I have quite the topic for the #MedSkyDebate this weekend. Do you use Chat GTP and how has it affected your practise?? ChatGTP did this infographic. Is AI bad for us or can we use it to assist us? Pro’s and Con’s. This should be the best debate!!

Our Summer Bulletin is out now📥 Check out our interactive teaser 👉https://ow.ly/rv7g50Wj7Vs And remember to check your mailbox for the full version 📥 #ansky #medsky

Don't miss this month's @rcoanews.bsky.social Bulletin, with plenty of @rcoa-cri.bsky.social research content including #NAP8 and #SNAP3 - lots of exciting work going on in the research department right now! @iainmoppett.bsky.social @ajrmacfarlane.bsky.social

I'm very happy to share that our new letter has been published - a great collaboration with @ajrmacfarlane.bsky.social and @dr-amit-pawa.bsky.social to improve patient safety in regional anesthesia kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

#NAP8 are recruiting Local Coordinators at each hospital in the UK and Ireland. Visit rcoa.ac.uk/research/res... for information on the role and to register your interest! @rcoanews.bsky.social @ra-uk.org @ajrmacfarlane.bsky.social

#RAUK25 in-person ticket sales close on 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱!! Don’t forget to get your tickets and don’t miss out on an amazing conference!! 🤺Debate 👩‍⚕️Live demos 🧐Workshops ⏳ Closing Soon! 🗓️ Leeds, May 8-9th 2025 ➡️ ra-ukmeetings.com

Check out the entire faculty for #RAUK25 We hope you are as excited as we are to see this amazing lineup - and that there are more women than men! 👩‍⚕️ Join us for our ASM this May! 🗓️ 8-9th May 2025, Leeds UK ➡️ ra-ukmeetings.com #RASky

Great to see the ESRA board in Lisbon this weekend. Lots of discussions/hard work but also nice to get out for a quick run/see the sun/enjoy some nice dinners with the ESRA family 😎🤗 Join us in Oslo for the ASM in September esracongress.com @esra-society.bsky.social is is now on Bluesky 👍

We’re excited to announce that #RAUK25 tickets are selling fast to doctors across the UK & the rest of the world! To celebrate we are giving away a FREE workshop place to 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 #𝟭𝟬𝟬 Book today and grab that spot! ⏳Early bird closes soon ➡️ www.ra-ukmeetings.com

Pleased to report the Android version is now running too! #planA is free for all (but you will need to register) Everything unlocks with @ra-uk.org membership! #RASKY

It’s been SO much work by our board member Dr Sim West over so long I can’t even remember exactly when we started this!! But very exciting the @ra-uk.org app is launching 🤩 Join up for full access (a bargain!) and also for discount on #RAUK25 registration 👇 www.ra-ukmeetings.com

I have a series of 3 videos out: Counting ribs: youtu.be/JqbS-eqxEss?... Transverse PVB: youtu.be/AMHCqxP7-RU?... Paramedian Sagiital PVB: youtu.be/Gkc7jqmAyew?... All compliment our latest @bilih.bsky.social #BILIH #BlockItLikeItsHot episode! @jeffgadsden.bsky.social #RAsky #AnSky #POCUSky

Delighted that the long overdue infection control guidelines for RA & Pain are out. So many Authors, Lots of Hard Work - and possibly some things that will spark debate! Check them out! #RAsky #PainSky #AnSky #POCUSky #MedSky #InfectionSky (made that last one up!) rapm.bmj.com/content/earl...

A brilliant first meeting for the #NAP8 steering panel today. Lots discussed and some exciting things to work on! @iainmoppett.bsky.social @ajrmacfarlane.bsky.social @rcoanews.bsky.social

SNAP3: We are delighted to share the first major publication from SNAP3: Characteristics of older patients undergoing surgery in UK @claireswarbrick.bsky.social @rcoanews.bsky.social @cri.bsky.social @uniofnottingham.bsky.social What does it tell us? 🧵 1/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39765405/ #AnSky

RCT: Perioperative intravenous lidocaine infusion did not improve the return of gut function after elective minimally invasive colonic resection. ja.ma/4h5exFz

💥 Incredible interest for ESRA-DRA Online 2A exam on 12th April 2025. The registration has only opened today and almost half of the 104 places available are gone. Do not wait and reserve you place now to avoid disappointment.

