PLENARY & WORKSHOPS

08:30–09:00 | Registration

09:00–10:20 | Transforming Perinatal Care

Ali Wright (RCOG), Rachel Kearns (OAA), Caitlin Wilson (RCM), Clea Harmer (Sands), Steve Wardle (BAPM). Chair: Susie Crowe.

The Yard

10:20–10:50 | Coffee break

10:50–11:40 and 11:40–12:30

Four parallel workshops, each delivered twice:

• Workshop A — Merchants: From Ideas to Impact: Co-producing Innovation in Women's Health
• Workshop B — Navigator: Using the Listen2Baby Toolkit to Improve the Safety and Quality of Intermittent Auscultation Practice
• Workshop C — The Yard: The Use of Multidisciplinary Forum Theatre to Improve Workplace Behaviours and Team Dynamics
• Workshop D — Blue Line: From Consultation to Shared Power: Co-leadership with Lived Experience Partners in Maternity and Newborn Research

12:30–13:30 | Lunch

13:30–14:20 and 14:20–15:10

Four parallel workshops, each delivered twice:

• Workshop E — Merchants: Intrapartum Ultrasound
• Workshop F — Navigator: Equitable Care: Racism in the Workplace
• Workshop G — The Yard: From Consent to Courtroom: Learning from Lived Experience, Clinical Practice and the Law
• Workshop H — Blue Line: Safe, Sustainable and Personalised Home Birth Services: Delivering Choice While Maintaining Safety and Equity

15:10–15:40 | Coffee break and posters

15:40–15:55 | Gold Sponsor Presentations – Kimal & Laborie
The Yard

15:55–16:55 | Health in Pregnancy

The athlete’s perspective as a service user — Chrissie Wellington. Exercise in pregnancy — Andy Shennan and colleague (TBC). Chair TBC.
The Yard

16:55–17:30 | BICS AGM for Members
The Yard

19:00–23:00 | BICS Conference Dinner – Kendalls

Time to relax, catch up with colleagues and enjoy the evening! 

Included in the Conference ticket

We know the BICS conference dinner has a reputation for being a memorable evening!

But Friday morning is worth getting up for.

Set your alarms, grab your coffee and join us bright and early for the Odon Sponsored Workshop at 08:30.

08:00–08:30 | Registration

08:30–09:15 | Odon Sponsored Workshop
The Yard

09:15–10:30 | Academic Update
BS3 trial — Kate Walker. iHOLDS — Sara Kenyon / Will Parry-Smith. TRUFFLE 2 (term fetal growth restriction) — Christoph Lees (TBC). Chair: Andrew Weeks.

The Yard

10:30–10:55 | Coffee break

The Yard

Morning Workshops

10:55–11:45 and 11:45–12:35

Four parallel workshops, each delivered twice:

• Workshop I — Merchants: Enhanced Maternal Care – Turning Vision into Practice
• Workshop J — Navigator: Supporting Perinatal Staff to Maintain Their Wellbeing
• Workshop K — The Yard: Using Relational and Restorative Practice to Improve Workplace Relationships and Patient Outcomes
• Workshop L — Blue Line: Beyond Hospital Walls: Strengthening Maternity and Newborn Safety Through Partnership with Ambulance Services

12:35–13:15 | Lunch

13:15–14:15 | Oral Presentations
The Yard

14:15–14:55 | Optimising Maternity Care
Neonatal / perinatal optimisation — speaker TBC. Optimising maternal outcomes — Rachel Kearns. Chair (TBC)

The Yard

14:55–15:45 | Restorative Practice and Restoring Morale
Restoring morale in the maternity workforce — Kate Greenstock. Restorative practice — Lesley Parkinson. Chair (TBC)

The Yard

15:45–16:00 | Close and Prize Giving
The Yard

Programme details may be subject to change.