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From the chief editor: We are pleased to include in this issue, as usual at the end of each year, some reports coming from the ESAIC scientific subcommittees. We would like to thank all the members of all the subcommittees for their energetic activity all over the year. Special thanks go to those committees which […]

Natalia Belii, MD. Ph.D Natalia.belii.med@gmail.com I am a Moldovan specialist in Anaesthesiology, working in a paediatric hospital in Chisinau, the capital of the country, and would like to share with you a short story about anaesthesia equipment. Have you ever had a situation when you go, and you don’t know where you’re going; you arrive, […]

Stefan De Hert Stefan.dehert@ugent.be In January, I stepped down as President of  The European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care after serving 2 years as its President and as a member, committee member, chair and Board member since its foundation. I am fortunate to have been able to be so deeply involved in the evolvement […]

Mamuka Chkhadze President, Georgian Society of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine m.chkhadze@evex.ge In recent  years Georgian anaesthesiology has enjoyed a higher profile and importance in medicine in this country. The Georgian Society of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine (GSACCM) has proven itself to be an efficient and very active organisation. It started  with the triannual […]

Every four years the world’s leaders in anaesthesia care convene at the World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA) for 5 days of talks, workshops, socialising, and exhibitions to discuss cutting-edge anaesthesia policy and practice. For the 2020 edition the ‘Olympics of Anaesthesia’ travels to the beautiful city of Prague in the Czech Republic from the 5-9 […]

Gabriel M. Gurman Chief Editor gurman@bgu.ac.il Many years ago, during my residency in Toronto, I used to work with a very nice and friendly resident, younger than me who,  by coming from an English-speaking country, helped me a lot in my efforts to become accustomed with the work system  (and language!) in that very prestigious […]

Job Description The Research Mentorship Programme Leader is a Professional Anaesthetist who supervises the Research Mentorship Programme of the ESAIC. Research Mentorship Leader works in close relationship with the ESAIC Research Committee and the Research Department Staff. Research Mentorship Leader reviews Guidance & training material for Mentor-Mentees and keeps records of mentor programme progress and […]

Embargo: 2301H UK time Thursday 19 December New research suggests surgery patients overwhelmingly prefer pre-surgical safety checklists to be completed in front of them, contrary to what is thought by doctors. The study, published online first in the European Journal of Anaesthesiology (the journal of the European Society of Anaesthesiology [ESAIC]), is by Dr Sabine Nabecker, Department […]

Manfred Greher, MD, MBA manfred.greher@kh-herzjesu.at The time it takes to double medical knowledge is decreasing dramatically: In 1950 it was 50 years, in the 1980s seven years, and in 2020 it will be only 73 days. According to the perspective of the Kontratieff wave concept which is predicting global economy and growth engines over the […]