Joff Lacey and Imogen Fecher-Jones interview six oral abstract finalists at this years’ EBPOM.

Nora Cruz Rodriguez; Association Between Participation in Remote Prehabilitation and High-Dependency Unit Length of Stay After Oesophagectomy and Radical Cystectomy: A Retrospective Cohort.

Alexios Dosis; Remote wearable monitoring as a preoperative risk assessment tool.

Ned Douglas; The Fluids, Atomoxetine or Midodrine (FAME) pilot trial.

Tom Scoellaro; The new normal: CPET findings in patients aged 80 years and older.

Gerry O’Callaghan; Preventing and Reducing Re-Presentations and Admissions following surgery, new thinking required.

Sandy (Alexander) Jackson; Cost of Radial Arterial Line Placement in UK Operating Theatres.

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The 2026 International Practicum on Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing will be held at the Balmer Lawn Hotel in Brockenhurst, UK, from September 16th to 18th this year. It is organised by iPOETTS , the international perioperative testing and training society.

Come and join us at this premier educational event designed for clinicians, scientists, and healthcare professionals interested in sport, exercise, and perioperative medicine.

This is an International Perioperative Testing and Training Society accredited event so when you attend you can get your iPOETTS accreditation, showing that you are a practitioner who has reached a high, standardized level of competence in performing and interpreting Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) for patients preparing for major surgery.

Go now to http://www.ebpom.org