Merry Christmas from theatres. Wishing you a wonderful, healthy and happy day!

Thank you to all our staff working this festive period.

#NHS #Christmas

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Our civility champions spreading the message across theatres #civilitysaveslives

🌍 Today we celebrate #WorldAnaesthesiaDay!
From easing pain to supporting life during surgery, anaesthetists play a vital role in safe & compassionate care every day.
Here’s to all anaesthetists/anesthesiologists & providers of anaesthesia, keeping patients comfortable, safe, and cared for. 💉💤

In celebration of our #SASAnaesthetists - meet Dr Rachel Awan, Dr Mo Asif, Dr Pete Forster, Dr Becca Gayner, Dr Malar Vizhi, Dr Rebecca Williams & Dr Terren Ku. Experts in regional, obstetrics, trauma & much more. Inspirational leaders & excellent anaesthetists. Thank you for everything #SASWeek

It’s #SASWeek25

We are proud of the outstanding care our SAS anaesthetists deliver. Highly skilled, fantastic individuals. Thank you for everything you do!

Huge congratulations to you all. Especially proud to have nominated Dr Jeff Handel! Instrumental in so many people’s careers

Very proud of our very own Dr Jeff Handel in receiving the President’s commendation. Tireless and humble in his support of many doctors over the years. Well deserved 🎉🥳

We are delighted that @rcoanews.bsky.social, with support from @cpoc.bsky.social, has been commissioned by @hqip.bsky.social to deliver the first National Clinical Audit of Perioperative Care (NCAPC).

We will be supporting the RCoA to reduce variation in best practice standards in periop care.

We are so proud of Lucy! Not just for her parking skills.

The PUMA guidelines for preventing unrecognised oesophageal intubation are also supported by @rcoanews.bsky.social @assocsas.bsky.social & many other organisations internationally across anaesthesia, ICU, EM & prehospital

Full list:
www.universalairway.org/puoi/support

@anaesjournal.bsky.social

Call for applications! The BJA is seeking an exceptional & visionary academic leader to serve as the next Editor-in-Chief.

Deadline: 5th September 2025

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Good bye to our wonderful residents and fellows. You have been outstanding. Best of luck in your new rotations.

Those joining us tomorrow - we look forward to seeing you! #TeamAnaesthesia

🌟 Editor's Choice - August🌟

Pulmonary complications after intrathecal morphine administration: a systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression and trial sequential analysis

#AnSky #PainSky #MedSky

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Early booking for Annual Congress 2025 ends today at 23:59. Book now and enjoy up to 20% off three days of expert talks, debates, presentations, clinical and non-clinical workshops and social events.

📍P&J Live, Aberdeen
📆 17 - 19 September
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VR training in management of post op haemorrhage in thyroid surgery - our latest tea trolley session

Lucy is such an advocate for resident anaesthetists. She is fabulous. Very proud indeed. Congratulations!

From anaesthesia to adrenaline! Thanks to The Wave in Bristol for hosting a spectacular surfing social this week. Great night!

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An important reminder for those taking the
Primary FRCA OSCE SOE next week.

This exam is being held at:
Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)
30 Euston Square
London NW1 2FB

Your exact date & time is on your admission notice email.
Any questions: exams@rcoa.ac.uk

Congratulations to you Tom! Proud again. Our resident doctors are brilliant 🤩

Congratulations Emma. We are very proud!

Fabulous talk from Tom Baumer about sedation using intranasal Dexmedetomidine as an alternative to GA for children needing CT/MRI. Great educational programme to support this rolling out in a new department @ruhanaesthesia.bsky.social
Very well deserved video competition prize! 👏👏 #Anaesthesia2025

Well done Tom & Emma. Great to see our residents flying high! Congratulations 🙌🏾 🥳🎊

Great video on ESP blocks from Dr Pawa

We have started a WhatsApp channel! Come and join us!

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There are plenty of feeds you can choose from
Eg AnSky for anaesthetists/anesthesiologists
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Thank you @sethina.bsky.social
Come join the weekend #AnSkydebate.
It’ll be a great discussion on the latest paper from @anaesjournal.bsky.social on aspiration and GLP-1’s.
Maybe it’s not as bad as we think?
Posted late Friday Australian time.
Be provocative and have your say.

Goodbye Stephanie, Brigitte & Kara! We’ve enjoyed hosting these Australian medical students - safe journey back.

“Hello, my name is” introductions and badges need updating to include full name, title, and role Staff should introduce themselves with their title, name, and role and have badges clearly detailing this to avoid confusion and misdirection, writes Tim Cook The “Hello, my name is” campaign, set up...

Hello my name is…..needs rebooting with name, title & role

: badges & introductions

Without it
-too much confusion
-too much uncertainty
-too much rom for obfuscation

I like to think Dr Kate Grainger would agree
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“No trace = wrong place” should be retired & replaced by the requirement to exclude oesophageal intubation if ‘sustained exhaled CO2’ is not detected.

From @doctimcook.bsky.social, Andy Higgs & me.

🔑🔓Free full text in @bjajournals.bsky.social : kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

Some anaesthetists now documenting ET Co2 x 7 on our anaesthetic charts to demonstrate following of guidelines