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Please take a look at our great pictures from the recent Annual SHOT Symposium 2017

We celebrated 20 years of SHOT reporting at our recent Annual SHOT Symposium 2017 at Rothamsted Conference Centre, Harpenden.

Dr Paula Bolton-Maggs, SHOT Medical Director
Professor Mark Bellamy, new Chair of SHOT Steering Group
Professor Mark Bellamy presentation to Dr Dafydd Thomas, as he retires as Chair of SHOT Steering Group
‘Experience of a donor’ – we are grateful to Rick Mills, Donor Campaigner
‘How to be a Health Revolutionary – CLANGERS’ by Dr Phil Hammond, our Keynote Speaker
SHOT 2016 Report – The Oscar factor and transfusion complications’ by Dr Paula Bolton-Maggs, SHOT Medical Director
Presentation by Professor Mike Murphy to Abstract Winner Dr Keir Pickard who presented on Improving the process of obtaining patient consent and clinical documentation in blood transfusion
Presentation to Dr Ethan Troy-Barnes, Poster Winner by Professor Mike Murphy
Dr Paula Bolton-Maggs together with Hema Mistry who presented on SHOT 2016 Report – Laboratory errors and Katie Leadbetter, SHOT Office Assistant
Debate: The motion is ‘hospitals should limit group O negative red cell use to match supply’ – Dr Fiona Regan, Moderator
Debate: The motion is ‘hospitals should limit group O negative red cell use to match supply’ – Dr Janet Birchall (FOR) and Mr Stephen Bassey (AGAINST)
The infamous fruit cards voting system used by SHOT
Poster viewing
Dr Dafydd Thomas talking at the pre-symposium ‘Meet the Experts’ session
Dr Paula Bolton-Maggs pictured with former SHOT members (from left to right): Dr Clare Taylor, Dr Lorna Williamson, Professor Hannah Cohen (presented on SHOT: The first 15 years) and Dr Dorothy Stainsby