Event Details
Providing Support for Children on Long Term Ventilation
What is it about?
You asked and we listened! This Long Term Ventilation (LTV) virtual conference will tackle the challenges that you are facing with getting children on Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGP) back to school whilst balancing education and safety. You will also have the opportunity to focus on the NHS England prescribed LTV networks plus delve into your common challenges of transition, discharge and ethical decision making.
- Online forum is the equivalent to 5 hours Continuing Professional Development
Why should you attend?
Packed with examples of best practice, novel ideas and expert advice, this timely event is a crucial addition to your diary. By taking the day out you will have an unique opportunity to:
- Meet each other – turning on your videos and microphones in the breakout rooms
- Listen and watch presentations and speakers’ Q&A – in the main conference room with a chair
- Take part in facilitated interactive sessions – enabled by moderators in the breakout rooms
- Feedback and engage – using the chat box and moderators sharing content in the main conference room
Key learning outcomes
Are you continually striving to enhance your care management and assessment of needs for children with LTV? If yes, this virtual event is for you. Book your place today to focus on:
- Understanding Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGP) and Covid-19
- Ensuring Ethical Decision Making
- Developing Transition Pathways
- Exploring the National Tracheostomy Safety Project
- Establishing Timely and Safe Discharge Home
- Evolving a Network Approach to LTV
Who should attend?
This online meeting is ideal for NHS professionals working with children on Long Term Ventilation in Acute Trusts, Community Services and CCGs. This includes but is not limited to:
- Consultant Paediatricians and Paediatric CNSs
- Respiratory Consultants and Respiratory CNSs
- PICU and PHDU Consultants and Lead Nurses
- Paediatric Matrons and Sisters
Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities
Have you considered sponsoring this day? Our events are carefully crafted and through our rigorous research we focus on and address the specific themes and topics that are driving the NHS forward. Please contact sarah.kemm@sbk-healthcare.co.uk for further details.
Working with your association or network
If you belong to an association or network that is related to Long Term Ventilation, SBK would welcome working with you. We could promote you and the work that you do, offer your members or network a discounted rate and a link with your website here. Media Partners do not endorse the contents of SBK Healthcare Events and links displayed here are for information purposes only.

Featuring Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGP), Covid-19, ethical decision making, transition, discharge approaches and network set up
9.00 | Join, tech support and opportunity to network in breakout rooms |
9.30 | Chair’s opening remarks |
Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGP) and Covid-19 | |
9.40 | Case study: Providing education and getting children on AGP back to school Education for LTV patients in the community in light of Covid-19: overcoming the challenges Impact of AGP on Long Term Ventilated patients and their education Risk assessment versus logistics: what should be implemented in schools for AGP LTV children? Rebecca Daniels, Community Children’s Matron, East London Foundation NHS Trust |
10.05 | PPE and AGP guidance: logistics and risk assessments Where is the balance between education and safety? PPE and the logistics in schools: challenges in special schools and mainstream schools Interpreting and following the guidance to support your patients |
10.30 | Question and answer session |
10.40 | Interactive session: Share your experiences of Aerosol Generating Procedures and Covid-19 In small groups, discuss and share your experiences on this important topic |
11.00 | Screen break |
11.10 | Feedback from interactive session: Share your experiences of Aerosol Generating Procedures and Covid-19 |
Ensuring Ethical Decision Making | |
11.20 | Meeting the ethical expectations and decision making for Long Term Ventilation Managing the balance: what is on offer now versus what was on offer 10 years ago? Assessing the benefits and challenges of growing resources: what it means for the patients and their families Shared experience of the ethical barriers of ventilating pre-term babies at 21 weeks and children in end of life palliative care Dr Tom Hilliard, Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust |
Developing Transition Pathways | |
11.45 | Enabling transition into adult services: building a pathway for adolescent LTV patients Establishing transition services and pathways: getting the funding and implementing the processes Engaging with the families of your LTV young people to support transition: coordinating with social and education services Outcomes shared: experienced solutions to enable longevity for discharging to adult services Dr Dorthe Grainger, Consultant, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
12.10 | Question and answer session |
12.20 | Interactive session: Engaging with the families of LTV children and young people to ensure ethical decision making and fully supported transition In small groups, discuss and share your experiences on this important topic |
12.40 | Lunch and screen break |
