Winter Symposium 2024

Attend our two-day annual winter symposium to connect with experts in anaesthesia and enjoy a lively mix of lectures, debates and awards - join us in London or online.

19 days left

Key details

Date: 21 to 22 November 2024 | Day one: 09:00 - 17:05 | Day two: 09:15 - 17:15 (TBC)

Location: London, RCoA and Online

Availability: Places available

Clinical content lead(s): Dr Sri Gummaraju and Dr Felicity Plaat

CPD credits: 10 anticipated

*Please note that for in-person attendance is now fully booked for both days.

Dr Sri Gummaraju and Dr Felicity Plaat, the Clinical Content Leads for this year’s symposium, eagerly anticipate your presence at our Winter Symposium. Prepare to engage in enriching discussions, expand your perspectives, and delve into a diverse array of clinical topics.

Be part of the 2024 Winter Symposium, whether for a single day or both. This year's symposium will take on a hybrid format, with its usual lively mix of lectures, debates, posters, awards and interactive sessions.

Topics include:

  • Management of morbidly obese patients
  • Medico-legal
  • Advances in Bariatric Surgery
  • Quick-fire in clinical updates
  • The poster competition

All conference materials and lectures will be available on demand to delegates after the event for 6 months.

Please note that you are able to attend a mix of both in-person and online. If this is something you'd like to book, please give us a call on 020 7092 1673.

How to get there

Royal College of Anaesthetists

Churchill House

35 Red Lion Square

Holborn

London

WC1R 4SG

*Please note the programme is subject to changes.

Thursday 21 November 2024
08.30 - 09.00 Registration, refreshments & network checks
09.00 - 09.05 Welcome and opening remarks Dr Claire Shannon, President, RCoA
09.05 - 09.45 Keynote Lecture: The nutritionist answer to the Obesity Epidemic
TBC
Session 1
09.45 - 10.05 Pathophysiology and management of Obesity Metabolic Syndrome TBC
10.05 - 10.25 The Morbidly Obese parturient Dr Felicity Plaat, London
10.25 - 10.35 Q&A Session
10.35 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 11.30 Shortlisted posters - rapid-fire talks
The top three poster entrants have 10 minutes to present their work
11.30 - 12.00

Dudley Buxton Prize
Presented to Bernie Liban
Citation written and read by William Harrop Griffiths

College Medal
Presented to Neil McGuire
Citation written and read by Prof Jaideep Pandit

College Medal
Presented to William Harrop Griffiths
Citation written and read by TBC

12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 13.15 Fellow ad eundem
Session 2
13.15 - 13.35 Managing critically ill morbidly obese patients TBC
13.35 - 13.55 Management of morbidly obese patients for Ambulatory Surgery Dr Mike Swarts, Devon
13.55 - 14.10 Q&A Session
Session 3: Recent advances in the Bariatric Surgery
14.10 - 14.40 Debate: Should bariatric surgery be undertaken in only specialised centres?

Dr Helgi Johannsson

TBC

14.40 - 15.00 Q&A Session
15.00 - 15.05 Poster Winner Announcement
15.05 - 15.35 Coffee Break
Session 4: Organ Transplants
15.35 - 15.55 Legal and ethical issues around organ transplantation Dr Ian Thomas, Bristol
15.55 - 16.25 Anaesthesia for major organ transplant surgery TBC
16.25 - 16.40 Q&A Session
16.40 CLOSE

 

*Please note the programme is subject to changes.

Friday 22 November 2024
08.45 - 09.15 Registration, refreshments & network checks
09.15 - 09.20 Welcome

Dr Felicity Plaat, Council Member, RCoA

Dr Sri Gummaraju, Council Member, RCoA

Session 1: Medico-legal
09.20 - 09.40 Major claims related to Anaesthesia TBC
09.40 - 10.00 How may anaesthetists avoid litigation?

Sevim Ahmed

10.00 - 10.20 Support to anaesthetists when complained against TBC
10.20 - 10.40 Q&A Session
10.40 - 11.10 Coffee Break
Session 2: Looking ahead
11.10 - 11.25 SALG Dr Felicity Plaat, Co-chair SALG, London
11.25 - 11.40 SNAP3 Dr Claire Swarbrick
11.40 - 11.55 CPOC Prof Daniel Conway
11.55 - 12.10 CR&I Prof Andrew Smith
12.10 - 12.30 Q&A Session
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
Session 3: Macintosh Professor Lecture
13.30 - 14.20

Macintosh Professor Lecture:
"From data to insights via analytics - getting ready for the future of artificial intelligence in and around the ICU"

Delivered by Ari Ercole
Citation written and read by TBC

14.20 - 14.50 Coffee Break
Session 4
14.50 - 15.10 Challenges posed by patients with autism and learning difficulties Prof Andrew Smith
15.10 - 15.30 Transition from an ICU nurse to ICM trainee Dr Tamsin Lane
15.30 - 15.50 Best publication in Anaesthesia, Pain and Critical Care during 2024 Dr Matt Wiles
15.50 - 16.20 Q&A Session
16.20 Closing words

 

Pricing

Early bird discount, receive 10% discount until 31 August 2024
Enter code 'EARLY10' at checkout

Winter Symposium 2024 - pricing inperson
Winter Symposium 2024 - pricing online

 

 

Hybrid Events

If you would like to attend via a mix of in person and online for this event please call the Events Team on 020 7092 1673 and they can assist you with your booking and take your payment over the phone once bookings have opened.

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 above. 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.

To view the Event terms and conditions please click here.

Poster competition

Submission deadline: Monday 21 October 2024

You are invited to submit a poster for the 2024 Winter Symposium. Winning entries will have the opportunity to showcase their work to the audience in a 10-minute presentation. 

The top entry will be announced at the end of the poster presentation session. The winner will receive gift voucher of their choice to the value of £50. The first runner up will receive a £25 amazon voucher, and the second runner up will receive a £10 amazon voucher.

All shortlisted entries will be invited to present their work as an e-poster which will be displayed on the website throughout the two-day conference.  You will also receive a certificate stating that your work has been displayed at a national conference.

This year’s topic is “Audits and initiatives to avoid cancellation on the day of surgery". 

The competition is open to foundation doctors, medical students, trainees, non-trainees and consultant anaesthetists.

Full information, criteria, and submission details can be found here.

Please submit a copy of your poster as an attachment to events@rcoa.ac.uk along with a signed copy of the form in the document linked above. Please ensure you follow the poster preparation guidelines on page 2, as failure to do so could result in your entry being disqualified from the competition.

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.

Holiday Inn London - Bloomsbury

Coram Street

London

WC1N 1HT