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RA-UK Elections 2023

RA-UK are looking for 3 new consultant board members & a trainee board member for 2023 to replace outgoing board members. Elections will be held in approximately 6 weeks before the ASM in May in an electronic vote, & successful candidates will be informed at the ASM.

To be eligible you must  have been an ordinary member for at least a year & you will need to have your application proposed & seconded by 2 members of the society. Further rules for election can be found in the constitution. 

Our society membership has trebled in the last three years and there are lots of exciting initiatives already underway or in the pipeline. If you are interested in joining the board and have lots of ideas and enthusiasm we would be delighted to hear from you. We are hoping to further increase the diversity amongst our board to best represent our members and will positively welcome all applicants. 

Please submit an application form or any questions about either role via email (instructions in the form). Closing date for applications is 6th March at 23:59.

Exciting new podcast

Some of you may have already seen, but our past president, Amit Pawa's new podcast "Block It Like its Hot" is getting rave reviews in the regional anaesthesia community. A collaboration with one of our star speakers at the 2023 RA-UK ASM, Dr Jeff Gadsen, you can subscribe to the podcast by going to the homepage, or you can subscribe directly by clicking on the images below.

Associate Faculty

This year we are introducing a number of fully funded Associate Faculty positions at our ASM. These are aimed at final year or newly CCT’d consultants who have ideally undertaken a regional anaesthesia fellowship. This is a fantastic opportunity where you will have all expenses paid in order to help teach at RA workshops alongside experienced faculty. Closing date will be end of February 2023.

Registration for ASM 2023 inc workshops now open

We are pleased to announce that registration for the 2023 in Newcastle is now open. Big discounts for early bird registration, and workshop places are bound to fill up fast.

Click the banner at the top of the website to go to our dedicated booking site.

Joint online seminar with the Association of Anaesthetists

We are excited to announce the next in our series of joint webinars with the Association of Anaesthetists. Entitled Regional Anaesthesia: Back to the Basics, and organised by Dr Maria Paz Sebastian and Dr Sim West, it will offer something for everyone, from beginners to enthusiasts in regional anaesthesia, it brings national and international experts together on important topics to help you succeed in your blocks, improve your skills & widen your knowledge in regional anaesthesia.

It will be held online on the morning of the 20th February.

Speakers this year include: Dr Bridget Pulos from the Mayo Clinic and Dr Laura Giron-Arango from Toronto Western.

Further details, and booking are found on the AoA website