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Dingle Skellig Hotel
Farran, Dingle, Co. Kerry, V92 D5X2, Ireland
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Venue Accessibility
The conference room and facilities are on the ground floor of the hotel. This includes the lunch area and toilets.
If you have any particular requirements, please let the EBPOM team know via email.
If you are need of transfers from the airport to Dingle, you can contact our trusted supplier who we have used for 20+ years.
You can email the team at info@dingleshuttlebus.com and give them for each journey:
They will be able to help book you in and give your costs. We are also looking at providing a mini bus service which will be a chargeable service for particular flights coming into Ireland. More information will be available soon.
Hotel accommodation is not included in your ticket price, but there are lots of hotels to suit all budgets in the local area. There will be a limited number of rooms available at the Skellig Hotel. If you are interested in booking a room at the Skellig, please email admin@ebpom.org, and we will send you the information you need.
You can find details of local hotels/accommodation in Dingle by visiting the local tourist board pages here
Further information about CPD allocated this event will appear here in due course
The abstract competition for EBPOM Ireland 2026 is now open.
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EBPOM’s aim is to keep our ticket prices low to ensure as many people can join us, and at the same time, honour our commitment to accessible education.
Please note: The Welcome Reception and Comhdháil Dinnéar are included in the price of the in-person ticket.
Virtual tickets are now available. You will be able to purchase one by selecting Virtual Ticket in the dropdown menu.
EARLY BIRD PRICES – ENDS 31 AUGUST 2026
What will you pay? – 3-day ticket
Tier 1: NHS / HSE Consultants – £695
Tier 2: Nurse | Dietician | CRNA | Resident | Fellow – £595
Tier 3: Students | Retired – £580
Tier 4: International delegate – £995
Tier 5: Industry partner – £1195
Virtual Ticket – £400
When you get the checkout page you will see there is a download section (as pictured above). Here you will find a light green button which when clicked will download a PDF which contains your virtual link to view the lecture.
You will also get this PDF download in your confirmation email and be able to find it in your My Account section (located on the top bar).
Join us on a trip around part of the Dingle Penisula as we take you to see some traditional Irish dancing, then on to the Blasket Centre, where we hope to catch the sunset (if it’s a clear day!).
Finally, we take you back to Dingle Main Street for a pint of Guinness in Paul Geaney’s Bar.
Family are welcome to join you on the trip. Please just let us know so we can book a big enough coach.
Coaches leave outside the Skellig Hotel, so we ask you to meet us in the Reception area for the coaches.
Please indicate on your booking form if you will be attending so we can ensure there is space on the coach.
Price: £55 (this cost is included within your ticket)
EBPOM would like to extend an invitation to our delegates to join us at the annual Comhdháil Dinnéar, which takes place on Wednesday at the Skellig Hotel in Dingle.
The evening includes a three-course meal, wine, and entertainment from the local Dingle community.
Additional tickets for spouses are priced at £135 each and can be purchased separately.
Please indicate on your booking form if you will be attending.
Price: £135 (this cost is included within your ticket)
The 2026 programme will be available soon.
Skellig Suite | Monday 28th September 2026 |
18:00 – 18:45 | Tom Crean Plenary LectureChair: Monty Mythen |
Speaker:Oliver Pratt – Mountain Rescue – A doctor’s perspective |
18:45 – 19:30 | Join us for a drink in the Skellig Suite |
Day 1 | Skellig SuiteTuesday 29 September 2026 |
09:00 – 09:05 Welcome & HousekeepingMeeting Chairs: Mike Grocott & David Walker |
09:05 – 10:30 | Session 1.1Clinical Updates 1Chair: Mike Grocott |
Denny Levett – TBC Mark Edwards – Recent Major Trials Update Kate Leslie – Sugammadex, neostigmine and postoperative pulmonary complications: the SNaPP Study Panel Discussion: Denny Levett, Mark Edwards & Kate Leslie |
10:30 – 11:00 | Mid-Morning Break |
