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Programme Overview
DAY 1
| Time |
Session |
Theme |
Moderators |
| 08:15 |
Registration & Refreshments – City & Guilds Foyer |
| 09:00 |
Welcoming and Housekeeping – LT200 |
| 09:15 |
Session 1A LT200 |
Brain Injury #1 |
Dave Sharp, Mazdak Ghajari |
| 09:15 |
Session 1B LT300 |
Blast Injury and Prevention |
Spyros Masouros, Anthony Bull |
| 10:45 |
Refreshment Break – Foyer |
| 11:15 |
Session 2A LT200 |
Brain Injury #2 |
Dave Sharp, Mazdak Ghajari |
| 11:15 |
Session 2B LT300 |
Epidemiology and Treatment |
Johno Breeze, Arul Ramasamy |
| 12:45 |
Lunch Break – Foyer |
| 13:45 |
Plenary LT200 – Dale Bass (Wayne State University) |
|
| 14:30 |
Session 3A LT200 |
Op RESTORE and Veterans’ Health |
Beth Lambert, Phil Hall, Shehan Hettiaratchy, Kyung-Hoon Moon |
| 14:30 |
Session 3B LT300 |
Brain Injury #3 |
Dale Bass, Alasdair Mackay |
| 16:15 |
End of Day 1 |
DAY 2
| Time |
Session |
Theme |
Moderators |
| 09:00 |
Introduction – A Word from the Sponsors |
| 09:10 |
Session 4A LT200 |
Infection, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Emerging Therapies in Conflict Injury #1 |
Harry Claireaux, Andy Edwards |
| 10:30 |
Refreshment Break – Foyer |
| 11:00 |
Session 5A LT200 |
Infection, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Emerging Therapies in Conflict Injury #2 |
Harry Claireaux & Andy Edwards |
| 12:30 |
Lunch Break – Foyer |
| 13:30 |
Session 6A LT200 |
Conflict: Past, Present, Future |
Johno Breeze, Shehan Hettiaratchy |
| 15:10 |
Refreshment Break – Foyer |
| 15:40 |
Session 7A LT200 |
Data and AI in Conflict and Major Trauma – What Can We Build for the Future? |
Shehan Hettiaratchy, Amr Nimer |
| 16:55 |
End of Conference |
Detailed Programme
DAY 1
Session 1A LT200
Theme: Brain Injury #1 | Moderators: Dave Sharp, Mazdak Ghajari
| Start |
Finish |
Title |
Author |
Affiliation |
| 09:15 |
09:30 |
Influence of shock waves’ characteristics on the mechanical behaviour of a head surrogate |
Natacha Elster |
Institut franco-allemand de recherches de Saint-Louis |
| 09:30 |
09:45 |
Hospital Feasibility of Ocular Microtremor Measurement in Blast Exposure and Suspected Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. A UK–Ukraine Conflict Medicine Collaboration |
Victoria Sparkes |
University of Exeter |
| 09:45 |
10:00 |
Completion of Phase 1 – Prospective Low-Level Blast Monitoring in Australian Special Operations Personnel: Feasibility, Exposure Characterisation, and Early Functional Signal |
Lt Col Antony Sutherland FRACP |
Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, Australian Government Defence |
| 10:00 |
10:15 |
MEGaBlast: Pilot – The UK Military pilot study of brain blast effects |
Yousef Hyder |
University of Birmingham |
| 10:15 |
10:30 |
A Longitudinal Assessment of Cognitive Function after Blast Training in Service Personnel |
Bryony Goulding Mew |
Cognitron |
| 10:30 |
10:45 |
Imaging of subconcussive neurotrauma in Canadian Armed Forces Personnel |
Benjamin T Dunkley |
Hospital for Sick Kids, Toronto / University of Toronto / University of Nottingham |
| 10:45 |
11:15 |
Refreshment Break – Foyer |
Session 1B LT300
Theme: Blast Injury and Prevention | Moderators: Spyros Masouros, Anthony Bull
| Start |
Finish |
Title |
Author |
Affiliation |
| 09:15 |
09:25 |
Development of a Free Field Shock Wave Generator and a Soft Tissue Model for Experimental Investigation of Low Level Blast Shock Wave Behaviour |
Steffen Grobert |
German Military |
| 09:25 |
09:35 |
A rodent model for studying blast-related growth plate disruption – outcomes from cadaveric trials |
Sumudith Jayasuriya |
Imperial College London |
