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Liana Valeanu, MD, DESA Deputy Editor ESAIC Newsletter liana.valeanu@yahoo.com   During my first year as a specialist in anaesthesia and intensive care, I was conducting a routine pre-anaesthetic check-up for a scheduled coronary artery bypass surgery. The patient, a male in his 60s, was a successful businessman whose genetic background and disorganised lifestyle had led […]

New research shows that a majority of European anaesthesiologists and intensive care specialists believe that precious intensive care (ICU) capacity should be shared between nations during international emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing countries with excess capacity to help those that are being overwhelmed at any particular moment. The study is published in the […]

Gabriel M. Gurman, MD Editor in Chief gurman@bgu.ac.il   I am aware of the fact that the discussion on this topic could open Pandora’s box and create a lot of disputes. But one cannot be afraid of sensitive, controversial, subjects. Our newsletter has always been eager to host different opinions and discuss problematic topics. What […]

The ESAIC Clinical Trials Network (CTN) was established in 2010 to facilitate, integrate and support clinical anaesthesiology research on an international level. The ESAIC CTN provides an infrastructure for institutions, clinicians and scientists allowing them to work collaboratively across international borders to improve the care of patients in the fields of anaesthesiology, intensive care, perioperative […]

Nicolas Bruder, Michelle S. Chew, Patrice Forget, Tom G. Hansen, Dan Longrois, Anne-Claire Lukaszewicz, Esther Pogatzki-Zahn, Marc Van de Velde Charles Marc Samama – marc.samama@aphp.fr The European Journal of Anaesthesiology (EJA) is the official journal of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC, formerly ESA). It is a leading journal with the 7th position […]

Daniel Arnal, Johannes Wacker darnal@sensar.org   A freely flowing conversation within a group of experienced patient safety experts offers unique opportunities to discuss ongoing projects and concerns of participants and to highlight current trends in patient safety. Since Euroanaesthesia 2016 in London, the ESAIC Patient Safety and Quality Committee (PSQC) has been organising the Patient […]

The ESAIC Newsletter is an online publication released every other month (6 issues per year) that should serve to strengthen our links as a professional society. We are, therefore, interested in disseminating the ongoing work of its members, scientific committees, the board of directors, and the rest of the anaesthesiology community. We have the intention […]

Dear ESAIC Member, Due to unavoidable complications arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Council has decided to postpone the election of the ESAIC President-Elect to 2021. In addition, five other Board positions have to be filled in. The Society will therefore organise three election rounds to fill a total of six open Board positions, by […]

The BAT (Belgian Anesthesia Trainees) is an independent organisation set up a few years ago to represent the interests of Belgian anaesthesia trainees in different institutions on different levels. Its primary aim is to unify and improve training on a national level. In this regard, we strive to give each trainee access to simulation training, […]