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This week, the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland (CAI), the College of Anaesthesiologists (CoA) of the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMM), and the Parallel Pathway Specialist Training Technical Committee for Anaesthesiology and Critical Care (Ministry of Health in Malaysia) conducted preparatory courses and examinations for the MCAI OSCE/SOE and FCAI SOE at the Academy of Medicine Building in Putrajaya, Malaysia. 27 candidates travelled from as far as Trinidad & Tobago, Syria, Egypt, Australia, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and, of course, Malaysia to sit…

Hacking Global Surgery RCSI, in collaboration with the Global Anaesthesia, Surgery and Obstetrics Collaboration (GASOC), is delighted to announce the inaugural Hacking Global Surgery event, taking place on Saturday 28th March at RCSI, 118 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin. This in-person event will bring together clinicians, engineers and designers to work in multidisciplinary teams to develop innovative solutions to improve post-operative monitoring in low-resource settings. The day will focus on collaboration, design thinking and knowledge exchange across disciplines. Applications are open to individuals with a background in medicine, design or engineering. No specific CV…

The International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) 42nd International Conference will take place in Dublin from 27–30 September 2026, bringing together global leaders in healthcare quality, safety, and improvement. This international meeting is a great opportunity to share learning, showcase innovation, and connect with colleagues shaping safer health systems worldwide. Fellows of the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland are particularly well placed to contribute. If you’re involved in quality improvement, patient safety, education, or systems redesign, consider submitting your work. Projects developed through Promise may be especially…

We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for the CAI Annual Congress 2026, taking place from Wednesday 20th to Friday 22nd May 2026 at UCD O’Reilly Hall. The CAI Annual Congress remains the premier educational and networking event for anaesthesia professionals, and 2026 promises to be our most exciting programme yet. A Longer Congress – 2.5 Days of Learning For the first time, Congress will run over 2.5 days, expanding from the traditional two-day format to offer delegates even greater educational value,…

The latest UCC Anaesthesiology Newsletter for January 2026 is now available. To read the article, click HERE.

Core Topics Belfast – Thursday 26th & Friday 27th February 2026.   📢 Nurses, you are entitled to full-member fees, email events@anaesthetists.org to get the discount code.  🗓️ Book now!: https://anaesthetists.org/Home/Education-events/Events/Event-Details/eventDateId/987 👉🏼 View the full programme here: https://events.anaesthetists.org/uploads/files/da532527-9d55-4ff4-9c11-80ff09372d55.pdf  

Annual Scientific Meeting of the Western Anaesthesia Society of Ireland in Collaboration with the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland and University of Galway Anaesthesiology & Critical Care find the programme here: Preliminary Programme

Formed in 1990, the Age Anaesthesia Association is a collaboration of health professionals from anaesthetic, surgical and medical backgrounds with the shared mission of attaining age-equal access to and improved outcomes for older people undergoing surgery. The Age Anaesthesia Association (AAA) is hosting a conference in The Metropole Hotel, Cork, Ireland, on the 26th and 27th of March 2026. This first-of-its-kind meeting unites two leading societies to focus on the care of the older adult in surgery, bringing together the full perioperative pathway from assessment to recovery.   for more info: Age Anaesthesia ASM…

The course is targeted towards trainees in their latter stages of training who may be interested in basic transesophageal echocardiography or those considering applying for Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology fellowships.   It is a mixture of didactic lectures and hands on exposure with a Transesophageal echocardiography simulator.   Course Date: 2nd March 2025 Venue: Pillar Centre Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Cost: 100 euro CME: 6 external credits pending   Application process contact anaes@mater.ie With contact details to include email and phone number and stage of training.   Spaces…