Do you know an anaesthetic colleague who goes the extra mile in paediatric anaesthesia ⭐ Nominations are now open for the APAGBI Extra Mile Award in memory of Dr Mark Thomas. Deadline: 30 March 2026 🔗 www.apagbi.org.uk/news/latest-... #APAGBI #ExtraMileAward #PaediatricAnaesthesia #healthcareheroesُ

📣 PNAN Webinar – 20 March 2026 Join us for an afternoon of paediatric neuroanaesthesia education, including epilepsy surgery, IONM, neonatal emergency craniotomy & awake craniotomy. 🕒 13:15–16:30 | 💻 Live on Zoom | 🎓 3 CPD points (applied) 👉 Register via QR #PaedsAnaesthesia #NeuroAnaesthesia #CPD

One of our most important 🔥🔥APA Hot Topic🔥🔥yet! So many professionals encouraging children to maintain hydration prior to surgery. Still not sure of the current consensus? Read the edu-torial. www.apagbi.org.uk/hot

🗳️ APAGBI Council elections are now open! Stand for a four-year term and help shape paediatric anaesthesia, education, and national standards. Open to active APAGBI members
⏰ Deadline: 22nd Feb 🔗 More info: www.apagbi.org.uk/our-council/... #APAGBI #APA #PaediatricAnaesthesia #MedicalLeadership

⭐️Abstract submission is now open for APAGBI ASM 2026 in Plymouth⭐️ Share your work and be part of the programme! 🗓️Deadline: 16 March Submit: apagbievents.co.uk/abstract-submission #APAGBI #ASM2026 #PaediatricAnaesthesia #MedicalResearch #Anaesthesia

𝗥𝗔𝗨𝗞→𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗹! 🎈🌉 💉 #RAUK26 Bridges, Balloons and Blocks. Two days. Big speakers. A city full of bold ideas (and iconic street art). 🌍 Where are you coming from? Tell us 👇 👀 Speaker preview 🗓️ 7–8th May 2026 📍 Bristol Beacon ➡️ ra-uk.org/asm

Our council members have been busy! 🧳✨ Last week, Dr Zoe Burton represented us alongside CPOC and SOBA, at an event hosted by the Obesity Health Alliance, playing a key role in shaping the discussion on the “sickness and illness prevention” Thank you Zoe! 👏#perioperativecare #childhealth #leadership

APAGBI Link Network Meeting Sheffield! Highlights: 💧 “Sip ’til Send” & “Fitter, Better, Sooner” 🧸 RA & pain management updates ❤️ Cardiac anaesthesia 🏥 Daycase tonsillectomy 🖥️ Gastric US demos 📊 NAP7 & paeds trauma lessons Huge thanks to Dr Zoe Burton for organising! 👏 #APAGBI #PaedsAnaes #MedEd

Thank you Dr Jonathan Smith and Dr Sophie Liu for your incredible talks….lessons from NAP 7 and Paediatric Trauma Management. If you feel like you missed out? Join us at our ASM June 2026! For now our podcast on NAP 7 & paediatric trauma manual are available on our website #linknetwork #paedianaes

High yield Research Update! Thank you so much Dr Nellie Divani… • Esketamine ⬇️ postop delirium in tonsillectomy
• Pre-op paracetamol: IV prior KTS (PO 30–60 mins)
• NSAIDs safe at appropriate dosing – no ⬆️ bleeding risk Gastric US, airway safety, Polytrauma update + dexmedetomidine highlights!

🚀 Our first APA Link Network meeting in Sheffield! We start strong with the new APAGBI fasting guidelines for children undergoing GA. Clear, simplified, and child-centred guidance to improve safety and comfort — ‘sip til send to theatre’ for clear fluids💧 #APAGBI #PaedAnaes #LinkNetwork #Sheffield

APAGBI Link-Network Meeting 2026 There’s still time! Sheffield is the place to be for paediatric anaesthesia updates, insights, and some honestly amazing speakers 🙌 #PaedsAnaes #MedEd #Network

🎤 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT – APAGBI Link-Network 2025 Join us for an inspiring day of innovation & collaboration! 🩺 Dr Jonathan Smith – Lessons from NAP7 🩺 Dr Ravi Thevasagayam & 🩺 Dr Simon Courtman – Daycase Paediatric Adenotonsillectomy Register Now (see link in comments) #APAGBI #PaediatricAnaesthesia

📣 Final call for abstracts! Got a great project or idea to share? Submit by 17th October for the APAGBI LINK Network Meeting — 28 Nov, Sheffield Don’t miss out! #PaediatricAnaesthesia #APAGBI #medicaleducation #anaesthesia

Another brilliant Little Lecture coming you way this Monday! ✨ Topic: Managing Burns in the Paediatric Patient ⏰ 7pm | Follow the link to join 💡 Practical strategies & key insights for real-life scenarios. #LittleLecture #Paediatrics #FOAMed

📢 Call for Abstracts! The APA Link Network Meeting is coming to Sheffield on Friday 28th Nov at The Victoria. Submit your work and be part of shaping the future of paediatric anaesthesia ✨ 🔗 Abstract submission & registration link in the comments #APALinkNetwork #Sheffield #PaediatricAnaesthesia

