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, etc.venues Fenchurch Street, London

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 include:

  • Ethics and Law
  • Perioperative medicine and surgical outcomes
  • Workforce Well-being and Professional Challenges
  • Long-term patient recovery and complications
     

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' 

 

etc.venues Fenchurch Street

*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, Buckinghamshire
10.25 - 10.50 Mandatory training of rare anaesthetic event Prof Will Harrop-Griffiths, 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, Italy
11.55 - 12.20 The use of ketamine sedation in ICU Dr Nicholas Richards, Leeds
12.20 - 12.45 Equality and Diversity in Anaesthesia Dr Sekina Bakare, 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, Manchester
Dr Charlotte Fletcher, Lancashire
14.25 - 14.50 Perioperative Quality Initiative (POQI) international consensus statement on perioperative arterial pressure management Prof Nick Fletcher, London
14.50 - 15.15 Assisted dying Dr Helgi Johansson, London
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, London
16.20 - 16.45 Working conditions during pregnancy: A survey of 3590 European anaesthesiologists and intensivists Dr Olivia Dow, 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, Glasgow
09.30 - 09.55 Early Screening in Perioperative Care Dr Ramai Santhiparala, London
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, London
11.35 - 12.00 TBC TBC
12.00 - 12.25 Update on perioperative management of diabetic patients Dr Dan Stubbs, Cambridge
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, 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, London
15.35 - 16.00 Strategies for difficult spinal anaesthesia Prof Ki-Jinn Chin, Canada
16.00 - 16.25 Erector Spinae Plane block, the new standard in management of rib fracture? Dr Aleksandra Kriks, Aylesbury
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, Bath
09.25 - 09.50 Preoxygenation strategies Prof Kariem El-Boghdadly, London
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, London
10.55 - 11.20 Perioperative Myocardial Injury Dr Cara Hughes, New Zealand
11.20 - 11.45 Hypertensive emergencies in the perioperative setting Dr Eryl Davies, Wythenshaw
11.45 - 12.00 Q&A Session
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
Session 3
13.00 - 13.25 Perioperative cardiac arrest in children as reported to the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists Prof Jasmeet Soar, Bristol
13.25 - 13.50 Management of placental abruption Dr Sonali Thakrar, London
13.50 - 14.15  Ergonomics in the anaesthetic workplace Dr Paul Greig, 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, Hertforshire
15.25 - 15.50 Re-exploration following caesarean birth Dr Bhatia Kailash, Manchester
15.50 - 16.05 Q&A Session
16.05 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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