Irish Standing Committee: Annual Symposium 2025 - Book now

Join us for the Irish Standing Committee (ISC) Annual Symposium 2025, taking place on Saturday 15 November at Dublin Royal Convention Centre.

Explore the future of anaesthesia - one conversation at a time. Join us in Dublin this November for a day of cutting-edge updates, stimulating discussion, and professional connection. Delegates will hear contributions from leading local and national experts. 

Programme highlights 

This year's programme features timely and thought-provoking sessions, including: 

Airway update: National airway leads and rescue trolley
by Prof Ellen O'Sullivan, St James' Hospital, Dublin and Dr Jean-Francois Bonnet, St James' Hospital Dublin 

Block assessment in caesarean section - is the current medicolegal standard valid?
by Prof Conan McCaul, Rotunda Hospital Dublin & Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Dublin

Workforce in anaesthesiology, Ireland - Quo Vadis? 
by Michael Dockery, Clinical Lead, National Clinical Programme Anaesthesiology, Dr Emma Wain, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hopspital, Shropshire, UK & Association of Anaesthetists SAS Lead and Prof Anthony O'Regan, Medical Directior, NDTP (National Doctors Training and Planning).

Irish Standing Committee oral presentation prize:

The Irish Standing Committee's oral presentation prize offers an exciting opportunity for trainee doctors to submit a 500-word synopsis of a presentation on the topic of: 'Are anaesthesiology and critical care medicine headed for a messy divorce?'

Applications will be blind reviewed by members of the ISC and top scoring submitters will be offered the chance to give an oral presentation at the symposium. 

The new extended deadline for submissions is 23:59 on Wednesday 10 September 2025, submit now so you don't miss out! 

Submit your oral presentation prize here.

Intended audience

Aimed at anaesthetists local to the region. Consultant anaesthetists, Resident Doctors (ST3+), SAS anaesthetists, medical students.

The organisers are the Irish Standing Committee's Dr John Loughrey and Prof David Honan

The ISC Symposium is central to the Association's mission of delivering gold-standard postgraduate education across the UK and Ireland. 

National Patient Safety in Anaesthesia Conference 2025 

The College of Anaesthesiologist of Ireland are holding their National Patient Safety in Anaesthesia Conference (NAPSAC) the day before the Annual Symposium on Friday 14 November, to find out more information and to book click here.

Date: Friday 14 November 2025

Where: Raddison Blu Royal Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin