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Sunday 29 November, 1130-1230H, Channel 1 It appears that children have been spared the worst of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, with cases of serious disease very low and deaths extremely rare. However, research continues into the effects on children, especially their involvement in chains of transmission. In the first of this three-part session on COVID-19 in […]

Abstract 4863 – Dr L Freitas and colleagues Doctors have reported a highly unusual case of a right-handed patient performing unconscious ‘mirror-writing’ with her left hand while in the midst of having epileptic seizures in the emergency room. The strange case report is presented a this year’s Euroanaesthesia by Dr Laura Freitas and Dr Sofia […]

  Sunday 29 November, 1130-1230H, Channel 5 The pro-con debates are one of the most popular slots on the annual Euroanaesthesia programme, and in this debate at Sunday lunchtime, two experts are asked: is technology the final answer for perioperative patient safety? “Let’s face it, despite all efforts we have been making since the publication […]

  Sunday 29 November, 1000-1100H, Channel 8 This session draws on the experiences of several colleagues with the aim of maximising learning, increasing exposure to various situations to improve self-confidence, and to make best use of existing support systems to advance. In the opening talk, “Things to do to shine in your residency”, Dr Sabine […]

Honorary member 2020: Prof Andreas Hoeft Note from ESAIC Board of Directors and Staff: we must sadly inform you that Professor Hoeft passed away on November 24, just days before our congress. We pay our sincerest condolences to Prof Hoeft’s family. This interview was conducted by Professor Hoeft in the weeks leading up to the […]

When ESAIC’s new CEO Cathy Weynants took charge of the society on January 1, 2020, taking over from Marc Gheeraert, it was impossible to predict the rollercoaster year that lay ahead. Here Cathy tells us about her career, aspirations for ESAIC, and the challenges of managing the organisation mostly remotely after the coronavirus pandemic tightened […]

Industry-sponsored session Sunday 29 November, 1300H-1400H CET One of the talks in this special symposium during Sunday’s Euroanaesthesia program covers the unmet need in the treatment of direct FXa inhibitor-associated critical bleeding and will be presented by Professor Marc Maegele,  a trauma surgeon and intensive/emergency care specialist based at the Cologne-Merheim Medical Center, Cologne, Germany. […]

The new president of the newly renamed European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC), Prof Kai Zacharowski, warmly welcomes all delegates to this online version of Euroanaesthesia 2020, being held much later this year after COVID-19 caused the postponement of our original meeting in Barcelona. Kai is Director of the Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive […]

Symposium organised by the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) Saturday 28 November, 1330-1430H, Channel 9   This first talk in this three-part session on “burnout and depression of healthcare providers during COVID-19: diagnosis and approach” is by Dr Miodrag Milenovic, University of Belgrade, and Clinical Center of Serbia, Emergency Center, Belgrade, Serbia. “The […]