Winter Scientific Meeting 2026
QEII Centre, Westminster, London
15 - 16 January 2026
Winter Scientific Meeting (WSM) 2026 is a leading educational conference for anaesthetists and other healthcare professionals. With over 30 hours of CPD on offer over 2 days, through expert core topics talks, interactive case discussions and debates on important topics, WSM 2026 is not to be missed.
Bookings are now closed. If you would like to attend then please come down to the venue and book your place. For online attendance please email the events team.
Conference highlights:
- Over 70 world-renowned speakers, shaping the future of anaesthesia
- NEW for 2026 - Core Topics day on Thursday 15 January - 25 core topics in one day!
- Stream all three streams of live lectures online
- Exclusive interviews for online delegates
- Connect with hundreds of anaesthesia professionals
- Access to the industry exhibition and in-exhibition learning zones
- Networking drinks reception and awards
- Explore poster presentations and cutting-edge research
- Access to recordings of the lectures post-event
Intended audience
Aimed at all levels of anaesthetists.
- Consultant anaesthetists
- Resident Doctor anaesthetists (ST3+)
- SAS/NCHD/LED anaesthetists - NEW for 2025 - discounted rates!
- Medical students
Programme preview
- 25 core topics - with presentations ranging from:
- Cardiac Surgery and co-morbidities
- Haemotology
- Peri-operative care for the older patient
- Bariatrics
- Shared decision making
- Blocks for Trauma
- ICU for the non-intensivist, Obstetrics, Paediatrics and more to come...
- Other sessions in the programme:
- Anaesthesia Journal Session
- Military Session
- New Guidelines
- Debate
- Theatre Efficiency
- Innovation Session
- Drug Safety
- Keynote:
- Dr Tom Dolphin, Chair of the BMA, is presenting a talk on the dynamic relationship between industrial relations, politics, and medicine.
- Mr Alan McEwan an air traffic controller for 25 years and a leading light in the creation of ATC resilience engineering. He is presenting a talk on Human factors and air traffic control: preventing planes from crashing.
- Prof Henrietta Hughes OBE, the first Patient Safety Commissioner, is presenting a talk on Listening to Patients.