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 our 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 peers in these interactive sessions.
Book your place today and receive exclusive member rates plus early booking discounts!
- This is a 2 day core topics meeting. Delegates can attend 1 or 2 days.
- Members booking for 2 days receive an exclusive discount of 20% when booking before 23:59 on January 27 2026.
- Not a member yet? Sign up for membership when booking Core Topics Belfast and receive 20% off membership fees. Email [email protected] to receive your exclusive discount.
| Membership type | 1 day fee | 2 day fee | 2 day fee (Exclusive 20% discount before 23:59 on 27 January 2026) |
| | | | |
Non-member
| £380
| £760 | n/a |
| Full member |
£260
| £520
| £415 |
Resident member
| £205 | £410
| £330
|
About this Core Topics
Join us in Belfast on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 February 2026 for the latest updates in anaesthesia. The programme will include a range of presentations from local and regional speakers who are experts in their field.
Organiser: Dr Ciara O'Donnell
Intended audience
Consultant anaesthetists
Resident Doctors (ST3+)
SAS/LED anaesthetists
Nurses are entitled to a discount when booking this event, please email [email protected] to retrieve the code.
Programme topics and speakers
Thursday 26th February 2026
GLP-1 agonist by Dr Alex Mirras and Dr Hamish Courtney
Perioperative gastric ultrasound by Dr Rosie Hogg
The moped study: diabetes in the perioperative period by Prof Donal Buggy
Consent Guidelines by Dr Andrew McLeod
Ceilings of Care by Dr Aoibhinn Hutchinson
Pensions by Mr Graham Crossley
Peri-prosthetic fractures by Dr Cliff Shelton and Mr James Shelton
“Back to the rib-cage” by Dr Catherine Poots and Dr Sean Shevlin
ICD and pacemakers by Dr Rebecca Noad
TIVA versus Volatile (VITAL study) by Dr Joyce Yeung
Total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) tips and tricks by Dr Nick Black and Dr Martin Cervenka
Friday 27th February
Paediatric Transport: pearls of wisdom by Dr Rory Sweeny
Transferable skills and anaesthesia by Keynote: Dr Suzanne Crowe
Surgical professionalism by Mr Niall McGonigle
Risk assessment, shared decision making and patient education in peri-operative medicine by Dr Aislinn Sherwin
Talks from the Northern Ireland Obstetric Anaesthetic Network (NIOAN)
Updates in Obstetric Anaesthesia by Dr Rachel Mathers
Remifentanil PCA by Dr Damien Hughes
Abnormal Placentation by Dr Lisa Bell
Management of the inadequate spinal by Dr Sinead McGuirk
Do not miss out on this opportunity to get CPD local to you!
