Anaesthesia Research 2024
Please join us in London in November, as we bring together many organising groups to highlight anaesthetic research from the past year.
Anaesthesia Research 2024 is now fully booked. If you would like to be added to the waiting list please click the 'waiting list' button above or right and complete the online form.
*Please note: this event will take place in-person ONLY*
Join us for this year's Anaesthesia Research conference, taking place at the RCoA in London, where we will join together with the following groups to highlight anaesthetic research from the past year.
- Royal College of Anaesthetists Centre for Research & Improvement (RCoA CR&I)
- National Institute for Academic Anaesthesia (NIAA)
- Anaesthetic Research Society (ARS)
- Anaesthesia
- Association of Anaesthetists
- British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA)
- Research & Audit Federation of Trainees (RAFT)
Event Feedback from Anaesthesia 2023:
- "Fascinating talks, brilliantly curated."
- "Great experience. Good opportunity for networking."
- "Best meeting I have attended this year!"
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09:00-09:50 |
REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS | |
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09:50-10:00 |
Welcome and introduction | |
| Session 1: | Association of Anaesthetists & Anaesthesia | |
| 10:00-10:15 | Challenges of recruiting minority groups in research | Dr Ella Quintela |
| 10:15-10:30 | Big group collaborative research | Dr Sivesh Kamarajah |
| 10:30-10:45 |
Health inequalities and prehabilitation: early findings from the PARITY Study |
Dr Cliff Shelton and Dr Sophie Stanley |
| 10:45-11:00 | Q&A | |
| Session 2: | Research and Audit Federation of Trainees (RAFT) | |
| 11:00-11:15 | The Peri-operative Replacement of Exogenous Steroids (PREdS): National audit of current peri-operative prescribing for patients taking therapeutic steroids | Dr Oliver Barker |
| 11:15-11:30 | The structural and organisational impacts of perioperative enhanced care services in the UK: A Retrospective Evaluation of Post-operative Alternatives to Critical Care (REPACC) | Dr Christopher Oddy |
| 11:30-11:40 | Q&A | |
| 11:40-12:00 | BREAK AND REFRESHMENTS | |
| Session 3: | Royal College of Anaesthetists Centre for Research and Improvement (RCoA CR&I) | |
| 12:00-12:20 | Pain during caesarean delivery | Dr James O'Carroll |
| 12:20-12:40 | Perioperative glucose management | Dr Mandeep Phull |
| 12:40-13:00 |
FitForHeartOp: The development and evaluation of two Prehab interventions for patients undergoing elective and urgent heart surgery |
Dr Maria Pufulete |
| 13:00-13:30 |
PLENARY LECTURE: Supported by British Journal of Anaesthesia My research journey in pain |
Professor Lesley Colvin |
| 13:30-13:40 | Q&A | |
| 13:40-14:30 | LUNCH | |
| Session 4: | Joint Anaesthesia Research Society (ARS) & RCoA Centre for Research and Improvement (RCoA CR&I) | |
| 14:30-14:45 |
An RCT investigating the learning curves of anaesthetists performing hologram guided thoracic epidural insertion on the Thiel soft embalmed cadaver |
Professor Graeme McLeod |
| 14:45-15:00 |
Trends in admission rate and management of patients with alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) in Scottish ICUs |
Ms Alaina Shariff |
| 15:00-15:20 | The long-term outcomes of lidocaine infusions for persistent post-operative pain in patients undergoing breast surgery (LOLIPOP) | Professor Mark Edwards |
| 15:20-15:40 | Perioperative oxygen | Dr Andrew Cumpstey |
| 15:40-16:00 | BREAK AND REFRESHMENTS | |
| Session 5: | Joint Anaesthesia Research Society (ARS) & RCoA Centre for Research and Improvement (RCoA CR&I) | |
| 16:00-16:20 |
BREAKING TRIAL 1 A placebo controlled randomised trial of intravenous lidocaine in accelerating gastronintestinal recovery after colorectal surgery (ALLEGRO) |
Mr Hugh Paterson |
| 16:20-16:45 | Editorial Comment - ALLEGRO | Professor Thomas Pinkney |
| 16:45-17:00 |
Research Awards and Outputs by the National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia (NIAA): a 5-Year Analysis |
Dr Naomi Watson |
| 17:00-17:30 |
PLENARY LECTURE Designing and delivering Platform trials in the perioperative setting – the ROSSINI 2 and ROSSINI-Platform experience |
Professor Thomas Pinkney |
| 17:30-17:50 | Q&A | |
| 17:50 | End of day remarks | |
| 17:50-19:00 | Drinks reception |
*Programme subject to change*
| 08:00-09:00 | REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS | |
| 09:00-09:05 | Opening remarks | |
| Session 6: | NIAA Research Award | |
| 09:05-09:10 | NIAA Research Award session introduction | Professor Fang Gao |
| 09:10-09:30 | The use of echocardiography in the management of shock in critical care: a prospective, multi-centre, observational study and survey of the UK and Crown Dependencies | Dr Luke Flower |
| 09:30 09:50 | Metabolic priming by inhalational anaesthetics promotes metastasis | Dr Nicholas Perry |
| 09.50-10.10 | A prospective translational study examining extracellular vesicles as crucial mediators of postoperative pulmonary complications induced by mechanical ventilation | Dr Jonny Stephens |
| 10:10-10:30 | BREAK AND REFRESHMENTS | |
| Session 7: | Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Conducting research with an equity lens in the UK | Dr Rebecca West |
| 11:00-11:10 | Open Panel Discussion / Q&A | |
| Session 8: | Breaking Trials | |
| 11:10-11:30 |
BREAKING TRIAL 2 Gabapentin for post-surgery pain (The Gap Study) |
Dr Ben Gibbison |
| 11:30-11:40 | Editorial Comment - The GAP Trial | Professor Lesley Colvin |
| 11:40-12:00 |
