2026 POPS (Perioperative Care of Older People Undergoing Surgery) Meeting Programme
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09:00 Registration and poster viewing time
09:25 Welcome from BGS POPS Co-Chair Dr Mark Johnston
09:30 Session 1 Bladder Cancer
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Time09:30 ~ 11:00
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LocationCreate 1
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, Wellbeing Lead and Prehab Service Manager, One Wirral CIC
Bladder cancer pathways in older people: what the perioperative team need to know
Moderators: Dr Stephanie Wells, Dr Mark Johnston
11:00 Break and Exhibition Time: Browse posters and visit sponsors
11:30 Session 2 Prostatic disease management
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Time11:30 ~ 13:00
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LocationCreate 1
Prostatic disease management
12.00 Lightning Poster Presentations
12.05 Abstract 4914 Retrospective Identification of NoLap Cases in the Grange University Hospital (GUH)
Dr Sara Long
12.10 Abstract 4996 Proactive Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Older Adults Living with Frailty on Surgical Wards: A QI Test of Change
Roxana Staicu
12.15 Abstract 5011 Implementing Routine PHQ-2 Screening in POPS to Identify Persistent Low Mood Before and After Surgery
Dev Sabharwal (Remote)
12.20 Abstract 5012 Addressing Persistent Low Mood Identified Through Pre- and Post-Operative Patient-Reported Outcomes in POPS
Dev Sabharwal (remote)
12.25 Abstract 5042 Admission nutrition risk as an independent predictor of 28-day mortality following hip fracture: a retrospective cohort study
Dr Gautham Sreekumar
12.30 Abstract 5078 Improving the Peri-operative Pathway for Older Adults having Cancer Surgery at Kings College Hospital
Georgia Whitlow
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
Dr Emma Harrison
12.40 Abstract 5090 Virtual Perioperative Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Minimally Invasive Oesophagectomy: A POPS MDT Video Clinic Pilot
Kayleigh Mason
Prostatic disease management
Moderators: Dr Kathleen Anand, Dr Andy Rogerson
Speakers: Mr Chidi Molokwu, Dr John O'Donoghue
Prostatic disease management - newer technologies and the standard treatment impact on older patients
Lightning Round Presentations
Dispelling myths in anaesthesia
13:00 Lunch break: Browse posters and visit sponsors
14:00 Session 3 Smarter perioperative care
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Time14:00 ~ 15:00
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LocationCreate 1
Keynote talk
Moderators: Dr Mark Johnston
Speakers: Dr Tom Lawton
Smarter perioperative care: the role of digital and AI
15:00 Break and Exhibition Time: Browse posters and visit sponsors
15:30 Session 4 Medical perspectives in Urology and Perioperative Medicine
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Time15:30 ~ 16:45
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LocationCreate 1
This session will cover Stone disease, Chronic Kidney disease and pelvic floor rehabilitation
Medical perspectives in Urology and Perioperative Medicine
Moderators: Miss Paris Walker, Dr Clare Hughes
Speakers: Mr Jake Patterson, Dr John Holland
Stone disease in older adults: surgical options and perioperative implications
Perioperative Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in Older Surgical Patients
16:45 Closing Remarks
Five top tips for the meeting
1. Record your attendance
In person: Attendance should be recorded by scanning in at the registration desk using the QR code on your joining email or providing your name. Each day you attend you will need to scan in.
Online: You will receive a CPD certificate for the days you have watch online. Viewing the content post-event will be certified, and certificates are issued 3 days after your last viewing.
2. Give feedback
Please take the time to fill out the feedback form after each day. It is mandatory for us to generate and issue a CPD certificate but also helps us improve our
conference and provides invaluable information to our speakers about their presentation.
3. Visit our sponsors and browseour posters
Consider spending 5 minutes to speak to a sponsor. Take the time to browse and comment on our submitted posters on the digital screens.
4. Join the discussion
All delegates are encouraged to ask questions for the speakers and panel discussions. If you are thinking it, someone else is too, so please use the ‘Ask’ function on the online platform or the microphone in the room.
5. Get social
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