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.
- Nurses are entitled to member fees. Please email
[email protected] to claim your discount code.
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Membership
type
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1 day fee
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2-day fee
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2-day fee
(Exclusive 20% discount before 23:59 on 27 January 2026)
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Non-member
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£380
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£760
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n/a
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Full
member
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£260
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£520
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£415
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Resident
member
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£205
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£410
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£330
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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
Update on pharmacotherapy for obesity and relevance to anaesthesia
Dr Alex Mirras
Perioperative gastric ultrasound
Dr Rosie Hogg
Perioperative
management of diabetes and the MOPED Study
Prof Donal Buggy
Consent Guidelines for anaesthesia 2026
Dr Andrew
McLeod
Ceilings of care
Dr Aoibhinn Hutchinson
Pensions
Mr Graham Crossley
How to manage patients with peri-prosthetic femoral fractures: anaesthetic
and surgical perspectives
Dr Cliff Shelton and Mr James Shelton
“Back to the rib-cage”
Dr Catherine Poots and Dr Sean Shevlin
Peri-operative management of cardiac implantable electronic devices
Dr Rebecca Noad
TIVA versus volatile (VITAL study)
Dr Joyce Yeung
Total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) tips and tricks
Dr Nick Black and Dr Martin Cervenka
Friday 27th February
Paediatric stabilisation and support
Dr Rory Sweeney
Transferable skills and anaesthesia
Dr Suzanne Crowe
Surgical professionalism
Mr Niall McGonigle
Risk assessment, shared decision making and patient education in
peri-operative medicine
Dr Aislinn Sherwin
Talks from the Northern Ireland Obstetric Anaesthetic Network (NIOAN) 
Updates in Obstetric Anaesthesia
Dr Rachel Mathers
Remifentanil PCA
Dr Damien Hughes
Abnormal Placentation
Dr Lisa Bell
Management of the inadequate spinal
Dr Sinead McGuirk
Thanks to our
event sponsors, Octapharma
Don't miss out on this opportunity to get CPD local to you!
