Perioperative medicine (POM) is a multidisciplinary specialty optimising care of high-risk surgical patients. There is a paucity of free and locally accessible POM education despite POM being an established core part of training curricula.

TRIPOM (Trainees with an Interest in Perioperative Medicine) is a voluntary multidisciplinary educational collaborative group providing free access to educational materials and events in POM. In 2018, TRIPOM launched a mobile perioperative conference,‘The Perioperative Medicine Roadshow’, aiming to deliver face to face education for free.

Five roadshow events have been delivered in Swansea, Brighton, Stoke, Oxford and Bristol to date. National core stakeholders in POM have been involved in planning and delivering sessions, and through central leadership with coordination involving these national bodies, along with delegation of local tasks to regional teams with excellent buy in, we have found a satellite model of team management has led to effective planning and leadership from the central team.

A total of 378 healthcare workers have attended 5 events with medical doctors, surgeons, anaesthetists and MDT members represented. Global feedback on quality of education gave a mean score of 4.41 out of 5, with 91.8% responding that the event would improve and change their clinical practice. Live streaming online is now being used to facilitate larger audiences.

Remotely organising events has been challenging and has needed excellent communication with a clear point of contact for local teams. Use of a set event task proforma and a clear local lead has improved facilitation. Validating the course content via endorsement of Continual Professional Development points has been of benefit. Through meticulous planning, strong leadership and buy in from all parties involved, we have succeeded in leading a sustained and high quality intervention to the identified issue.