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Jul
College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland responds to publication of Medical Council survey ‘Your Training Counts’

3rdJuly 2019   Dr Brian Kinirons, President of the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland, has the following message for Trainees and Fellows following the publication of the Medical Council survey ‘Your Training Counts’. Today, the Medical Council published some of the findings of its survey of trainee doctors in Ireland, Your Training Counts (YTC) which sought the experiences of doctors in all training bodies in Ireland in 2017. The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland actively encouraged doctors enrolled on our SAT training programme to participate…

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Jun
SESAM ANNUAL MEETING 2019

This year, CAST celebrated 10 years of continuous participation with simulation related scientific presentations at the Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine (SESAM) annual meeting.  SESAM 2019 Annual Meeting was held at the Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland on 12th-14th June. Dr. Caoimhe Duffy, Simulation Fellow presented her work on Rapid Sequence Induction – Anaesthesiology Bootcamp.  Mr. Karl Perocillo, Simulation and Clinical Skills Manager presented  Foundation Programme for Anaesthesia/Recovery Room Care for Nurses/Midwives – Is simulation workshop beneficial to their learning experience? An…

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Jun
3rd National Patient Safety in Anaesthesia Conference

*****Date for your diary*** The National Patient Safety in Anaesthesia Conference will take place in CAI, 22 Merrion Sq North on 15th of November 2019. Key themes this year include: Supporting Patient Safety – Incident reporting in Anaesthesia , Legislation and regulation ( The Patient Safety Bill, HPRA and HIQA) and key issues in Anaesthesia such as Capnography and Checklists . The day will also include presentations from Trainees , KP Moore Medal award , a meeting of the SANI network and the Winter College…

18
Jun
Condolences on death of Professor Brian Kavanagh
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It is with great sadness that we learned that Brian Kavanagh passed away on Saturday June 15th, 2019. Brian Kavanagh graduated from University College Dublin in Ireland in 1985. He undertook basic specialist training in Internal Medicine in Dublin then went to the University of Toronto to complete anesthesia residency and fellowship training. He completed additional clinical and research fellowship training in Critical Care Medicine at Stanford. He was appointed staff anesthesiologist and intensivist at the Toronto General Hospitalin 1994, and establishing his first independent…

4
Jun
BJA/RCoA- CAI: Collaborative Research Grant

The National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia (NIAA) have announced that an award of up to EU 100K per annum jointly funded by the British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA) and the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland (CAI) will be made available to support and stimulate collaboration between investigators in the Republic of Ireland with investigators in the UK (including N. Ireland) to conduct excellent research (laboratory, clinical or both) in anaesthesiology, critical care and/or pain medicine. The BJA/CAI Collaborative Research Grant will be offered initially in NIAA Grants Round 2, which…

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May
3rd National Patient Safety Conference
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Event: 3rd National Patient Safety in Anaesthesia Conference Date: 15th November 2019 Where: College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland, 22 Merion Square, Dublin 2 Programme: Available soon Fee: Non Trainee €200; Trainee €100; Nurse €25 Topics include: –          Incident Reporting –          Legislation & Regulation –          Key Issues in Anaesthesia Safety Trainee Presentations: KP Moore Medal Competition 2019  – All presentations related to Patient Safety For further details, please contact: College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland 22 Merrion Square, North, Dublin 2 Email: safety@coa.ie      

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May
Emerging Leaders Report
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The CAI recently selected Dr Aislinn Sherwin and Dr Mark Johnson as representatives at the Emerging Leaders Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in April. This is a satellite conference of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Annual Scientific Meeting. It is an immersive 3 day event. Delegates were within five years of receiving their respective college fellowship, and came from a variety of countries including Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, the UK and Ireland. Speakers at the conference had a significant…

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