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The ESAIC is dedicated to supporting professionals in anaesthesiology and intensive care by serving as the hub for development and dissemination of valuable educational, scientific, research, and networking resources.


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Congresses

The ESAIC hosts the Euroanaesthesia and Focus Meeting congresses that serve as platforms for cutting-edge science and innovation in the field. These events bring together experts, foster networking, and facilitate knowledge exchange in anaesthesiology, intensive care, pain management, and perioperative medicine. Euroanaesthesia is one of the world’s largest and most influential scientific congresses for anaesthesia professionals. Held annually throughout Europe, our congress is a contemporary event geared towards education, knowledge exchange and innovation in anaesthesia, intensive care, pain and perioperative medicine, as well as a platform for immense international visibility for scientific research.


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Professional Growth

The ESAIC's mission is to foster and provide exceptional training and educational opportunities. The ESAIC ensures the provision of robust and standardised examination and certification systems to support the professional development of anaesthesiologists and to ensure outstanding future doctors in the field of anaesthesiology and intensive care.


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Research

The ESAIC aims to advance patient outcomes and contribute to the progress of anaesthesiology and intensive care evidence-based practice through research. The ESAIC Clinical Trial Network (CTN), the Academic Contract Research Organisation (A-CRO), the Research Groups and Grants all contribute to the knowledge and clinical advances in the peri-operative setting.


Learn more about the ESAIC Clinical Trial Network (CTN) and the associated studies.

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EU Projects

The ESAIC is actively involved as a consortium member in numerous EU funded projects. Together with healthcare leaders and practitioners, the ESAIC's involvement as an EU project partner is another way that it is improving patient outcomes and ensuring the best care for every patient.


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Patient Safety

The ESAIC aims to promote the professional role of anaesthesiologists and intensive care physicians and enhance perioperative patient outcomes by focusing on quality of care and patient safety strategies. The Society is committed to implementing the Helsinki Declaration and leading patient safety projects.


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Sustainability

To ESAIC is committed to implementing the Glasgow Declaration and drive initiatives towards greater environmental sustainability across anaesthesiology and intensive care in Europe.


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Partnerships

The ESAIC works in collaboration with industry, national societies, and specialist societies to promote advancements in anaesthesia and intensive care. The Industry Partnership offers visibility and engagement opportunities for industry participants with ESAIC members, facilitating understanding of specific needs in anaesthesiology and in intensive care. This partnership provides resources for education and avenues for collaborative projects enhancing science, education, and patient safety. The Specialist Societies contribute to high-quality educational opportunities for European anaesthesiologists and intensivists, fostering discussion and sharing, while the National Societies, through NASC, maintain standards, promote events and courses, and facilitate connections. All partnerships collectively drive dialogue, learning, and growth in the anaesthesiology and intensive care sector.


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Guidelines

Guidelines play a crucial role in delivering evidence-based recommendations to healthcare professionals. Within the fields of anaesthesia and intensive care, guidelines are instrumental in standardizing clinical practices and enhancing patient outcomes. For many years, the ESAIC has served as a pivotal platform for facilitating continuous advancements, improving care standards and harmonising clinical management practices across Europe.


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Publications

With over 40 years of publication history, the EJA (European Journal of Anaesthesiology) has established itself as a highly respected and influential journal in its field. It covers a wide range of topics related to anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine, including perioperative medicine, pain management, critical care, resuscitation, and patient safety.


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Membership

Becoming a member of ESAIC implies becoming a part of a vibrant community of nearly 8,000 professionals who exchange best practices and stay updated on the latest developments in anaesthesiology, intensive care and perioperative medicine. ESAIC membership equips you with the tools and resources necessary to enhance your daily professional routine, nurture your career growth, and play an active role in advancing anaesthesiology, intensive care and perioperative medicine.


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ESAIC

The Society is dedicated to supporting professionals in anaesthesiology and intensive care by serving as the hub for development and dissemination of valuable educational, scientific, research, and networking resources.

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The European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care

The European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) resulted from the amalgamation of the former European Society of Anaesthesiologists (ESA), the European Academy of Anaesthesiology (EAA) and the Confederation of European National Societies of Anaesthesiologists (CENSA) and holds the most prominent position in the community of anaesthesiologists in Europe and elsewhere.

