Trainees' Prize Competition
Dr Jackson Rees
LSA President 1966 - 1968
1912 - 2001
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This has been for many years, a popular annual contest for the best trainee presentation of a research, audit or quality improvement project or a practice-changing case description. Each presentation is usually for 10 minutes with a further 5 minutes for attendee questions. The winner and runner-up will be chosen by those in attendance for the presentations, using slido.com.
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Originally named the registrars prize it was recently renamed the trainees prize to recognise the changes that have occurred in training and in time for the production and award of the first Jackson Rees medal. However this is not the first time that a well respected and renowned previous member of the society has been recognised in this way; for the 10 years up to 2001 the ‘Tom Forrest’ medal was awarded.
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Entrants
The primary author for entries must be either HEENW (Mersey) or North Wales Anaesthesia, ICM or Pain Medicine trainees (specifically CT1-ST7/8) who have undertaken their work in Mersey or North Wales hospitals (Bangor, Wrexham and Glan Clwyd) or while on out of programme training or experiences while holding a training number within Mersey or North Wales. There can only be one presenter per entry who, if shortlisted, must also be a CT1-ST7/8 Anaesthetic, ICM or Pain Medicine trainee from either HEENW (Mersey) or North Wales hospitals. Applicants who are between training posts and currently within Fellowship/Trust Grade posts within Mersey and N.Wales may also apply but should make their circumstances clear to the secretary on submission to the Prize.
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Rules
To enter you need to submit an abstract (including title, authors' names and addresses, text, table, space for figure, references and acknowledgements) which should not exceed one A4 page to the secretary. This format will allow 450-500 words, or 250-350 words plus a table or figure. Once accepted, there may be a shortlisting procedure if there are more than 6 submissions. On the morning of the competition, you will be asked to make a presentation in person at the meeting which should last no more than 10 minutes followed by 5 minutes of questioning.
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Prizes
First place - £500 cash prize
Second place - £250 case prize​​
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Previous Winners (since 2001)
2024 Winner
Dr Reanne Jones - 'A New Teaching Programme for CT3 Anaesthetists: Generic Anaesthetic Skills in Training (GASIT)'
2023 Winner
Dr Joel Prescott - 'Engendering Confidence in Continuous Nerve Catheter (CNC) Insertion through Production of a Novel Ultrasound Block Phantom'
2022 Winner - Joint Winners
Dr Tamryn Miller - 'The STRIPE (Simulated Training Refresher In Paediatric Emergencies) Course.
Dr James Holmes - 'Delivering Environmental Sustainability Through Informed Volatile Awareness (DESTIVA)'
A Pan Mersey Audit of Volatile and TIVA use run by MATES Â (Mersey Anaesthetic Trainees for Environmental Sustainability
2021 Winner
Dr Alex Malin - 'The Effect of PPE on Speech Perception during the Covid 19 Pandemic’​
2020 Winner
Dr Rob Normanton - 'Embracing QI Methodologyto Drive Improvements in Lung Protection'
2019 Winner
Dr Owen Chambers - 'Improving Care in Ventilated Inter-hospital Transfers – a Trainee led Quality Improvement Project'.
2018 Winner
Dr Mark Dunham -Â 'A Comparison of Base Deficit and Vital Signs in the Early Assessment of Patients with Penetrating Trauma in a High Burden Setting'
2017 Winner
Dr Richard Berwick -Â 'Evaluating the Fidelity of a Novel Part-task Trainer for Emergency Front of Neck Access'
2016 Winner
Dr Nick Lown - ‘The Formation of a Trainee-Led Regional Quality Improvement Group: Making MAGIQ’
2015 Winner
Dr Emma Welfare - 'Using High Fidelity Simulation to Investigate Latent Errors in the Operating Theatre'
2014 Winner
Dr Rashmi Khirwadkar - 'Audit on Pain Relief using Oral Morphine for Analgesia following Caesarian Section'
2013 Winner
Dr Helen McNamara - 'Measurement of Maternal Cardiac Output; Is the Ultrasound Cardiac Output Monitor Accurate and Reliable in Pregnancy?'
2012 Winner
Dr Clint Chevannes - 'Fast ROTEM Evaluation in Massive Obstetric Haemorrhage'
2011 Winner
Dr A Morrison - 'Systematic review of intrathecal magnesium given alone or in combination with LAs and opioids'
2010 Winner
Dr A McDonald - 'Use of Cell Salvage in Caesarean Section'
2009 Winner
Dr C Hammell - 'A randomised controlled trial of intrathecal diamorphine vs intravenous morphine for analgesia following posterior thoracolumbar spinal surgery'
2008 Winner
Dr E Vermani - 'Postoperative Analgesia, Side Effects and Patient Satisfaction after Intrathecal Diamorphine for Total Hip Replacement'
Winners 2001-2007
2007 - Dr Nirmal Daniel
2006 - Dr Ahmed Aziz
2005 - Dr Sue Gilby (winner of the first Jackson Rees medal)
2004 - Dr Andrew Breen
2003 - Dr David Raw
2002 - Dr Jason Walker
2001 - Dr S Patel (winner of the the last Tom Forrest medal)