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About

The ESAIC is dedicated to supporting professionals in anaesthesiology and intensive care by serving as the hub for development and dissemination of valuable educational, scientific, research, and networking resources.


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Congresses

The ESAIC hosts the Euroanaesthesia and Focus Meeting congresses that serve as platforms for cutting-edge science and innovation in the field. These events bring together experts, foster networking, and facilitate knowledge exchange in anaesthesiology, intensive care, pain management, and perioperative medicine. Euroanaesthesia is one of the world’s largest and most influential scientific congresses for anaesthesia professionals. Held annually throughout Europe, our congress is a contemporary event geared towards education, knowledge exchange and innovation in anaesthesia, intensive care, pain and perioperative medicine, as well as a platform for immense international visibility for scientific research.


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Professional Growth

The ESAIC's mission is to foster and provide exceptional training and educational opportunities. The ESAIC ensures the provision of robust and standardised examination and certification systems to support the professional development of anaesthesiologists and to ensure outstanding future doctors in the field of anaesthesiology and intensive care.


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Research

The ESAIC aims to advance patient outcomes and contribute to the progress of anaesthesiology and intensive care evidence-based practice through research. The ESAIC Clinical Trial Network (CTN), the Academic Contract Research Organisation (A-CRO), the Research Groups and Grants all contribute to the knowledge and clinical advances in the peri-operative setting.


Learn more about the ESAIC Clinical Trial Network (CTN) and the associated studies.

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EU Projects

The ESAIC is actively involved as a consortium member in numerous EU funded projects. Together with healthcare leaders and practitioners, the ESAIC's involvement as an EU project partner is another way that it is improving patient outcomes and ensuring the best care for every patient.


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Patient Safety

The ESAIC aims to promote the professional role of anaesthesiologists and intensive care physicians and enhance perioperative patient outcomes by focusing on quality of care and patient safety strategies. The Society is committed to implementing the Helsinki Declaration and leading patient safety projects.


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Sustainability

To ESAIC is committed to implementing the Glasgow Declaration and drive initiatives towards greater environmental sustainability across anaesthesiology and intensive care in Europe.


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Partnerships

The ESAIC works in collaboration with industry, national societies, and specialist societies to promote advancements in anaesthesia and intensive care. The Industry Partnership offers visibility and engagement opportunities for industry participants with ESAIC members, facilitating understanding of specific needs in anaesthesiology and in intensive care. This partnership provides resources for education and avenues for collaborative projects enhancing science, education, and patient safety. The Specialist Societies contribute to high-quality educational opportunities for European anaesthesiologists and intensivists, fostering discussion and sharing, while the National Societies, through NASC, maintain standards, promote events and courses, and facilitate connections. All partnerships collectively drive dialogue, learning, and growth in the anaesthesiology and intensive care sector.


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Guidelines

Guidelines play a crucial role in delivering evidence-based recommendations to healthcare professionals. Within the fields of anaesthesia and intensive care, guidelines are instrumental in standardizing clinical practices and enhancing patient outcomes. For many years, the ESAIC has served as a pivotal platform for facilitating continuous advancements, improving care standards and harmonising clinical management practices across Europe.


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Publications

With over 40 years of publication history, the EJA (European Journal of Anaesthesiology) has established itself as a highly respected and influential journal in its field. It covers a wide range of topics related to anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine, including perioperative medicine, pain management, critical care, resuscitation, and patient safety.


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Membership

Becoming a member of ESAIC implies becoming a part of a vibrant community of nearly 8,000 professionals who exchange best practices and stay updated on the latest developments in anaesthesiology, intensive care and perioperative medicine. ESAIC membership equips you with the tools and resources necessary to enhance your daily professional routine, nurture your career growth, and play an active role in advancing anaesthesiology, intensive care and perioperative medicine.


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National Societies

Representatives of the National Societies of Anaesthesiologists within European countries (as defined by the World Health Organisation), through the National Anaesthesiologists Societies Committee (NASC), maintain standards, promote events and courses, and facilitate connections.

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Individual Society Membership

Each member of a European National Society of Anaesthesiologists shall become an ESAIC Individual Society Member by accepting the ESAIC Individual Society Membership offered through their National Society. This application process will be organised within the National Societies in line with the specific regulations governing the Society Member and shall be automatic if possible.

To become an Individual Society member, you can apply through your National or Specialist Society if you have opted for such affiliation. To initiate the membership process, please inquire directly with your National or Specialist Society where you adhere.

Please note that this only grants access to a limited number of benefits. To learn more please visit the ESAIC Membership Types page.

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ESAIC National Societies Members

All National Societies listed below are currently an ESAIC Society Member.