Registration is now open for the 2025 Link Network Meeting! 📍 This year we’re in Sheffield — just a stone’s throw from the stunning Peak District National Park. Don’t miss out! 👉 www.apagbievents.co.uk/link-network... #PaedsAnaes #LinkNetwork2025 #Sheffield #PaediatricAnaesthesia

🧠✨ TOMORROW! Don’t miss the next Little Lecture…. 🎙️ Anaesthetic Perspectives in Paediatric Neurosurgery A fantastic session for anyone interested in the challenges of paediatric neuroanaesthesia. 📲 Scan the QR code to join #PaediatricAnaesthesia #Neurosurgery#Paediatrics #MedicalEducation

📢 Webinar: Navigating Paediatric Spinal Surgery 🗓️ 4 June | 🕡 18:30–20:30 | 💻 Online Essential updates for anaesthetists at all levels. Don’t miss out! 🎓 Expert panel, CPD, discounted for APAGBI/Association members. 🔗 anaesthetists.org/Home/Educati... #PaedsAnaes #SpinalSurgery #Anaesthesia #CPD

APA members – please check your emails and complete the swift surveys you’ve received! They only take a few minutes, and your input is vital to building consensus on key topics in paediatric anaesthesia. Let’s shape the future together! #PaedsAnaes #ResearchMatters #Consensus #PATRN

Who's put #APAGBI2026 #Plymouth in their calendar 📅🙋‍♂️ Re-live #APAGBI2025 with this clip from our conference partners @eventmanagementdirect What was your favourite bit? 🎺Piped band 📹Live Regional Scanning 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 pro-con 🥐 Breakfast sessions 🫁 Airway workshops 🍲Lunch! #pedsanes #cpd

#APAGBI2025 marks the handing over of presidential🏅and duties 📜 from Dr Simon Courtman to Dr Karen Bartholomew 😇Dr Courtman has 💪advocating for #paediatric #anaesthesia improving care we deliver to children. ✅ We have no doubt that Dr Bartholomew will excel as president👸 #APAGBI2026 #pedsanes

We can't believe #APAGBI2025 is nearly over 😭 To finish off a Q&A to tie up all those burning questions 🚒 ❓Should IV access prior to induction for an emergency airway ❓Airway Guidelines:Are they any good

Not only does #APAGBI2025 have 2️⃣lecture streams we have experts running workshops: 🧠 pEEG in #PaediatricAnaesthesia @chronotrope.bsky.social 💉Regional Anaesthesia 💤TIVA for Tots 🌬️Advanced airway management It's impossible not to be inspired by the passion and knowledge of these #pedsanes experts

Back from ☕️ #APAGBI2025 delegates have a choice 😵‍💫 of two super streams. 🔥Hot Topics in #Paediatric Medicine 🌍Sustainability Favourite bit of the morning: hearing about dog 🐶 Bailey accompanying his owner👦to the anaesthetic room and licking their face as they had a inhlational induction 💤

🌱 Sustainability Spotlight at ASM 2025 🌱 Today’s sustainability sessions full of energy, insight, and action 💡 🌬️ Phasing out nitrous oxide 🌲 Project Spruce ♻️ Reducing single-use equipment Inspiring change! #SustainableAnaesthesia #GreenTheatres #ProjectSpruce #NetZeroNHS #AnaesthesiaForTheFuture

Possibly the most important session of the #APAGBI2025 day! Oral Poster #ResidentDoctor presentations showcasing the hard #pedsanes work delegates have put into the many abstract submissions. Abstracts👇 drive.google.com/file/d/17bR5... #anaesthesia

Kudos to all the #APAGBI2025 delegates who have brushed off the 💤 after last nights 💃 Ceilidh and made it to the breakfast session 🥐 #AI Intelligent Ultrasound NRFit @SurgicalScience @BbraunMedical @RegionalAnaesUK @AMEPearson

The prestigious #APAGBI2025 Jackson Rees Lecture: Suicide - How could I possibly save a Life is humbled to have Professor John Gibson from www.thecanmoretrust.co.uk working with people to find a safe space encouraging them to stay in this world #suicide #cameron

Truly fantastic and humbling to see honorary membership of the @APAGBI awarded to Dr Chris Gildersleve #PaediatricAnaesthesia 👏👏👏 He has given so much to #paediatric #anaesthesia #wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #pedsanes @Welshanaesthes @CGildersleve @CV_UHB #APAGBI2025

Thankfully the afternoon talks at #APAGBI2025 are as enthralling as the mornings, so no chances of 😴 after a fab lunch 🍽️🥗 Paediatric Trauma from @SheffChildrens Fellow Dr Jennifer Coe 🚁 Takeaway : Given the right care Children are surprisingly resilient 💪

We're getting technical now #APAGBI2025 @JerryChaoMD kicking off the @PediAnesthesia session 🧠Pediatric Anesthesia and Sedation as a Tool to Probe Neural Circuit Development: Advancing the Field 🧠 Super interesting & amazing images #PedaAnaes #Anaesthesia

Hmmm🤔 decisions to make! So much going on at #APAGBI2025 Which stream will you choose? • ❤️ Cardiac • ✈️ Retreival & PICU @ScottishNetwork @Scot_STAR The great news is that the fantastic team @TalkingSlides are recording 📹our sessions available to delegates in the next couple weeks.

