What is Core Topics?
The Association is the UK’s leading provider of postgraduate education for all pathways into Anaesthesia.
Keep up to date with essential topics in anaesthesia and gain important CPD by attending out Core Topics meetings. Central to the Association's educational programme, these are one day meetings held at different locations are the UK and Ireland. Discover what's new, share ideas and network with with peers in these interactive sessions.
About this Core Topics
Date: Thursday 5 November 2026
Location: Portsmouth Marriott Hotel
We are excited to introduce the option to either join us in Portsmouth, online or on catch up on demand for our hybrid Core Topics event! Enjoy a stimulating day of learning and discussion on key developments in anaesthesia. Organised by Dr Shirley Lobo and Dr Kiran Patel, this event brings together a fantastic line-up of local and regional experts to share insights and experience on a wide range of essential topics.
Intended audience
Aimed at anaesthetists local to the region. Consultant anaesthetists, Resident Doctors (ST3+), SAS anaesthetists.
Latest confirmed talks:
Hot topics in diabetes for Anaesthetists
Dr Eveleigh Nicholson, Consultant Diabetologist, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Complex acute pain management in opioid dependency
Dr Alia Darweish, Consultant Anaesthetist, North Bristol NHS Trust
The perioperative CKD patient- what the Anaesthetist needs to know (...and when to call the Nephrologist)
Dr Jacqui Nevols, Consultant Nephrologist, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Cardiac function and anaesthesia
Dr Nik Sabharwal, Consultant Cardiologist, Oxford University Hospitals Trust
Juice is not the enemy: The liquid science of pre-op starvation
Dr Angus Sutherland, Consultant Anaesthetist, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Awake or asleep? Decision making in airway management
Dr James Dinsmore, Consultant Anaesthetist, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
The pivotal role of anaesthesia in patient safety
Professor Helen Higham, Associate Professor in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Oxford & Consultant Anaesthetist at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Regional anaesthesia for rib fractures
Dr Simran Singh, Consultant Anaesthetist, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Do not miss out on this opportunity to get a full day of COD local to you, or from the comfort of your own home!