The Society is governed by a Board of Directors, a Council and the General Assembly. The Council is elected by Active Members of the Society from each European country with a minimum of 25 Active Members. The Board of Directors is elected by the Council. The General Assembly convenes at the time of the ESAIC’s European Anaesthesiology Congress.

The Society is comprised of the ESAIC Full or non-Full Members and Individual Society Members. Individual Society Members are represented within the ESAIC by the National Anaesthesiologists Societies Committee (NASC) which is represented on the Board of Directors.

ESAIC is a member of Alliance for Biomedical Research in Europe (BioMed Alliance). BioMed Alliance is committed to promoting excellence in European biomedical research and innovation with the goal of improving the health and well-being of all European citizens. The BioMed Alliance Code of Conduct sets out core principles to maintain and enhance professional independence, objectivity and scientific integrity.

What makes the ESAIC unique

  • Mission, Vision and Values
  • Long-Term Goals
  • Quality Charter
  • Annual Report 2022

The ESAIC is dedicated to supporting professionals in anaesthesiology and intensive care by serving as the hub for development and dissemination of valuable educational, scientific, research, and networking resources.

  • Leadership: To be the leading European organisation for members and national societies for anaesthesiology, intensive care, pain and perioperative medicine, advocate for the vital role of anaesthesiologists in perioperative medicine and collaborate with institutional stakeholders to improve patient care in this field.
  • Policy Engagement: To actively engage with policy leaders within the European Union of anaesthesiology and intensive care, fostering exchange and participate in the decision-making.
  • Patient Safety: To promote the professional role of anaesthesiologists and enhance perioperative patient outcomes through a focus on quality of care and patient safety strategies. The Society is committed to implementing the Helsinki Declaration and leading patient safety projects.
  • Environmental Sustainability: To implement the Glasgow Declaration and drive initiatives towards greater environmental sustainability within European anaesthesiology and intensive care.
  • Training, Education, and Professional Exams: To promote and deliver high-quality training and education at ESAIC. We ensure the provision of robust and standardised examination and certification systems to support the professional development of anaesthesiologists to continuously enhance our exams and knowledge, ensuring the production of top-quality future doctors in the field of anaesthesiology and intensive care.
  • Research, Clinical Trials and Big Data: We actively engage in research projects through the Clinical Trial Network and the Academic A-CRO, harnessing the collective knowledge and resources of the ESAIC network. Through these efforts, we aim to advance patient outcomes and contribute to the progress of anaesthesiology and intensive care practices. Building upon structures established during the COVID-19 pandemic, we aim to be well-prepared for future pandemics, particularly in the ICU setting. To harness the potential of data in anaesthesiology and intensive care, leveraging it to improve our knowledge and inform evidence-based practices.

In the long term, the ESAIC has as its main strategic objectives to: 

  • Promote the professional role of anaesthesiologists, to improve perioperative patient outcomes by focusing on the quality of care and patient safety strategy
  • Implement the Helsinki Declaration and lead Patient Safety projects,
  • Implement the Glasgow Declaration to achieve greater environmental sustainability across European anaesthesiology and intensive care.*
  • Promote and provide high-quality training and education, endorsed by a robust and uniform system of examination and certification,
  • Develop research projects through the Clinical Trial Network and the Academic A-CRO, To promote the role of anaesthesiologists in perioperative medicine with institutional stakeholders.
  • Using research, clinical trials and the ESAIC network of knowledge in the peri-operative setting to promote better patient outcome
  • Using structures established during COVID-19 to be prepared for future pandemics, in particular in the ICU setting
  • Continuously improve our exams and knowledge to provide the best future doctors in the field of anaesthesiology and intensive care
  • Exchange with policy leaders within the EUP
  • Utilise big data in anaesthesiology and intensive care to enhance our understanding in anaesthesiology, intensive care, pain management, and perioperative medicine

The Organisation has a Policy of promoting continual improvement and setting of Quality Objectives in line with the framework laid down within the ISO 9001:2015 Standard. These objectives will address the risks and opportunities within the Organisation as determined by the Management of ESAIC.

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T: +32-(0)2-743-3290 | E: info@esaic.org

For media relations, communications, or public relations please contact:
Ms. Arta Leci, Marketing & Communication Manager at communication@esaic.org

ESAIC Staff 2023