Anaesthetic updates
Keep up to date with the latest developments in anaesthetic practice by attending this 3-day hybrid conference.
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 | ||
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| 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.
Pricing detailed below to attend online.
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.