Anaesthetic updates

Keep up to date with the latest developments in anaesthetic practice by attending this 3-day hybrid conference.

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Key details

Date: 11 to 13 June 2025 | 09:00-17:00

Location: Hybrid, London, Venue TBC

Availability: Places available

Clinical content lead(s): John Williams & Stuart Gold

CPD credits: 15

This event will provide you with a valuable opportunity to connect with speciality experts, discuss your experiences with peers, and gain new ideas that will improve your own practice, as well as maintain your competence and earn CPD points to aid revalidation. 

Discover new developments on the horizon from today’s thought leaders and learn how best to combat the growing issues you will face in your anaesthetic practice.

Topics for this event will be confirmed soon.

Feedback from our recent Anaesthetic Updates events:

'A really good range of CPD talks for someone like me who does a variety of general lists' 

'Essential for the general anaesthetist' 

'I really enjoyed the event. I attended all 3 days and they all had excellent topics and speakers' 

 

*Please note the programme is subject to change.

Wednesday 11 June 2025
09.20 - 09.50 Registration and refreshments
09.50 - 10.00 Welcome and introduction  
Session 1
10.00 - 10.25 Perioperative management of total hip athroplasty Dr Nav Bahal
10.25 - 10.50 Mandatory training of rare anaesthetic event Prof Will Harrop-Griffiths, Imperial, London
10.50 - 11.00 Q&A Session
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break
Session 2
11.30 - 11.55 Effects of fatigue and nighttime work on anaesthetists well-being and patient safety Prof Andrea Cortegiani, University of Palermo, Italy
11.55 - 12.20 TBC TBC
12.20 - 12.45 Equality and Diversity in Anaesthesia Dr Sekina Bakare, Imperial, London
12.45 - 13.00 Q&A Session
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
Session 3
14.00 - 14.25 How to deliver equitable prehabilitation before cancer surgery Prof Cliff Shelton, Wythenshaw Hospital, Manchester
14.25 - 14.50 Perioperative Quality Initiative (POQI) international consensus statement on perioperative arterial pressure management Prof Nick Fletcher, Cleveland Clinic London, London
14.50 - 15.15 TBC TBC
15.15 - 15.30 Q&A Session
15.30 - 15.55 Coffee break
Session 4
15.55 - 16.20 Legal implications of turning down patients for Surgery Dr Megan Smith
16.20 - 16.45 Working conditions during pregnancy: A survey of 3590 European anaesthesiologists and intensivists Dr Olivia Dow, GSTT Hospital, London
16.45 - 17.00 Q&A Session  
17.00 CLOSE

*Please note the programme is subject to change.

Thursday 12 June
08.30 - 09.00 Registration and refreshments
09.00 - 09.05 Introduction  
Session 1
09.05 - 09.30 Neurocognitive dysfunction following critical illness Dr Mark Andonovic, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
09.30 - 09.55 TBC TBC
09.55 - 10.20 TBC TBC
10.20 - 10.40 Q&A Session
10.40 - 11.10 Coffee break
Session 2
11.10 - 11.35 Geriatric Assessment and Optimisation for Vascular Patients – the Role of Perioperative Physicians. Dr Bridget Strasser, GSTT, London
11.35 - 12.00 Multimorbidity and postoperative mortality in patients undergoing major surgery Sivesh Kamarajah
12.00 - 12.25 Strategies for difficult spinal anaesthesia Prof Ki-Jinn Chin, Toronto Western Hospital, Canada
12.25 - 12.40 Q&A Session
12.40 - 13.40 Lunch
Session 3
13.40 - 14.05 Effect of time of day on outcomes in elective surgery Dr Annerixt Gribnau, Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands
14.05 - 14.30 Vasoactive therapy in shock Dr Abhishek Jha, London
14.30 - 14.40 Q&A Session
14.40 - 15.10 Coffee break
Session 4
15.10 - 15.35 Improving Timeliness to Emergency Laparotomy  Dr Carolyn Johnston, St Georges Hospital, London
15.35 - 16.00 TBC TBC
16.00 - 16.25 TBC TBC
16.25 - 16.40 Q&A Session
16.40 CLOSE

*Please note the programme is subject to change.

Friday 13 June 2025
08.25 - 08.55 Registration and refreshments
08.55 - 09.00 Introduction  
Session 1
09.00 - 09.25 Update on unrecognised oesophageal intubation Prof Tim Cook, RUH, Bath
09.25 - 09.50 Preoxygenation strategies in anaesthesia and intensive care Prof Kariem El-Boghdadly
09.50 - 10.00 Q&A Session
10.00 - 10.30 Coffee break
Session 2
10.30 - 10.55 Sedation for Critical Limb Ischaemia Dr Nazia Khan, SAR, London
10.55 - 11.20 TBC TBC
11.20 - 11.45 TBC TBC
11.45 - 12.00 Q&A Session
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
Session 3
13.00 - 13.25 TBC TBC
13.25 - 13.50 TBC TBC
13.50 - 14.15  Ergonomics in the anaesthetic workplace Dr Paul Greig, GSTT, London
14.15 - 14.30 Q&A Session
14.30 - 15.00 Coffee break
Session 4
15.00 - 15.25 The role of Protocolised Care Pathways in Modern Medicine Dr Ed Rintoul, East and North Hertforshire, Hertforshire
15.25 - 15.50 TBC TBC
15.50 - 16.15 TBC TBC
16.15 - 16.30 Q&A Session
16.30 CLOSING REMARKS

Pricing

Pricing detailed below to attend in person.

in-person pricing

Pricing detailed below to attend online.

online pricing

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.

We are offering a fee for Low Middle Income Countries for online attendance, the cost will be £15 per day. Please email events@rcoa.ac.uk to check your eligibility.

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