e-Learning Anaesthesia
e-Learning Anaesthesia
e-Learning Anaesthesia (e-LA) is an interactive and engaging web-based learning resource developed by the Royal College of Anaesthetists in partnership with e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH).
Written and edited by anaesthetists, e-LA covers the knowledge and key concepts that underpin the anaesthetic curriculum and will help trainees prepare for the FRCA examination. The learning material is presented as a structured series of bite-sized sessions including access to an extensive e-Library of articles and interactive MCQs to support continued professional development in anaesthesia.
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The wealth of learning resources available on e-learning Anaesthesia (e-LA) is truly remarkable and forms a cornerstone of lifelong learning for the specialty.
Frequently asked questions
The recommended way to access e-learning Anaesthesia is via the e-Learning for Healthcare Hub (known as the e-LfH hub). Users need to register on the e-LfH using their NHS email address; more information on how to do this can be found here.
The e-LfH hub requires you to enter an email address and provide your current role and workplace location. Please use your work email address as this helps us to determine which e-learning programmes can be made available to you.
Following registration you will be sent an email containing a link to create a password for your account, please check your email for this communication. The email will come from no.reply@e-lfh.org.uk and may go into the spam or junk folder. The link to set a confidential password will last for two weeks after which it can be reset.
If you hold an OpenAthens account, you do not need to re-register for the e-LfH Hub. You will find e-Learning for Healthcare under the resources area on your OpenAthens account. You can select 'sign on with OpenAthens' on the e-LfH login page and link your OpenAthens and e-LfH accounts.
If you do not have an NHS email address you will need to purchase a license to access e-Learning Anaesthesia. Licenses can be purchased from the community interest company - e-integrity. All profits made by e-integrity are used to upgrade and add content on e-Learning Anaesthesia. To purchase a license visit e-integrity here.
In this instance you will need to contact the e-LfH hub support team. There are a few ways to do this including live chat and raising a ticket with the support team. Further support can be found here
Once you have logged in, there is an e-LA programme icon which you need to select and then a list of folders appear with the different categories of content. Alternatively, you can use the search bar at the top of the screen.
e-LA for Anaesthetists in Training
Modules 1-7 of e-LA are targeted at Anaesthetists in Training and are mapped to the Core Training Curriculum as detailed below
- 01 The Operating Theatre Environment
- 03 anaesthetic Equipment for Novice Trainees
- 04 preoperative Assessment and Management
- 05 induction of Anaesthesia and Intraoperative Management
- 06 Postoperative Management
- 07 Critical Incidents and Management of Cardio/respiratory Arrest
- 08 self Assessment
- Recognition of the critically ill patient
- General ICU Care
- Invasive Ventilation
- Organ failure
- Sepsis
- Trauma
- Patient specific populations
- Transfer
- Rehab
- End of life care
- Additional Reading
- 01 Pregnancy and labour
- 02 Assessment and consent
- 03 Labour analgesia
- 04 Regional analgesia & anaesthesia
- 05 General anaesthesia in obstetrics
- 06 Choice of anaesthetic technique
- 07 Serious problems in obstetric anaesthesia
- 08 Postnatal issues
- 01 Developmental anatomy
- 02 Developmental physiology
- 03 Developmental pharmacology
- 04 Paediatric Resuscitation
- 05 Stabilisation of the Sick or Injured Child
- 06 Safeguarding children
- 07 Preparation for anaesthesia
- 08 Paediatric Equipment
- 09 Induction of anaethesia
- 10 Maintenance of anaesthesia
- 11 Analgesia
- 12 Fluid & electrolyte management
- 13 Anaesthesia for children >5y
- 14 Postoperative care
- 01 Introduction to the Elderly
- 02 Cardiovascular system
- 03 Respiratory System
- 04 Nervous system
- 05 Metabolic functions
- 06 Hip fractures
- 01 Anatomy of Nociceptive Pathway
- 02 Neurophysiology of Nociceptive Pathway
- 03 Pharmacological targets
- 04 Psychology
- 05 Diagnostic features of pain
- 06 Assessment of pain severity
- 07 Physical treatments
- 08 Pharmacology Treatments
- 09 Analgesia strategy: overview
- 10 Acute Pain Service
- 11 Clinical Pain Scenarios
- e-LA Module 01 - Introduction to Clinical Anaesthesia
- e-LA Module 03 - Introduction to Critical Care
- e-LA Module 04a - Obstetrics
- e-LA Module 04b - Paediatrics
- e-LA Module 04c - Anaesthesia in the Elderly
- e-LA Module 05a - Pain
- e-LA Module 05b - Regional Anaesthesia
module 7a anatomy
module 7b physiology
module 7c pharmacology
module 7d physics and clinical measurement
module 7e equipment
module 7f mathematics and statistics
e-LA for Consultants/SAS doctors
Modules 8 - 14 are designed for Consultants and SAS doctors, and contain a combination of e-Learning sessions and articles/MCQs from CEACCP/BJA Education mapped to the intermediate and higher curriculum modules, which can be used for CPD or specialty training. Topics covered include:
- Module 8 - Obstetric
- Module 9 - Ophthalmic Anaesthesia
- Module 10 - Regional Anaesthesia
- Module 11 - Vascular Anaesthesia
- Module 12 - Cardiac Anaesthesia
- Module 13 - Thoracic Anaesthesia
- Module 14 - Neuroanaesthesia.
e-LA Exam Archives and Revision Guides
Exam archives in e-learning Anaesthesia feature example past questions, with headings divided between core training topics and specialty training topics.
Interactive pdf revision guides, below, are designed to support your exam preparation and contain links to the relevant e-Learning sessions alongside handy revision notes. These PDFs can be downloaded onto your smart phone, tablet or desktop computer for offline access. Click on the icon below to be taken straight to the relevant document.
Non-NHS and overseas doctors
If you want to access e-LA, but you are based outside the UK or otherwise ineligible for free access via elearning for healthcare, you can access the same material via eIntegrity.
View all the Royal College of Anaesthetists' courses on eIntegrity. Or access individual collections, including:
About eIntegrity
eIntegrity is a Community Interest Company (CIC), at arm's length from NHS England. eIntegrity sells the healthcare elearning materials developed by the UK's Medical Royal Colleges and other professional bodies in collaboration with NHS England Technology Enhanced Learning, to international learners and those not eligible for free NHS access here in the UK.
As a CIC, all excess profits are re-invested into updating and increasing the e-learning materials available to the global health and social care workforce.
For e-Learning for Healthcare programmes from the Faculties of Intensive Care and Pain Medicine get more information from the respective faculty websites:
Click here to log into e-Learning Anaesthesia or register for an account using your NHS email address