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ESAIC runs a Mentorship Programme to promote the professional development of young researchers through one-to-one mentoring by experienced investigators. It enables the development of a personal relationship and provides individual support for the mentee in their chosen field of research. The aims of the Programme are: To preserve and transfer accumulated professional knowledge within the […]

Idit Matot Chair of the ESAIC Scientific Committee Finally, after two years of online congresses, in 2022, we could gather in Milan for Euroanaesthesia and get back to handshakes, hugs, smiles and the excitement of the congress.  The remarkable opening ceremony with two exceptional plenary speakers, Dr Kate Prior and Prof. Kai Zacharowski, was just […]

Patricio Gonzalez-Pizarro Chair of ESAIC Sustainability Committee Green means go! Sustainability is a hot topic. It is everywhere these days, and while we may be getting saturated with the word, we must turn our attention to the concept, especially its environmental dimension. Climate change is a defining issue for our generation. The carbon footprint of […]

Stefan De Hert Chair of the ESAIC Education & Training Committee The Education and Training Committee is an umbrella committee overseeing and coordinating the education and training activities at ESAIC. 2022 has been a successful year; below are the main achievements: Education Tuesday – the education activity has been released every Tuesday and touches upon […]

Taskforce chair: Fuchs-Buder, Thomas CHRU Nancy Chef du pôle Bloc Opératoire Departement d’anesthésie, réanimation & médecine périoperatoire Summary of recommendations (R) R1: We recommend using a muscle relaxant to facilitate tracheal intubation (1A: high-quality evidence, strong recommendation). R2: We recommend using muscle relaxants to reduce pharyngeal and/or laryngeal injury following endotracheal intubation (1C: low quality of evidence, strong recommendation). […]

The Industry Task Force (ILTF) celebrates its first birthday in its current constitution. The ILTF fosters the relationship between industry partners and ESAIC. The support of industry partners is essential to help accomplish ESAIC’s “RESSC mission”: Research, Education, Safety, Sustainability, and Congresses. These are the crossroads at which we interact with one another. So let’s […]

Gabriel M. Gurman, MD Chief Editor The fact that in the last few years, I am increasingly interested in the history of my speciality is easily understandable: the ageing process implies too often the need to look into the past and try to understand things which, by that time, have not been evident and apparent. One […]

Kean Seng Cheah, MBBS, FCAI Case description: Stiff person syndrome is a rare autoimmune neurological syndrome that manifests as fluctuating rigidity and spasms of axial or limb muscles¹. This condition was first described in 1956 by Moersch & Woltman from a case series of 14 patients with a similar presentation of muscle rigidity¹. The pathophysiology […]

Dr. Michelle Auth Krankenhaus Köln-Merheim, Kliniken der Stadt Köln, Germany “What did you do the last three months?” This is a question I got asked several times in the last few weeks. My answer: I learned. I learned all day. Isn’t that a dream come true? Even having finished my training in Germany about a […]