This is the planned programme for the NISA Annual Study Day, being held on Friday 17th October in the DoubleTree by Hilton, Templepatrick.

09:00 Registration and tea/coffee

Session 1 09:30-11:15

Chair - Dr Claire Barker

• President's Welcome and address / handing over of president - Dr Satyavir Singhal

• Plan A Block in Paediatrics - Dr Arij Booley

• “Pearls, Pitfalls, and Paolo Maldini” - Dr James Quinn

• Anaesthetic Allergy Clinic - Dr Anne McClelland

• Questions

11:15-11:55 Coffee

Session 2 12:00-13:15

Chair - Dr Bob Darling

• Active research and how to get involved in research in Northern Ireland - Dr Ciara O'Donnell, Dr Jon Silversides, Dr Rosie Hogg, Dr Adam Glass, Dr Sean Shevlin, Dr Ellen Gorman, Dr David Johnston

• Opportunities within College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland (CAI) - Professor Donal Buggy, President CAI, Dublin

• Questions

13:15-14:15 Lunch

Session 3 14:15-16:00

Chair - Dr Nathan Oliver

• HEMS - Dr Karen Goddard

• The use of AI in the theatre environment - Professor Michaela Black, Ulster University AI Collaborative

• Understanding people in high-consequence performance environments - Dr Darren Devaney, