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WEBINARS
Acute Heart Failure in Non-Cardiac Surgery: Insights from the New ESC Clinical Consensus Statement
9th October 2025, 7-8pm
Guest Speaker: Dr Nelson Amaral
MD(Res) PhD MRCP | Consultant Cardiologist
FREE FOR MEMBERS
NON-MEMBER COST
Medical Doctors (Consultants/Non-consultant/Trainee): £19.99
AHPS
(Nurses/Pharmacists/Managers/Administrative Staff):
£9.99
Perioperative Medicine for Older People: The POPS approach
Designed to support Anaesthetic Trainees
3rd December 2025, 7-8pm
Guest Speaker: Prof. Jugdeep Dhesi
PhD FRCP | Consultant Geriatrician
The first in our new series is FREE and open to all
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Research & Project Grant Now Available
Our Research & Project Grant offers financial support to individuals or teams aiming to enhance preoperative assessment practice in the UK. The grant is exclusively available to members of The Preoperative Association.
The International Anesthesia Research Society
Anesthesia & Analgesia Journal's parent body is the IARS; membership of IARS to resident doctors/trainees is free of charge for the duration of training. Membership provides free access to both Anesthesia & Analgesia and our sister journal A&A Practice, as well as other educational resources, travel and other grants, along with discounted registration at the annual meetings.
Free for resident doctors/trainees
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The organisation for health professionals working in the preoperative field
The Preoperative Association provides support, information and education for anaesthetists, nurses and other health practitioners involved in preoperative assessment and preparation.
We hold regular regional educational meetings throughout the year and a national conference in March.
Members enjoy discounted rates for meetings and are given online access to lectures after the meetings.
We have developed competency standards for nurses, preoperative guidelines for preoperative assessment units and run an accredited training programme.
We provide education, information & support
Members enjoy discounted rates for meetings and are given online access to lectures after the meetings.
Membership is open to all healthcare professionals with an interest in furthering the aims of the Preoperative Association.
Guidelines
Available to view & download for members.
Setting Standards
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Resources
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