Aeromedical Conference 2024

This is a clinical conference intended for personnel working in pre hospital care, the medical field or emergency services and is not open to the general public.

 Aeromedical conference is organised by a charity, Essex & Herts Air Ambulance, to foster collaboration in the emergency services. Please consider adding a donation towards the event costs so we can continue to keep these conferences free in the future.

Innovation

The 2024 Aeromedical Conference will explore the theme of innovation within healthcare, the emergency services sector and beyond.

Innovation refers to the process of introducing change, it plays a crucial role in driving progress and is something that has been occurring knowingly and unknowingly around us since history began, now it has even become an industry of its own.

At Essex & Herts Air Ambulance being ‘Innovative’ sits within our core values and is something we strive to achieve clinically, operationally and as a wider charity.

Throughout the conference we will be hearing from expert speakers from a wide variety of backgrounds discussing current projects and what is on the horizon. We will explore how these examples can support us in the pre-hospital field as well as how they are changing the system we work in and ultimately the benefit to patients and the public.

Within this theme will explore different pillars of innovation including:

Product innovation - introducing new or improved products.

Process innovation - enhancing or optimising existing processes.

Organisational innovation - implementing new structures or management practices.

New for this year we will have two sub-themed hours through which ‘lightning’ talks will present multi agency approaches to the same technology; how it can be implemented for benefit in different fields. Our first hour will be looking at Virtual Reality (VR) for education and emergency training. The second hour will explore the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones in emergency services for tasks such as search and rescue operations, delivering medical supplies to remote areas and assessing disaster-stricken areas from the air.

On the topic of systems and processes, Claire Baker, PhD student Imperial College London, will be talking to us about the AutoTriage project. The project aims to investigate whether on-board vehicle sensors could be used to predict the severity of Traumatic Brain Injury within Road Traffic Collisions. The future is being able to connect this data with the clinical data obtained after the incident to predict the severity of TBI, resulting in better vehicle safety measures and policies and standards and ultimately, ensuring emergency services are at the right place, at the right time, with the right resource.

The day will also feature clinical case studies with a focus on the conference theme that will undoubtably offer shared learning for all attending.

Ultimately, innovation is a dynamic and transformative force that plays a crucial role in survival, driving progress and shaping the future of patient outcomes across all agencies. By the end of the day we hope to have a better understanding of what is currently happening within our own pre-hospital areas and how we can all translate this shared learning to push the boundaries in our domain and improve care for the future. 

Evening Function

Join our team for a private post conference evening function at Stifford Hall Hotel, North Stifford, Thurrock RM16 5UE. Enjoy a 2 course meal with coffee and entertainment from Mr Coverman & Brown Paper Bag. The price is £36pp and we have a choice of 3 mains and 3 desserts to choose from. Places are limited so we advise you book early, bookings will close on June 7th.

 Overnight rooms are available at the venue should you wish you stay, please contact the venue directly and reference Essex & Herts Air Ambulance to qualify for a special rate including bed and breakfast.

For alternative overnight accommodation please note that Travelodge Basildon is approximately 8 minutes drive from Ford Dunton.

Register now to join us for free at this years conference by selecting 'register for Aeromed 2024' above. 

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance is a Charity kept operational thanks to everyone who plays our Lottery, makes a donation, enjoys our events, fundraises and volunteers in aid of EHAAT. If you can, please consider making a voluntary donation at the checkout to help us cover costs of the conference and ensure we can continue to offer free registration for the future.

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