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Scan for more Tel: 01909 470 777 | Email: [email protected] | Web: chalicemedical.com | @ChaliceMedical Perfusionist 1 Publication of The Society of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland SCPS e-mail address: [email protected] CONTENTS SCPS web site: www.scps.org.uk EDITORIAL 3 The contents of this publication are the property of the FÀILTE, CROESO, DYNNARGH, FAILT ORT, WELCOME 4 Society, and may not be reproduced without its permission. COLLEGE COUNCIL VACANCY 4 NEWS FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 6 Published bi-monthly, this journal is issued free to all entitled NATIONAL SAFETY STANDARDS FOR INVASIVE to it. The views expressed in it are solely those of the PROCEDURES (NATSSIP’S) 7 contributors. Articles of scientific interest related to perfusion MESSAGE TO ALL NESCOT STUDENTS 7 are welcome, as are letters to the Editor regarding Society and WELCOME TO LEEDS 8-11 perfusion matters. They should be sent to the Editor at the THE 17TH EUROPEAN CONGRESS ON address below, or e-mailed to [email protected] EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION 2017 12-13 MEDICAL GAS CYLINDER COLOUR CODING CHANGES 14-15 Editor John Campbell PERFUSION DEPARTMENT PROFILE Chief Perfusionist CARDIAC RENAL CENTRE 16-17 Perfusion Department UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL MSC PERFUSION Trent Cardiac Centre SCIENCE LAUNCH 18 PERFUSION CALENDAR 18 Nottingham University Hospitals Trust NHSP NOT FOR SALE 19 Telephone: 0115 962 7756 CONGRESS 2017 PROGRAMME 20-21 e-mail: [email protected] THE BIRTH OF THE PERFUSIONIST 22-23 THE FIRST PERFUSIONIST 24-29 1977 – WHAT ELSE WAS HAPPENING? 30-31 SOCIETY OFFICERS 40 YEARS AND COUNTING 31 President David Jenkins, FRCS PAST EDITORS AND ASSISTANTS 32 Papworth Hospital, Cambridge THE FINAL WORD 32 CONGRESS 2017 REGISTRATION FORM 23 Chairman Andrew Heggie CONGRESS 2017 PAYMENT FORM 34 Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool CONGRESS 2017 EXHIBITION BOOKING FORM 36 CAROTID STENOSIS POSTER 37 Telephone: 01253 657777 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 39 e-mail: [email protected] Secretary Noel Kelleher “PERFUSIONIST” University Hospital Wales, Cardiff and Telephone: 02920 746841 THE SOCIETY OF CLINICAL e-mail: [email protected] PERFUSION SCIENTISTS Registrar Simon Phillips of Great Britain and Ireland St George’s Hospital, London is extremely grateful to Telephone: 0208 725 1489 e-mail: [email protected] Treasurer Simon Anderson Papworth Hospital, Cambridge for bearing the cost of postage of each edition Telephone: 01480 364415 of this publication. e-mail: [email protected] COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING For all commercial advertising enquiries For all general enquiries from the Price on application including Society Website: membership and public: Les Allen Valerie Campbell, Administrator SITUATIONS VACANT 11 Agaton Road SCPS Price on application New Eltham The Royal College of Surgeons of England (includes entry onto Society website). 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UC201700763 ENPDF Jan. ©2016 Medtronic 3 Editorial John Campbell, Interim Editor In this anniversary edition we have anniversary have both a surprising attended and the work surrounding this reprinted a copy of the first edition of element of deja vu and juxtaposition. group and how engagement with this the newsletter that was the forerunner process may provided further assistance of the todays publication. The reprint The Cork University Perfusion team have to our mission to enhance both makes for extremely interesting reading, kindly provided an interesting insight to perfusion safety. in 1977, hard as it is to imagine or the Perfusion team and the development remember that we were without the of the unit in Cork form 1985 to the Noel Kelleher, society secretary reports world wide web, word processors, modern centre it is today. In our featured on the activity of the recent executive desk top publishing or mobile poster section we have the work of committee meeting. The Meetings and communications. Information and its Louise White from Birmingham Seminars Committee is in the process of delivery was dependant upon selfless Children’s hospital describing Carotid completing their preparations for the individuals ensuring that material was Stenosis. Damian McCann gives a 43rd AGM and Perfusion Congress in delivered and available to the detailed account of the recent 17th Leeds and has provided details of the membership in a reliable consistent European Congress on Extracorporeal scientific programme and events. I am format. We are privileged to have a Circulation meeting held in in Marseilles. sure that the delegates will find the first-hand account of the Birth of The programme to be both stimulating and Perfusionist from the original Editorial / Following the successful launch of the informative. production team of Dereck Wheeldon new Masters of Science course in and Don Bethune. Perfusion Science at the University of If anyone wishes to discuss any matters Bristol, Tim Pitt reports on the events of relating to the Perfusionist publication There is an article looking at the events the day on behalf of the Education and either email [email protected] or that were occurring in 1977 at the time Training committee. Andy Heggie has please come and speak with me during of the first publication of the Perfusionist. provided a report on the recent National the Congress in Leeds, also I will be Interestingly the similarities in events Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures happy to answer any questions at our occurring at the inception and 40th (NatSSIPs) committee meeting that he AGM. Executive Committee The Society of Clinical email addresses Perfusion Scientists In an effort to standardise e-mail contact for the OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND Executive Committee of the Society and allow smooth transition of contact when positions Sub-committees 2016/2017 change following elections, we have introduced R Finance and General Purposes: some new generic e-mail addresses which we think Andrew Heggie, Simon Anderson will make communication much simpler. With R Education and Training: immediate effect the following e-mail addresses Simon Phillips (Chair), Lucy English, can be used: Alex Robertson and Tim Pitt R Meetings and Seminars: [email protected] Simon Anderson, Angela Lilley, Sophie Gray [email protected] and Denise Gonoud R Terms and Conditions: [email protected] Andrew Heggie, Simon Phillips and Noel Kelleher [email protected] Editorial R Safety Committee: [email protected] (Valerie Campbell) Noel Kelleher, Angela Lilley 4 Fàilte, Croeso, Dynnargh, Failt ort,Welcome John Campbell, Interim Editor On behalf of the Perfusionist publication with 485 editions containing scientific the BTEC qualification system to a team I would like to welcome you this research, technical information and specific Perfusion MSc that has September/October 40th anniversary valuable information and has recorded coincidently recently been launched at edition. In 1977 a newsletter titled the the history of our profession on these Bristol University in the midst of the Perfusionist was launched by the islands. Perfusionist’s 40th anniversary year. Association of Extra-Corporeal Many column inches have been As the Perfusionist prepares to adapt Technologists of Great Britain & Ireland. consumed by the burning issues and to the challenges of becoming a This association would evolve into to our challenges that the profession has faced quadragenarian publication we hope Society that we know today. Forty years in the four decades since that inaugural that we can continue to rely on the of continuous publication of the publication. These issues have included memberships support together with our Perfusionist would not have been the familiar battles to raise standards, partners in the commercial sector to possible without the remarkable support the numerous attempts to secure state provide the necessary information, from our partners in industry and the registration and ongoing advocacy for scientific research and articles that will commercial