Delaney Medal Competition 2020
This year’s winner of the Delaney Medal Competition was Dr Dylan Finnerty for his project entitled “a Prospective, Randomised, Double-Blind Clinical Trial comparing Erector Spinae Plane Block with Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Quality of Recovery and Morbidity after Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery” [ppt]. One of the panel of judges Professor Adam Sapirstein of Johns Hopkins Medical Centre, US described Dr Finerty’s work as “A tour de force project and presentation. A clinical trial that can change practice is a profound undertaking. The presenter demonstrated how and why this was
Research career opportunities for Anaesthesiologists
The Health Research Board (HRB), the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland (CAI), and the Irish Clinical Academic Training programme (ICAT) come together to boost research careers amongst Ireland's future academic clinicians. With this initiative, clinicians in anaesthesiology, intensive care and / or pain medicine will soon have further opportunities to pursue careers as academic clinicians and gain valuable skills in combining clinical research with their clinical practice. Dr Mairead O'Driscoll, Chief Executive Officer at the Health Research Board said, 'We're delighted to play our part in increasing the number of highly skilled clinician
Delivery of Non COVID services in a COVID environment Wednesday 24th June
The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland are delighted to announce a webinar titled “Delivery of Non COVID services in a COVID environment” on Wednesday June 24th from 18:00pm-19:30pm. A number of speakers will present education pieces relating to a return to non-Covid-19 work patterns and a restart of surgical services. This event will be free to register and is currently approved for 1.5 CPD points. We hope you will join us! Click for programme and registration details here Delivery of Non Covid Programme copy
CAT Virtual Career Progression Evening Monday June 22nd
With the kind support of CAI and our consultant colleagues we have a planned a CAT Career Progression Evening virtual session for Monday June 22nd at 18.30. We look forward to an evening of fantastic talks from an array of Anaesthesiologists. If you are interested in virtually attending this event please see the programme schedule here at CAT Virtual Career Progression Evening