The Centre for Research & Improvement @rcoanews.bsky.social is looking for a new Director and Deputy Director. NAPs, SNAPs, NELA, eFONA, CTN... We've got plenty of brilliant projects (and acronyms) to get your teeth into. Could this be you? #AnSky www.rcoa.ac.uk/about-us/cur...

Learn more about the peripartum management of the patient taking anticoagulant medications with the #BJAEd article from Drs Reale and Farber www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

In our end of season episode of @bilih.bsky.social #BILIH #BlockItLikeItsHot @jeffgadsden.bsky.social & I discuss Post-Block nerve injury and shout out Tom Quick, @ajrmacfarlane.bsky.social , @ra-uk.org & #NAP8! Check out full episode open.spotify.com/episode/44vZ... or at usual pod provider!

Read about the anaesthetic management of abdominal trauma with this excellent #BJAEd review article from Drs Edwards, Organ, Hancorn & Egan at www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

Interested in Science Communication & Social Media? We are recruiting Social Media Fellows to join the BJA & BJA Open team. #science #SoMe #anaesthesia #Ansky www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/call...

In May, we published a special issue on #regional #anaesthesia in partnership with #RAUK24 #ansky Check it out here: www.bjanaesthesia.org/issue/S0007-...

Not sure the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 sugary treats @RCoA went down well today @rcoanews.bsky.social 🤣😬 📈Been busy few months behind scenes… ➡️Steering group formation 📄Draft protocol ✅Navigating regulatory pathways 💰Funding 😊Looking forward to appointing fellows and working with the team toward a ?2026 launch

Great to see bookings coming in already 🤗 @ra-uk.org have lined up a fantastic faculty for #RAUK25 🤝 Debates ❓ Live demos - ask for any block 👩🏻‍🍼 Joint session with @oaa-anaes.bsky.social 📚 @bjaeducation.bsky.social lectures incl @allisonleenyc.bsky.social and KiJinn Chin ➡️ www.Ra-ukmeetings.com

In December we review activity over the year #bjabythenumbers Our most read article in 2024 was a review article on #perioperative management of diabetes mellitus by Crowley et al #diabetes #anaesthesia #Ansky www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S000...

Join @jeffgadsden.bsky.social & @dr-amit-pawa.bsky.social as they answer lots of questions from the last year, tell some jokes and generally get into the festive mood… Oh, and a warning- there may be some singing! Enjoy! Here is the Spotify link: open.spotify.com/episode/44vZ...

Our Xmas #BILIH @bilih.bsky.social episode has just dropped! Claim 1 hr of CME by registering for a free Duke CME account here ja.dh.duke.edu Once you've listened, text the code to +1 919 213 8033 The code for Dec 15th is MATDUZ You have 24 hr from 15th to claim! #RAsky #AnSky #MedSky #POCUSky

𝙁𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 #RAUK25 𝙩𝙤 𝙇𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙗𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 Join the international #regionalanaesthesia community in Leeds, UK 🎥 Live demos 👩‍🎓 Workshops 🙋 Pro-Con Debate ➡️ www.ra-ukmeetings.com 🗓️ 8-9th May 2025 🌍 Leeds, UK (and virtual) Book early and bon voyage!

