National Patient Safety Day 2020
The 4th National Annual Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology Conference took place, virtually, on Friday, November 13th. One hundred and eighty attendees heard excellent and expert presentations from: Dr. Dorothy Breen Rescuing the Acutely Deteriorating Patient; Dr. Amy Donnelly Opioids for Acute Pain in Ireland; Dr. Emma Cunningham Postoperative Cognitive Events in the Older Patient; Prof. Andrew Smith The Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology; Dr. John Fitzsimons Shared Learning; and Dr. Stephen Drage Learning from the HSIB Maternity Investigation Program. The KP Moore Medal also attracted substantial attention, with 95 abstracts submitted prior to the event.
Quality & Safety Newsletter, November 2020
Please follow the link below to read the latest edition of the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland Quality and Safety newsletter: Quality and Safety Newsletter
Changes to the Trainee Specialist Registration eligibility
The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland welcomes the recent changes in the criteria for Trainee Specialist Registration eligibility with the Irish Medical Council (IMC) & the HSE English language competency requirements. On 6 November 2020, Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, enacted legislative changes that will help non-EEA doctors to access postgraduate specialist training in Ireland. The signing of commencement order for sections of the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 allows any doctor eligible for registration on the Council’s general division to apply for specialist training. For the purpose of demonstrating eligibility for the application
HSE NDTP: Virtual National Intern Gathering – Saturday 28th November 2020
The college are deilighted to support the 'HSE NDTP: Virtual National Intern Gathering – Saturday 28th November 2020' For full details on the event and registration details please click The Gathering Nov 28th 2020
UHG Sustainability Day – 17th November 2020
University Hospital Galway is delighted to announce the Sustainability Day that they will take place coming Tuesday 17th November. Morning lecture starts at 08:00-08:45 and will follow up with all-day recycling event for UHG staff. Evening lectures/ talks will take place from 17:30 until 21:00 The webinar will be hosted by Dr Kevin Clarkson. It has been approved for 4 CPD points. Programme: UHG Sustainability Day 2020 [pdf] To register for the webinar please click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHuaSrY6niIAHh3z27jtJxULdccA7eFgnfROBSKob5UoXeWw/viewform
SAT Recruitment July 2021 – Applications are now open
Please click here for full details on the application process and link to the online application. Applications will close on Monday 7th December 2020 at 16.00 pm sharp. If you have any queries on the applications please contact the Training Department by email on Training@coa.ie
Gilmartin Lecture 2020 – Thursday 10th December 2020 – Zoom Conference
The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland is delighted to announce that the forthcoming Gilmartin Lecture 2020 will be delivered by Dr Miriam Colleran, Consultant in Palliative Medicine. The Lecture will take place on Thursday 10th December 2020 at 6pm. The meeting will be held as a virtual meeting. Date: Thursday 10th December, 6pm - 8pm Venue: Zoom Conference Programme: 6pm Medal Ceremony 7pm Gilmartin Lecture titled ''Palliative Care in ICU in a time of change'' will be delivered by Miriam Colleran, Consultant in Palliative Medicine Flyer can be viewed here Fees: Free of charge CPD Points: 1 CPD Point awarded Please register for
External Event: UKMCS: Vascular disease in pregnancy 3rd Webinar – Thursday 19th November 2020, 18.30 – 20.00 (UK, GMT)
Dear colleague, After a very successful webinar in September which was attended by over 250 people worldwide, UKMCS are now taking registrations for their 3rd webinar on Vascular disease in pregnancy. The event is on Thursday 19th November 2020, 18:30 – 20.00 (UK, GMT). Its free. For more information please see the attached flyer[pdf] To register please email ukmcs@bcs.com with your name and details including your GMC or NMC number. Please indicate in your email if you wish to bring a case for discussion.