1.10 | Feedback from interactive session: Engaging with the families of LTV children and young people to ensure ethical decision making and fully supported transition |
Increasing Joined-Up Working | |
1.20 | Improve your Patients Pathways and Support their Discharge Process Insight into increased partnership working between Acorns and Birmingham Children’s Hospital Working to enhance LTV patients discharge planning, respite and step down care Making a difference: explore the benefit to Children and Young People on LTV |
Establishing Timely and Safe Discharge Home | |
1.45 | Practicalities of discharging Long Term Ventilation patients: overcoming the common challenges Providing specialist level care in the community: guidance for training community carers and completing competency booklets Tackling the housing crisis: how to get patients home safely, quickly and efficiently Outcomes shared: how to create a smoother discharge pathway for LTV children |
2.10 | Question and answer session |
2.20 | Interactive session: Exploring the different options when a child on Long Term Ventilation is unable to go home In small groups, discuss and share your experiences on this important topic |
2.40 | Screen break |
2.50 | Feedback from interactive session: Exploring the different options when a child on Long Term Ventilation is unable to go home |
Evolving a Network Approach to LTV | |
3.00 | Case study: Setting up and developing your LTV network Practicalities and guidance for establishing a network: explore the benefits Discover the impact of Covid-19 on the network: how has it helped How will the network continue to develop and evolve? |
3.25 | Question and answer session |
3.35 | Chair’s closing remarks and close of conference |
This online forum is being produced by Hope Frost. If you would be interested in speaking opportunities please contact her by calling 01732 897788 or by emailing hope.frost@sbk-healthcare.co.uk. Confirmed speakers, so far, include:
Dr Dorthe Grainger
Dr Tom Hilliard
Rebecca Daniels
Pricing Structure
This pricing structure applies across this conference and related events
- £299 + VAT one NHS or public sector place
- £249 + VAT (each) for two or three NHS or public sector places
- £199 + VAT (each) for four or more NHS or public sector places
- £599 + VAT one commercial organisation place
- Commercial companies are also invited to sponsor this day please contact sarah.kemm@sbk-healthcare.co.uk for further details
Do you really want to attend an event, but can’t see funding being available? SBK Healthcare have put together a page of cost saving tips, travel advice and useful ideas to help you to build your business case. Click here to view the justify your attendance document.
Reservations
If your funding has not yet been secured or you would like to hold your place with no obligation, you can reserve your place with us. Please email reservemyplace@sbk-healthcare.co.uk with your details:
- Booking contact: Name, job title, department, email, telephone
- Event(s) to reserve for: Title, date
- Delegate details (for each delegate): Name, job title, department, email, telephone
- Organisation details: Name, address
Alternatively you can make a confirmed booking by sending the above information to bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk
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Terms & Conditions
Travel
Travel is not included in the conference fee. It is the responsibility of each delegate to make their way to the conference venue in adequate time. The conference organisers are not liable for any delays or non-attendance resulting from delayed or suspended transportation.
Cancellations
A full refund of fees will be made only for cancellations received in writing 28 days before the date of the event (less £90 administration charge). Notice of cancellation must be received in writing and submitted by contacting us here. Should you need to cancel your registration after this date, the registration fee remains payable in its entirety although a substitution will be accepted and conference documentation will be provided. You are still entitled to conference documentation in the event of cancellation.
Substitutions & Name Changes
Substitutions for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time. To inform us of a name change, please contact us here. It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the venue, content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavour to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the conference format will not constitute a reason to refund the conference fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavour to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.
Certification of Attendance
A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to each participant who completes the course, as a record of your continuing professional training and development.
Fee
Registration fees are payable in advance. The fee includes documentation, refreshments and lunch, it does not include travel costs or accommodation. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, delegates without proof of payment will be asked for either a credit card guarantee on the day or to sign a proof of attendance form.
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Additional Documentation
If you are unable to attend or would like to pick up an additional set of documentation on the day, the event documentation is available for purchase at £89 per set.