Anaesthesia 2024: Innovation
Anaesthesia 2024 flagship conference will take place in Glasgow in May 2024 for three days of what promises to be a bigger, better, must-attend event for the specialty. There is also an option for those that prefer to join us online.
Anaesthesia 2024 flagship conference will take place in Glasgow and online in May 2024 for three days of what promises, to be a bigger, must-attend event for the specialty. Now in its sixth year Anaesthesia 2024 promises to be another outstanding year.
With a packed programme, covering a diverse range of subjects, this conference is suitable for anaesthetists from all backgrounds and at all stages of their careers. Anaesthesia 2024 will offer the chance to learn from experts and network with your peers.
What you can expect:
- Stay informed with lectures on best practice and future developments
- Get up-to-date via quick-fire specialist updates for generalists
- Tailor your day with breakout sessions
- Have your say using our interactive Q&A platform
- Industry exhibition
- Fulfil your professional CPD requirements (15 points awarded)
Please note programme subject to change.
Day 1: Tuesday 21 May 2024 | ||
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09:00-09:40 | Registration and Refreshments | |
09:35-09:40 | Online platform registration and technical checks | |
09:40-09:45 | Introduction and housekeeping | Dr Claire Mallinson, Consultant Anaesthetist |
09:45-10:00 | Welcome and President Update | Dr Fiona Donald, RCoA President |
10:00-10:30 | Keynote Lecture | Professor Jason Leitch, National Clinical Director of Healthcare and Improvement, Scotland |
Session 1: | Quick Fire | |
10:30-10:50 | GPAS Guidance Update | Dr Maria Paz Sebastian Lopez, Consultant Anaesthetist, London |
10:50-11:10 |
GLP-1 Agonists |
Professor Kariem El-Boghdadly, Consultant Anaesthetist, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and Cleveland Clinic London |
11:10-11:30 | ACSA - 10 years and counting | Dr Jon Chambers, Consultant Anaesthetist |
11:30-11:50 | CPOC | Dr Dave Selwyn, Medical Director at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
11:50-12:15 | Q&A and Discussion | |
12:15-13:15 | Lunch and Networking | |
12:30-13:00 | Let's Talk - Lunchtime workshop | RCoA Membership Team |
Session 2: | Trauma | |
13:15-13:40 | Lessons from remote & rural critical care in Scotland | Dr Niall McMahon, Consultant in Emergency Medicine & pre-hospital & retrieval medicine, Glasgow |
13:40-14:05 | Regional anaesthesia for chest wall trauma | Dr Robert Hart, Consultant Anaesthetist, Scotland |
14:05-14:30 | Scottish Trauma Network | Dr Tim Hooper, Consultant Anaesthetist Raigmore Hospital, Inverness |
14:30-14:50 | Q&A and Discussion | |
14:50-14:55 | Lord Provost speech | |
14:50-15:20 | Break and Refreshments | Hosted by the Lord Provost and Glasgow City Council |
Session 3: | British Journal of Anaesthesia | Chair: Professor Phil Hopkins |
15:20-15:45 | Innovations in regional anaesthesia | Professor Tiffany Tedore, Associate Professor or Anesthesiology, New York |
15:45-16:10 | Innovations in acute pain | Professor Patrice Forget, Clinical Chair in Anaesthesia, Aberdeen |
16:10-16:25 | Q&A and Discussion | |
16:25-16:55 | Keynote Lecture: Communicating risk to patients | Ms Maricarmen Climént, Sense about Science & Ms Leila Finikarides, Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication, Cambridge |
16:55-17:00 | Q&A and Closing Remarks |
Please note programme subject to change. Workshops are available to book at time of booking. No need to book workshops if attending online. Some workshops will have a limited capacity.
