Joint Winter Meeting of the Scottish Society of Anaesthetists and the Association of Anaesthetists

About this Meeting
Join us in Glasgow on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 December 2026 for a joint meeting between the Scottish Society of Anaesthetists and the Association of Anaesthetists (Great Britain & Ireland).
The joint winter meeting has a strong track record in delivering high quality educational meetings in Scotland. Enjoy a full day of CPD, keep up to date with the latest in anaesthesia, and hear from expert speakers.
Programme highlights
This year's programme features timely and thought-provoking sessions:
Day 1 - Tuesday 8 December
Nerve Injury from an Orthopaedic Perspective
Professor Tom Quick, Harley Street, London
Post-natal Neurology
Dr Kirsty MacLennan, Manchester University Foundation Trust
Management of Congenital Heart Disease in the Non-Cardiac Centre
Dr Giuseppe Bozzetti, Golden Jubilee National Hospital
Oncology Issues for Anaesthetists
Dr Lauren Cammaert, NHS Tayside
Acute Kidney Injury
Professor Lui Forni, Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Aviation & anaesthesia
Dr Donna Clayton, Golden Jubilee National Hospital
Expedition medicine
Speaker coming soon
The Gillies lecture
Professor Simon Edgar, NHS Lothian
Day 2 - Wednesday 9 December
Future of Patient Safety reporting in Scotland
Dr Simon Watson, Director Health Improvement Scotland
Somebody is watching you: Medicolegal claims against Anaesthetists
Dr Manisha Kumar
Ramp-ing
Col Giles Nordmann
SSC History: past, present and future
Dr Craig Urquhart, Convenor, Scottish Standing Committee
Delirium matters
Pre-op by Dr Rose Penfold
PACU by Dr David Nesvadba
ICU by Dr Zoeb Jiwaji
Ethics in airway training
Dr Simon Crawley
Decision making: pearls and pitfalls
Dr Paul Grieg
Plus a chance to hear from our residents and medical students who will be presenting as part of the Dougall Quaich Oral Presentation Competition on the topic: Improving peri-operative care for patients in Scotland Intended audience
Aimed at anaesthetists local to the region. Consultant anaesthetists, Resident Doctors (ST3+), and SAS anaesthetists.
Member savings
Residents, book by 23:59 on 27 October to secure the discounted early bird rate.
Membership type
| 1-day fee
| 2-day fee
|
Full member
| £250.00
| £400.00 |
Resident member If booked by 27 October
| £145.00 £95.00
| £240.00 £195.00
|
Retired member
| £125.00
| £200.00
|
Non-member
| £360.00 | £560.00 |