| 09:35 |
09:45 |
Characterising secondary blast injuries from metallic nuts |
Alba Morillo Paterson |
Imperial College London |
| 09:45 |
09:55 |
Characterisation of the influence of shock tube insert geometry on blast wave profile for localised blast-related extremity injury modelling |
Ivan Titarenko |
Imperial College London |
| 09:55 |
10:05 |
Human Repeated Blast Lung Injury Assessments Behind Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) |
Matthew Panzer |
Wayne State University, USA |
| 10:05 |
10:15 |
Blast waves hitting the auditory system: investigating correlations between dosimetry and blast gauges measurements from an artillery M777 155 mm exercise |
Geneviève Lessard |
Department of National Defence, Government of Canada |
| 10:15 |
10:25 |
In Silico Modelling of Complex Blast Trauma |
Lauren Ketteridge |
University of Warwick |
| 10:25 |
10:35 |
Determining the size and position of torso organs using Magnetic Resonance Imaging to inform body armour coverage |
Robert Fryer |
Dstl Land Vulnerability, Lethality and Threat |
| 10:35 |
10:45 |
From Detonation to Triage: A Fast-Running Framework for Injury-Predictive Blast Risk Evaluation |
Freddie Puffel |
Imperial College London |
| 10:45 |
11:15 |
Refreshment Break – Foyer |
Session 2A LT200
Theme: Brain Injury #2 | Moderators: Dave Sharp, Mazdak Ghajari
| Start |
Finish |
Title |
Author |
Affiliation |
| 11:15 |
11:35 |
Effects of blast on the human brain |
Daniel P. Perl |
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
| 11:35 |
11:50 |
The Role of Subconcussive and Occupational Blast Exposure in Long-Term Outcomes for Post-Deployment Combat-Exposed Veterans |
Jared A. Rowland |
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
| 11:50 |
12:05 |
A presentation of outcome measures for the neurological investigation of repeated low level blast exposure: Synthesizing the literature for effective research |
Elizabeth Metzger |
University of Michigan |
| 12:05 |
12:20 |
Accelerated Epigenetic Aging in US Veterans Exposed to Blast |
Sarah Martindale |
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
| 12:20 |
12:30 |
Alterations in brain metabolome after repeated blast injury and xenon treatment in a novel rat model |
Eszter Ujvari |
Imperial College London |
| 12:30 |
12:45 |
Pharmacological interventions for blast neurotrauma: a preclinical systematic review and meta-analysis |
Eszter Ujvari |
Imperial College London |
| 12:45 |
13:45 |
Lunch Break – Foyer |
Session 2B LT300
Theme: Epidemiology and Treatment | Moderators: Johno Breeze, Arul Ramasamy
| Start |
Finish |
Title |
Author |
Affiliation |
| 11:15 |
11:30 |
Injury Patterns and Occupational Risk in Humanitarian Demining: A Structured Review |
Surg Lt Emma Rachel Lloyd |
British Forces Gibraltar |
| 11:30 |
11:45 |
Retrospective Analysis of Road Traffic Crashes in Rwanda, 2015–2024: Severity, Age, Sex, temporal trends, and District-Level Patterns |
Georges Bucyibaruta |
University of Global Health Equity |
| 11:45 |
12:00 |
A Decade of IED Harm: Patterns of Violence and Casualties |
Fareeda Khalifa |
University of Exeter |
| 12:00 |
12:10 |
Trauma Registries in Conflict-Affected MENA Countries: A Scoping Review and Stakeholder Perspectives |
Tracy Daou |
American University of Beirut |
| 12:10 |
12:20 |
Integrating Conflict-Health Training into Healthcare Curricula in the Global South |
Tracy Daou |
American University of Beirut |
| 12:20 |
12:30 |
The Orthopaedic Legacy of Modern Conflict: What Happens When the Bleeding Stops? |
Dan Stinner |
Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| 12:45 |
13:45 |
Lunch Break – Foyer |
