Anaesthetic Updates

Our three-day hybrid conference will help you stay informed when it comes to the key issues surrounding best anaesthetic practice.

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Key details

Date: 23 to 25 September 2025 | 09:00-17:00

Location: Hybrid, RCoA

Availability: Places available

CPD credits: 15

Stay ahead of the curve and join us for three days of new ideas in anaesthesia, critical care, and pain management. Discover new developments on the horizon from today’s expert specialists and learn how best to combat the growing issues you will face in your anaesthetic practice.

Join us in September to connect with your peers, question the specialty experts, and bring back new ideas that will improve your own practice.

Feedback from our recent Anaesthetic Updates events:

'Excellent session on the recent advancement in Anaesthesia and relevant updates.'

'The best conference I have ever attended. Very informative and well delivered.  ' 

'Excellent speakers and good variety of subjects'

 

09:10-09:50 REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
09:50-09:55 Introduction Dr Prasad Lanka, Consultant Anaesthetist, HUTH
Session 1:
09:55-10:20 Updates on mechanism of anaesthesia & new anaesthetic induction agents Speaker to be confirmed
10:20-10:45 Updates in periop safety Speaker to be confirmed
10:45-11:00 DISCUSSION / Q&A SESSION
11:00-11:20 REFRESHMENTS
Session 2:
11:20-11:45 Management of the high risk airway Dr Imran Ahmed, Guys & St Thomas’ NHS Trust, London
11:45-12:10 Mass Casualties, What's New Speaker to be confirmed
12:10-12:35 Cerebral oximetry in shoulder surgery Professor Anil Hornes
12:35-12:50 DISCUSSION / Q&A SESSION
12:50-13:50 LUNCH
Session 3:
13:50-14:15 What is new and what is truly good in regional anaesthesia Dr Maria Paz Sebastian Lopez, Consultant Anaesthetist, Honorary secretary RA-UK
14:15-14:40 Spinal for spinal surgery Dr J Chathuparambil John, Consultant Anaesthetist, Owestry
14:50-14:55 DISCUSSION / Q&A SESSION
14:55-15:15 REFRESHMENTS
Session 4:
15:15-15:40 Optimisation & protection of renal function Professor Sunil Bhandari, Consultant Nephrologist, Kingston upon Hull
15:40-16:05 ESRA Updates Speaker to be confirmed
16:05-16:20 DISCUSSION / Q&A SESSION
16:20 CLOSE

 

 

09:10-09:50 REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
09:50-09:55 Introduction  
Session 1:
09:55-10:20 Have we changed our neuroanaesthetic practice in the last 5 years Speaker to be confirmed
10:20-10:45 How point of care ultrasound can assist with clinical decision making  Dr Rosie Hogg, Consultant Anaesthetist, Belfast
10:45-11:00 DISCUSSION / Q&A SESSION
11:00-11:20 REFRESHMENTS
Session 2:
11:20-11:45 High risk Obstetrics  
11:45-12:10 Obstetrics Dr Arvind Palanisamy, Washington University in St Louis, USA
12:10-12:35 Stabilising and transferring a sick child from a DGH - how to be best prepared for a time-critical transfer Dr Laurence Hulatt, Consultant Anaesthetist, Plymouth
12:35-12:50 DISCUSSION / Q&A SESSION
12:50-13:50 LUNCH
Session 3:
13:50-14:25 50 years of postoperative pain and its management - lessons learned Professor Narinder Rawal, Sweden
14:25-14:50 Anaesthesia and Aerospace Medicine: The Commercial Space Era Dr Sindujen Sriharan, Anaesthetic Registrar, London
14:50-15:05 DISCUSSION / Q&A SESSION
15:05-15:25 REFRESHMENTS
Session 4:
15:25-15:50 Systematic reviews and network meta-analysis Dr Preet Mohinder Singh, Associate Professor in Anaesthesiology, Washington University in St Louis. USA
15:50-16:15 NAP – have we achieved our aim? Speaker to be confirmed
16:15-16:30 DISCUSSION / Q&A SESSION
16:30 CLOSE

 

 

09:10-09:40 REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
09:40-09:45 Introduction  
Session 1:
09:45-09:55 NHS 10 year plan and anaesthesia – what we want as anaesthetists Speaker to be confirmed
09:55-10:20 Pre assessment dilemmas and solutions Speaker to be confirmed
10:20-10:45 Pre-operative risk prediction tools in adults - Better than chance? (Building on NICE 2020) Dr Claire Dunstan, Cardiff & Alesha Wale, Senior evidence and knowledge analyst HCRW
10:45-11:00 DISCUSSION / Q&A SESSION
11:00-11:20 REFRESHMENTS
Session 2:
11:20-11:45 Safe anaesthesia Speaker to be confirmed
11:45-12:10 Diabetes and current guidance Dr Ketan Dhataria
12:10-12:35 Mind the Gap: Gap between recommendation and clinical practice Speaker to be confirmed
12:35-12:50 DISCUSSION / Q&A SESSION
12:50-13:50 LUNCH
Session 3:
13:50-14:15 Advanced respirator failure beyond Covid Speaker to be confirmed
14:15-14:40 Recent advances in management of heart failure in anaesthesia and ICU Speaker to be confirmed
14:50-14:55 DISCUSSION / Q&A SESSION
14:55-15:15 REFRESHMENTS
Session 4:
15:15-15:40 Sustainability Speaker to be confirmed
15:40-16:05 AI - is it safe anaesthesia? Dr Adam Julius, London
16:05-16:20 DISCUSSION / Q&A SESSION
16:20 CLOSE

 

 

Pricing

Pricing detailed below to attend in person.

Updates Hybrid Pricing table 25-26_In Person

Pricing detailed below to attend online.

Updates Hybrid Pricing table 25-26_Online

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.

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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.

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