About this event
- Date and time Tue 25 Mar 2025 from 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Location Royal Society of Medicine
- Organised by Critical Care Medicine
This conference will delve into the intricate dynamics of oxygen physiology and its application to extreme environments and clinical research.
Bringing together world experts from a multidisciplinary array of scientists, physiologists, and clinicians the event will explore how extreme environments push the boundaries of oxygen utilisation and how these findings translate into clinical studies and practice.
Participants will build their understanding of fundamental oxygen physiology and how physiological changes in extreme environments can inform clinical practice. This knowledge will provide the opportunity to enhance patient care and help identify potential future directions for research.
By attending this meeting, you will:
- Gain an in-depth view of human adaptations of physiology to extreme environments
- Build your understanding of adaptation to oxygen stress at the cellular level
- Learn how an understanding of extreme physiology is being applied to clinical research
Tickets
Early Bird pricing available until 11 February 2025.
Member
| RSM Fellow | RSM Associate | RSM Retired Fellow | RSM Trainee | RSM Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £77.00 | £46.00 | £46.00 | £46.00 | £24.00 |
Non - Member
| Consultant / GP / SAS Doctors | AHP / Nurse / Midwife | Trainee | Student |
|---|---|---|---|
| £141.00 | £84.00 | £84.00 | £44.00 |
Agenda
View the programme 25 March 2025
Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction
Professor Dan Martin
Session 1: What's happening in ICU
Chair: Dr Helen McKenna
Behind the UK ROX Study
Professor Daniel Martin, Professor of Perioperative and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Plymouth
OXY-PICU study
Professor Mark Peters, Professor of Paediatric Intensive Care, University College London
HOT-ICU study
Professor Bodil Rasmussen, Professor of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Denmark
Panel Discussion
Tea and coffee break
Session 2: Oxidative stress
Chair: Professor Daniel Martin
Hypoxia and mitochondrial function in the critical care unit
Dr Helen McKenna, NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care Medicine, University of Plymouth
Stress and perioperative redox regulation
Dr Andrew Cumpstey, Senior Clinical Lecturer in Intensive Care Medicine, University of Southampton
Adaptations to altitude
Dr Kay Mitchell, NIHR Southampton Biomedical Researcher Centre
The role of hypoxia in cancer
Associate Professor Tammie Bishop, Associate Professor of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Oxford
Panel discussion
Lunch
Session 3: Extreme physiology
Chair: Dr Andrew Cumpstey
Adaptations and maladaptations to space
Professor Thais Russomano, Professor of Space Life Sciences, Kings College London, Brazil
The benefits and harm of cold water
Professor Mike Tipton, Professor of Human and Applied Physiology, University of Portsmouth
Challenges of Diving
Professor Gary Smerdon, University of Exeter and Director DDRC Healthcare Plymouth
Panel discussion
Tea and coffee break
Plenary lecturer
Tatum Simonson, Associate Professor Institute of Genomic Medicine, University College of San Diego, California, USA
Close of meeting
Location
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom