EAAA’s 2024 PHEM ‘Breaking Barriers’ Conference open for booking

East Anglian Air Ambulance’s RAID group supports the charity to monitor and continually improve the service it provides to patients and uses the latest evidence behind cutting edge pre-hospital care to develop new treatments, equipment, and skills. Supporting medical professionals to stay at the forefront of PHEM advancements, RAID ‘Breaking Barriers’ will also offer networking and opportunities to contribute to shaping the future of pre-hospital care.  

This year’s conference, which is sponsored by Zoll, will explore ground-breaking research on the impact of pre-hospital care on traumatic brain injury and the latest advancements in endovascular out of hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation. It will also explore initiatives to provide essential support for survivors and clinicians in PHEM, address critical research gaps in PHEM, discover how to foster innovation, and discuss the potential of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in resuscitation and its impact on patient outcomes. 

There is a full programme of expert speakers, including Professor Lucy Chappell, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department of Health and Social Care and CEO of the NIHR, Doctor Xavier Moors, Paediatric Anaesthesiologist, Lifeliner 2 HEMS Physician and part of the delivery team of the Dutch ‘OnScene’ Prehospital ECMO trial, Defence Professor of Emergency Medicine and Consultant with EAAA, Dr Ed Barnard, as well as Surgeon Commander Dr Paul Rees, VA-ECMO specialist, Dr Chris Bishop, and Consultant Cardiologist Dr Tom Keeble. Dr James Price, HEMS Doctor with EAAA and RAID fellow, Liam Sagi, National Strategic Lead for Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest, AACE. 

Dr Rob Major, Chair of RAID at EAAA, Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine and Deputy Medical Director at EAAA, says: “The East Anglian Air Ambulance Research, Audit, Innovation and Development (RAID) group collaborates across UK air ambulances, the NHS and universities to improve the field of Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine.” 

The first RAID conference was hosted by East Anglian Air Ambulance in 2021, and the event has since gone from strength to strength attracting delegates and speakers from across the globe. 

Dr Major continues, “We’re delighted to welcome a programme of speakers who are truly experts in their field, as well as specialist delegates, partners and stakeholders, to share their knowledge and research with the ultimate aim of improving outcomes for patients in the pre-hospital environment. We are also grateful to Zoll, who are kindly sponsoring this year’s conference.”