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          The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland is dedicated to educating and training current and future generations of doctors in Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, to have the skills to provide patients with the best care possible.

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          The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland’s Training Department is responsible for the organisation and implementation of educational programmes/workshops and on-going educational events.

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          As Anaesthesiologists, our commitment to patient safety is paramount. We bear a profound responsibility to ensure that every patient receives the highest standard of safe care. By fostering a culture of safety through continuous learning, communication and teamwork, we can improve patient outcomes and inspire confidence for those whom we serve.

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          The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland offer College examinations to doctors from all over the world, who are training to become anaesthetists. We deliver Membership and Fellowship examinations in anaesthesia. In addition we offer doctors exams in Pain Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine.

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          The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland through its Wellbeing Health and Resilience Committee is committed to supporting the wellbeing, health and resilience of all trainees and anaesthesiologists throughout their working lives. The College advises all anaesthesiologists including trainees to monitor their physical and emotional wellbeing and to seek assistance early if they have any concerns or feel they are experiencing significant stress or mental health issues.

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      • Ad Eundem Fellowship
    • PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY
      • What is Professional Competence
      • Professional Competence Requirements
      • PCS Enrolment
      • CPD Event Approval
      • Professional Competence FAQ
    • RESOURCES
      • Useful Resources
      • NCHD Support Scheme
      • Gaining entry to the Specialist Register
  • Patient Safety & Quality
    • COMMITTEES
      • Quality & Safety Advisory Committee
      • SANI
    • INITIATIVES
      • National Incident Monitoring System
      • Safety Alerts
      • National Patient Safety in Anaesthesia Conference
      • Referral Proforma for Allergy Investigation and Consultation
  • Exams
    • MEMBERSHIP EXAMS
      • Membership CAI MCQ
      • Membership CAI OSCE/SOE
      • Recent Results
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      • Fellowship CAI Written
      • Fellowship CAI Clinical SOEs
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Cookie Policy (EU)

The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland > Cookie Policy (EU)

This Cookie Policy was last updated on April 16, 2026 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

1. Introduction

Our website, https://www.anaesthesia.ie (hereinafter: "the website") uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as "cookies"). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

3. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

4. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

5. Cookies

5.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.

5.2 Statistics cookies

We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place statistics cookies.

5.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies

Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

5.4 Social media

On our website, we have included content from LinkedIn to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like LinkedIn. This content is embedded with code derived from LinkedIn and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalized advertising.

Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. LinkedIn is located in the United States.

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This data is not shared with third parties.

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When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on "Save preferences", you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

7.1 Manage your consent settings

You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.

8. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.

9. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

  • You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
  • Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
  • Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
  • If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
  • Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
  • Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Data Protection Authority).

10. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland
22 Merrion Square North
Dublin 2
D02 X236

Ireland
Website: https://www.anaesthesia.ie
Email: info@ex.comcoa.ie
Phone number: +353 1 2650600

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