CT Nurse & AHP Forum

What is the SCTS CT Forum?

The SCTS CT Forum is aimed at nurses, allied healthcare professionals and all indivividuals with an interest in cardiothoracic surgery. It takes place as part of the SCTS Annual Meeting once a year and includes a 3 day educational experience including an interactive wet lab day at the SCTS university. Speakers are often invited from around the world. We give all Cardiothoracic Forum participants the opportunity to network with nurses and allied health practitioners from all aspects of cardiothoracic care, including those working in theatres and on cardiothoracic intensive care and high dependency units.

CT FORUM 2021 Key Note Speakers

Aim of SCTS CT Forum 

• To increase nursing profile within the Cardiothoracic surgical speciality, the cardiiothoracic arena and amongst the general nursing and allied healthcare professional community at local land national level.
• To increase Associate membership of the SCTS.
• To develop the forum at the annual meeting.
• To further develop and maintain the nurses’ page on the web site.
• To promote a collaborative way forward for the patient pathway and erode divisions of the delivery of care.
• To take an active role to help steer workforce changes.
• To improve communication between centres, specifically nurses, surgical care practitioners and allied healthcare professionals.
• To promote sharing of developments, innovation, and new ways of working

Daisy Sandeman | Nurse

SCTS CT Forum | Lead Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh