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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
To ESAIC is committed to implementing the Glasgow Declaration and drive initiatives towards greater environmental sustainability across anaesthesiology and intensive care in Europe.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The MOPED Study: An explanation by the Chief Investigator Prof. Donal Buggy
Thank you for your interest in the MOPED Study.
We are happy to inform you MOPED Protocol study has been published in BMJ Open. To have access to the paper please click here
Chief Investigator
Prof. Donal J Buggy (Mater University Hospital, University College Dublin, Ireland)
Timeline
Call for centres: Closed
Recruitment of patients: Last patient in Dec 2023 (UK- Last patient in Feb 2024)
Study Objectives
The main is to conduct the first major observational European epidemiological study on the perioperative management of diabetic patients undergoing surgery and their 30-day postoperative patient-centred outcome.
Join the Study
MOPED is a prospective, international, multicentre, observational cohort study. This study will include as many participating institutions as possible across the world. It is planned to recruit at least 5,000 patients.
Prof. Donal J Buggy, Principal Investigator – Anaesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Mater University Hospital, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Ireland. Editorial Board, British Journal of Anaesthesia. Chairman, ESAIC Onco-Anaesthesiology Research Group. Chairman, EU COST Action 15204 Euro-Periscope.
Dr Jeroen Hermanides, Steering committee member – MD, PhD, Consultant Anaesthetist & Principal Investigator, Amsterdam Universitair Medische Centra, The Netherlands
Prof. Markus W. Hollmann, Steering committee member – DEAA, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Anesthesiology, The Netherlands
Prof. Alexander Zarbock, Steering Committee Member – Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital of Münster, Germany
Prof. Mark Coburn, ESAIC Research Committee Representative – Department of Anaesthesia University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany
Dr Malachy Columb; Statistical Advisor – Consultant in Anaesthesia & Intensive Medicine. Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester. Research Methods and Statistics Editor at the European Journal of Anaesthesiology.
Sponsor
The Study is entirely sponsored by a grant from the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Clinical Trial Network (ESAIC CTN). The ESAIC CTN provides an infrastructure for clinical research in the fields of Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine by transnational European collaborative studies.
Participating Countries
National Coordinators
Country
Name
Institution
Andorra
Dr. Angel Caballero del Pozo
Hospital Nostra Senyora de Meritxell
Austria
Dr. Peter Paal
St. John of God Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dr. Sanja Grabovica
University Clinical Center Sarajevo
Croatia
Dr.Marijana Rehorić Krkušek
University hospital Merkur
France
Dr.Gianluca Samarani
Hospital Pays du Mont Blanc
Georgia
Dr. Tamar Macharadze
David Tvildiani Medical University
Germany
Dr. Christoph Sponholz
Jena University Hospital
Greece
Prof. Dr. Eleni Arnaoutoglou
Larissa University Hospital
Ireland
Dr. Pádraig Ó Scanaill
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Israel
Dr. Orit Nahtomi Shick
Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Italy
Dr. Matteo Bossolasco
ASO S.Croce e Carle
Kosovo
Prof. Agreta Gashi
University Clinical Center of Kosovo
Macedoina
Dr. Jasmina Ilievska
University Clinic State Cardiosurgery
Netherland
Dr. Jeroen Hermanides
Amsterdam UMC location AMC
Poland
Dr. Katarzyna Kotfis
Pomeranian Medical University
Portugal
Dr. Andreia Capelão
Centro Hospitalar de Setúbal
Romania
Prof. Daniela Ionescu
“Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Russia
Dr. Efremov Sergey & Assoc. Prof. Pavel Dunts
Saint-Petersburg State University Hospital & VSMU
Serbia
Dr. Dragana Unic-Stojanovic
Cardiovascular Institute Dedinje
Spain
Dr. Marina Soro
University of Valencia
Turkey
Prof.Dr. Kemal Tolga Saracoglu
Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital
