Winter Scientific Meeting 2026
QE2 Centre, Westiminster, 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 the one stop shop for all your CPD needs.
Conference highlights:
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A chance to hear from world-renowned speakers, shaping the future of anaesthesia
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NEW for 2026 - Core Topics day on Thursday 15 January - 23 core topics in one day!
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Connect with hundreds of anaesthesia professionals
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Access to the industry exhibition and in-exhibition learning zones
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Interactive clinical and non-clinical workshops
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Networking drinks reception and awards
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Explore poster presentations and cutting-edge research
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Access to recordings of the lectures post-event
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Option to attend online and access all 3 streams of lectures live
Intended audience
Aimed at all levels of anaesthetists.
Programme content so far
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23 core topics - with presentations ranging from: Cardiac Surgery and co-morbidities, Haemotology, Peri-operative care for the older patient, Bariatrics, Shared decisions making, Blocks for Trauma, ICU for the non-intensivist, Obstetrics, Paediatrics and more to come...
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Other session in the programme: Anaesthesia Journal Session, Military Session, New Guidelines, Debate, Theatre Efficiency, Innovation Session, Drug Safety and more to come...
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Keynote: 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.