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With heavy hearts, we say goodbye to Dr. Jannicke Mellin-Olsen, MD, DPH, FESAIC, who passed away suddenly on 6 February 2025 at her home outside Oslo. With her passing, the world has lost a giant within anaesthesiology. We extend our deepest condolences to her loved ones on this tragic loss. Jannicke was a true force […]

Dear Colleagues, dear members of ESAIC, First and foremost, I would like to wish all of you a Happy New Year and all the best in 2025! January is the time of the year when we take some time to reflect on the past and set our sights on 2025. This past year has been […]

The COVend consortium is making significant strides in medical research with the launch of the IXION 2.0 clinical trial, which has shifted focus from COVID-19 to examining FX06’s effectiveness for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). This trial involves international collaboration and innovative methodologies, such as AI-driven analysis and advanced cell biology techniques, to provide personalised […]

The 2024 ESAIC Focus Meeting We held the annual Focus Meeting of the ESAIC during one weekend in November 2024. This year, the Scientific Committee chose monitoring as the meeting theme, with special emphasis on monitoring outside the operating room – “monitoring beyond borders.”In many aspects, the Focus Meeting is the closing event of a […]

Transforming Critical Care with Data Innovation“Standardisation of data and knowledge-based use of data for clinical and scientific purposes is paramount in the development of our speciality. ICUData4EU is the seventh EU project for which ESAIC is a consortium partner, and we were pleased to attend the Kick-Off meeting in October 2024 in Aachen. This project […]

Congratulations on your appointment as the new Chair of the Sustainability Committee, Niek. Could you share with us what inspired you to apply for this position and what excites you the most about leading the Committee? My experience working on sustainability in the Netherlands, particularly with successful projects like reducing anaesthetic gases and setting up […]

The modern era of anaesthesia officially began on 16 October 1846, when dentist William Morton (1819 – 1868) and surgeon John Warren (1778 – 1856) made history at Massachusetts General Hospital by successfully using diethyl ether to prevent pain during surgery to remove a lump under the jaw of patient Gilbert Abbott (1825 – 1855). […]

Hello, Anne! Congratulations on your appointment as the new chair of NASC. What inspired you to step forward for this position, and what excites you most about leading NASC at the ESAIC? My decision to take on the role of NASC Chairperson was inspired by my predecessor, Prof. Federico Bilotta. His ability to unite diverse […]

Anaesthesiologists play a central role in hospitals in designing clinical pathways and offering guidance in the effective management of patient care: from leading preoperative assessments and peri-operative/procedural care to delivering critical and intensive care, as well as emergency services and acute and chronic pain management.The multidisciplinary nature of our speciality, along with a profound and […]