Other activities:
- The parents and baby room is a resource room where the lectures from the conference’s main auditorium will be streamed
- Keep up to date on the conference proceedings whilst looking after your baby within the comfort of an informal setting.
- Lectures from the main auditorium (Stream A) will be streamed
- Location: Room 3/12
Block Star Guru 
When: Thursday 16:15 - 16:45 and Friday 13:30 - 14:10
Location: Exhibition Hall - Stand 19
Faculty: Prof Ed Mariano, Anaesthesia Editor, Association of Anaesthetists and Prof Amit Pawa, Professor of Clinical Anaesthesia (Thursday only)
Meet our Block Star Gurus
Join ultrasound legends Prof Ed Mariano (USA), Anaesthesia Editor, Association of Anaesthetists, and Prof Amit Pawa (London), Professor of Clinical Anaesthesia for a brand-new hands-on experience at WSM: the Block Star Guru sessions!
Each day, Ed and Amit will share top tips, demonstrate key block techniques, and answer your questions live. Then, step up to the challenge yourself in our friendly competition on day 2 to see who can complete the block fastest (and most accurately!) under the Guru’s watchful eye.
Whether you’re looking to perfect your technique or simply have some fun, this is a WSM activity not to be missed.
Sponsored by GE Healthcare

Live Speaker Interviews
When: Thursday 11:10 - 11:30 and Friday 13:10 - 13:30
Location: Fleming - In- exhibition lecture theatre
Interviewees: Editors of Anaesthesia Professor Ed Mariano and Dr Angeline Lee, Professor of Anaesthesia, Jaideep Pandit, and Dr Sarah Armstrong.
Meet our speakers
Get ready to learn more about our expert speakers as they answer questions on their talks and reveal which side they’ll be taking in Friday’s debate on whether TIVA should be used for rapid sequence induction.
Well-being Zone
When: Thursday 15 - Friday 16 January
Location: Britten - Exhibition Hall
Feeling stressed or overwhelmed; step into our new Well-Being Zone and enjoy a complimentary chair massage, or sink into one of our comfy bean bag chairs and unwind with some soothing music.