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Echo Guided Life Support (EGLS) Course – 11th – 12th September 2025 EGLS is a live course that teaches candidates how to use basic echocardiography, lung and IVC ultrasound to diagnose the cause of shock in a patient. It consists of a comprehensive online pre course material and a live component which focuses on hands-on learning scanning simulated patients under the supervision of an instructor.  EGLS has run in Ireland since 2018. EGLS is also a FUSIC Heart (Intensive Care Society UK) approved course. Who should attend…

The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland was proud to honour a number of outstanding contributors to our specialty at this year’s Annual Congress 2025. We extend our sincere congratulations to all of our winners across a broad range of competitions and awards, and we thank our generous sponsors for their continued support. STUDENT MEDICAL ESSAY COMPETITION Essay Title: “The good catch. What a near-miss taught me about patient safety” Winners: First place – Ellen Kinsella Second place – Joanna Sargent Third place – Aonghus Feeney…

Are you an NCHD in Anaesthesia? Do you want to enhance your communication skills to improve patient outcomes? PACE is a one-day Perioperative Advanced Communication Workshop designed to do just that. Below you will find the details on how to register. The workshop will be held on Wednesday 4th June, in the ERC, RCSI Building Beaumont Hospital.

UCC Anaesthesiology Newsletter – Spring/Summer 2025We’re delighted to share the latest edition of the UCC Anaesthesiology Newsletter, featuring exciting updates in the region and beyond. Read the full newsletter here

Dear Colleagues, As you may be aware, updates to the Professional Competence Scheme (PCS) Framework will come into effect from May 2025. The current PCS year (2024/2025) will end on Wednesday, 30th April 2025. You will have an additional two-week grace period—until Wednesday, 14th May 2025—to upload any outstanding PCS activities for the current year. Please note that the e-Portfolio system (Risr/Advance) will be temporarily locked after 14th May 2025 to allow for essential updates and integration of the new PCS Framework. The system will…

This is a reminder that the PCS Year 2024/2025 ends on Wednesday, 30 April 2025. All PCS activity for the 2024/2025 year must be uploaded to your e-Portfolio for PCS by close of business on Wednesday, 14 May 2025. This additional time allows you to record any CPD activities you wish to have reflected in your Annual Statement of Participation in Professional Competence. A User Guide is available on your Risr Dashboard to help you to navigate the e-portfolio system. It provides a step-by-step guide to using the…

The Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine of Ireland is running a one-day course on the Management of Brain Death & Organ Donation. The aim of this course is to help clinicians remain optimally skilled in these important areas of Critical Care Medicine. As such, we aim to develop leadership in the area of brain death diagnosis and organ donation. We also aim to ensure that potential donors are recognised & the option of organ donation is explored where appropriate. Date: Friday 9th May 2025…

Wellness Lunch Webinar 28th March 2025 The next wellbeing webinar will take place on Friday 28th March 2025 at 12:00. This will be an online presentation with 4 guest speakers (followed by Q&A) highlighting the wellbeing supports available to you and your colleagues: Mr Morgan Lucey, National Lead with the HSE Employee Assistance Programme will give an overview of the Employee Assistance Programme. Dr Grainne McNally and Ms Maria Keatley will give an overview of the NCHD Hub and how it can support you. Dr Sineád Farrell,…

The Annual Congress of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine will take place on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th of May 2025. The annual John Cooper Medal (Pain Medicine Medal) competition will be held at this congress. Please find below, submission guidance for the competition. Applications for this competition close at close of business on Friday 25th April 2025, Close of Business. Applications should be emailed to painmedicine@coa.ie. Download Submission Guidelines HERE