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Another #NAP8 milestone: we have received over 8500 individual baseline surveys and 250 departmental surveys. Encourage all your colleagues to take part and contribute to #NAP8!

Peri-operative peripheral nerve injury

The 8th National Audit Project (NAP8) of the Royal College of Anaesthetists in the UK is due to launch in early 2026 and aims to study both major complications of regional anaesthesia and general PPNI.

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Over 7500 anaesthetists and physician assistants in anaesthesia have filled out their #NAP8 baseline surveys. If you provide anaesthetic service cover, even if you don't do any regional anaesthesia, we still want to hear from you!

📢As 2026 begins, we are pleased to welcome our new Board members!

Learn more 👉
Anthony Absalom zurl.co/3nkRT
Basak Ceyda Meço zurl.co/kELun
Sarah Saxena zurl.co/VJEQc
Aamer Ahmed zurl.co/ZumnF

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#NAP8 Milestone alert: we have received over 200 departmental surveys and 6500 individual baseline surveys! Please encourage your colleagues to fill out their surveys and be a part of #NAP8!

Check in with your local coordinator for details: www.rcoa.ac.uk/research/res...

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Over 5500 responses have been submitted for the #NAP8 Individual Baseline Survey along with over 150 departmental surveys! Thank you to all who have contributed so far. Follow the footsteps of thousands of your colleagues and fill out your survey today!

A great opportunity for mentoring and support - don't miss out, deadline for applications is 11th Jan 26!

Happy New Year from #NAP8! We've had over 4500 responses to our baseline survey and over 100 departmental surveys! We're looking forward to the NAP8 case registry launch in early 2026, but in the mean time, don't forget to submit your surveys--your opinion and practice matters!

Another #NAP8 milestone! Over 2500 anaesthetists and physician assistants in anaesthesia have now taken part in the NAP8 Individual Baseline Survey - please take 10-20 minutes to fill out yours and help us make #NAP8 count!

Happy Tuesday! If you have not completed your #NAP8 individual baseline survey yet, check your inbox and join the more than 1000 anaesthetists in UK and Ireland that have already submitted theirs.

The 8th National Audit Project is officially underway, with the baseline surveys being released this week. Thank you to the more than 500 anaesthetists who have already filled out their individual survey. Encourage everyone else to fill out theirs and contribute to #NAP8!

The Euroanaesthesia 2026 scientific programme is now online.
Plan your sessions and explore what is coming next in anaesthesiology and intensive care.

See the programme: zurl.co/J1XwD

#EA26 #Euroanaesthesia #ESAIC

2025 DAS guidelines for the management of unanticipated difficult airway published today in the British Journal of Anaesthesia. #airway #difficultairway #intubation #anaesthesia #anesthesia

https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00693-2/fulltext

Getting nervous: the origins and evolution of NAP8 NAP8, the 8th National Audit Project to be undertaken by the Royal College of Anaesthetists, is due to launch in early 2026, focusing on major complications of regional anaesthesia (both central and p...

Check out the #NAP8 editorial now published in BJA - a lot of work going on behind the scenes to bring this project to fruition!

Euroanaesthesia Abstract Submission now open - don't miss the chance to present your work at one of Anaesthesia's biggest conferences and enjoy the lovely city of Rotterdam next June! Join us at #Euroanaesthesia2026

Let's talk intraop ketamine and postop delirium

• At low doses (≤ 0.35 mg/kg), there was a lower incidence of postop delirium compared with patients who had not received ketamine.

• No association was observed at higher doses (> 0.35 mg/kg).

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Rates of discontinuation and non-publication of regional anaesthesia clinical trials: a registry-based cross-sectional analysis

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First day of Euroanaesthesia is in full swing! Come along to the ESAIC Hub for a range of insightful and fun activities aimed at trainees! #EA25

Regional anaesthesia techniques for management of severe chest wall trauma: a major trauma centre retrospective observational study - European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery Purpose Chest wall trauma involving rib fractures represents an anaesthetic challenge, often resulting in high opioid requirements, hypoventilation, hypostatic pneumonia and respiratory failure. Regio...

Really chuffed to see our work on regional anaesthesia techniques for chest wall trauma published this week 🙂

#NAP8 are recruiting Local Coordinators at each hospital in the UK and Ireland. Visit rcoa.ac.uk/research/res... for information on the role and to register your interest!
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Very excited to be joining the ESAIC team as a Trainee Representative. Check out this month's newsletter for updates on all things trainee-related, including a wee article I wrote on how to prepare for EDAIC exams!

Registration for the #VIVAC2025 is closing on 31 Jan!
The #VIVAC is a one-day online course to help you prepare for the #EDAICPartII exam.
Don’t miss out on boosting your chances of passing the exam.
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#ESAIC #EDAIC #IntensiveCare #Anaesthesiology

Registration is ongoing for #EA25 - Lisbon, Portugal!

Key highlights:
👉 Opening Lectures
👉 The Innovation Village
👉 Hands-on workshops
👉 Abstract presentations
👉 Serious Games

Register now 👉zurl.co/as1h1

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Country of qualification 2023 recruitment data | Workforce, training and education | NHS England Review the country of qualification recruitment data from the 2023 recruitment rounds

This is a really useful resource for anyone who still needs convincing that immigration is not the reason they can't get a training number.

An IMG applying to CT1 in my specialty has a 1 in 45 chance of receiving an offer, compared to roughly 1 in 3 for UK grads.

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Gisèle Pelicot rape trial: Ex-husband Dominique jailed for 20 years - BBC News The convictions bring to an end France's largest ever rape trial, which has shocked the country and world.

What an historic win, shame has truly switched sides today.

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For my first #Bluesky post, have to post some memories of sunny weather and good food back home which I'm desperately missing in this dreich Glasgow day 🇵🇹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