EM2C 2026 Programme
11 September 2026
Wheatcroft Suite, Radisson Blu East Midlands Hotel
| 07.45 am | Registration |
| 08.30 am | Welcome Dr Raza Dar – Consultant in Emergency Medicine |
| 08.40 am | Welcome to the East Midlands Prof Jonathan Corne – Dean, NHS England East Midlands Deanery |
| 09.00 am | The History of Major Trauma Mr Ramzi Freij – Consultant in Major Trauma and Emergency Medicine |
| 09.30 am | The Road to Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine : Is It Worth the Wait? Dr Lisa Cunningham – Consultant in Emergency Medicine & Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine |
| 10.00 am | Toxicology – Hot High and Poisoned, Resus Decisions that Matter Dr Rizwan Riyaz – Chair of Toxicology SIG RCEM, Consultant in Emergency Medicine |
| 10.30 am | Tea & Posters |
| 11.00 am | Sim War 1 – Nottingham |
| 11.15 am | Sexual Harassment in the Emergency Department Dr Chelcie Jewitt – Co-founder of Surviving in Scrubs, Dual Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine HST |
| 11.45 am | Workforce and Wellbeing–Panel Discussion Dr Mark Williams – Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Head of School for Emergency Medicine East Midlands Dr Umar Khan – Consultant in Emergency Medicine, TPD ACCS East Midlands North Dr Anna Buckley – Consultant in Emergency Medicine, TPD ACCS East Midlands South Dr Chelcie Jewitt – Co-founder of Surviving in Scrubs, Dual Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine HST |
| 12.30 pm | Lunch
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| 1.30 pm | Sim War 2 – Leicester |
| 1.45 pm | Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Dr Alex Novak – Consultant in Emergency Medicine, RCEM Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine |
| 2.30 pm | Oral Presentations Breakout Session – Dr Ash Basu, Chair of the Training Standards Committee, Royal college of Emergency Medicine |
| 3.10 pm | Tea & Posters
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| 3.30 pm | Sim War 3 – Derby |
| 3.45 pm | The Future of Emergency Medicine–Panel Discussion Dr Benjamin Owens – Consultant in Emergency Medicine, UEC Division Clinical Chair ECIST Dr Katie Meimeti – Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine Dr Ash Basu – Chair of the Training Stadards Comittee, Royal College of Emergency Medicine Dr Scott Knapp – Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine |
| 4.30 pm | Elderly Admission Avoidance Dr Scott Knapp – Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine |
| 5pm | Closing Remarks & Prizes |
| All Day Ultrasound Workshops – Dr Ahmad Abdelsadek Hassan Sign-up available on the day with an accredited faculty Vascular access, FIB, SAPB, ESPB, AAA, TTE, Lung, Ocular, DVT and many more! |
Please note that this programme is subject to change. Keep up-to-date with the latest developments by following our X feed, @EM_2C 
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