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‘‘Twas the day before the 2024 Scottish Maternal Critical Care network symposium in Perth…. #scottishmcc24 We will be welcoming Tasneem Pirani Nazir Lone Rachel Harrison (Kearns) Tara Fairley from Scottish Perinatal Network Lisa Hinton Pete Wallroth from Mummy's Star Follow @mccscotland #scottishmcc24

Scottish Maternal Critical Care symposium is go!! First session - ECMO and liver the focus #scottishmcc24

Great talk from Ian Scott (Aberdeen ECMO). Referral criteria same as non pregnant population, treat same as non pregnant and crucially deliver for fetal not maternal reasons. Delivery doesn’t always make things better. #scottishmcc24

Masterclass on liver disease from ⁦Tasneem Pirani⁩ - complex patients who need specialist input and wide ranging MDT #scottishmcc24

Special mention of HSV infection in pregnancy - abdo pain, fever and transaminitis - consider HSV.

⁦Nazir Lone⁩ talking us through Scottish dataset of obstetric critical care admissions - long term outcomes in the first year: increased mortality and increased readmissions. Prevent/mitigate the morbidity place and then support post icu discharge. #scottishmcc24

And remembering the amazing and much missed Prof Fiona Denison who was so involved in the project from the start ♥️

⁦Prof Rachel Kearns Rachel Harrison (Kearns)⁩ talking us through her landmark study demonstrating significant reduction in severe maternal morbidity in women with epidurals through labour - ? cause. Package of care, ability to intervene, alleviation of pain. #scottishmcc24

Perth Concert Hall full of the MCC team today - midwives, obstetricians, anaesthetists, critical care nurses and doctors. Working together to get good outcomes Lesley⁩ and ⁦Scottish Perinatal Network⁩ obstetric lead Tara Fairley #scottishmcc24 #mdt

Thank you to our trade sponsors and ⁦Dr Gray's Hospital⁩ RCPE/UoE Edinburgh Critical Care Online⁩ and SICSAG for sharing the day with us

Afternoon session #scottishmcc24 ⁦incredibly moving and powerful talk from Heather Lawrence⁩ ♥️ lived experience of MCC. And then Dr Lisa Hinton highlighting her MCC lived experience project - find on Hexi (prev HeathTalk).

⁦Pete Wallroth⁩ ⁦talking about support and advocacy of ⁦Mummy's Star⁩ for women with cancer through pregnancy and beyond #inspirational

And finally congratulations to our prize winners - Heather Broll for the poster competition. Reducing Blood Waste in Obstetric Theatres

Second prize in the oral presentations went to Lucy Sexton on pregnancy testing in critical care.

And first prize in the oral competition went to Saskatoon Mason on Noise Levels in Obstetric Theatres. Well done to all poster submissions and oral presenters.

And that’s a wrap.. keep up to date with what’s going on with MCC at your own hospitals through local SMaCC representatives and through website. Lots of work ongoing with MCC follow up, we’ll keep you posted!!