36th Annual Linkman Meeting,Edinburgh 2011

Dr Ellen O’Sullivan, Hon Membership Secretary

Growing our membership

LINKMAN SCHEME

• Running successfully since 1975

• Annual Linkman Conference

• Encourage each anaes dept to have an active LINKMAN.

Linkman charter

• AAGBI Council regards our Linkmen as a key conduit for information in both directions between the AAGBI and our members. 

• AAGBI strategy is set by Council but informed by the opinions and needs of our members.

• The Linkman system is our most important channel for communication and consultation.

Linkman charterAAGBI will:• Keep Linkmen regularly informed on policy and

membership developments.

• Provide Linkmen with suitable promotional materials for educational events, potential members and for other purposes.

• Be responsive in a timely manner to requests from Linkmen for information and advice.

• Invite Linkmen annually to the Linkman Conference and Dinner

Linkman charterAAGBI will:

• Be responsive in a timely manner to requests from Linkmen for information and advice.

• Invite Linkmen annually to the Linkman Conference and Dinner

Linkman charterLinkmen will:• Provide AAGBI with an up-to-date email address• Aim to attend two Linkman conferences in each three year cycle (one day

preceding Annual Congress)• Encourage new trainees to join AAGBI

• Respond to reasonable queries from AAGBI. Respond to local members queries and concerns and where appropriate pass them to AAGBI.

• When requested, distribute information and promotional material from AAGBI to colleagues and trainees in electronic or paper format.

• Make a sustained effort to routinely approach each new trainee joining

Linkman charterLinkmen will:• Respond to reasonable queries from AAGBI.

Respond to local members queries and concerns and where appropriate pass them to AAGBI.

• When requested, distribute information and promotional material from AAGBI to colleagues and trainees .

• Make a sustained effort to routinely approach each new trainee joining

Linkman Charter

• 350 Linkmen signed up

• 29 New Linkmen

Trainee RecruitmentWelcome Pack

• GAT Handbook

• GAT Core Survival Guide

• AAGBI membership booklet

Welcome Pack• Trainees-A voucher

for free attendance at a Seminar.

• Consultant-Free Annual Congress place.

• Copies of recent guidelines/glossies.

Membership queries ??? membership @

aagbi.org

Membership statistics

• We ended the year with 10,405 members

• Our membership grew by 45 new joiners a month

• We issued 44,420 hours of CPD

Membership categories;Snapshot of March 2011

Total: 10,405 Members

CATEGORIES—March 2011

• Trainees 28%• Consultants/SAS 58%• Overseas 3%• Retired 10%• Honorary 1%

Remembering those who have died --39

Special mention to: JE Charlton MB BS FRCA, Bamburgh

Mike Tunstall MB FFARCS, Aberdeenshire

Sir Cyril Clothier KCB QC, London

Dr

We will remember them for their exceptional contribution to the work of the AAGBI and AAGBI Foundation. They

will be missed RIP..

New guidelines in past year:

• Blood Transfusion and the Anaesthetist:

• Working Arrangements for UK Consultant Anaesthetists

• Drugs and Alcohol Abuse amongst Anaesthetists

• Clinical Management in Anaesthesia

In the last year we have produced eight Guidelines including:

Six active working parties are working on further publications

New handbooks in past year:

The GAT Handbook 2011-2012 (tenth edition)

The Staff Grade, Associate Specialist and Specialty Doctor (SAS) Handbook (second edition)

PROGRAMMEIncludes TOPICS requested by linkmen

e.g.---Contract Issues...Out of hours/SPAs etc

---Independent Sector

Interactive day so.....PLEASE SUBMIT QUESTIONS --Q&A !!

Questions and answers:YOUR CHANCE TO ASK US!PRESIDENT Dr Iain Wilson

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Dr Ellen O’Sullivan

HONORARY TREASURER Dr Ian Johnston

HONORARY SECRETARY Dr Andrew Hartle

VICE PRESIDENT Dr William Harrop-Griffiths

ENJOY !!

See you all at the dinner later !