
Graham Brant
Rachel Prout
Becca Pope

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January 22, 2026 at 3:39 PM
🦴 Zara Coombes asks how much calcium should patients receiving pre-hospital blood transfusions get?

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January 22, 2026 at 3:04 PM
⭐️ Jen Nash and Sam Overton describe RUH’s band 6 training course. If you can get through the simulation shift you can deal with anything!

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January 22, 2026 at 2:52 PM
☕️ Emma Bailey presents an SLT project simplifying swallowing assessment. Dysphagia might not be funny but Emma definitely is!

#sicowe2026 #backtostep1
January 22, 2026 at 2:35 PM
🗞️ This afternoon is the ever popular Free Papers session!

🧠 First up is Dr Maria Aparicio talking about CNS infection in the South West

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January 22, 2026 at 2:18 PM
🩸Our final speaker this morning is Maria Mazza explaining the integration of palliative care within the CAR T programme

#sicowe2026 #nurseledservice
January 22, 2026 at 12:42 PM
🚗 CAR T-cell therapy update from Dr Rachel Protheroe at the start of Session 2

#sicowe2026 #haematologycriticalcare
January 22, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Stroke survivor Vincent Povey gives us an insight into his experience, accompanied by occupational therapist Sharon Ward who was instrumental in his recovery.

We’re very grateful for the support of the Stroke Association in facilitating this session

#sicowe2026 #stroke #strokeassociation
January 22, 2026 at 11:10 AM