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ESAIC Members Speak Out on 2024 Education Trend It is amazing for us at ESAIC to have such great members, and we are always happy to hear from them. So, last Spring the ESAIC Education and Training Committee launched a grand survey. It is an expedition into the minds of anaesthesiologists, intensivists, trainees, and others […]

Did you know that a style of yoga is practised in a room at 40°C (104°F) with 40-50% humidity for 90 minutes? If you did not know this, and you are surprised or even shocked to hear about Hot Yoga for the first time, you have the same reaction as I did when I learned […]

The EQUIP Project about quality indicators promoted by National Anaesthesiologists in Europe has been published.1 Perioperative patient safety and quality are widely recognised priorities, but preventable perioperative patient harm continues to be reported.2-4 To address this issue, it is important to routinely monitor the quality of perioperative care.5 However, there is currently no generally accepted […]

Innovative educational experience ESAIC reaffirms its commitment to providing high-quality educational opportunities for professionals in anaesthesia and intensive care. For 2025, the Education and Training Committee of ESAIC is pleased to announce a broad range of educational activities organised into learning tracks. This innovative approach, introduced in 2023, moves away from the traditional, static learning […]

Madrid, 2 October 2024 The Spanish Ministry of Health and the Spanish Society of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation, and Pain Therapy (SEDAR) have officially endorsed the Glasgow Declaration on Sustainability in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, a landmark initiative spearheaded by the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC). This declaration seeks to reduce the environmental impact […]

The European Journal of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (EJAIC) is proud to announce two significant milestones in its journey to enhance academic visibility and impact: acceptance into both the Scopus and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). EJAIC accepted into Scopus In a major recognition of the journal’s quality and relevance, EJAIC has been […]

Severe complications occur in about 30% of patients admitted for severe medical diseases or major surgical procedures (1). What worries patient safety is that up to 50% of these could potentially have been prevented (2) if clinicians had timely and sufficient information about the deterioration. These alarming numbers occur despite long-standing efforts within admission prevention […]

Taking risks because of fatigue is not meant to be part of the job!  Despite impressive advances in medical technologies, including monitoring, healthcare professionals still remain the central figures in ensuring patient safety. They are responsible for choosing, conducting, analysing and reacting to the results of various tests and monitoring processes. However, the reality of […]

The Patient Safety Ambassadors programme of ESAIC  On September 17th, the world celebrates Patient Safety Day, calling for global solidarity and concerted action by all countries and international partners to improve patient safety. This year’s theme is improving diagnosis for patient safety, using the slogan “Get it right, make it safe!”  But how do you get it […]