Plenary Session LT200
| Start |
Finish |
Title |
Speaker |
Affiliation |
| 13:45 |
14:30 |
Plenary Lecture |
Dale Bass |
Wayne State University, USA |
Session 3A LT200
Theme: Op RESTORE and Veterans’ Health | Moderators: Beth Lambert, Phil Hall, Shehan Hettiaratchy, Kyung-Hoon Moon
| Start |
Finish |
Title |
Author |
Affiliation |
| 14:30 |
14:45 |
OpRESTORE – where we are and where we are going |
Shehan Hettiaratchy |
Imperial College London |
| 14:45 |
14:55 |
Veteran initiated referral |
Natalia Sanchez-Thompson |
Imperial College London |
| 14:55 |
15:05 |
AI health navigation |
Sara Jones |
Op RESTORE |
| 15:05 |
15:15 |
VALOUR digital integration |
James Peart |
Office of Veterans’ Affairs |
| 15:15 |
15:25 |
Rehabilitation, Recovery and long-term support |
Beth Griffiths |
PhD student, Swansea University |
| 15:25 |
15:35 |
The Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) Stanford Hall, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model: Past, Present and Future |
Ellis Henrietta |
Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, UK |
| 15:35 |
15:45 |
The ADVANCE Study: Why Good Data Matters in Longitudinal Research |
Emily Williamson & Owen Walker |
Imperial College London |
| 15:45 |
15:55 |
Blast-Related Hindfoot Injury Produces Long-Term Musculoskeletal Outcomes Comparable to Transtibial Amputation: the ADVANCE Study |
Clara Molano Gomez |
Imperial College London |
| 15:55 |
16:05 |
Bone density adaptation in transfemoral amputees across different prosthetic interfaces: An adaptive finite element study |
Isna Riski Safira |
Imperial College London |
| 16:05 |
16:15 |
Upper limb disability in men with combat-related upper limb injury, eight-years post-injury: the ADVANCE cohort study |
Helena Macdonald |
King’s College London |
Session 3B LT300
Theme: Brain Injury #3 | Moderators: Dale Bass, Alasdair Mackay
| Start |
Finish |
Title |
Author |
Affiliation |
| 14:30 |
14:45 |
Design of a Web-based balance programme for Military patients with Traumatic Brain Injury – what changes are necessary for TBI patients in the military? |
Hannah Fitzgerald |
Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre |
| 14:45 |
15:00 |
Managing Blast Risk in the Absence of Diagnostic Certainty: Operational Findings from a Multi-Agency Australian–New Zealand Military and Law Enforcement Study |
Daniel Pace |
Invicta Prospects Group |
| 15:00 |
15:15 |
Repetitive Blast Exposure in Training: Australian Occupational Signal Data Within an Allied Governance Challenge |
Paul Scanlan |
Vigil Australia |
| 15:15 |
15:30 |
Epidemiology and Injury patterns in civilian blast-related fatalities in Sweden, 2000–2024: Implications for prevention and protective strategies |
Lydia Kahn |
Karolinska; Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine |
| 15:30 |
15:45 |
Estimating injury case-fatality ratios in conflict settings: a systematic review and modelling study |
Aldina Mesic |
Imperial College London |
| 15:45 |
16:00 |
Development of an experimental rat model of blast-induced traumatic brain injury |
Camile Benoit Godet |
French Army Institute of Medical Research |
DAY 2
Opening – Sponsor Presentations LT200
| Start |
Finish |
Title |
Speaker |
Organisation |
| 09:05 |
09:10 |
Sponsor Talk: Cognitron |
Cognitron |
Cognitron |
Session 4A LT200
Theme: Infection, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Emerging Therapies in Conflict Injury #1 | Moderators: Harry Claireaux, Andy Edwards
| Start |
Finish |
Title |
Author |
Affiliation |
| 09:10 |
09:30 |
Injuries in Modern Conflict and Treatment Timelines |
Wg Cdr George Wheble RAF |
Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon, North Bristol NHS Trust; Defence Consultant Advisor in Burns and Plastic Surgery, MOD |
| 09:30 |
09:50 |
Conflict Wound Infection – Lessons from Eastern Europe |
Surg Cdr Matt O’Shea RN |
Consultant in Infectious Diseases & Clinical Microbiology, University of Birmingham; Defence Consultant Advisor in Pathology, MOD |
| 09:50 |
10:10 |
Antimicrobial Resistance in Conflict – Military Perspective |
Maj Scott Pallett RAMS |
Infectious Diseases & Microbiology Registrar, Chelsea and Westminster NHS |
| 10:10 |
10:30 |
Orthopaedic Limb Reconstruction in the Presence of Infection |
Lt Col Piers Page RAMS |
Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma and Limb Reconstruction Surgeon, Swansea Bay UHB; National Clinical Lead for Orthopaedic Trauma, Wales Orthopaedic Network |
| 10:30 |
11:00 |
Refreshment Break – Foyer |
Session 5A LT200
Theme: Infection, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Emerging Therapies in Conflict Injury #2 | Moderators: Harry Claireaux & Andy Edwards
| Start |
Finish |
Title |
Author |
Affiliation |
| 11:00 |
11:10 |
Conflict-associated wounds and burns infected with GLASS pathogens in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A systematic review |
Amelia Wild |
Medical Student, University of Birmingham |
| 11:10 |
11:30 |
Antimicrobial Resistance – Humanitarian Perspective |
Dr Aula Abbara |
Consultant in Infectious Diseases & General Internal Medicine, London / Imperial |
| 11:30 |
11:50 |
The Conflict Wounds Research Network |
Dr Abi Spear |
Principal Scientist, DSTL |
| 11:50 |
12:00 |
Emerging Infection Therapies in Conflict Trauma |
Maj Nicki Reece RAMS |
PhD student, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Registrar, DMS |
| 12:00 |
12:20 |
Biomaterials for Conflict Injuries |
Prof Julian Jones |
Professor of Biomaterials, Imperial College London |
| 12:20 |
12:30 |
Discussion and Q&A |
— |
| 12:30 |
13:30 |
Lunch Break – Foyer |
Session 6A LT200
Theme: Conflict: Past, Present, Future | Moderators: Johno Breeze, Shehan Hettiaratchy
| Start |
Finish |
Title |
Author |
Affiliation |
| 13:30 |
13:50 |
Strategic Military Medical Lessons from the 20th Century for Modern Conflict |
Martin Bricknell |
King’s College London |
| 13:50 |
14:10 |
Media Representation of the Wounded in Ukraine and Potential Impact |
Eddie Chaloner |
King’s College London |
| 14:10 |
14:30 |
Orthoplastics in Large Scale Combat Operations |
Matt Wordsworth |
Imperial / MOD |
| 14:30 |
14:40 |
Early Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation for Blast Injuries: Impact on Functional Outcomes and a War-Time Model from a Ukrainian Rehabilitation Center (Live via Online) |
Oleg Bilyanskyi |
Unbroken |
| 14:40 |
14:50 |
Clinical and Microbiological Outcomes of Flap-Based Reconstruction for Complex Blast-Related Soft Tissue Defects in Wartime Ukraine |
Hnat Herych |
Unbroken |
| 14:50 |
15:10 |
Discussion and Q&A |
— |
| 15:10 |
15:40 |
Refreshment Break – Foyer |
Session 7A LT200
Theme: Data and AI in Conflict and Major Trauma – What Can We Build for the Future? | Moderators: Shehan Hettiaratchy, Amr Nimer
| Start |
Finish |
Title |
Author |
Affiliation |
| 15:40 |
15:55 |
Experience of Superhumans War Trauma Center, Ukraine |
Valeria Malykhina |
Superhumans |
| 15:55 |
16:10 |
AI in Healthcare – Noise vs Signal, Risk vs Benefit |
Amr Nimer |
Imperial College London |
| 16:10 |
16:25 |
AI TRIPS |
Giles Goatley |
Queen Mary University of London |
| 16:25 |
16:40 |
PRECISE |
James Lai |
Imperial College London |
| 16:40 |
16:55 |
Prediction in Surgery |
Sadaf Sohrabi Sedeh |
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