DAS 2026 Wales Programme at a glance
We have an exciting programme taking shape! Please note the programme is subject to change.
Thursday 12th November
8:00 - 9:00 - Registration and Welcome Coffee
9:00 - 9:10 - Welcome & DAS 2026 Opening Address
Professor Alistair McNarry, DAS President
Dr Thomas Kitchen, DAS Wales 2026 LOC Chair
9:10 - 10:00 - Evolution of Airway Management
Danielle Huckle
Professor Alistair McNarry, DAS President
10:00 - 10:30 - DAS Professorial Lecture
Dr Imran Ahmad, Consultant Anaesthetist
10:30 - 11:00 - Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30 - Managing predicted difficulty
Zyllan Spilsbury, Consultant Anaesthetist, Swansea Bay UHB
James Ferrant
Anette Sholtz, Consultant Anaesthetist, Cardiff
12:30 - 13:30 - Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:30 Human factors and performance
Annie Hunningher
Captain Kate Prior
14:30 - 15:00 - Coffee Break
15:00 - 16:30 - Hot topics: in the spotlight
Kariem El-Boghdadly
Alistair Baxter
16:30 - 17:00 - Trainee Oral Presentations - Session 1
17:00 - 17:10 - Day One Closing & Announcements
19:00 - 23:00 - 30th Birthday Charity Event at the Celtic Manor Resort
Friday 13th November
8:00 - 9:00 - Registration and Welcome Coffee
8:00 - 9:00 - DAS AGM
9:00 - 9:30 - Trainee Oral Presentations - Session 2
9:00 - 10:30 -
Parallel Session: Aenaesthetic
ODP/nurses/paramedics
9:30 - 10:30 -
Gaining and Retaining Skills in Airway Management
Dr Helen Aoife Iliff, Fellow, Waikato Hospital
Dr Barry McGuire, Consultant Anaestherists
Gunjeet Dua
10:30 - 11:00 - Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:50 - International Societies Session
11:50 - 12:30 Keynote
Dame Tanni Grey Thompson, DBE, DL
12:30 - 13:30 - Lunch Break
13:30 - 15:00 - Airways from a different perspective
Mr Andrew Harris, ENT Surgeon, Newport
Miss Tash Kunanandam, Consultant Ent Surgeon
Dr Ginni Fitzpatrick-Swallow, Forensic Pathologist
15:00 - 15:30 - Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:50 -
Dr Yavor Metodiev, Consultant Anaestherists, Cardiff
Dr Andrew McKechnie, Consultant Anaestherists, LGT NHS/SOBA
Luke Flower
Airways Management in Special Circumstances
16:50 - 17:00 - Awards & Closing Remarks