Preliminary Scientific Programme

British Association of Indian Anaesthetists


18th Annual Conference

Leicester Marriott Hotel, Enderby, Leicester LE19 1SW

Saturday, 5th of October, 2019


Session 1

Future of Anaesthesia in the Next Ten Years, Prof. Ravi Mahajan, President, The Royal College of Anaesthetists, Consultant Anaesthetist, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham

Preoperative Optimisation in Anaemic Patients, Dr. James Prentis, Consultant Anaesthetist, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne

Airway and Human Factors, Prof. Chris Frerk, Consultant Anaesthetist, Northampton General Hospital

Session 2

Shared Decision Making in High Risk Patients, Dr. Kathleen Ferguson, President, AAGBI, Consultant Anaesthetist, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Management of Patients with AICDs (Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators) and Pacemakers, Dr. Ian Loke, Consultant Cardiologist, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Cardiac Anaesthesia in a Developing Country, Dr. Sandeep Chauhan, Consultant Anaesthetist, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Session 3

Postoperative Pain Relief in Opioid Dependent Patients, Dr. Arun Bhaskar, President-elect , British Pain Society, Consultant in Pain Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Interventions and Consent in Regional Anaesthesia & Pain: Clinical & Legal Aspects, Dr. Rajesh Munglani, Hon. Consultant in Pain Medicine, St Thomas Hospital, London and Barrister Pankaj Madan, Expert in Clinical Negligence; Senior Associate Member of Royal Society of Medicine

Session 4

Safety and Theatre Efficiency, Prof. Jaideep Pandit, Consultant Anaesthetist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Obesity and Other Challenges in Paediatric Anaesthesia, Dr. Alison Bliss, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Leeds University Hospitals

New developments - Management of Patients in General Intensive Care, Dr Brijesh V Patel, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Cardiothoracic Critical Care, Imperial College London


Detailed Programme to follow