There are three major conferences every year:
WSM, Trainee Conference and Annual Congress
High-quality anaesthesia education, in an interactive, bite-size format
Basic Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE) & Peri-operative Ultrasound
Book today, 8-9 July 2021
A series of short, bite-sized education videos. New content added every Wednesday.
Paediatric CC and Surgical review
Wednesday 15 July
Patient Blood Management (PBM) after the COVID-19 surge
Tuesday 23 June
A guide for training programme directors in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine
‘Contemporary Classics’ is a new limited monthly series of articles, commissioned to celebrate the journal's 75th anniversary.
New guideline: Breastfeeding safe after anaesthesia
Sterility concerns about Becton-Dickinson equipment
Risk of COVID-19 from aerosols to healthcare workers
Pulse Oximetry Measurement
Fatigue puts you, your colleagues and your patients at risk. There are a number of ways you can help to fight the culture of fatigue in hospitals.
We've provided a list of emergency contacts for anyone in need of immediate help
Friday 30 April 2021
A recent retrospective study (Sjoding ET al) has suggested that occult hypoxaemia can occur in patients with dark skin tones due to an over-reading of SpO2 due to the light absorption of melanin. This appears to occur at higher SpO2 levels than previously thought (>92%). Clinicians are reminded of the possibility of this disparity, that a SpO2 levels should not be used in isolation, and triage and discharge decisions should not be undertaken without taking this, alongside the whole clinical picture, into consideration.
Learn more about the patient safety updates published quarterly by the Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group
Read breaking news and the latest developments from the world of anaesthesia