**Plan A Blocks Workshops are fully booked** Please email events@rcoa.ac.uk to be added to the waiting list.
Day 2: Wednesday 22 May 2024 | ||
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08:30-09:00 | Registration and Refreshments | |
08:55-09:00 | Online platform registration and technical checks | |
09:00-09:05 | Opening remarks | Dr Toni Brunning, Consultant Anaesthetist, Birmingham |
09:05-09:35 | Keynote Lecture: Leadership | Professor Gerry McGivern, Professor in Public Services Management & Organisation |
09:35-11:05 |
Parallel Breakout Workshop Regional Anaesthesia - Plan A Blocks This workshop will run parallel with the morning lectures. Available in person only. Places limited. Also runs in Session 6. |
RA UK - Dr Nat Haslam, Consultant, Sunderland - Dr Simeon West, Consultant Anaesthetist, London - Dr Tim Egan, Consultant Anaesthetist - Dr Kathryn Hill - Dr Susie Farrell - Dr Sonya McKinlay - Dr Iain Thomson - Dr Fiona Watson |
Session 4: | Innovation | |
09:35-10:00 |
Transoral robotic surgery and anaesthesia - surgical perspective |
Ms Jenny Montgomery, Consultant ENT Surgeon, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
10:00-10:25 | Heart transplants | Dr Philip McCall, Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Glasgow |
10:25-10:50 | Interventional cancer pain service | Dr Jonathan McGhie & Dr Peter Paisley, Consultant Anaesthetist, Glasgow |
10:50-11:10 | Q&A and Discussion | |
11:10-11:40 | Break and Refreshments | |
Session 5: | Obstetrics | |
11:40-12:05 | Placenta Accreta Spectrum: translatable lessons in major haemorrhage | Dr Malcolm Broom, Consultant Anaesthetist, Glasgow |
12:05-12:30 | What's new in obstetric anaesthesia? | Dr Rachel Kearns, Consultant Anaesthetist, Glasgow |
12:30-12:45 | Q&A and Discussion | |
12:45-13:45 | Lunch and Networking | |
Session 6: | Breakout workshop sessions | |
13:45-14:30 | The workshops will run for 45 minutes and be repeated twice. Delegates can choose which they wish to attend. Some will be practical and not available for online attendance. | Booking only required if attending in person. If attending online you can choose on the day. |
Workshop 1 |
Quality Improvement Available online and in person. |
Dr Carolyn Johnston, Consultant Anaesthetist, London- Dr Lesley Jordan, Consultant Anaesthetist, Bath - Dr Ronan Hanratty, CR&I QI Fellow |
Workshop 2 |
Regional Anaesthesia - Plan A Blocks Available in person only. If you select this workshop please note you can not attend another workshop. Some other workshops will be available to view On Demand post event. |
RA UK Dr Nat Haslam, Consultant, Sunderland - Dr Simeon West, Consultant Anaesthetist, London - Dr Tim Egan, Consultant Anaesthetist - Dr Kathryn Hill - Dr Susie Farrell - Dr Sonya McKinlay - Dr Iain Thomson - Dr Fiona Watson |
Workshop 3 |
CESR Available online and in person. |
Dr Ros Bacon, Consultant Anaesthetist, London - Dr Sarah Thornton, Consultant Anaesthetist, Bolton - Dr Ashwini Keshkamat, Consultant Anaesthetist, Dartford - Dr Philippa Borra, Lead Clinician LiPA CESR programme, London - Dr Chandana Rao |
Workshop 4 |
Returning to work after a long career break Available in person only. |
Dr Claire Bridgestock, Consultant Anaesthetist & Pain Management, Glasgow & Dr Eleanor Morris, Clinical Fellow- Anaesthetics, Fife |
Workshop 5 |
Pick of the Posters Available online and in person. |
Professor Jonathan Thompson, Consultant Anaesthetist, Leicester - Dr Felicity Plaat, Consultant Anaesthetist, London |
Workshop 6 |
Environmental / Sustainability Available online and in person |
Dr Helgi Johannsson, Consultant Anaesthetist, London - Dr Paul Southall, Consultant Anaesthetist, Worcestershire & Dr Lucy Brooks, Anaesthetist Specialty Trainee (ST4) |
14:30-14:40 | Travel time to second workshop | |
14:40-15:25 | Second breakout session (options as above) | |
15:25-15:50 | Break and Refreshments | |
Session 7: | Innovation in Education and Human Factors | |
15:50-16:15 | A simulation curriculum for anaesthesia - where/what/how? | Dr Ed Mellanby, Consultant Anaesthetist & Sim Lead, Edinburgh - Dr Steffan Glaze, RCoA Simulation Fellow |
16:15-16:40 | International Aid Collaborations - Anaesthesia in Ghana | Dr Adam Capek, Consultant Anaesthetist, Glasgow |
16:40-16:55 | Q&A and Discussion | |
16:55-17:25 | Keynote Lecture - MDDUS | Mr Chris Kenny, MDDUS, Chief Executive |
17:25-17:30 | Q&A and Discussion and closing remarks | |
17:30-18:30 | Drinks reception and networking | Sponsored by MDDUS |
Please note programme subject to change.
