Welcome.
History
This forum intends to break historical barriers between institutions, disseminate knowledge and create an excitement for academia in trainees, ultimately revitalizing research in perioperative medicine with emphasis on the translational element.
Objectives
Increase the profile and attraction of research and innovation within Perioperative Medicine.
Improve and support academic training in Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine.
Include all professions involved within the pathway of research translation, from basic researchers to clinical healthcare professionals.
Improve and support collaboration and networking throughout London.
Promote engagement with academic organisations, funding bodies, as well as other specialties and the general public.
Develop London as a centre of academic excellence in our specialty.
Most importantly, a forum led by trainees for trainees.
Why Perioperative medicine?
An all-encompassing term, which incorporates multiple patient pathways and clinical disease entities, is vital to promote what we do as anaesthetists, intensivists and pain physicians. The impact of research within a specialty is ultimately determined by the impact it has on the patients it treats. We should acknowledge the enormous number of patient interactions found within perioperative medicine and use this to promote research, ultimately, improving this patient experience. It is well known that the impact of any specialty depends on its academic output.
We would like to end with….
“If we lose our academic base, anaesthesia will be regarded as a technical service, and we will deliver few, if any, innovations."
Chairman, National Institute for Academic Anaesthesia
Guest Editorial, RCoA Bulletin, Issue 58, November 2009.
Let us, as trainees, do something about this.
Dr Brijesh Patel and Dr Roman Cregg
Founders