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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.
Hotel accomodation is not included in your ticket price, but there are lots of hotels to suit all budgets in the local area.
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 2025 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 2025
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
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)
Before the Conference | Skellig SuiteMonday 15 September 2025 |
18:00 – 18:05WelcomeMeeting Chairs: Monty Mythen |
18:05 – 18:45 | Tom Crean Plenary LectureChair: Monty Mythen |
Speaker:Mike Grocott – Lonely Rock: How the Fastnet Rock shaped Maritime Safety |
18:45 – 19:30 | Join us for a drink in the Skellig Suite |
Day 1 | Skellig SuiteTuesday 16 September 2025 |
09:00 – 09:05Welcome & HousekeepingMeeting Chairs: Mike Grocott & David Walker |
09:05 – 10:30 | Session 1.1Speciality UpdateChair: Desiree Chappell |
Speakers:Mark Cox – Epidural Analgesia and Severe Maternal MorbidityAlex Mittnacht – Adult CHD and pregnancyPanel Discussion: Mark Cox & Alex Mittnacht |
10:30 – 11:00 | Mid-Morning Break |
11:00 – 12:30 | Session 1.2Anaesthesia & Cancer SurgeryChair: David Walker |
Speakers:Anoushka Afonso – Oncoanesthesia and perioperative cancer careMike Grocott – PrehabilitationPanel Discussion: Anoushka Afonso & Mike Grocott |
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch Break |
13:30 – 15:00 | Sessions 1.3Fluid & Haemodynamic ManagementChair: Kate Leslie |
Speakers:Mark Edwards – FluidSimon Davies – Blood PressureDesiree Chappell – HaemodynamicsBen Creagh-Brown – SQUEEZEPanel Discussion: Mark Edwards, Simon Davies, Desiree Chappell & Ben Creagh-Brown |
15:00 – 15:30 | Afternoon Break |
15:30 – 16:30| Session 1.4Window on my world…Chair: Mark Edwards |
Speaker:Alex Mittnacht – Paediatric Cardiac SurgeryMonty Mythen – Working with and for industryPanel: Alex Mittacht & Monty Mythen |
16:30 – 17:15 | Session 1.5Rod Armstrong Plenary LectureChair: Mike Grocott |
Speaker:Anoushka Afonso – ERAS 2.0 |
17:15 | Coaches at the front of the hotel for Blasket Centre trip |
Day 2 | Skellig SuiteWednesday 17 September 2025 |
09:00 – 10:30 | Session 2.1Artificial Intelligence & Perioperative CareChair: Monty Mythen |
Speakers:Maxime Cannesson – Clips from his talk at EBPOM World Congress 2025Mike Grocott – POQI 20: AI & Perioperative CareDesiree Chappell – MonitoringPanel Discussion: Mike Grocott & Desiree Chappell |
10:30 – 11:00 | Mid-morning break |
11:00 – 12:30 | Session 2.2Postoperative Care: Different Flavours, Same StoryChair: Monty Mythen |
Speakers:David Walker – PACU (Post-Anaesthesia Care Unit)Guy Ludbrook – ARRC (Advanced Recovery Room Care)Anoushka Afonso – AXR (Ambulatory Extended Recovery)Panel Discussion: Guy Ludbrook, David Walker & Anoushka Afonso |
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch break |
13:30 – 14:50 | Session 2.3Innovation Forum 2: Novel PharmacologyChair: Ellen O’Sullivan |
Speakers:Guy LudbrookCathy McKenzieSol AronsonKate LesliePanel Discussion: Guy Ludbrook, Cathy McKenzie, Sol Aronson & Kate Leslie |
15:00 – 15:30 | Afternoon break |
15:30 – 16:30 | Session 2.4EBPOM Ireland Plenary LectureChair: Monty Mythen |
Speaker:Kate Leslie – The Future of Anaesthesia – 2050 |
16:30 – 16:35 | Close of Day 2 |
16:35 – 17:30Opportunity to hear Abstracts in the Gallarus Lounge |
Day 3 | Skellig SuiteThursday 18 September 2025 |
09:00 – 10:30Abstracts |
10:30 – 11:00 | Mid-morning break |
11:00 – 12:00 | Session 3.1Education & Training ForumChair: Mark Edwards |
Speaker:David Walker – Leng, disruption and when Dylan went electricAndy Cumpstey – A trainee’s view of trainingPanel Discussion: David Walker, John Laffey & Kate Leslie |
12:00 – 13:00 | Session 3.2Siobhan Mythen Plenary LectureChair: Mike Grocott |
Speakers:Ellen O’Sullivan – The difficult anatomical airway – Ellen will also introduce John’s plenary lectureJohn Laffey – The Difficult Physiology Airway |
13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch break |
14:00 – 15:30 | Session 3.3Window on my World: Hospital & System LeadershipChair: Monty Mythen |
Speakers:Desiree Chappell – US Anaesthesia ProvidersSol Aronson – US Academic CentresGuy Ludbrook – Australian State HealthcarePanel discussion: Desiree Chappell, Sol Aronson & Guy Ludbrook |
15:30 – 16:00 | Afternoon break |
16:00 – 16:45 | Session 3.4EBPOM Ireland Abstract Competition FinalChair: David Walker |
Five finalists, 8-minute presentations and 4-minute Q&AJudges: International Faculty Members |
16:45 – 16:55 | Session 3.5EBPOM 2026 Update & Feedback on 2025Chair: Mike Grocott & David Walker |
16:55- 17:00 | Closing Remarks and Award of Prizes |
