The 2026
BAPO Annual Meeting Programme.
(provisional and subject to change)
Thursday 24th September
8:30am-9:30am
Registration
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9:30am-9:40am
President’s Welcome
Su De
Session 1: 9:40am-10:50am
Chair: Kate Blackmore
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9:40am-10:20am
BAPOJ Research Prize 2026
Andy Hall, Haytham Kubba , Jess Bewick
10:20am-10:50am
Panel: Emergency Debates
Moderator:
Mike Saunders
Panel:
Kate Stephenson, Moe al Salem, Sheneen Meghji, Andrew Hoey
10:50am-11:20am
Coffee and Browse Posters
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Session 2: 11:20am-12:40pm
Chair: Mira de Kruijf
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11:20am-11:40am
Keynote:
From training in Paediatric ENT in three continents to building a service Down Under.
Marlene Soma
11:40am-12:00pm
Nurse/AHP Presentations
National tracheostomy survey, nurse led clinics.
Anita Lee, Louise Ross, TBC
12:00pm-12:20pm
Who needs sleep anyway?
Chris Grime
12:20pm-12:40pm
What after an adenotonsillectomy for children with Down syndrome and OSA?
Liam Sutton
12:40pm-1:40pm
Lunch and meet the sponsors
x
1:10pm-1:40pm
Present your poster (judging session)
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Session 3: 1:40pm-3:30pm
Chair: Su De
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1:40pm-2:10pm
The John Evans Lecture:
Paediatric ENT
Ray Clarke
2:10pm-2:40pm
Pop up Presentations 1:
5×5 mins each
Moderators:
Mat Daniel, Andrea Burgess
2:40pm-3:00pm
Managing allergic rhinitis in children
Vibha Sharma
3:00pm-3:30pm
Coffee and Browse Posters
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Session 4: 3:30pm-5:20pm
Chair:Sarah O’Donnell
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3:30pm-3:35pm
Update on Greener Future Sustainability Prize
Jonny Abbas
3:35pm-4:05pm
Pop up Presentations 2:
5×5 mins each
Moderators:
Adam Donne , Lesley Cochrane
4:05pm-4:25pm
The Importance of aetiological assessment on access to early hearing intervention
Sharon Cushing
4:25pm-4:45pm
National Button Battery Guidance Update
Nara Orban
4:45pm-5:15pm
Panel:
Craniofacial, Pierre Robin syndrome, BAHIs, microtia, Treacher Collins
Moderator:
Sunil Sharma
Panel:
Anusha Hennedige, Rob Nash, Juliana Bonilla-Velez, Sharon Cushing
5:15pm-6:30pm
Reception
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From 7pm
Networking Event
Flight Club, Liverpool
Friday 25th September
Session 5: 9:00am-10:30am
Chair: Ayla Tabaksert
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9:00am-9:30am
Panel: Trainee matters
Research, innovation and life in paediatric ENT
Moderator:
Hannah Emerson
Panel:
Tom Hampton , Jonny Abbas, Lizzie Maughans, Michael Maher
9:30am-9:40am
BAPOJ Research Prize 2024
Winner’s Presentation
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9:40am-10:00am
From Patient to Patient Voice
Thomas Pearce
10:00am-10:30am
Pop up Presentations 3:
5×5 mins each
Moderators:
TBC
10:30am-11:00am
Coffee and browse posters
x
Session 6: 11:00am-12:40pm
Chair: Hasnaa Ismail-Koch
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11:00am-11:15am
Presidential Address
Su De
11:15am-11:50am
Panel:
Otology/ implants including RABBIT launch
Moderator:
James Ramsden
Panel:
Sunil Sharma, Sharon Cushing, Andy Hall, Jaya Nichani
11:50am-12:20pm
Pop up Presentations 4:
5×5 mins each
Moderators:
Samantha Goh, Keith Trimble
12:20pm-12:40pm
Launch of BAPO/BRS septoplasty/turbinate surgery guidance. Update on Choanal Atresia Surgery
Grace Khong
12:40pm-1:40pm
Lunch and meet the sponsors
x
1:10pm-1:40pm
BAPO Annual General Meeting
BAPO Members
Session 7: 1:40pm-2:55pm
Chair: TBC
x
1:40pm-2:00pm
Working with sick children – looking after yourself
Suzanne Crowe
2:00pm-2:20pm
Vascular malformations – it’s not all surgery
Juliana Bonilla-Velez
2:20pm-2:55pm
Airway Panel
Moderator:
Michelle Wyatt
Panel:
Marlene Soma, Steven Powell, Rania Mehanna, Ian Lilly
2:55pm-3:25pm
Coffee and Browse Posters
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3:25pm-3:45pm
Prize Giving
Hasnaa Ismail-Koch
Kate Blackmore
3:45pm-4:00pm
Presidential Handover and invitation to BAPO 2027
Steven Powell
Networking Event.
Join us at Flight Club Liverpool for a lively evening of networking, good food and a little friendly competition. After a day of learning and discussion, it’s the perfect chance to relax with colleagues, make new connections and enjoy a game or two of social darts in one of Liverpool’s most vibrant venues.
- 24th September
- 5 Kenyons Steps Liverpool, L1 3DF
- From 730pm
- £25