@ra-uk.org: “As a reward for all your Social Media work, take a short holiday…Did you enjoy it?” #RAUK25 bookings are open! 😂 The work has just begun! ➡️ www.ra-ukmeetings.com

Exciting to see this open after so much work by @nathaslam.bsky.social and the rest of the team (handles too big to tag them all - Toby, MariaPaz, Jenny) plus our social media guru @drnavbahal.bsky.social 🤩Amazing faculty 🛡️Fantastic venue (and city) 🎥Live demos (pick your block!) 💻Virtual option

#RAUK25 Registration is now open! Don’t miss out on the UK’s biggest and best #regionalanaesthesia conference ➡️ www.ra-ukmeetings.com 🗓️ 8-9th May 2025 🌍 Leeds, UK (and virtual) Book early and avoid disappointment! #RASky #PainSky #AnSky #MedSky

This is a heatmap of topics identified in 6 research prioritisation studies relevant to regional anaesthesia. Important themes were on the role of RA in: • ⬇️ chronic postsurgical pain • improving postop recovery • benefit in specific patient groups #RASky #AnSky #MedSky https://buff.ly/49zVeBD

🛫 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀, Trains & Automobiles 🔉 #RAUK25 is coming to Leeds in May 2025! International Experts - RA Workshops - Pain - POCUS 🌍 We’re expecting delegates from all across the globe! Where are you coming from? #RASky #PainSky #AnSky #MedSky

Cleaning out some filing cabinets…(finding all sorts of old stuff!) Anyway, found this addressed to the ‘Amnesia Dept’ at Toronto Western 🤣. Maybe not the worst typo to be fair but still… #AnaesSky #RASky

🚨 Abstract submissions are NOW OPEN! 🚨 Spread the word and submit your work by January 14—time is running out! ⏳ Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to showcase your research at the landmark 50th Anniversary of #ASRASpring25 #ASRA50🌟 Repost from: @ropivacaine.bsky.social

Grateful to have connected with 1000 of you around the world We are proud of our work in the advancement of standards & education in regional anaesthesia and pain medicine in the UK Whether in Paeds, Research, Training, Education, EDI, Digital and so on - we are here for you Join today! #RASky

I loved it, including the tears. And your family there and all. And the international cameos. #RAUK24 was superb. Seeing friends, making new ones, meeting the entire board (🤩) and all the excellent talks.

What is a ‘safe dose’ of LA? I read an article when training on how we should avoid using traditional ‘safe mg/kg doses’ and think more about the site, the patient, co-morbidities etc. I can’t remember where I read this but it’s something that’s stayed with me. Even so, this case is a rare event!

With recent cases like this the issue of LA and people being unaware of how much is being injected really concerns me. (The case report above however, was 5ml of lignocaine so incredibly rare and unlucky) www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Congratulations to Pod 3 at The Royal Adelaide Hospital Intensive Care Unit for their exceptional Christmas tree, kindly provided by the awesome @kolygate.bsky.social. An exceptional effort bravo!! #MedSky #AnSky #recycle

Gastric ultrasound workshops for 2025 have been finalised. @anzca.bsky.social #anaesthesia #POCUS #AnSky #RASky Venue: North Shore Hospital, Auckland Dates: 7 June and 29 November Time 0815-1230 Register here: www.gastricus.org/home

This year at #RAUK24 I was fortunate enough to be asked to deliver the keynote Bruce Scott lecture. The full (emotional) lecture was available on the @ra-uk.org site, but I have posted a version on my channel if you were curious to see what it was about #RASky #AnSky youtu.be/4Hy4WSWZ1ak?...

The @rcoanews.bsky.social Gas newsletter now features subspecialty updates where our Resident Rep @manibahra.bsky.social has discussed the work being done by @ra-uk.org Just some of many reasons to join! 💻 www.ra-uk.org

Hello BlueSky! Follow us here for the latest updates from BJA Education. #AnSky #Anaesthesia

Check out the new BJA Special Issue on #sustainability in anaesthesia. Guested edited by Prof Jodi Sherman. #anaesthesia #Ansky #environment www.bjanaesthesia.org/current#Spec...

Let's call this #StarterPackSunday! Packs are a great way to find accounts to follow on your topics of interest. You can click follow all or select from the list. They also bring followers to you. Rebuild the community you left behind in the Xodus. Share your best packs! @bsky.app

And here’s a link to @chronotrope.bsky.social & Tom Bank’s excellent video on Propofol TCI models 👇🏻 youtu.be/S_tr8iJXavQ?...

Sometimes I really miss being among the Scots. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙 @ajrmacfarlane.bsky.social