CAI Medical Careers Evening: An Introduction to Anaesthesiology
Tuesday 12th October 6.00pm The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland is delighted to welcome you to our Medical Careers webinar. Please see here for information on the event. To register in advance for the webinar please use the link below: https://dv4-com.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tAqeA1hPSyCkQo3ttSNGGA
**Call for Expressions of Interest: Clinical Lead for the National Clinical Programme for Sepsis**
Expressions of interest are invited for the role of Clinical Lead for the National Clinical Programme for Sepsis. The function of the role is to act as the lead clinical advisor for Sepsis services to develop and implement a framework for the delivery of a sustainable and safe service on a national level. Apply by 5 May 2021. Click the link below for full details of this exciting role, elegibility criteria and how to apply ⬇ https://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/jobs/job-search/expressionsofinterest/eoi-042-2021-clinical-lead-national-clinical-programme-for-sepsis-0-2wte-1-day-per-week-.html
NIOAN/ISOA Academic Meeting
The college are delighted to announce the NIOAN/ISOA academic meeting on 23rd April 2021: Co-hosted virtually from the Hilton Hotel, Templepatrick, Belfast, and the College of Anaesthesiologists in Ireland, Dublin If you would like to participate in this meeting you can see registrstion form here at ISOA registration form 2021 . Please email form to cfinn@rotunda.ie Please see Programme here
Guidelines: Suicide amongst anaesthetists
This is a consensus document produced by expert members of a Working Party established by the Association of Anaesthetists in 2019. It has been seen and approved by the Association of Anaesthetists’ Board of Directors. It has been endorsed by the Defence Medical Services, the Intensive Care Society, Health Education England, NHS Practitioner Health, College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland, and the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Summary Anaesthetists are thought to be at increased risk of suicide amongst the medical profession. The aims of the following guidelines are: increase awareness of suicide and associated vulnerabilities, risk
Consultant Teacher of the Year.
Congratulations to Dr Owen O'Sullivan from Mercy hospital and Dr Emer Curran from University Hospital Galway who were both voted the Consultant teacher of the year.
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
Open for business
Government advice is that all non-essential travel and non-essential contact with others is now to be avoided. Considering that announcement and in order to protect the health of the College’s staff and visitors, we will close our building from 5pm today, Wednesday 18th March 2020. The College buildings will remain closed until the Government’s advice changes. All the College’s staff will be working from home until the situation changes. While the building may be closed, the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland emphatically remains open for business and the core focus of our work