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Applications are invited for the role of Trainee Representative (x2) on to the Research Council of the NIAA. Trainees who hold a National Training Number in Anaesthesia, and are either Academic Clinical Fellows, Academic Clinical Lecturers or are undertaking/have completed an MD(Res) or PhD are encouraged to apply.

Please see the link if you want more information:

https://www.niaa.org.uk/NIAA-Vacancy-Trainee-Representatives-x2

RAFT are looking for their 4th national project – around the theme ‘Perioperative Care’

For more information about the submission process check out their website: https://www.raftrainees.org/raft-4.html

A second paper has just been published in the BJA from DALES.

You can find it here:

https://bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(21)00345-7/fulltext

Thanks to everyone who took part!

It may seem like a long time ago…however iHype has finally been published in Anaesthesia this month.

Many thanks to everyone who took part!

https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.15535

With some of the committee about to CCT, we are looking for new recruits. Please get in touch at waarencommittee@gmail.com to express an interest.

Collaborative study with Trainee Emergency Research Network (TERN), Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland (PERUKI), Research and Audit Federation of Trainees (RAFT), Irish Trainee Emergency Research Network (ITERN and Trainee Research in Intensive Care (TRIC)

Longitudinal study to address levels of psychological distress and trauma in doctors during Covid-19.

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/11/7/e049680.full.pdf

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this project.

Data collection is almost complete – just waiting on a couple of sites. We have nearly 1000 bits of data from Wales so far.

There is a piece of work ongoing in Australia (via TRA2SH) with the data collected from Australia to publish a life cycle analysis of IV vs PO paracetamol.

There is also a survey circulating about attitudes to IV vs oral paracetamol being circulated via WEAN. You can find it here to complete: https://forms.gle/gcepy6HRHrQyEJn78

Once the survey is complete, we will be looking to create a pan Wales protocol which can then be adjusted for local implementation.

In association with WEAN (Welsh Environmental Anaesthetic Network) and TRAS2H, we are performing an audit of perioperative paracetamol usage across all sites in Wales.  This will provide the baseline data prior to implementation of a new SOP across Wales.  We will then look to reaudit practice at a later date.

Check out our current projects for more information about how to get involved

Over 400 responses – 2 papers in the pipeline from the data collected.