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Claude Bernard’s Great Experiment   Anaesthesia as we know it today evolved from a series of early experiments and breakthroughs. The discovery of ether and chloroform in the 1840s revolutionised surgery, yet their mechanisms of action remained a mystery. Physicians and scientists were uncertain whether anaesthesia affected the brain, the nervous system, or another part of […]

My Exchange Programme Story from Italy My name is Tiago Miguel Cardoso and I’m currently a fifth-year anaesthesia resident in Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, an Academic Hospital related to the Faculty of Medicine of Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) and an accredited ATAIC centre since 2013. Since the start of […]

My Life-Changing Time in Cambridge Every year, the European Society for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) offers residents and young specialists the opportunity to participate in selected European hospitals. This programme allows participants to be chosen by a committee based on a voting mechanism. I have followed this programme for several years and decided to […]

My ESAIC Exchange Programme Experience at St. Barts Heart Centre Participating in the ESAIC Exchange Programme (EP) has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career. As an honorary clinical fellow at the St. Barts Heart Centre, I had the opportunity to work in one of the most prestigious cardiac centres in the […]

Why I Recommend the ESAIC Exchange Programme As a young anaesthesiologist, I have always wanted to participate in the Exchange Programme (EP), where I believe that I will have the opportunity to gain experience in patient care and treatment modalities since my residency years. Therefore, I was so excited when I found out that I […]

My Anaesthesia Training at Hospital Clínic Barcelona Travelling is somehow an important part of my life – the opportunity to immerse myself in another country, its culture and its way of living is something I appreciate. Therefore, I was always curious to gain such an experience within the context of my professional life as a […]

It is with profound sadness and heartfelt sympathy that we have learned of the tragic passing of Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Jochen Hinkelbein, following a devastating aircraft accident on 21 March 2025. We are deeply shocked by this terrible loss, and our thoughts are with his family — especially his daughter, who has survived serious injuries […]

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 […]