Knowledge of these options has become increasingly important as our members who are involved with pre-operative assessment have to turn away these patients from Major surgery for a number of reasons. Mainly due to the extent of their fragility. At other times the surgery may be postponed whilst the patient is medically optimised. The pain would still need managing and this webinar explores those options.


Knowledge of these options has become increasingly important as our members who are involved with pre-operative assessment have to turn away these patients from Major surgery for a number of reasons. Mainly due to the extent of their fragility. At other times the surgery may be postponed whilst the patient is medically optimised. The pain would still need managing and this webinar explores those options.


On the 21st June, we tackled the prone position. The expertise of anaesthetists in positioning patients prone is well recognised. Spinal, Orthopaedic and neurosurgical patients commonly are positioned for surgery that can range from under an hour to durations exceeding 24 hours continuously.  Care Surgical have been supportive in sponsoring this webinar and in providing support in advancing and improving equipment worldwide.


The BSOA are pleased to reveal our Lectures of Distinction from 2020! Please click below to watch our short webinar based on the highest scoring lectures from the 2020 Virtual Event Series as selected by our delegates.

In this recap, you can relive the following lectures as delivered by our esteemed faculty:

  • Peripheral Nerve Blocks and Prevention of Nerve Injury - Dr Colin McCartney, Ottawa
  • Neuromonitoring for Orthopaedic Surgery - Dr Mark Barley, Nottingham
  • Day Case Knee Replacement: Changing the Multidisciplinary Approach - Mr Nicholas Bottomley, Oxford
  • Trauma in the Elderly: A New Epidemic? - Dr Bernadette Ratnayake, London


Welcome to the first episode in the 2020 virtual series by the British Society of Orthopaedic Anaesthetists. Trauma in the elderly, Day Case hip surgery and Short acting Spinal anaesthesia are topics relevant to current times irrespective of overhanging pandemics. We are grateful to all the lecturers who have taken the time and made the effort to contribute to this Virtual Series Event.


Welcome to the second instalment of the virtual series by the British Society of Orthopaedic Anaesthetists. pEEG Monitoring, Day Case Knee Replacement and Datix vs. Greatix are topics relevant to current times irrespective of overhanging pandemics. We are grateful to all the lecturers who have taken the time and made the effort to contribute to this Virtual Series Event.