Edinburgh Anaesthesia Festival (EAF) 2019

With talks such as “Are volatiles bad for the Brain?”, “Which tube in which hole…management of tracheostomy disasters (and how not have them)”, “Why is the perioperative brain vulnerable? and “Magic bullets in sepsis”, we really hope you can join us this year. Please click here to check the EAF 2019 programme.

33^rd Edinburgh Anaesthesia Festival

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(Scotland's largest annual anaesthesia, pain management and intensive care conference)

12 - 14^th August 2019

Edinburgh International Conference Centre, EICC

We are proud to present two sponsored talks this year:
• Professor Thomas Scheeren (University Medical Center, Groningen, Netherlands) will be running a lunchtime symposium, sponsored by Edwards Lifesciences, on Monday 12 August, 1.20pm. His talk will be “Predicting Hypotension”
• Professor John Strang (Kings College, London) will talk about “Overdose deaths from heroin and other opioids - when and why do they occur and could we prevent them?”, a talk supported by EESSA and JDR Trust.

Our keynotes this year include:
• Professor Thiery Girard (University Hospital Basel, Switzerland)
• Associate Professor Morten Hylander Møller (Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen)
• Doctor Helen Mackie (Scottish Government)
• Professor Ramani Moonesinghe (University Hospitals, London)
• Professor Mike Read (Northumbria NHS Trust)
• Doctor James Peyton (Boston Childrens’ Hospital and Harvard University)

Accreditation: 
This Course has been approved for a maximum of 15 CPD Credits (5 CPD credits per day).

Welcome Drinks Reception at the EICC – Monday 12^th August, 5pm, sponsored by Tilney

Open to all delegates, a chance to sample some of Scotland’s finest beverages and mingle with peers in a relaxed atmosphere. No need to book.

Conference Dinner – Tuesday 13^th August, 7.30pm

Sponsored by Tilney and hosted in one of Scotland’s most spectacular venues, the National Museum of Scotland, set in the heart of Edinburgh’s old town, the Festival Dinner will held within the Grand Gallery’s soaring glass atrium, a breath-taking backdrop surrounded by millennia of history. Three courses of Scottish Fine Dining follow with a short recital of works by Scottish Bard, Robert Burns. Extremely popular, sold out in 2017 and 2018. £65 ppn, guests welcome. Advance booking required. The National Museum of Scotland is one of the Top 10 UK visitor attractions, and in the Top 20 of the most visited museums and galleries in the world.

The Edinburgh Anaesthesia Festival coincides with some of the 'other' world-renowned festivals – perfect for friends and family to join you:
• The Edinburgh International Festival runs from 2nd to 26th August and invites top-class performers of classical music, theatre, opera and dance
• The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world - runs from 2nd to 26th August, and has over 42,000 performances, 2,700 shows across 280 venues.
• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, held from 2nd to 24th August is a spectacular global gathering of musicians and performers, military and civilian, from over 46 countries, and with an annual television audience of 100 million viewers worldwide.
• The Edinburgh Art Festival boasts Scotland’s best contemporary artists along with exhibitions of important international artists. It runs from 25th July to 25th August
• The Edinburgh International Book Festival runs from 10th to 26th August and invites over 800 authors, with 700 events, attracting 220,000 visitors who have the opportunity to meet the authors and attend high-profile debates / discussions.