First up this morning at #APAGBI2025 is Airway! 🫁 Expert faculty from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸@PediAnesthesia Delegates share your top tips from the talks for all those that can't be in sunny ☀️ #Edinburgh 🏰 #pedsanes #cpd #PaediatricAnaesthesia #Anaesthesia

#APAGBI2025 is underway! Kicking off with a Breakfast 🥐 session with delegates from 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Share your conference hi-lights using #APAGBI2025 were on X, 🦋, insta, FB Today's programme www.apagbievents.co.uk/programme

Edinburgh is looking absolutely magical 🌟 Buzzing for the Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland conference #APAGBI2025 at @eicc #Edinburgh with @PediAnesthesia tomorrow. Can’t wait to see you there! 🏰👶💉www.apagbievents.org.uk #pedsanes

🔥🔥APA Hot Topic🔥🔥 Should we use processed EEG more often in paediatric anaesthesia? is now closed! Results? 💯 %(nearly) Take a look at the edu-torial www.apagbi.org.uk/education-and-training/apa-hot-topics #pedsanes #paediatricanaesthesia #anaesthesia Next Hot Topic Incoming 🛬

Just under two weeks to go until the joint APA & SPA Scientific Meeting — we can’t wait to welcome you to Edinburgh! We’re delighted to announce @mindray.bsky.social as a Gold Sponsor for #APAGBI2025. Thank you for your continued support and commitment to paediatric anaesthesia.

Exciting news! 🚨 APAGBI NAN-UK, the new Neonatal Anaesthesia Network, is launching! We’re looking for paediatric anaesthesia consultants with neonatal expertise to join as local link reps/subcommittee members. Apply by 7 April: [email protected] #PaedsAnaes #NeonatalAnaesthesia #APAGBI

Dr Sumit Das giving us an update on the latest from @apagbi.org.uk a great talk about an incredibly active association! 🙏

📌 Paediatric Anaesthesia Training Guidance! Quick reference flow diagrams for anaesthetic trainees —print them, put them up, and have key guidance at a glance. 🔍 Scan QR code for more info #PaediatricAnaesthesia #AnaesthesiaTraining #QuickReference #MedicalEducation #Anaesthetics

Congratulations to Dr Nirmala Soundararjan who has been awarded the College Medal for her many contributions to the College. 🔸 Regional Adviser 🔸 FRCA Examiner 🔸 APAGBI Council 🔸 CESR DIG group 🔸 ACSA reviewer 🔸 CESR Coordinator 🔸 Valued mentor ow.ly/5k6t50VnW7b

Paediatric NeuroAnaesthesia Network (PNAN) Meeting 25th April Cambridge 🧠 www.apagbi.org.uk/professional... Booking details on flyer #paediatricanaesthesia #pedsanes

🚨 Podcast & Lecture Alert! 🚨 🎙️Part 1 of 3 Laurence discusses Plan A blocks the Lateral QL Block with Annabel Peason🎧 🔗 www.apagbi.org.uk/education-an... Don’t miss… 📅 Tomorrow: @AlderHey Little lecture on QL and Paravertebral Block #PaediatricAnaesthesia #RegionalAnaesthesia #QLBlocks #PlanABlocks

Our @rcoanews.bsky.social VP also flying the flag and advocating for paeds pre-assessment to help reduce anxiety and MECC 👏 @apagbi.org.uk

Help relieve children's anxiety about surgery. Our comic strip 'Dennis has an anaesthetic' helps children understand what it’s like to have a general anaesthetic. #Beano @apagbi.org.uk #PedsAnaes Includes A-team challenges & reward chart! Download bit.ly/3JNur9n

📣 Calling all APA Trainee Members! Nominations are now open for Trainee Representative on the APAGBI Council (2025–2027). Check your email for details on how to apply. #PaedsAnaes #APAtrainees #Anaesthesia #MedicalLeadership #TraineeOpportunities #GetInvolved

🔥🔥APA Hot Topic🔥🔥 is now closed. Should we be using novel anxiolytic strategies? #pedsanes early adopters! Great that many of you want to find out more👉https://www.apagbi.org.uk/education-and-training/apa-hot-topics & read the education article #paediatricanaesthesia #anaesthesia

#paediatric #Neuroanaesthesia #anaesthetics 📅 25 April. https://naccs.org.uk/event/joint-scientific-meeting/

Exciting times ahead in #pedsanes What are your thoughts on the use of novel anxiolytic strategies for children. 🩺💭 Vote www.apagbi.org.uk/#block-apagbi-mostrecentpoll share your perspective on improving paediatric preoperative care… #PaediatricAnaesthesia #InnovativeMedicine #FutureOfAnaesthesia