Albania

Albanian Society of Anesthesiologists & Intensivists

President Prof.Saimir Kuci

www.asai.al

Armenia

Armenian Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Specialists

President Prof.Armen Varosyan

www.armanest.am

Austria

Austrian Society of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care

President Prof.Klaus Markstaller

www.oegari.at

Belarus

Albanian Society of Anesthesiologists & Intensivists

President Dr Alyaksandr Dzyadzko

Belgium

Belgian Society of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management (BeSARPP)

President Prof. Luc De Baerdemaeker

www.armanest.am

Bulgaria

Society of the Anaesthesiologists in Bulgaria Българско дружество по анестезиология и интензивно лечение

President Prof. Nikolai Petrov

anesthesiology.bg

Croatia

Croatian Society of Anaesthesiology, Reanimatology and Intensive Medicine

President Prof. Višnja Ivančan

hdarim.hr

Cyprus

Anaesthesiology Society Cyprus

President Dr Elias Xynis

cyprusanaesthesia.com

Czech Republic

Czech Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

President Prof. Vladimir Cerny

csarim.cz

Denmark

Danish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

President Dr Christian Wamberg

dasaim.dk

Estonia

Estonian Society of Anaesthesiologists

Dr Veronika Reinhard

anest.ee

Finland

Finnish Society of Anaesthesiologists

President Prof. Anne Vakkuri

say.fi

France

French Society of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine

President Prof. Pierre Albaladejo

sfar.org

Georgia

Georgian Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

President Dr Tsotne Samadashvili

gsaccm.ge

Germany

German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

President Prof. Benedikt Pannen

dgai.de

Greece

Hellenic Society of Anaesthesiology

President Dr Eleana Garini

anaesthesiology.gr

Hungary

Hungarian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy

President Prof. János Gál

anesztinfo.hu

Iceland

Icelandic Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

President Dr Katrin Maria Thormar

lis.is

Israel

Israel Society of Anesthesiologists

President Dr Barak Cohen

isranest.org.il

Italy

Italian Society of Anaesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care

President Prof. Antonino Giarratano

siaarti.it

Kazakhstan

Republican Social Union Federation of Anaesthesiologists & Reanimatiologists

President Prof. Yergali Miyerbekov

anest.com

Kosovo

Kosovo Society of Anaesthesiologists and Intensivists (KSAI)

President Prof. Agreta Gecaj-Gashi

ksaic.org

Latvia

Latvian Association of Anaesthesiologists and Reanimatologists

President Dr Iveta Golubovska

anest.lv

Lithuania

Lithuanian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

President Prof. Ieva Jovaisiene

anest-rean.lt

Malta

Association of Anaesthesiologists of Malta (AAM)

President Dr Anne Marie Camilleri Podesta

aam-malta.org

Montenegro

Montenegrin Society of Anesthesiologists and Intensivists

President Dr Marjana Karisik

Netherlands

Dutch Association of Anaesthesiology

President Dr Caroline van der Marel

anesthesiologie.nl

Norway

Norwegian Association of Anaesthesiologists

President Dr Svein Arne Monsen

nafweb.no

Poland

Polish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy

President Dr Radoslaw Owczuk

ptaiit.org

Portugal

Portuguese Society of Anaesthesiology

President Dr Fatima Lima

spanestesiologia.pt

Republic of Moldova

Society of Anaesthesiology and Reanimatology of the Republic of Moldova

President Prof. Serghei Sandru

ati.md

Republic of North Macedonia

Macedonian Society of Anesthesiologists and Intensive Care Medicine

President Prof. Vesna Durnev

msa.org.mk

Romania

Romanian Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

President Prof. Serban Bubenek

srati.ro

Russian Federation

Federation of Anaesthesiologists and Reanimatologists

President Prof. Konstantin M. Lebedinskii

far.org.ru

Serbia

Serbian Association of Anaesthologists and Intensivists (SAAI)

President Prof. Radmilo Jankovic

uais.rs/en/

Slovakia

Slovak Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Medicine

President Prof. Roman Zahorec

ssaim.sk

Slovenia

Slovenian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Medicine

President Prof. Marko Zdravkovic

szaim.org

Spain

Spanish Society of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Pain Management

President Dr. Javier García Fernández

sedar.es

Sweden

Swedish Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

President Maja Ewert

sfai.se

ssapm.ch

Swiss Society for Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Presidents Prof. Michael Ganter – Prof. Urs Eichenberger

ssapm.ch

Turkey

Turkish Society of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation

President Prof. Ali Fuat Erdem

tard.org.tr

Turkmenistan

Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit Committee of Turkmenistan

President Prof. Musa Izmaylov

Ukraine

Ukrainian Association of Anaesthesiologists

President Prof. Sergii Dubrov

http://www.aaukr.org/

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Association of Anaesthetists

President Dr Tim Meek

anaesthetists.org