Day 3: Thursday 23 May 2024 | ||
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08:30-09:00 | Registration and Refreshments | |
08:55-09:00 | Online platform registration and technical checks | |
09:00-09:05 | Opening remarks | Dr Angela Jenkins, Consultant Anaesthetist, Glasgow |
09:05-09:35 | Keynote Lecture: Patient Perspective | Mr John Nicolson, MP for Ochil and South Perthshire |
Session 8: | Healthcare Design | |
09:35-10:00 | Design in Healthcare | Dr Alyson Walker, Consultant Anaesthetist, Glasgow |
10:00-10:25 | Realistic medicine in Scotland | Dr Malcolm Watson, Consultant Anaesthetist, NHS GGC |
10:25-10:40 | Q&A and Discussion | |
10:40-11:10 | Break and Refreshments | |
Session 9: | RCoA Center for Research & Improvement (CR&I) | |
11:10-11:25 | IMPRoVEing perioperative right ventricular dysfunction | Professor Ben Shelley, Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Glasgow |
11:25-11:40 | Metabolomics and sepsis | Professor Malcolm Sim, Consultant Anaesthetist, Glasgow |
11:40-12:00 | Allergy De-labeling work | Dr Louise Savic, Consultant Anaesthetist, Leeds |
12:00-12:30 | Macintosh Lecture: Rethinking Severe Pneumonia in the ICU: diagnostic and therapeutic advances | Dr Andrew Conway Morris, Hon Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Cambridge |
12:30-12:50 | Q&A and Discussion | |
12:50-13:25 |
Poster competition 5 x5 minute presentations |
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13:25-14:25 | Lunch and Networking | |
Session 10: | AI | |
14:25-14:50 |
Generative AI in Anaesthesia |
Dr Adam Julius, Anaesthetic Registrar & Topol Digital Fellow, London |
14:50-15:15 | AI biases and digital health inequity – cutting through the hype |
Dr Joseph Alderman, Artificial Intelligence and digital health clinical doctoral research fellow, Birmingham |
15:15-15:40 | Artificial Intelligence and Regional Anaesthesia | Dr James Bowness, Department of Anaesthesia, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
15:40-16:00 | Q&A and Discussion | |
Session 11: | Panel debate | |
16:00-16:40 | Debate: Toxic theatre culture; the role of the Anaesthetist |
Dr Kate Stannard, Consultant Anaesthetist, Tunbridge Wells & Dr Karen Stacey, Consultant Anaesthetist, London |
16:40-17:00 | Closing remarks |
Pricing
Members and Fellows of RCoA | Non Members | ||||
Member/Fellow | Anaesthetist in Training/ MTI Doctor | Senior Fellows and members Club | Student/ Foundation Doctor | ||
Online | |||||
One day | £175 | £135 | £90 | £45 | £250 |
Two days | £345 | £260 | £175 | £90 | £475 |
All days | £430 | £325 | £215 | £110 | £595 |
In person attendance - Glasgow | |||||
One day | £245 | £185 | £125 | £65 | £350 |
Two days | £485 | £365 | £245 | £125 | £675 |
All days | £605 | £455 | £305 | £155 | £835 |
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.
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.
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.
Sponsors
The Event Sponsors for this event are detailed below. Please click or hover over each image for more information.
Sponsors and exhibitors at our events purely support the commercial aspects of the event and join us for the benefit of our members, fellows and delegates. Our sponsors do not have input into the design of the programme or the content of any presentations, slides, workshops or talks.
If you are interested in sponsoring our event, please contact our sponsorship and exhibition partner CPL One:
Jonny Knight at jonathan.knight@cplone.co.uk or 01727 739 193
Poster Competition
Theme
You are invited to submit a poster for presentation at Anaesthesia 2024, on 21-23 May.
If you have worked on a project which falls into any of these categories, please submit a poster for a chance to showcase your work and to win a £250 voucher of your choice.
1) A quality improvement or research project using PQIP data and/or that addresses one of PQIP’s top five priorities for 2023/24.
- DrEaMing
- Patient blood management
- Individualised risk and frailty assessment
- Individualised pain management
- Embedding into clinical practice
2) A project which focuses on innovation in perioperative care services, pathways or ways of working, to support elective recovery and/or patient and/or staff experience and wellbeing or Innovation: the future of Anaesthesia.
We are particularly keen to see entries which are describing an evaluation of a new or adapted innovation (e.g. a pathway, service, way of working or other innovation) in addition to describing what the innovation is. Evaluations could be qualitative (feedback from staff or patients for example), quantitative (numerical data on processes or outcomes) or both.
Eligibility
The competition is open to all healthcare professionals or student healthcare professionals.
Prize
1st prize: £250 voucher
All accepted posters will be invited to present their poster at the Conference with the top 5 invited to present as an oral presentation.
All accepted posters will also be published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia Open Access Journal, please see information below for submitting your abstract to them.
How to enter
- Submit a digital copy of your poster as an attachment to events@rcoa.ac.uk along with a signed copy of the form below.
- Please follow the poster preparation guidelines on page 2; failure to follow the guidelines could result in disqualification from the competition.
- Please follow abstract preparation guidelines on page 3 for the submission to the BJA Open Access Journal.
Download the application form by clicking here.
What happens next?
- The closing date for entries will be 23.59 Monday 18 March 2024.
- A panel of RCoA judges will assess all submissions shortly after the closing date. Authors will be notified by Monday 15 April if they have been invited to display their poster at Anaesthesia 2024.
- All accepted posters will be invited to showcase their poster on the virtual platform.
- The selected winner 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.