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About

The ESAIC is dedicated to supporting professionals in anaesthesiology and intensive care by serving as the hub for development and dissemination of valuable educational, scientific, research, and networking resources.


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Congresses

The ESAIC hosts the Euroanaesthesia and Focus Meeting congresses that serve as platforms for cutting-edge science and innovation in the field. These events bring together experts, foster networking, and facilitate knowledge exchange in anaesthesiology, intensive care, pain management, and perioperative medicine. Euroanaesthesia is one of the world’s largest and most influential scientific congresses for anaesthesia professionals. Held annually throughout Europe, our congress is a contemporary event geared towards education, knowledge exchange and innovation in anaesthesia, intensive care, pain and perioperative medicine, as well as a platform for immense international visibility for scientific research.


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Professional Growth

The ESAIC's mission is to foster and provide exceptional training and educational opportunities. The ESAIC ensures the provision of robust and standardised examination and certification systems to support the professional development of anaesthesiologists and to ensure outstanding future doctors in the field of anaesthesiology and intensive care.


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Research

The ESAIC aims to advance patient outcomes and contribute to the progress of anaesthesiology and intensive care evidence-based practice through research. The ESAIC Clinical Trial Network (CTN), the Academic Contract Research Organisation (A-CRO), the Research Groups and Grants all contribute to the knowledge and clinical advances in the peri-operative setting.


Learn more about the ESAIC Clinical Trial Network (CTN) and the associated studies.

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EU Projects

The ESAIC is actively involved as a consortium member in numerous EU funded projects. Together with healthcare leaders and practitioners, the ESAIC's involvement as an EU project partner is another way that it is improving patient outcomes and ensuring the best care for every patient.


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Sustainability

To ESAIC is committed to implementing the Glasgow Declaration and drive initiatives towards greater environmental sustainability across anaesthesiology and intensive care in Europe.


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Partnerships

The ESAIC works in collaboration with industry, national societies, and specialist societies to promote advancements in anaesthesia and intensive care. The Industry Partnership offers visibility and engagement opportunities for industry participants with ESAIC members, facilitating understanding of specific needs in anaesthesiology and in intensive care. This partnership provides resources for education and avenues for collaborative projects enhancing science, education, and patient safety. The Specialist Societies contribute to high-quality educational opportunities for European anaesthesiologists and intensivists, fostering discussion and sharing, while the National Societies, through NASC, maintain standards, promote events and courses, and facilitate connections. All partnerships collectively drive dialogue, learning, and growth in the anaesthesiology and intensive care sector.


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Guidelines

Guidelines play a crucial role in delivering evidence-based recommendations to healthcare professionals. Within the fields of anaesthesia and intensive care, guidelines are instrumental in standardizing clinical practices and enhancing patient outcomes. For many years, the ESAIC has served as a pivotal platform for facilitating continuous advancements, improving care standards and harmonising clinical management practices across Europe.


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Publications

With over 40 years of publication history, the EJA (European Journal of Anaesthesiology) has established itself as a highly respected and influential journal in its field. It covers a wide range of topics related to anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine, including perioperative medicine, pain management, critical care, resuscitation, and patient safety.


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Membership

Becoming a member of ESAIC implies becoming a part of a vibrant community of nearly 8,000 professionals who exchange best practices and stay updated on the latest developments in anaesthesiology, intensive care and perioperative medicine. ESAIC membership equips you with the tools and resources necessary to enhance your daily professional routine, nurture your career growth, and play an active role in advancing anaesthesiology, intensive care and perioperative medicine.


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ESAIC News

Guidelines for authors submitting articles to the ESAIC Newsletter

The ESAIC Newsletter is an online publication released every other month (6 issues per year) that should serve to strengthen our links as a professional society.

We are, therefore, interested in disseminating the ongoing work of its members, scientific committees, the board of directors, and the rest of the anaesthesiology community. We have the intention to publish different material such as opinion articles concerning anaesthesia, intensive care, perioperative medicine, and pain medicine, comments about articles previously published in peer-reviewed journals, interviews of members of ESAIC and articles reporting experiences from our dedicated trainees.

We request all authors submitting manuscripts to read and follow the following regulations prior to submission.

Title: A short and attractive title is highly encouraged.

Authors: The name and surname of all authors should be included.

Please also include affiliations and e-mail addresses of the corresponding author.

Main text: The main text is recommended to be between 1000 to 1500 words in length.

In case of reporting about a clinical case disclosing the personal details of a patient, informed consent from the patient or relatives should be obtained beforehand.

Figures and tables:  A maximum number of 2 figures or tables are allowed with references in the main text.  They should be accompanied by a legend.

Permission must be obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources.

References: A maximum number of 10 references should be used. Indicate references by superscript numbers in the text and list them in the order in which they appear in the text.

The style used for reference should be according to the APA Style.

Language: English is the language of all articles published in the ESAIC Newsletter.

Articles must be submitted in Word format via our submission form. The ESAIC Newsletter Editors will communicate with the corresponding author regarding acceptance or the need for review, along with the expected issue that the article will be published in.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in a newsletter article reflect only the author’s views and opinions about a subject and may not necessarily represent the point of view of the ESAIC unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Newsletter submission form: Click here to submit your article