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 with peers in these interactive sessions.
About this Core Topics
Join us in York on Friday 17 October 2025 for the latest updates in anaesthesia. It will be an interesting day full of presentations from local and regional speakers who are experts in their field. The organisers are Dr Hannah Lauder and Dr Mo Williams.
Intended audience
Aimed at anaesthetists local to the region. Consultant anaesthetists, Resident Doctors (ST3+), SAS anaesthetists.
Programme
Maternal critical care and obstetric medicine by Dr Katie Cranfield, Royal Victoria Newcastle Hospital
Rectus sheath catheters vs thoracic epidurals in major abdominal surgery by Dr Anton Krige, East Lancashire Hospital
Learning objectives:
1. Analgesia for abdominal surgery in the context of ERAS
2. Current evidence-based analgesia for abdominal surgery
3. Pros & cons of analgesic approaches for abdominal surgery
Stabilisation of the critically unwell child by Dr David Finn, Leeds Teaching Hospital
Complex surgical airway by Dr Omar Mulla, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals
Neuro-modulation and spinal cord stimulation by Dr Harry Soar, York Hospital
Learning objectives:
1. Describe the background and evolution of the neuromodulation field.
2. Identify current neuromodulation techniques (e.g. spinal cord stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, multifidus stimulation) and their clinical indications.
3. Discuss emerging technologies and future directions in neuromodulation, including advances in device design and patient selection.
4. Explain how neuromodulation integrates into multidisciplinary pain management, and its role in delivering holistic, patient-centred care.
Peripheral nerve injury following regional block and it's medicolegal aspects by Dr David Hewson, QMC Nottingham
Intraoperative haemodynamic monitoring and predictors of hypotension by Dr Simon Davies, York Hospital
Pre-hospital medicine and trauma by Dr Alex Bell, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Do not miss out on this opportunity to get CPD local to you!
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