Events

7th Key Issues in Obesity Anaesthesia

Day Event

Friday, 5 June 2026
10:00 – 17:00 CEST
RACC/AHOY, Ahoyweg 10, 3084 BA Rotterdam, Nederland

About the event

Join us the day before Euroanaesthesia 2026 for our 7th pre-congress daytime course covering the fundamental points of anaesthesia in obesity.

International Experts will discuss aspects of and workup for bariatric surgery, the disease processes and societal consequences of obesity, the impact of obesity on the cardiovascular & respiratory systems, and on the Pharmacology of anaesthetic drugs.

Further lectures will cover airway management, PONV, analgesia, and anaesthesia strategies, pulling together all the theoretical and practical aspects. The meeting will conclude with complex case discussions, followed by an interactive self-assessment quiz.

This course will apply for accreditation by the EACCME® & for CPD points by the UK Royal College of Anaesthetists.

Obesity Anaesthesia Research Forum

Evening Event

Friday, 5 June 2026
18:30 – 21:30 CEST
Hilton Rotterdam, Weena 10, Rotterdam, 3012 CM, Netherlands

About the event

Join us in Rotterdam for an evening of cutting-edge research presentations in Bariatric and Obesity Anaesthesia, of current controversies in the best peri-operative care of these patients, and networking with your peers.

Trainee Abstract Competition – €500 / €300 / €150 prizes! – We accept submissions of any obesity anaesthesia abstract from the previous 18 months (see website for details). The best five will be presented live and discussed on the night.

The Year in Review: Key Publications and high-level Pro-con debates! What’s New Three vigorous

Followed by Buffet Supper & Networking

Research Forum: Applied for 2.5 CPD points to UK Royal College of Anaesthetists

Fees

Fees are excluding
21% VAT
Day Event
Evening Event
Day + Evening
Trainee member € 125 € 60 € 175
Specialist member € 155 € 60 € 205
Non-member € 185 € 90 € 245

Member rates only apply to ESPCOP members and not ESAIC members.

Interested to become an ESPCOP member? Please visit www.espcop.eu for more information.

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