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Beyond the probe: Leading in vascular science
25th to 27th Sep 2026
Location: Margaret Powell House, 405 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 3BN
Aims
- To support career development and succession planning
- To develop leadership, mentoring, and communication skills
- To strengthen understanding of quality assurance, QMS and IQIPS standards
- To support Senior Clinical Scientists in their clinical leadership, governance, and managerial responsibilities
Target Audience
All clinical vascular scientists with an emphasis on senior staff or those aspiring to senior roles (Band 7 or 8)
CPD Certificate
This course is worth 6 CPD points.
Provisional Programme
This programme is draft and subject to possible changes
| Time | Session | Presenter |
| 09:30 - 09:50 |
Refreshments and Networking |
|
| 09:50 – 10:00 | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Louis Alexander |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | Mindray’s Innovation - Shaping the Future of Ultrasound | Deepthi Joseph & Michael de Vreeze |
| 10:20 – 10:50 | The adoption of XR and AI in medical and surgical training and opportunities for low resource settings. | Jag Dhanda |
| 10:50 – 11:30 | Managing Difficult Conversations | Simon Beesley |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Morning Refreshment Break & VR Break-Out Session | |
| 11:45 – 12:05 | Stepping into Leadership in Healthcare Science | Danielle Johnson |
| 12:05 – 12:25 | People Before Process Leadership lessons from Defence and the NHS | Natalie Garder |
| 12:25 – 13:55 | Reflections on developing, leading and using clinical services. | Colin Deane |
| 12:55 – 13:40 | Lunch Break & Break-Out Session | |
| 13:40 - 14:00 | HSST: An Alumni's Experience | Sophie Connolly |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | Development and Implementation of Advanced Practice | Tanyah Ewen |
| 14:20 - 14:50 | No Surprises: Building Business Cases That Land | Teresa Robinson |
| 14:50 - 15:20 | Panel Discussion & Group Activity PART I: Running a Successful Vascular Lab – How, Why, When | Colin Deane, Teresa Robinson & Tanyah Ewen |
| 15:20 - 15:35 | Afternoon Refreshment Break & Break-Out Session | |
| 15:35 - 16:05 | The Benefits of UKAS Accreditation and Ways to Get Started | Ben McQuillan |
| 16:05 - 16:35 | Uncovering Burnout: What You Need to Know and Why | Judith Johnson |
| 16:35 - 16:50 | Maintaining Professional Well-Being: Guided Meditation and Breath Work | Donna Hay |
| 16:55 - 17:00 | Closing Remarks and Thank You | Louis Alexander |
| 17:00 | Networking and Social |
| Fees | |
| Member | £125 |
| Non member | £215 |
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