XXXVIIth Edinburgh
Anaesthesia Festival
20-22 August 2025
Edinburgh Anaesthesia Festival 2025 Programme
The Edinburgh Anaesthesia Festival has been awarded 15 CPD credits (5 per day) by the Royal College of Anaesthetists.
| Wednesday 20th August Session 1 | |||
| 0845-0930 | Registration open, refreshments available | ||
| 0930-0940 | Welcome | Dr Magen Schwarz, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | |
| 0940-1000 | Shared Decision Making for High Risk Patients | Professor Rupert Pearse, Queen Mary University of London | |
| 1000-1020 | Futility in Emergency General Surgery | Mr Dimitrios Damaskos, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | |
| 1020-1040 | Perioperative Medicine and Frailty | Professor Iain Moppett, University of Nottingham | |
| 1040-1055 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| 1055-1130 | Refreshments and Poster Viewing | ||
| Session 2 | |||
| 1130-1150 | Diagnosis, Prediction and Prevention of myocardial infarction in ICU | Dr Annemarie Docherty, University of Edinburgh | |
| 1150-1210 | Machine Learning and AI | Dr Mathew Lyons, University of Edinburgh | |
| 1210-1230 | Devices to Improve Post-operative Outcomes | Prof Ewen Harrison, University of Edinburgh | |
| 1230-1245 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| 1245-1350 | Lunch | ||
| Session 3 | |||
| 1350-1410 | Patient Safety - Drugs, Never Events and the Distracted Anaesthetist | Professory Iain Moppett, University of Nottingham | |
| 1410-1430 | Perioperative Care in the Global Context | Professor Rupert Pearse, Queen Mary University of London | |
| 1430-1450 | Global Health: the scale not the location of the problem | Dr Isioma Okolo, Forth Valley Royal Hospital | |
| 1450-1505 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| 1505-1545 | Refreshments and Poster Viewing | ||
| Session 4 | |||
| 1545-1605 | Sleep Apnoea and the Anaesthetist | Dr Chris Turnbull, University of Oxford | |
| 1605-1625 | C-spine Anaesthesia/Non-operating Sedation | Dr Hanlie Du Plessis, University of Oxford | |
| 1625-1645 | Genomics: What Does it Mean for the Future? | Professor Kenny Baillie, University of Edinburgh | |
| 1645-1700 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| 1700-2000 | Annual Shindig - Drinks Reception in the Great Hall (Free entry for all delegates & trainees. £10 for others) | ||
| Thursday 21st August Session 5 | |||
| 0845-0930 | Registration open, refreshments available | ||
| 0930-0950 | Sepsis Management | Prof Anders Perner, University of Copenhagen | |
| 0950-1010 | Targeting Inflammation to Improve Physical Recovery After Critical Illness | Dr David Griffith, University of Edinburgh | |
| 1010-1030 | Pain transformation (I): Understanding pain and evidence for treatments | Dr Cathy Stannard, NHS Gloucestershire ICB | |
| 1030-1045 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| 1045-1130 | Refreshments and Poster Viewing | ||
| Session 6 | |||
| 1130-1150 | Burnout in Healthcare: Recognition, Management, and the Work of Prevention | Dr Hanlie Du Plessis, University of Oxford | |
| 1150-1210 | Making Theatres Great | Dr Imogen Hayward, Borders General Hospital | |
| 1210-1230 | Pain Transformation (II): Living with chronic pain. How can we help? | Dr Cathy Stannard, NHS Gloucestershire ICB | |
| 1230-1245 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| 1245-1350 | Lunch | ||
| Session 7 | |||
| 1350-1410 | What did the neurosurgeons ever do for us? | Professor Paul Brennan, University of Edinburgh | |
| 1410-1430 | Fragile Brain Under GA | Dr Kieran Nunn, Western General Hospital Edinburgh, University of Toronto | |
| 1430-1450 | Managing acutely unwell neuroanaesthetic patients without losing your head or your patient's | Dr Liz Steel, Dept of Clinical Neurosciences, Edinburgh | |
| 1450-1505 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| 1505-1545 | Refreshments and Poster Viewing | ||
| Session 8 | |||
| 1545-1605 | Maternal critical care follow-up | Dr Anna Stout, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh | |
| 1605-1625 | Obstetric Cardiology - Tales of the Unexpected | Dr Patrick Gibson, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | |
| 1625-1645 | Clinic confidential: the good, the bad, my reflections on a career in obstetric anesthesia | Dr Ros Burns, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | |
| 1645-1700 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| Friday 22nd August Session 9 | |||
| 0745-0930 | Registration open, refreshments available | ||
| 0800-0915 | Regional Anaesthesia Practical Workshop - Booking essential | Workshop tutors | |
| 0930-0950 | Cardiogenic shock in the non-transplant centre | Dr Louise Hartley, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | |
| 0950-1010 | What do I need to know about mechanical circulatory support? | Dr Ahmad Abu-Arafeh, Golden Jubilee National Hospital | |
| 1010-1030 | The pregnant patient with cardiac disease - what should I worry about? | Dr Frances McConaghie, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | |
| 1030-1045 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| 1045-1115 | Refreshments | ||
| Session 10 | |||
| 1115-1155 | JDR Lecture - Simplified and Evidence-based Critical Care | Prof Anders Perner, University of Copenhagen | |
| 1155-1205 | Questions & Discussion | ||
| 1205-1225 | The Alastair Spence Memorial Award: Oral presentations from top two finalists | ||
| 1225-1325 | Lunch | ||
| Session 11 | |||
| 1325-1335 | The Alastair Spence Memorial Award and Best Poster Award, PrizesThe Alastair Spence Memorial Award and Best Poster Award, Prizes | ||
| 1335-1355 | Neuro fellowships in Toronto | Dr Keiran Nunn, Western General Hospital Edinburgh & University of Toronto | |
| 1355-1415 | Life as a HEMS Doctor | Dr Jennifer Coe, HEMS | |
| 1415-1435 | The Academic Trainee | Dr Claire Adams, University of Edinburgh | |
| 1435-1450 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| 1450-1520 | Refreshments | ||
| Session 12 | |||
| 1520-1540 | The Consultant Interview (What We Want and How You Nail it) | Dr Bryan Lafferty, Queen Elisabeth Hospital, Glasgow | |
| 1540-1600 | Project Kuyenda | Dr Adam Paul, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | |
| 1600-1610 | Questions & Panel Discussion | ||
| 1610-1615 | Close | ||