Anaesthesia Research 2023
Join us in York in November, as we bring together many organising groups to highlight anaesthetic research from the past year.
*Please note: this event will take place live ONLY*
Save the date for the Anaesthesia Research conference, taking place in York in November, where we will join together with the following groups to highlight anaesthetic research from the past year.
- National Institute for Academic Anaesthesia (NIAA)
- British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA)
- Anaesthetic Research Society (ARS)
- Health Services Research Centre (HSRC)
- UK Perioperative Medicine Clinical Trials Network (POMCTN)
- Association of Anaesthetists
Make sure to purchase a ticket for our conference dinner on Tuesday, 28 November! Tickets can be purchased alongside your conference ticket.
*Your ticket includes dinner only, and does not include alcohol.
Delegate feedback from the 2021 conference:
"A collection of some of the best research in anaesthesia"
"It was great to hear about some upcoming studies that we might get involved in"
"Good to have a conference and meet other members of the anaesthesia research community"
*Please note: session timings and speakers may change until the final programme is published two weeks prior to the event*
You can download a PDF copy of the draft programme here
| Tuesday 28 November 2023 |
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| 09.00-09.50 | Registration and refreshments | |
| 09.50-10.00 | Welcome and introduction |
Prof Mike Grocott Prof Ben Shelley Dr Simon Howell |
| Association of Anaesthetists and Anaesthesia Session | ||
| 10.00-10.15 | Research Output: Dissemination is the name of the game | Dr Mike Charlesworth |
| 10.15-10.30 | Perioperative Allergy Network: an update | Dr Louise Savic |
| 10.30-10.45 | Artificial Intelligence in Academic Publishing: Friend or Foe? | Dr Matt Wiles |
| 10.45-11.00 | Q&A Session | |
| Research & Audit Federation of Trainees (RAFT) session | ||
| 11.00-11.15 | The POPPY Study: Patient reported Outcomes, Postoperative Pain and Pain relief in daY case surgery | Dr Matthew Everson |
| 11.15-11.30 | Perioperative Blood Management: results of an organisational survey and individual anaesthetist survey of practice | TBC |
| 11.30-11.40 | Q&A Session | |
| 11.40-12.00 | Refreshment break | |
| RCoA Centre for Research and Improvement (RCoA CR&I) Session | ||
| 12.00-12.20 | NAP7 Results | Dr Richard Armstrong |
| 12.20-12.40 | PQIP | Rachel Brooks |
| 12.40-13.00 | NAP8 Proposals | Prof Iain Moppett |
| 13.00-13.30 | KEYNOTE LECTURE: Research Journey | Professor Lesley Colvin |
| 13.30-14.30 | Lunch break | |
| Joint Anaesthesia Research Society (ARS) & RCoA CR&I Session | ||
| 14.30-15.00 | Invited Speaker (ARS) | TBC |
| 15.00-15.15 | Abstract TBC (ARS) | TBC |
| 15.15-15.30 | Abstract TBC (ARS) | TBC |
| 15.30-15.50 | Refreshment Break | |
| 15.50-16.05 | SNAP3 | Claire Swarbrick |
| 16.05-16.20 | NELA | Nicola Kelly |
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16.20-16.35 |
Abstract TBC (ARS) | |
| 16.35-16.50 | Abstract TBC (ARS) | |
| 16.50-17.20 | Plenary | TBC |
| 17.20 | Close |
*Please note: session timings and speakers may change until the final programme is published two weeks prior to the event*
You can download a PDF copy of the draft programme here
| Wednesday 29 November 2023 |
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| 08.00-09.00 | Registration and refreshments | |
| 09.00-09.05 | Welcome and introduction |
TBC |
| NIAA Research Award Session | ||
| 09.05-09.10 | Session introduction | TBC |
| 09.10-09.30 | Finalist 1 + Q&A | TBC |
| 09.30-09.50 | Finalist 2 + Q&A | TBC |
| 09.50-10.10 | Finalist 3 + Q&A | TBC |
| 10.10-10.30 | Refreshment Break | |
| Joint Anaesthesia Research Society (ARS) & Centre for Research and Improvement Session | ||
| 10.30-10.45 | Analgesic Efficacy for major GastroIntestinal Surgery (AEGIS) | Caroline Thomas |
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10.45-11.00 |
Pain Relief after Instrumental Spinal Surgery (PRAISE) | Dr Matt Wilson |
| 11.00-11.15 | Spurious Penicillin Allergy in Secondary Care (SPACE) | Dr Louise Savic |
| 11.15-11.30 | Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a maternity quality improvement programme to reduce excess bleeding and need for transfusion after childbirth: the Obstetric Bleeding Study UK | Sarah Bell |
| 11.30-11.45 | Abstract (ARS) | |
| 11.45-12.00 | Abstract (ARS) | |
| 12.00-13.00 | Lunch | |
| Patient Voices@RCoA/PPI Session | ||
| 13.00-13.15 | NIHR UK Standards for Public Involvement (title TBC) | Ms Fay Scott, Ms Kalsum Akhtar |
| 13.15-13.30 | NHS England: Increasing Diversity in Research Participation | Dr Katherine Jeays-Ward/Alice Williams (TBC) |
| 13.30-13.40 | Q&A Session | |
| Centre for Research and Improvement (CR&I) Session | ||
| 13.40-14.00 | OPTIMISE II - What's next for perioperative fluids | Mark Edwards |
| 14.00-14.20 | Results from Melatonin for Anxiety prior to General anaesthesia in Children (MAGIC) trial | Prof Chris Deary |
| 14.20-14.30 | Refreshment Break | |
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14.30-14.50 |
Building Independence with Creatine and Carbohydrates in Elderly Populations undergoing Surgery (BICEPS-SURG) | Caroline Thomas/Zudin Puthucheary |
| 14.50-15.10 | Perioperative Iron and EPO Intervention Study (POP-I) | Iain Moppett/Rhona Sinclair |
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15.10-15.40 |
Plenary: Long-term outcomes following critical illness: Moving beyond physiology | Prof Joanne McPeake |
| 15.40-16.10 | Award Presentations and closing remarks | |
| 16.10 | Close |
Awards & Prizes
The NIAA is pleased to re-open our Research Award for researchers/investigators that have completed a 'body of work', which will be open for applications until Monday 25 September 2023.
Applications will be reviewed by a panel of judges convened by the NIAA, and should be submitted as a summary of the applicant's research project/'body of work'. The judges will select a shortlist of applicants who will be invited to deliver a 10-minute presentation of their work in York as part of the Anaesthesia Research conference which takes place on 28-29 November 2023.
Shortlisted applicants must be available to attend the NIAA Research Award presentation session of Anaesthesia Research 2023 in York on 29 November 2023.
The overall winner will be selected by the judges and announced at the end of Day 2 of Anaesthesia Research on 29 November 2023.
Full information, criteria and application details for the Research Award here.
Abstract Competition
The Anaesthetic Research Society invites abstract submissions for presentation the RCoA's annual Anaesthetic Research conference.
Abstracts are invited that cover the following topics:
• Anaesthesia and its related disciplines (namely critical care, peri-operative medicine & pain
medicine) and its subspecialties
• Clinical and laboratory research
• Robust Quality Improvement projects
Submissions are welcome from clinicians and academics, and from consultants, trainees and medical
students.
Submissions from trainee networks are welcomed and encouraged.
Clinical Scientists, Nurses and Allied Healthcare Professionals are also welcome to submit abstracts.
By submitting an abstract, at least one of the authors is agreeing to register and to attend the meeting in order to present the abstract, if selected. The conference is on 28-29November 2023.
The top seven scoring abstracts will be invited to give an oral presentation during the ‘Anaesthesia Research’ event; additionally, poster presentations may be offered. Successfully presented abstracts are eligible for publication in the British Journal of Anaesthesia.
For more information and to submit an abstract please visit:
Submit an Abstract · Anaesthetic Research Society (ars.ac.uk)
The deadline for abstract submission is 30th September 2023.