@rcoanews.bsky.social🚨 Nominations are still open to join the RCoA Council.
We're looking for 👇
✅2 Consultants
✅1 SAS doctor
Elected members will join the Council in March 2027.
⏰ Nominations close at 12 noon next Monday.
Find out how to apply 👉 https://ow.ly/g5AG50ZO5TF
Don't miss your chance!
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@rcoanews.bsky.social3 weeks to go 🙌
Join us for a special Anaesthetic Updates, in partnership with the BJA & BJA Education.
➡️Latest in anaesthesia
➡️Perioperative care
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An online session open to all levels, from trainees to senior practitioners 🥼
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@anaesjournal.bsky.social"In a clinically relevant ovine model of CPB, pre-existing heart failure impaired postoperative recovery of systemic and renal oxygen delivery and was associated with sustained and exacerbated renal medullary hypoxia, oliguria and renal histopathological injury."
@anaesjournal.bsky.socialWhat is the impact of heart failure on renal oxygenation and histopathological injury during and after cardiopulmonary bypass... in sheep!?
⚠️ CPB led to persistent renal medullary hypoxia, oliguria and increased renal inflammation.
@assocanaes.bsky.socialAnaesthesia Research 2026 will bring the anaesthesia research community together in Southampton on 26–27 November.
🏆 Don’t miss the NIAA Research Award, celebrating excellence in anaesthesia, perioperative medicine and pain research.
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@rcoanews.bsky.socialThis Black History Month, we’re celebrating the contributions, achievements and leadership of Black anaesthetists and healthcare professionals who have shaped our specialty and continue to inspire future generations.
Learn more 👉 https://ow.ly/A5Qe50ZTs1L
@anaesjournal.bsky.socialOutcomes and complications of the pericapsular nerve group block with phenol for non-operative hip fracture management in patients living with frailty
@anaesjournal.bsky.socialPostoperative anaemia and long-term survival after cardiac surgery: adjustment, thresholds and denominators – a reply
@rcoanews.bsky.socialYour voice matters!
Stand for election to RCoA Council, we're seeking passionate members to fill two Consultant vacancies and one SAS vacancy.
This is your opportunity to represent members & shape our specialty.
Nominate by 12 Oct 2026.
Learn more 👉 https://ow.ly/lJZJ50ZO622
@anaesjournal.bsky.socialPericapsular nerve group block + phenol 6%
• for non-operative hip fracture management
• in patients living with frailty
⚠️ "is an effective, minimally invasive procedure for pain management in addition to opioid-based pain relief"
@anaesjournal.bsky.socialMatching management to anticipated hypotension risk during emergency tracheal intubation
"The authors advocated standardisation, but their data leave an earlier issue unresolved: whether management was aligned with the haemodynamic risk anticipated before induction." #AnSky
@anaesjournal.bsky.socialSugammadex vs. neostigmine: the train-of-four counts too
"The appropriate clinical response to these data is therefore not ‘to switch to sugammadex’ but rather ‘to monitor quantitatively and choose the antagonist drug and dose accordingly’."
@assocanaes.bsky.socialOur manifesto for the 2027 Northern Ireland Assembly election is here!
We've got 6 key policy asks for the next Northern Ireland executive 👇️
@schistosomnia.bsky.social@anaesjournal.bsky.socialA consensus validation framework was developed for calibrating AI performance vs human expertise in femoral nerve segmentation on ultrasound.
⚠️ The AI model matched median human performance (Dice 0.72 vs. 0.60) & outperformed most individual annotators.
@assocanaes.bsky.social@rcoanews.bsky.socialReady to get back into anaesthesia?
Join us for hands-on workshops, real-world case discussions, and expert-led sessions to build confidence and strengthen your skills.
With limited spaces, this is your chance to get focused support and network.
@anaesjournal.bsky.socialEthics approval for clinician surveys: variation in guidance and practice
