2026 POPS (Perioperative Care of Older People Undergoing Surgery) Meeting Programme

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Information

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Friday 25th Sep
09:00 Registration and poster viewing time
Start time
09:00 am
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Registration and poster viewing time
09:30 Session 1 Bladder Cancer
Stream 1
  • Time
    09:30 ~ 11:00
  • Location
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Bladder cancer pathways in older people: what the perioperative team need to know

 

This session will comprise of presentations, case studies and patient experience.

 

  • Mr Thiagarajan Nambi Rajan, Consultant Urologist, Arrowe Park Hospital
  • Ms Sheila Carey, Consultant Anaesthetist, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Ms Nina Patrick, Consultant Urologist, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Ms Lucy Holmes, Prehab Community Service Lead, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Bladder cancer pathways in older people: what the perioperative team need to know

Educational level
Advanced
11:00 Break and Exhibition Time: Browse posters and visit sponsors
Start time
11:00 am
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Break and Exhibition Time: Browse posters and visit sponsors
11:30 Session 2 Prostatic disease management
Stream 1
  • Time
    11:30 ~ 13:00
  • Location
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Prostatic disease management 

12.00 Lightning Poster Presentations 
12.05 Abstract 4914          Retrospective Identification of NoLap Cases in the Grange University Hospital (GUH)

12.10 Abstract  4996         Proactive Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Older Adults Living with Frailty on Surgical Wards: A QI Test of Change

12.15 Abstract  5011         Implementing Routine PHQ-2 Screening in POPS to Identify Persistent Low Mood Before and After Surgery

12.20 Abstract 5012          Addressing Persistent Low Mood Identified Through Pre- and Post-Operative Patient-Reported Outcomes in POPS

12.25 Abstract  5042         Admission nutrition risk as an independent predictor of 28-day mortality following hip fracture: a retrospective cohort study

12.30 Abstract 5078          Improving the Peri-operative Pathway for Older Adults having Cancer Surgery at Kings College Hospital

12.35 Abstract  5086         Right Surgery, at the Right Time, for the Right Patient: ? A 5 Year Review Of The Perioperative Frailty MDT For Urology Patients

12.40 Abstract  5090         Virtual Perioperative Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Minimally Invasive Oesophagectomy: A POPS MDT Video Clinic Pilot

Prostatic disease management

Educational level
Advanced
Moderators
Speakers: Mr Chidi Molokwu
Time
11:30 am ~ 12:00 pm
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Presentation Title

Prostatic disease management - newer technologies and the standard treatment impact on older patients

Chidi
Molokwu
Job title
Consultant Urologist
Place of Work
Bradford
Time
12:00 pm ~ 01:00 pm
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Presentation Title

Lightning Round Presentations

13:00 Lunch break: Browse posters and visit sponsors
Start time
01:00 pm
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Lunch break: Browse posters and visit sponsors
14:00 Session 3 Smarter perioperative care
Stream 1
  • Time
    14:00 ~ 15:00
  • Location
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Keynote talk

Educational level
Advanced
Moderators: Dr Mark Johnston
Prefix
Dr
First name
Mark
Last name
Johnston
Job title
Consultant Geriatrician
Place of Work
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Speakers: Dr Tom Lawton
Time
02:00 pm ~ 02:45 pm
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Presentation Title

Smarter perioperative care: the role of digital and AI

Tom
Lawton
Job title
Consultant Critical Care & Anaesthesia, Clinical Lead for Artificial Intelligence, NHS North East and Yorkshire
Place of Work
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
15:00 Break and Exhibition Time: Browse posters and visit sponsors
Start time
03:00 pm
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Break and Exhibition Time: Browse posters and visit sponsors
15:30 Session 4 Medical perspectives in Urology and Perioperative Medicine
Stream 1
  • Time
    15:30 ~ 16:45
  • Location
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This session will cover Stone disease, Chronic Kidney disease and pelvic floor rehabilitation

Medical perspectives in Urology and Perioperative Medicine

Educational level
Advanced
Moderators
Speakers: Mr Jake Patterson, Dr John Holland
Time
03:30 pm ~ 04:00 pm
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Presentation Title

Stone disease in older adults: surgical options and perioperative implications

Jake
Patterson
Job title
Consultant Urologist
Place of Work
Sheffield
Time
04:00 pm ~ 04:30 pm
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Presentation Title

Perioperative Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in Older Surgical Patients

John
Holland
Job title
Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Nephrology and PhD Student at SIMS, FoLSM, KCL
Place of Work
Guys and St Thomas' NHS FT
Time
04:30 pm ~ 05:00 pm
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Presentation Title

Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation in Older Urology Patients: An AHP-Led Approach.

16:45 Closing Remarks
Start time
04:45 pm
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Closing Remarks

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conference and provides invaluable information to our speakers about their presentation.

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