XXXVIIth Edinburgh
Anaesthesia Festival
20-22 August 2025
Edinburgh Anaesthesia Festival 2024 Programme
The Edinburgh Anaesthesia Festival has been awarded 15 CPD credits (5 per day) by the Royal College of Anaesthetists.
| Wednesday 21st August Session 1 | |||
| 0845-0930 | Registration open, refreshments available | ||
| 0930-0940 | Welcome | Dr Adam Paul, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | |
| 0940-1000 | Arterial shock - Rethinking pathophysiology in uncontrolled haemorrhage | Dr Robbie Lendrum, Barts Health NHS Trust | |
| 1000-1020 | Sustainability in healthcare and anaesthesia - following the science | Dr Mary Slingo, University Hospital Southampton & University of Oxford | |
| 1020-1040 | An update on the haematological management of major haemorrhage | Prof Simon Stanworth, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford | |
| 1040-1055 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| 1055-1130 | Refreshments and Poster Viewing | ||
| 1130-1150 | Pain During Caesarean Section | Prof Thierry Girard, University Hospital Basel | |
| 1150-1210 | Improving safety in obstetric airway management: A quality improvement project | Dr Julia Critchley, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | |
| 1210-1230 | The Philosophy of (over)confidence | Dr Rosie Baruah, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh | |
| 1230-1245 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| 1245-1350 | Lunch | ||
| Session 2 | |||
| 1350-1410 | Innovation and Technology in Military Medicine | Col Giles Nordmann, jHubMed, London | |
| 1410-1430 | International Partnerships in Action - Where Ethics Meet Practicality | Dr Sonia Akrimi, University Hospitals, Sussex | |
| 1430-1450 | Oxygen-sensing pathways and their relevance to anaesthesia and critical care | Dr Mary Slingo, University Hospital Southampton & University of Oxford | |
| 1450-1505 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| 1505-1545 | Refreshments and Poster Viewing | ||
| 1545-1605 | Why the Neurosurgeon Says No... | Mr Mark Hughes, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Edinburgh | |
| 1605-1625 | The current state of evidence for the use of red cell transfusions | Prof Simon Stanworth, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford | |
| 1625-1645 | Depth of anaesthesia and delirium | Prof Nicolai Foss, Hvidovre Hospital, Denmark | |
| 1645-1700 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| 1700-1830 | Welcome Drinks Reception at the conference venue, open to all delegates. No booking required | ||
| Thursday 22nd August Session 3 | |||
| 0830-0915 | Breakfast Club: Hands-on, Regional Anaesthesia Workshop with live models and novel high-fidelity phantoms for common anaesthetic theatre lists (advance booking essential) | ||
| 0845-0930 | Registration open, refreshments available | ||
| 0930-0950 | Arterial Shock part 2 - Resuscitation options and the P-PRO Study | Dr Robbie Lendrum, Barts Health NHS Trust | |
| 0950-1010 | Wellbeing: Going Beyond Tokenism | Dr Naomi Freeman, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | |
| 1010-1030 | Rocuronium / Sugammadex - what else? | Prof Thierry Girard, University Hospital Basel | |
| 1030-1045 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| 1045-1130 | Refreshments and Poster Viewing | ||
| 1130-1150 | Critical care transfer during the 2023 Turkey earthquake | Wg Cdr David Hall, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | |
| 1150-1210 | Learning and Professional Needs of Anaesthesia Providers Globally | Dr Sonia Akrimi, University Hospitals, Sussex | |
| 1210-1230 | Right ventricular dysfunction: a review for anaesthetists | Dr Katrina Bramley, Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals, London | |
| 1230-1245 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| 1245-1350 | Lunch | ||
| Session 4 | |||
| 1350-1410 | Neuraxial anaesthesia in anticoagulated patients | Dr Julia Anderson, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | |
| 1410-1430 | Is General Anaesthesia Bad For The Brain? | Dr Zoeb Jiwaji, University of Edinburgh | |
| 1430-1450 | Updates in Thoracic Surgery and Rib Fracture Fixation | Mr Anthony Chambers, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | |
| 1450-1505 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| 1505-1545 | Refreshments and Poster Viewing | ||
| 1545-1605 | The Perioperative Management of the Surgical Patient with Diabetes | Dr Simon Heaney, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | |
| 1605-1645 | Integration of peripheral perfusion with central haemodynamics | Prof Nicolai Foss, Hvidovre Hospital, Denmark | |
| 1645-1700 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| 1900-2330 | Festival Dinner at Conference Venue - booking essential before 11 August. Guests Welcome. Dress code smart casual. After the Dinner, relax in the historic Library or watch (or join in) some traditional Scottish dancing in the incredible Great Hall | ||
| Friday 23rd August Session 5 | |||
| 0845-0930 | Registration open, refreshments available | ||
| 0930-0950 | Regional Anaesthesia in Major Trauma | Dr Tim Egan, Golden Jubilee Hospital, Glasgow | |
| 0950-1010 | Alpha2-agonists for ICU sedation – the A2B randomised controlled trial | Prof Tim Walsh, University of Edinburgh | |
| 1010-1030 | The physiological difficult intubation | Dr Mike MacMahon, Victoria Hospital, Kirkaldy | |
| 1030-1045 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| 1045-1115 | Refreshments | ||
| 1115-1200 | Data-enabled responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learnt and future implications JDR Lecture supported by EESSA and JDR Trust | Prof Sir Aziz Sheikh, University of Edinburgh | |
| 1200-1210 | Questions & Discussion | ||
| 1210-1230 | The Alastair Spence Memorial Award: Oral presentations from Top 2 finalists | ||
| 1210-1230 | The Alastair Spence Memorial Award: Oral presentations from Top 2 finalists | ||
| 1230-1330 | Lunch | ||
| Session 6 | |||
| 1330-1340 | The Alastair Spence Memorial Award and Best Poster Award, PrizesThe Alastair Spence Memorial Award and Best Poster Award, Prizes | ||
| 1340-1400 | Paediatric Regional Anaesthesia for the DGH Anaesthetist | Dr SuYing Ong, Royal Hospital for Children & Young People, Edinburgh | |
| 1400-1420 | Paediatric anaesthesia...is it for me? | Dr Stephen Meneely, Royal Hospital for Children & Young People, Edinburgh | |
| 1420-1430 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| 1430-1510 | Refreshments | ||
| 1510-1530 | Maternal and childhood outcomes in the Scottish population | Prof Rachel Kearns, Glasgow Royal Infirmary | |
| 1530-1550 | Malignant hyperthermia - what do I need to know? | Prof Thierry Girard, University Hospital Basel | |
| 1550-1600 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||