First Online Event by the History of Anaesthesia Society - 11th November 2026 On Wednesday 11 November 2026 the History of Anaesthesia Society will host its first online history event. Entitled Never let the truth get in the way of a good story, this will be held from 7.30-9pm (GMT) and include talks from three internationally renowned historians of anaesthesia, followed by an interactive question and answer session.
Dr David Wilkinson (UK) will explore whether the Victorian era really heralded the start of modern anaesthesia. Dr Jun Parker (Australia) will address the suggestion that local anaesthesia began with cocaine, and Dr Christine Ball (Australia) will critically appraise the notion that Victorian doctors were used to death and suffering.
The event will be held as a Microsoft Teams webinar. To register (free of charge) please follow this link; https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/596f3db6-5a84-4d45-ad95-72196257f27d@37c354b2-85b0-47f5-b222-07b48d774ee3
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History of Anaesthesia Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2026 - Lincoln This was held on 20th and 21st May 2026 at The Lincoln Hotel, Eastgate, Lincoln LN2 1PN. It was a fantastic meeting with 20 presentations by resident doctors and medical students. The next meeting will be in Cardiff in 2027 - further details to follow.
Resident Doctor Prize Winners at the History of Anaesthesia Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2025 The conference was held on Wednesday 25th June and Thursday 26th June at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Many thanks to Dr Peter Featherstone for organising the meeting.
We had an excellent programme with multiple presentations by resident doctors. Huge congratulations to Dr Rhiannon Wilton who was awarded first prize for her talk 'The Original Pain Consultant: A Glance at Mother Nature's Contributions to Pain Relief'.
Dr Rhiannon Wilton receiving her award for the Best Oral Presentation by a Resident Doctor Congratulations also to Dr Andrew Burch and Dr Ana Nomani who were awarded runner up prizes for their presentations on 'Early Warning Scores - a Narrative Review' and 'History of End-of-Life Care - Via an International Lens' respectively.
Dr Andrew Burch and Dr Ana Nomani with President Dr Peter Featherstone and Dr Christine Ball
