Our keynote speaker Dr Ajit Thomas talking through his role as a Consultant Respiratory Physician within SCI #riscigbi2024

The importance of managing pseudomonas in SCI highlighted by Dr Thomas #riscigbi2024

Great talk from Sarah Morgan highlighting the importance of SLT input in the management of SCI patients!

Our first international virtual RISCI speaker. Thank you Lui Wen Li talking on MDT management in a patient with SCI. Speaking all the way from Singapore #riscigbi2024

Kicking off the afternoon is the MDT at Southport talking through the Lived Experience of a patient with SCI #riscigbi2024

Our current chair Ian Benson giving a summary of his ISCoS keynote speaker presentation on Considerations when Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation in SCI #riscigbi2024

Ian Benson talking through the generalised differences between an ICU wean vs SCI unit wean #riscigbi2024

Mark Bevan, weaning and ventilation lead, talking through SCI and sleep disordered breathing

Now for the quick fire abstract submissions. Starting off with Dr McCourt talking about macrolides #riscigbi2024

Carol Sturrock, Senior Physiotherapist at Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries talking through team management of SCI and tracheostomy #riscigbi2024

An Evaluation of Speech and Language Therapy Outcomes for Patients with SCI to an MCT presented by Ruth Capewell #riscigbi2024

MDT approach in secretion management from Emma Power, Megan Cleary and Caoimhe Byrne at Mater Hospital

Our final presentation by Kate Roberts presenting on behalf of the MDT at the London Spinal Cord Injury on Incidence and Risk Factors for Disordered Breathing in Cervical SCI #riscigbi2024

Congratulations Leanne Davison on a fantastic poster. Thank you for sharing your work with us all

The RISCI committee. Without these passionate clinicians yesterday would not have taken place. A special shout out to Sarah Morgan Bec Mark Bevan and Aimi Forrest for organizing a great day (all in their spare time). See you next year in Salisbury 🫁

Calling respiratory physiotherapists in the UK 🩻 Participants required for an online survey investigating the physiotherapy management of ventilated patients with acute cervical spinal cord injuries. Check out the link below 👇 Please share 👍 yorksj.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_02…

Things have been quiet but work has been happening on our new and improved website. There are links to resources, past conferences and profiles of the committee members. Check it out below and let us know what you think: mascip.co.uk/risci/resource…

Save the date for the 17th National RISCI conference on 27th March 2026. Calls to register will occur soon. For further information please email [email protected] #risci2026

For further information on the RISCI conference 2026 please check out our conference webpage. salisbury.nhs.uk/wards-departme…

The final deadline for conference abstracts is approaching. Please email [email protected] to gain the submission form for your abstract (research or clinical cases welcome. Be quick the deadline is 31st October 2025.