College Tutors Meeting
This years annual College Tutors' Meeting will be held in Bristol on 11-12 June 2026.
This year's annual College Tutors' Meeting will be held in Bristol on 11 and 12 June 2026 at We The Curious in Bristol, and will provide the opportunity to discuss updates in training, examinations & recruitment. You will also have the opportunity to network during the breaks.
Invites will be sent in 2026 to all College Tutors, Regional Advisers Anaesthesia, Deputy Regional Advisers, Training Programme Directors, Heads of School, Regional Advisers in Pain Medicine, Bernard Johnson Advisers and Council.
For further information, please contact events@rcoa.ac.uk.
| 08:30–09:30 | Registration & Refreshments | |
| 09:30–09:35 | Welcome and Introduction | Dr Rachael Hopper, Lead College Tutor |
| Session 1: | Chair: Dr Rachael Hopper, Lead College Tutor | |
| 09:35–09:55 | College update | |
| 09:55–10:15 | Training update | Dr Jon Chambers, RCoA Council Member |
| 10:15–10:25 | Discussion and Q&A | |
| 10:25–11:15 | Refreshments & Networking | |
| Session 2: | Chair: Dr Rachael Hopper, Lead College Tutor | |
| 11:15–11:35 | Examinations update | Dr Roger Sharpe, Chair FRCA Exams/Consultant Anaesthetist, London Northwest University Healthcare, Harrow |
| 11:35–11:55 | Curriculum update | |
| 11:55–12:15 | The predictive validity of the MSRA: Research studies through the UKMED database | Professor Tom Gale, Head of Research, Peninsula Medical School, Plymouth & Dr Caroline Evans |
| 12:15–12:25 | Discussion and Q&A | |
| 12:25–14:00 | Lunch, Networking & visiting of exhibits | |
| Session 3: | Chair: Dr Kajan Kamalanathan, Lead College Tutor | |
| 14:00-14:20 | Lecture title to be confirmed | |
| 14:20-14:40 | Global fellowship roles | Lisa Handcock & Alison Ingham, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Bangor, Wales |
| 14:40-14:50 | Discussion and Q&A | |
| Session 4: Breakout Workshops | ||
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Breakout Workshops: You should attend three different sessions. 14:50-15:30 |
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| Breakout A | The Primary and Final FRCA from Sept 2027 | Dr Coralie Carle, Chair Primary FRCA (RCoA) & Consultant in Anaesthesia and ICM (North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust) & Dr Helen Burdett |
| Breakout B | Stage Equivalence | |
| Breakout C | Question Time | Dr Jon Chambers, RCoA Council Member, Dr Rachael Hopper, Lead College Tutor, Dr Kajan Kamalanathan, Lead College Tutor, Mr Russell Ampofo, RCoA Director of Education, Training and Exams |
| Breakout D | ACCS: What every anaesthetic College Tutor needs to know - refresh of curriculum, assessment and support strategies | |
| Breakout E | Learning through being different - How to understand and support your neurodivergent residents | Dr Ben Ulyatt & Dr Jo Kerr |
| Breakout F | TPD management software | Dr Thomas Duncan, Co-founder TPD Manager, HDA Services, Abingdon, Oxfordshire & Dr Sara McDouall, Head of School Anaesthetics and ICM Thames Valley |
| 15:30-16:00 | Refreshments & Networking | |
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Breakout Workshops: 16:00-16:40 & 16:45-17:25 |
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| Breakout A | The Primary and Final FRCA from Sept 2027 | Dr Coralie Carle, Chair Primary FRCA (RCoA) & Consultant in Anaesthesia and ICM (North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust) & Dr Helen Burdett |
| Breakout B | Stage Equivalence | |
| Breakout C | Question Time | Dr Jon Chambers, RCoA Council Member, Dr Rachael Hopper, Lead College Tutor, Dr Kajan Kamalanathan, Lead College Tutor, Mr Russell Ampofo, RCoA Director of Education, Training and Exams |
| Breakout D | ACCS: What every anaesthetic College Tutor needs to know - refresh of curriculum, assessment and support strategies | |
| Breakout E | Learning through being different - How to understand and support your neurodivergent residents | Dr Ben Ulyatt & Dr Jo Kerr |
| Breakout F | TPD management software | Dr Thomas Duncan, Co-founder TPD Manager, HDA Services, Abingdon, Oxfordshire & Dr Sara McDouall, Head of School Anaesthetics and ICM Thames Valley |
| 17:25-18:00 | Keynote Lecture: GenAI from a learner and supervisor perspective | Professor Phil Newton, Professor of Medical Science Education, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea |
| 18:00 | Close of Day 1 | Dr Rachael Hopper, Lead College Tutor |
| 19:30 | Supper at Bristol Grand Hotel | |
*this programme is subject to change.
| 08:30-09:05 | Registration & Refreshments | |
| 09:05-09:10 | Welcome and Introduction | Dr Gemma Scotland, Lead-Elect College Tutor |
| Session 5: | Chair: Dr Gemma Scotland | |
| 09:10-09:30 | Portfolio pathway doctors | |
| 09:30-09:50 | Independent practice in anaesthetic training: An educational evaluation | Dr Sanjeev Sahota, Clinical Fellow, University Hospitals Sussex (East), Brighton |
| 09:50-10:10 | Trainee update | Dr Cat Bernard |
| 10:10-10:25 | Discussion and Q&A | |
| Session 6: Poster Presentations | Chair: Dr Gemma Scotland | |
| 10:25-10:35 | Title to be confirmed | |
| 10:35-10:45 | Title to be confirmed | |
| 10:45-10:55 | Title to be confirmed | |
| 10:55-11:30 | Refreshments & Networking | |
| Session 7: Presentation of Awards | ||
| 11:30-11:35 | Presentation of Trainee Poster Competition | |
| 11:35-11:40 | Award to be confirmed | |
| 11:40-11:45 | Award to be confirmed | |
| 11:45-12:25 | KEYNOTE LECTURE: Medical Training Review | |
| Session 8: | Chair: Dr Tom Simpson, Bristol Regional Advisor | |
| 12:25-12:45 | Fatigue | |
| 12:45-13:15 | Debate: Should solely volatile anaesthetics be used in the novice period? | Dr Jon Chambers, RCoA Council Member |
| 13:15-13:30 | Discussion and Q&A | |
| 13:30 | Close of Day 2 | |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch & Networking |
*this programme is subject to change.
Speakers
Speaker biographies coming soon!
Poster Competition
Poster information coming soon!
Accommodation
The RCoA have secured a number of reduced rate rooms at the Bristol Grand for those attending the College Tutors Meeting for the nights of 10th and 11th June 2026.
Follow the link below and enter code 'RCOACT' in the Group Code field (please note, the code is case sensitive).