ESAIC Academy

In October 2023, a new Theme of the month webinar series will be launched, as part of the Focus Track on "Brain Heath", orgnaised by the Scientific, eLearning and Trainees Committees of ESAIC.

Learn more about the Focus Track on "Brain Health".

By attending the Theme of the month webinar series, you will be able to:

• Acquire specific knowledge on the causes and mechanisms of brain insult, and how to avoid it in the very young.
• Affirm good practice standards for brain protection.
• Analyse the causes of adverse events to prevent them to reoccur.
• Understand the role of enhanced recovery programs for the perioperative brain health.
• Better monitor the brain during anaesthesia.

In this webinar main causes for nosocomial infections like Central line-associated bloodstream infections, Catheter-associated urinary tract infections, Surgical site infections, Ventilator-associated pneumonia will be discussed including diagnosis, treatment and preventions strategies.

Almost every study puts anaesthesiologists in the top five specialties with the highest prevalence of burnout syndrome. A combination of demanding patient responsibilities and long working hours with sleep deprivation can be quite strenuous. There are publications about fatigue management for residents and fellows. Many European countries have laws to limit working hours and mandatory rest time, but it is often unclear how those are implemented.

Commercially available TCI models in older pumps used to be models developed with data from a population with relatively small ranges of age or weight, with an occasional paediatric model. Using these models on patients outside this range results in extrapolation, risking under- or overdosing of the patient. Newer models have a broader range of covariates in the population and may therefore be more appropriate when anaesthetising patients along the extremes of age or body size. What are the characteristics of these patients, the models, and does it make a difference?

This educational activity is aimed at clarifying whether regional anesthesia may help to prevent and/or reduce the risk of cancer recurrence by reducing the need for opioids or volatile anesthetics, or reducing the stress response to surgery and giving an update on recent literature.

Procedural sedation facilitates the safe performance of procedures that a patient cannot tolerate in a state of full consciousness while maintaining the patient’s safety. This educational activity will help you learn more about the latest information and recommendations regarding procedural sedation in adults and children.

Host
Prof. Roberta Monzani (IT)

Speakers
Dr Clemens Barends (NL)
Prof. Peter Frykholm (SE)

Healthcare carbon footprint in the EU is about 4.5% of the total emissions. Our clinical actions during perioperative care have consequences. Therefore, making informed choices about our anaesthetic plan is paramount for both patient and planet’s health.

Host:
Dr Jane Muret (FR) 

Speakers:
Dr Patricio González-Pizarro (ES)
Dr J. M. Tom Pierce (UK)

Perioperative fluid management – including the type, dose, and timing of administration –directly affects patient outcome after major surgery. This webinar aims at providing clinical recommendations on IV fluid therapy in the perioperative setting to help the clinician to decide when the patient needs a bolus of fluid, how to administer it and with what (crystalloids / colloids).

Host     
Prof. Daniela Ionescu (RO)

Speakers
Prof. Sheila Nainan Myatra (IN)
Prof. Antonio Messina (IT)
Prof. Daniel Chappell (DE)

Therapeutic temperature is a component of post-resuscitation care. It has been known to be effective in improving the survival rate and neurologic functional outcome of patients after cardiac arrest and recommended by international guidelines, but the supporting evidence is  limited, and the target temperature associated with the best outcome is unknown. This ESAIC activity includes clear recommendations on treatment strategies for our patients.

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Host:
Prof. Bernd Böttiger (DE)

Speakers:
Prof. Wilhelm Behringer (AT)
Prof. Niklas Nielsen (SE)