11:00 – 12:00 | Session 1.2 EBPOM Ireland Abstract FinalChair: Oli Pratt |
Judges: Dottie Watts, Kate Leslie & Joe Cosgrove 8 finalists x 4 mins presentation / 2 min questions |
12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break |
13:00 – 14:30 | Sessions 1.3 Professional Uncertainty and ResponsibilitiesChair: David Walker |
Speakers: Jim Down – Clinical Decisions and How We Make Them Joe Cosgrove – Caring For The Crowd Dan Martin – How should professionals behave when certainty is impossible Panel Discussion: Jim Down, Joe Cosgrove & Dan Martin |
14:30 – 15:00 | Afternoon Break |
15:00 – 16:15 | Session 1.4 Haemodynamic Insights at Your FingertipsChair: TBC |
Speaker: Monty Mythen – Predicting and preventing haemodynamic instability Desiree Chappell – Mass adoption of computer-assisted haemodynamic management in major USA spine centres Mike Grocott – CIPHER and EPOC; who should have continuous post-operative monitoring and how? Panel: Monty Mythen, Desiree Chappell & Mike Grocott |
16:15 – 17:00 | Session 1.5 Rod Armstrong Plenary lectureChair: Dan Martin |
Speaker: Mark Edwards – Evidence-based perioperative care: are we failing? |
17:00 close / 17:30 | Coaches at the front of the hotel for Blaskett Centre trip |
Day 2 | Skellig SuiteWednesday 30 September 2026 |
09:00 – 09:05 Welcome & HousekeepingMeeting Chairs: Mike Grocott & David Walker |
09:05 – 10:30 | Session 2.1 Navigating Life and MedicineChair: Kate Leslie |
Speakers: Mark Hamilton – The day I became the patient: What a cancer diagnosis taught me about healthcare Joe Cosgrove – Longevity in intensive care medicine (a personal narrative) Helen McKenna – Returning Safely, Returning Well Panel Discussion: Mark Hamilton, Joe Cosgrove & Helen McKenna |
10:30 – 11:00 | Mid-morning break |
11:00 – 12:30 | Session 2.2 Medical LeadershipChair: Denny Levett |
Speakers: Kate Leslie – Leadership With a Social Conscience Ramani Moonesinghe – Leading on Quality Care in a Modern Health Service Kay Mitchell – Leadership: It’s Not What You Are, But Who You Are Panel Discussion: Kate Leslie, Ramani Moonesinghe & Kay Mitchell |
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch break |
13:30 – 15:00 | Session 2.3 Clinical Updates 2Chair: Ramani Moonesinghe |
Speakers: Philip Peyton – ROCKet Trial Jim Down – GPL1 analogues in clinical practice Tim Cook – Rapid Sequence Induction: Evidence and Controversy Panel Discussion: Philip Peyton, Jim Down & Tim Cook |
15:00 – 15:30 | Afternoon Break |
15:30 – 16:15 | Session 2.4 EBPOM Ireland PlenaryChair: Monty Mythen |
Speaker: John Whittle – From evidence to impact: Building a Prehabilitation Service that Works |
16:15 | Close of Day 2 |
Day 3 | Skellig SuiteThursday 01 October 2026 |
09:00 – 09:05 Welcome & HousekeepingMeeting Chairs: Mike Grocott & David Walker |
09:05 – 10:30 | Session 3.1 Clinical InterestChair: Jim Roberts |
Speaker: Kirstie McPherson – Interventional Cancer Techniques Anil Patel – Evolution of Airway Management over 40 years Tim Cook – Emergency Laparotomy: a departmental tale Panel Discussion: Kirstie McPherson, Anil Patel & Tim Cook |
10:30 – 11:00 | Mid-morning break |
11:00 – 12:30 | Session 3.2 Developing and Running Medical ServicesChair: Desiree Chappell |
Speaker: Denny Levett – The Centre for Perioperative Care and the new National Audit in Perioperative Care Mark Hamilton – Leading AI in Healthcare – The Next Industrial Revolution Jim Roberts – Clinician-Industry Partnership for Innovation Success Panel Discussion: Denny Levett, Mark Hamilton & Jim Roberts |
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch Break |
13:30 – 14:15 | Session 3.3 Siobhan Mythen PlenaryChair: Mike Grocott |
Speakers: Ellen O’Sullivan – Scanning the Airway Horizon |
14:15 – 15:15 | Session 3.4 Shock 1Chair: Jim Roberts |
Speakers: Thomas Scheeren – Evidence of Harm of Hypotension in Anaesthesia and Critical Care Dan Martin – TBC Andy Cumpstey – Oxygen and the Future |
15:15 – 15:45 | Afternoon break |
15:45 – 16:45 | Session 3.5 Shock 2Chair: David Walker |
Speaker John Whittle – Metabolic Flexibility Mike Grocott – Unconscious Uncoupling Ramani Moonesinghe – Sepsis Modern Service Framework |
16:45 – 17:15 | Session 3.6 Shock Panel DiscussionChair: Denny Levett |
Panel Discussion: Dan Martin, John Whittle, Andy Cumpstey, Thomas Scheeren, Mike Grocott & Ramani Moonesinghe |
17:15 | Closing Remarks |
