11th Annual Medical Essay Competition 2024
The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland invites medical students on the Island of Ireland to submit an essay on the topic of Patient Safety: "Can AI improve Patient Safety? Advantages and Pitfalls" 1st Place: The winner will be awarded a €500 prize and must be available to give a short presentation about their essay at the National Patient Safety Conference in November 2024. 2nd Place: €300 3rd place: €150 The competition is open to all students in Medical Schools on the Island of Ireland. The essay is limited to 1000 words and 5 references. References,
1st Oxford Health BRC Pain Conference: from Theory to Practice
Join us for our 1st Oxford Health BRC Pain Conference: from Theory to Practice on 21-22 March at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford! Both in-person and online registration for this exciting two-day hybrid conference is free! To secure your spot, please register here. Speakers include the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford, Prof Irene Tracey, who will deliver a keynote lecture, “Taking on pain: the future is bright”, where she will share her exciting vision for the future of pain research. The second keynote speaker, Douglas Nelson, will speak about an emerging topic at the intersection of pain and mental health: “Patients’ experience of invalidation
Regional Anaesthesia for Trauma (RAFT) course
The Regional Anaesthesia for Trauma (RAFT) course will be run at the Pillar Centre in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital on the 15th of May 2024. The course will feature a mixture of hands-on scanning and dedicated lectures regarding regional anaesthesia in trauma by a team of national and international experts. Faculty from Ireland will be joined by some of the Trauma Anaesthesia Group from the Royal London Major Trauma Centre. All enquiries can be directed to raft@mater.ie
ISRA update day 2024
ISRA Annual Update Day will be held at the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland, Merrion Square. Continuing the trend of previous years, the Update Day strives to bring you more advanced topics in regional anaesthesia, with an international panel of experts and demonstrators Join us on April 19th for topics including: how to teach regional anaesthesia conducting research in regional anaesthesia POCUS accreditation clinical vignettes and live scanning demonstrations small group workshops with hands-on experience of more advanced blocks Tea/Coffee and hot lunch provided. This course is accredited for 7 external CPD points from
Save the Date!! CAI Simulation Training Faculty Day 26th April
Our next Simulation Faculty Day is confirmed for April 26th 2024. We need to be trained for when we deliver more formal reflective practice within our simulation courses from September 2024 onwards, so the morning focus will be on a short course on reflective practice to facilitate our work. This work is being rolled out across the College by our President, Prof George Shorten and we are privileged that he is making this course available to us as a group of educators. We will do some more work on course reviews with
MCAI MCQ 17th January 2024
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MCAI OSCE/SOE Weds 31st January – Malaysia
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