Hosted by Critical Care Specialist Group
Our 2025 annual study day is a face to face only event and this year we will be highlighting the vital importance of rehabilitation in critical care, with a particular focus on nutrition.
We will be providing an update on the recent NCEPOD report on rehabilitation following critical illness, presenting a case study of a long stay patient, discussing missed opportunities on discharge from critical care and more!
We will also be running our popular 'year in review' session, where we critique the most important nutrition in critical care papers over the last twelve months, as well as showcasing work from around the country with our research award presentations, a fantastic opportunity to learn from other dietitians in the midst of clinical practice.
Our annual general meeting (AGM) will also take place at this event for members of the CCSG to attend and hear more about what we're up to including updates on some of the projects the CCSG have been involved in over the last year!
We love meeting you all in person, and this year we are offering our event in person only to allow for more of us to network and learn from each other. We plan to record this event. Attendees will be sent the recording afterward, as long as the technical quality is sufficient. For those who cannot attend in person, the recording will be available for purchase on the BDA shop a few weeks after the event (subject to successful recording). Please do not purchase a ticket if you are unable to attend, as it is valid for in-person attendance only.
ICU nutrition and rehabilitation from the dietitian’s perspective presented by Niamh Chess, Major Trauma Dietitian
Talk summary - My talk is on the dietitians perspective of nutrition rehabilitation whilst in critical care, in this I plan on speaking about common nutritional issues seen in patients post ICU, looking at both research and my own experiences. We will talk about nutritional impact symptoms, what to look out for and some practical tips on how dietitians can help manage these. The talk will also look at the output of the ICU follow up special interest group of the CCSG and what is recommended for those working in the follow up setting.
More about Niamh - Niamh is a highly specialist dietitian working in St George’s Hospital, the major trauma centre for S.W. London. She is passionate about nutrition in the ICU and for rehab, and promoting the key role dietitians have in these areas. She enjoys working with the other members of the MDT and finds major trauma is perfect specialism to do this. She has worked across all areas, from prehab to ICU follow up and understands the importance that nutrition has in a patients journey. She has recently developed new guidelines for dietitians working in the major trauma field, and is keen to advance her clinical practice further by developing skills in NJ placement and IC measurements.
ICU nutrition and rehabilitation from the patient perspective – ICU Steps session presented by Dr Pamela Page, ICUsteps trustee
Talk summary:
The role of ICUsteps as a UK charity supporting people during and post critical illness. Three key workstreams:
· Support groups
· Information (including three information leaflets covering nutrition at home, nutrition in hospital and tips to help with eating problems)
· Research
The talk will be complemented by Alex Bastin (online) ICUsteps trustee with lived experience. Sharing the challenges of surviving critical illness and his experience of re-establishing drinking and eating.
More about Pam - As a registered nurse with 40 years’ experience in both clinical critical care and critical care education I am passionate about improving the quality of life during and post critical illness for ICU survivors and their families. My doctoral work (2012-2016) revealed that many ICU survivors have little recall of the factual events of their critical illness, but relatives have lived the whole event in a very real and ingraining manner. This can result in family members and survivors experiencing very different versions of the critical illness episode. As a Churchill Fellow (2019) I visited ICUs in the USA, Australia and New Zealand to witness best practice in ICU survivorship in support of critical illness survivorship here in the UK. I was invited to join ICUsteps as a trustee in 2020. The Charity exists to support people and their families so that they can thrive and not just survive critical illness.
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Time |
Title |
Speaker |
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9.00 |
Arrival for AGM attendees |
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9.15-9.45 |
AGM and breakfast |
CCSG committee |
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9.45-10.00 |
Networking/arrival for non-AGM attendees |
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10.00 |
Chairs welcome
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Emma Gaskin |
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Session One |
Rehabilitation following critical illness - NCEPOD update |
Professor David McWilliams (Professor of Critical Care and Rehabilitation at Coventry University) |
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Session Two |
Missed opportunities on discharge with nutrition |
Dr Sarah Vollam (Post-doctoral research at University of Oxford) |
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Session Three |
ICU nutrition and rehabilitation from the patient perspective – ICU Steps session |
Pam Page (ICU Steps) Alex Bastin (ICU Steps representative – livestreamed) |
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Break |
Break |
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Session Four |
ICU nutrition and rehabilitation from the dietitian’s perspective |
Niamh Chess (highly specialist dietitian for major trauma) |
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Session Five |
Case study 1 of a long stay ICU patient
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Hannah Roberts (critical care dietitian, Lewisham) |
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Session Six |
Case study 2 of a long stay ICU patient
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Maria Alcaide (Critical care outreach dietitian, Leicester) |
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Lunch |
Lunch, sponsors and networking
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Session Seven |
Current evidence on protein intake and mobilisation – how can we apply this in practice? |
Zheng-Yii Lee (Senior lecturer, University of Malaysia) |
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Session Eight |
Research award presentations |
CCSG research officers and award presenters |
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Break |
Break, sponsors and networking |
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Session Nine |
Year in review: recent research in critical care nutrition |
Bethan Jenkins (Lead adult dietitian at University Hospital Southampton) |
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Session Ten |
CCSG update: ICU ketogenic diet resource |
Farah Suleman (Specialist neurology dietitian, University hospitals Birmingham) |
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Finishing at 17.00 |
Research award winner Summary and close |
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