Anaesthetic updates

Our three-day hybrid conference will help you stay informed when it comes to the key issues surrounding best anaesthetic practice.

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Key details

Date: 5 to 7 February 2025 09:00-17:00

Location: Hybrid, RCoA, Hybrid

Availability: Places available

Clinical content lead(s): Pierre Foex and Claire Scanlon

CPD credits: 15 anticipated

Stay ahead of the curve and join us for three days of new ideas in anaesthesia, critical care and pain management. Discover new developments on the horizon from today’s expert specialists and learn how best to combat the growing issues you will face in your anaesthetic practice.

Join us in February to connect with your peers, question the specialty experts, and bring back new ideas that will improve your own practice.

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' 

 

09:00-09:50 Registration  
09:50-10:00 Welcome and Introduction Professor Pierre Foex, Oxford
  Session 1: Ventilation  
10:00-10:25 Oxygen: Friend or Foe Dr Andy Lumb, 
10:25-10:50 eFONAr Dr Parineeta Ghosh
10:50-11:15 Difficult airway tbc
11:15-11:35 Discussion and Q&A  
11:35-11:50 Break  
  Session 2: Pain Relief  
11:50-12:15 FPM Guidance 2024: De-escalation of Opioids Dr Sailesh Mishra
12:15-12:40 Pain Management Dr Athmaja R Thottungal
12:40-13:00 Discussion and Q&A  
13:00-14:00 Lunch  
  Session 3: BJA Session Chair: Professor Hugh Hemmings
14:00-14:25 What is Optimal Intraoperative Blood Pressure? Dr Bernd Saugel
14:25-14:50 Postoperative Hypotension and Ward Monitoring: Are we missing something? Dr Ashish K. Khanna
14:50-15:00 Discussion and QP&A  
15:00-15:15 Break  
  Session 4: Regional Anaesthesia  
15:15-15:40 Regional anaesthesia for trauma patients Dr Nav Batal
15:40-16:05 General vs spinal anaesthesia and other interventions that may improve outcome Dr Nick Freeman
16:05-16:30 Litigation for nerve injuries tbc
16:30-16:50 Discussion and Q&A  
16:50 Close  

 

*this programme is subject to change.

08:00-08:55 Registration               
08:55-09:00 Introduction Dr Claire Scanlon
  Session 1: The drugs we use or can use  
09:00-09:25 TIVA update including Eleveld tbc
09:25-09:50

Remimazolam

Dr David Green
09:50-10:15 Volatile Sedation in ICU Dr Alejandros Barrios
10:15-10:35 Discussion and Q&A  
10:35-11:00 Break  
  Session 2: Some challenges  
11:00-11:15 Age and surgical outcome Dr Chris Snowden
11:15-11:45 Hypertension in the frail patient Dr Anita Banerjee
11:45-12:15 The patient with an artificial heart Dr Claire Scanlon
12:15-12:35 Discussion and Q&A  
12:35-13:30 Lunch  
  Session 3: Communications Chair: Dr Luke Flower
13:30-15:55 The Experience of a Transgender Doctor Dr Kamilla Kamaruddin
13:55-14:20 The perioperative management of transgender patients Dr Stuart Edwardson
14:20-14:45 Session to be confirmed tbc
14:45-15:05 Discussion and Q&A  
15:05-15:30 Break  
  Session 4: Abdominal surgery: common and uncommon  
15:30-15:55 Microbiome Medics Dr Sheena Fraser and Dr Siobhan McCormick
15:55-16:20 The patient with carcinoid Dr Sam Denham
16:20-16:45 Aneurysm of the abdominal aorta Dr Ronelle Moulton 
16:45-17:05 Discussion and Q&A  
17:05 Close  

 

*this programme is subject to change.

08:00-08:55 Registration Professor Pierre Foes
08:55-19:00 Introduction  
  Session 1: Medical conditions: their implications  
09:00-09:25 The patient with pulmonary hypertension on your list tbc
09:25-09:50 Patient with renal failure Dr Nicoletta Fossati
09:50-10:15 Anaesthesia for patients with liver disease Dr Asif Arshad
10:15-10:30 Discussion and Q&A  
10.30-10.40

Dudley Buxton Award     

Presented to Dr Soundararajan Jagan Jagdish

President RCoA

Citation: Dr Maria Rollin

10:40-11:00 Break  
  Session 2: Safety of practice  
11:00-11:25 Paediatric anaesthesia for non-specialist Dr Chandrika Sathasivam
11:25-11:50 Perioperative anaphylaxis - an investigational challenge Dr Siraj Misbah
11:50-12:15 Enhanced perioperative care for the high risk patient tbc
12:15-12:35 Discussion and Q&A  
12:35-13:30 Lunch  
  Session 3: Matters of the heart  
13:30-13:55 Concerns about arrhythmias Dr Matthew Ginks
13:55-14:20 Hypertension in the Frail Patient Dr Simon Howell
14:20-14:45 Patients with Implanted Devices tbc
14:45-15:05 Cardiac biomarkers: universally needed? Professor Pierre Foex
15:05-15:15 Discussion and Q&A  
15:15 Close  

 

*this programme is subject to change.

Pricing

Pricing detailed below to attend in person.

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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.

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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.