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We also contributed to sessions on workforce, management of high flow nasal oxygen, nutrition and helped with chairing duties and abstract/poster judging as always. SOA is a great way to really showcase the multi-professional team so thisisanimportantyearlyeventforus.

Contributing to the wider education programme for the Society is high on our AHP PAG agenda and we have Eileen and James representing us on the Education committee. Our aim is to ensure that there is multi-professional representation on each of the education events (where appropriate)andyou’llseesomegreatAHP speakers at most of the upcoming educationaleventsthisyear.

Our biggest piece of work for the coming year will be contributing to the AHP Capability Framework which is a project in partnership with NHS Elect and NHSE. At present, interviews are underway for the professional lead posts for each profession and following that, the clinical groups will beformed.Thisisareallygreatopportunity for us to build on AHP professional developmentframeworkandtheprofession specificpillarsthatsomuchworkwentinto. Onthisnote,Ican’tendwithoutmentioning that the OT pillar was published last year, completing the four main AHP groups (dietetics,SLT,physioandOT)forthispiece of work We’re looking forward to seeing where this wider piece of work leads and hopethatitisbeneficialtoallofusworking incriticalcare.

Overall, I can say that being the Chair of the AHP PAG gives me a lot of professional satisfactionasIgettoworkcloselywithmy AHP colleagues and learn from them as we aim to ensure we have strong voice within the UK critical care landscape. The Intensive Care Society is a truly multiprofessionalsocietyandit’samazingtofeel that our voices are heard and that we are supported in our endeavours. We would love to hear from you so feel free to reach out and say hi and let us know if there is anything that you think we could do to betterrepresentyou.