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The motto of the Association of Anaesthetists is 'In somno securitas' or 'Safe in sleep' and we remain committed to keeping both patients and anaesthetists safe.
We offer a range of research grants and undergraduate electives. We also offer an award for innovation in healthcare.
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We actively support the health of the anaesthesia specialty. The links below include helpful information relating to managing your own health and wellbeing.
It’s vital, in your role as an anaesthetist, that you’re aware of the need to look after your own mental health.
It's time to change the culture of fatigue in the healthcare profession. We need to #FightFatigue together.
Mentoring is not about offering advice and sharing experiences. It's about helping someone else become effective at developing their opportunities and resources, and managing their problems, helping them to become better at helping themselves.
Learn about the European Working Time Directive, less than full time training (LTFT), get tips as a first year consultant anaesthetist, read about a day in the life of a variety of hospital staff and get advice on maternity, paternity, adoption and pensions.
Our different networks help to maintain links between our members and the Association. Discover more about the different networks across the UK and Ireland, how they help, and how you can get involved.
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The Anaesthesia Heritage Centre tells the remarkable story of anaesthesia, from its first public demonstration in 1846 to modern day anaesthetists working in the aftermath of wars and terrorist attacks.
The Anaesthesia Museum holds a series of events across the year, usually linked to the temporary exhibition.
The Heritage Centre has been collecting oral histories from notable anaesthetists for several years. You can also view a a series of training films for anaesthetists here.
View our previous exhibitions, discover biographies for important figures in the history of anaesthesia, and take look at a timeline of the history of anaesthesia.
The Heritage Centre has been collecting oral histories from notable anaesthetists for several years...
Take a journey through the history of anaesthesia starting in 1525
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Arthur Barker(1849-1926)
August Bier (1861-1949)
Henry Boyle(1875-1941)
Dudley Buxton(1855-1931)
Joseph Clover(1825-1882)
Sir Humphry Davy(1778-1829)
Hans Epstein(1909-2002)
Victor Goldman(1903-1994)
T Cecil Gray (1913-2008)
Christopher Langton Hewer (1896-1986)
Sir Frederic Hewitt (1857-1916)
Henry Hill Hickman (1800-1830)
Ferdinand Junker (1828-1902?)
John Alfred Lee (1906-1989)
Sir Robert Macintosh (1897-1989)
Sir Ivan Magill (1888-1986)
William Wellesley Mapleson (1926-2018)
Robert Minnitt (1889-1974)
William Woolf Mushin (1910-1993)
Edgar Pask (1913-1966)
Joseph Priestley (1733-1804)
James Robinson (1813-1861)
Sir James Young Simpson (1811-1870)
John Snow (1813-1858)