Winter Symposium 2026
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.
**Book by 31 August 2026 to get your 10% Earlybird discount! Use code 'WINTER10' at checkout**
Join us for the 2026 Winter Symposium!
Our Clinical Content Leads warmly invite you to this year's Winter Symposium—a dynamic event designed to inspire, inform, and ignite discussion.
Whether you attend for one day or both, in person or online, you’ll experience a rich blend of thought-provoking lectures, lively debates, interactive sessions, poster presentations, and prestigious awards. This year’s hybrid format ensures accessibility and flexibility, no matter where you are.
- Engage with leading clinical minds
- Explore a wide range of topical issues
- Network with peers and experts
All sessions and conference materials will be available on demand for six months after the event—so you won’t miss a moment, even if your schedule is tight.
Don’t miss out—make plans now to be part of this essential event in the clinical calendar.
Please note that you are able to attend a mix of both in-person and online. To do this, please give us a call on 020 7092 1673 when bookings are open.
Pricing
Please note that if you would like to combine in-person and online attendance, then this can only be booked over the phone by calling the Events Team on 020 7092 1673.
Early bird 10% off
Book by 23:59 31 August 2026 and receive 10% off your booking!
Enter 'WINTER10' at checkout
Pricing detailed below to attend online:
Pricing detailed below to attend in person:
Poster competition
You are invited to submit a poster for presentation at Winter Symposium 2026, on 19 – 20 November. Winning entries will be selected to showcase their work to the audience in a quick-fire 5-minute session.
This year’s theme is “Audits/ Quality improvement projects in Enhanced recovery programmes”
Presentations should evidence demonstrable improvements in safety and quality of patient care.
Whether your project has enhanced communication, safety, satisfaction, or clinical outcomes, we want to see how your work has made a real difference to patients.
This is your opportunity to showcase Quality Improvement (QI) projects that place the patient experience and outcomes at the heart of care.
If you have worked on a project which falls into this category, please submit a poster for a chance to showcase your work and to win a £100 Gift voucher.
Eligibility
The competition is open to foundation medical students, trainees, non-trainees, SAS Doctors and consultant anaesthetists.
Prize: £100 Gift voucher
Three winning entries will be chosen to give a 10-minute quick-fire presentation on their poster to an audience of over 250 attending both online and in-person.
The top entry will be announced at the end of this quick-fire session. The top 3 entries will have free entry to the conference on the day of the presentation.
How to enter
- Submit a digital copy of your poster as an attachment to events@rcoa.ac.uk along with a signed copy of this form
- Please follow the poster preparation guidelines on page 2; failure to follow the guidelines could result in disqualification from the competition.
What happens next?
- The closing date for entries will be 23.59 Thursday 15 October 2026.
- A panel of RCoA judges will assess all submissions shortly after the closing date. Authors will be notified as soon as possible if they have been invited to display their poster at Winter Symposium 2026.
- All accepted posters will be invited to showcase their poster on the virtual platform.
- The three selected winners will be given a slot to present their poster during the live programme.
- Authors selected to present their poster will need to book a place at the event in order to display their poster.