BREAKING TRIAL 3 Thoracic Epidural Versus Paravertebral Blockage in reducing Chronic Post Thoracotomy Pain (TOPIC-2) |
Professor Fang Gao |
| 12:00-12:10 | Editorial Trial B | Speaker to be confirmed |
| 12:10-13:00 | LUNCH | |
| Session 9: | Joint Anaesthesia Research Society (ARS) & RCoA Centre for Research and Improvement (RCoA CR&I) | |
| 13:00-13:15 |
Histone and MHGBI released by cancer cells contribute to the astrocyte activation in vitro |
Dr Yiwen Zhang |
| 13.15-13.30 |
Pre-operative inflammatory subphenotypes predict postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective major surgery; a secondary analysis of the Prevention-HARP2 trial. |
Dr Adam Glass |
| 13:30-13:45 |
Characterising multimorbidity in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a study of 1.6 million patients in the US |
Dr Daniel James Drayton |
| 13:45-14:05 | AIRWAYS-3: Randomised trial of a supraglottic airway device versus tracheal intubation during in-hospital cardiac arrest | Professor Jonathan Benger |
| 14:05-14:20 | BREAK AND REFRESHMENTS | |
| Session 10: | RCOA Centre for Research and Improvement (RCoA CR&I) | |
| 14:20-14:40 | Analgesia for Elective Laparotomy | Dr Caroline Thomas & Dr Rhona Sinclair |
| 14:40-15-00 | Nerve Block for Chronic Pain After Knee replacement Surgery: the BaCPAKS trial | Dr Ciro Morgese |
| 15:00-15:30 |
PLENARY LECTURE Unravelling the Puzzle of Perioperative - Myocardial Injury |
Professor Michelle Chew |
| 15:30-15:40 | Q&A | |
| 15:40-16:00 | Award presentations and closing remarks | |
| 16:00 | End of Conference |
*Programme subject to change*
Pricing
If your current grade does not appear in the list above please see the below rates.
HSRC Fellow
One Day = £135
Two Days = £230
Non Clinical Scientist/Academic
One Day = £45
Two Days = £80
Nurse
One Day = £45
Two Days = £80
QuARC
One Day = £125
Two Days = £205
Pricing Terms and Conditions
Payment must be made at the time of booking unless otherwise stated. The RCoA, FICM and FPM are unable to hold places on events without payment. Credit or debit card payments must be made online via our card payment handler Stripe, or by phone. We do not accept purchase orders or raise invoices for places on our events.
Discounts are available for some membership types at the rates stated below. You must be eligible for the discount both at the time of the booking and at the time of the event itself. We may ask for proof of your member status at any point. If you are unable to prove your entitlement to the discount we may charge you the full event rate, or invite you to update your membership status accordingly. In such a situation we may withhold access to the event until your updated payment clears, or your new membership status is confirmed.
Accommodation
The RCoA have agreed a preferential rate with the Holiday Inn, Bloomsbury. If you would like to book using the RCoA rate click the link below where you will be able to select the hotel and dates required.
Please note: the rate per night may be increased by the hotel based on demand so we suggest booking as early as possible. Free cancellation is available up to 24 hours prior to check in. The terms and conditions are available to view on the hotel booking pages.
The RCoA accepts no responsibility for your booking or stay with the hotel. Any queries should be directed to the Hotel.
Holiday Inn, Bloomsbury - CLICK HERE to access the booking platform.
Awards & Abstracts
NIAA Research Award
The NIAA is pleased to re-open our Research Award for researchers/investigators that have completed a 'body of work', which will be open for applications until Friday 18 October 2024.
Applications will be reviewed by a panel of judges convened by the NIAA, and should be submitted as a summary of the applicant's research project/'body of work'. The judges will select a shortlist of applicants who will be invited to deliver a 10-minute presentation of their work in London as part of the Anaesthesia Research 2024 conference which takes place 28-29 November 2024.
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Shortlisted applicants must be available to attend the NIAA Research Award presentation session of Anaesthesia Research 2024 in London on 29 November 2024.
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The overall winner will be selected by the judges and announced at the end of Day 2 of Anaesthesia Research on 29 November 2024.
To find out more and to apply visit the NIAA Website by clicking here.
ARS Abstract Submission
Abstract submission is now open for Anaesthesia Research!!
The Anaesthetic Research Society invites abstract submissions that cover the following topics:
- Anaesthesia and its related disciplines (namely critical care, peri-operative medicine & pain medicine) and subspecialties
- Clinical and laboratory research
- Robust Quality Improvement projects
Submissions are welcome from clinicians and academics, and from consultants, trainees and medical students. Submissions from trainee networks are particularly welcomed and encouraged. Clinical Scientists, Nurses and Allied Healthcare Professionals are also very welcome to submit abstracts.
After scoring, the top 7 abstracts will be awarded an oral presentation as part of the meeting programme and (if not previously published) will be eligible for publication in the British Journal of Anaesthesia.
Abstracts can be submitted here: Submit an Abstract · Anaesthetic Research Society (ars.ac.uk)
The deadline for abstract submission is Monday 30th September.
(You will need to set up a free login to access abstract submission. Please take note of the 'additional abstract resource').
