Millin Meeting 2024

Theme: How patient involvement improves surgical research.

Focus on Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in research.

The importance of including the patients voice in developing relevant research questions

9.05-10.30

•  Surgical Trial presentations-  x 3 Invited Investigators (7min each) -21 min
•  Patient Orientated Research presentations x 3 Invited investigators (successful awardees of the NSRSC-PPI call) who are conducting Trials/studies to talk about how patients helped shape/direct their research (eg Core Outcome Set development/ SWATs) (21 min)
• Surgical Research Speakers selected from submitted abstracts x 5 ( 7 mins each) 1st place NSRSC medal 35 mins

10.30 -11.00 Break & poster viewing

11-11.45

How to involve patients in surgical research

1.  Derek Mitchel- IPPOSI
2. Michelle O Toole-PPI-Ignite
3. Member of the PPI committee or patient to talk about their involvement in trial (x1 or 2?)
4. How the NSRSC can support PPI research

11.45-12.30

Keynote: Dr Ori Rotstein : proposed title / guide for talk:

The Patient as a teacher to discuss his project about the program

https://www.canjsurg.ca/content/63/3/E257.long

Alternatively discuss his Randomised Controlled trial Remote Ischemic Conditioning as a Treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury (just completed Nov 2023)

 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03176823?term=Ori%20rotstein&rank=1#study-overview 

12.30 -1.30 Lunch & poster viewing

1.30- 1.45 Surgical research presentation of Awards

1.45-2.00 Network Launch

Millin dinner- Invite members of the NSRSC-PPI committee to the meeting / dinner