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 call for centres for the ENCORE Study is now closed.
The ENCORE Study: An explanation by the Chief Investigator Prof. Max Bell
Chief Investigator
Prof. Max Bell (Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Department of Perioperative Medicine and Surgical services, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet)
The main objective of this international, observational study is to determine if anaesthesia technique (epidural vs no epidural or inhalational vs total intravenous) or surgical technique (laparoscopic vs open surgery) has any benefits for patients in term of the earlier start of adjuvant chemotherapy and improved short- or long-term outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer (stage I-III).
Steering Committee
Max Bell, Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Department of Perioperative Medicine and Surgical services, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet (CI)
Anil Gupta, Associate Professor, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
Christian Buchli, MD, PhD, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden; K1 Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery
Daniel Brattström, MD, PhD, Senior Consultant, Stockholm County Council, Oncologist
Mats Enlund, Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, Västerås Hospital, affiliated with Uppsala University Hospital
Shaman Jhanji, MD, anaesthetist and intensivist at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, UK
Bernhard Riedel, Professor, Director of Anaesthesia at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Sydney, Australia
Antje Gottschalk, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
Donal Buggy, Professor of Anaesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Mater University Hospital, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Ireland; Consultant in Anaesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Mater University Hospital & Mater Private Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Helene Beloeil, Professor of Professor of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine and Perioperative Medicine, Rennes University Hospital and School of Medicine, CHU de Rennes, France
Fredrik Granath, Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Biostatistician, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden; K2 Department of Medicine, Solna
Hans de Boer, Anesthesiologist and Pain Specialist, Department of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine and Procedural Sedation and Analgesia, Martini General Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands (As a representative member of the ESAIC Research Committee)
Participating countries
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.
National Coordinator list
Country
Title
National PI
Institution and City
Argentina
Dr.
Diana Alejandra Pantoja Pachajoa.
Clinica Universitaria Reina Fabiola, Cordoba
Australia
Dr.
Julia Dubowitz
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Austria
Dr.
Peter Paal
St. John of God hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
Canada
Dr.
Stuart McCluskey
Toronto General Hospital
Denmark
Dr.
Rune Petring Hasselager
Center for Surgical Science, Zealand University Hospital, Denmark
Egypt
Dr.
Moataz M. Emara
Mansoura University Hospital, Egypt.
Finland
Dr.
Hanna Vihervaara
Turun yliopistollinen keskussairaala, Turku
France
Prof. Dr.
Helene Beloeil Lucillia Bezu
CHU Rennes Gustave Roussy Cancer Center
Germany
Prof.
Maria Wittmann
University Hospital Bonn
Greece
Dr.
Eleni Koraki
GENERAL HOSPITAL OF THESSALONIKI G. PAPANIKOLAOU
India
Dr.
Jyotsna Goswami
Tata Medical Center Kolkata
Italy
Prof.
Savino Spadaro
University of Ferrara
Jordan
Dr.
Lou’i Al-Husinat
Yarmouk University, Irbid
Libya
Dr.
Muhammed Elhadi
Faculty Medicine University of Tripoli
Malaysia
Dr.
Ina Ismiarti Shariffuddin
University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
Morocco
Dr.
Abdelilah Ghannam
National Institute of Oncology of Rabat
Netherlands
Prof.
Markus Hollmann
Amsterdam UMC
New Zealand
Dr.
Matthew Hart
Auckland Hospital
North Macedonia
Dr.
Filip Naumovski
University Clinical Center “Mother Theresa”, Skopje
Norway
Dr.
Ib Jammer
Haukeland University Hospital
Poland
Dr.
Kotfis
Katarzyna
Portugal
Dr.
Ana Almeida
University Hospital Center in Coimbra
Romania
Dr.
Liliana Mirea
Clinical EmergencyHospital of Bucharest
Russia
Prof.
Igor Zabolotskikh
Kuban State Medical University, Krasnodar, Russia.
Saudi Arabia
Dr.
abdullah abolkhair
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research Center Riyadh
