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Europe and the World struggle as COVID-19 cases surge The COVID-19 pandemic has gathered pace in multiple European countries, the USA and Australia, and has taken root in almost all areas of the world. So far, only Africa has been spared a huge acceleration of cases, but many experts feel it is a matter of […]

Due to the ever-evolving and challenging situation, we are all currently facing because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ESAIC is officially postponing Euroanaesthesia 2020 Barcelona, to 28-30 November 2020. Our community of anaesthesiologists and intensivists are still highly impacted by the virus and we realise how vital they are during this time. Being present in […]

Dear EDAIC Part II candidates, Due to the latest developments in the COVID-19 crisis, it is with deep regret that we must inform you that the Examinations Committee was compelled to postpone or cancel the following EDAIC Part II examinations:   Centre  Dates  Status Madrid Sat 7 & Sun 8 March 2020 Postponed to later […]

Dr Massimiliano (Max) Sorbello is a consultant in Anesthesia and Intensive Care based at the AOU Policlinico San Marco, Catania, in southern Italy. At the moment, while there are an increasing number of cases of COVID-19 in his hospital, they are nothing like those in the North of Italy, where colleagues he has known all […]

Human Factors principles to ensure the safety of yourself, your patients, and your colleagues. (ESAIC Patient Safety and Quality Committee) During these difficult times, we would ask you to take a moment to reinforce for yourself and your teams the importance of the following Human Factors principles to ensure the safety of your patients and […]

A new report on COVID-19 data to March 18 from Italy, prepared by an Italian expert for the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESAIC), says that the rate of increase in the number of patients in intensive care with COVID-19 in Italy may have peaked in Lombardy, and may still be peaking in Italy as a […]

updated to 17-March, Day #25 evening Davide Manca* PSE-Lab, Process Systems Engineering Laboratory Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica “Giulio Natta” Politecnico di Milano Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy Prepared for ESAIC, the European Society of Anesthesiology March 18th, 2020 Copyright © 2020 Davide Manca UNPUBLISHED No parts of this paper […]

ESAIC President, Prof. Kai Zacharowski, speaks to the BMJ in their latest article and advises doctors on getting through the covid-19 pandemic. You can read the full article below or visit the BMJ website here: https://www.bmj.com/content/368/bmj.m1092.full      

Major anaesthesia congress postponed to keep specialists on the frontline For immediate release *Note: ESAIC President Professor Kai Zacharowski can be contacted for interviews, see contact details at the end of this press release. A link to a BBC interview he has done is also below* A lack of coordination between European countries regarding strategy […]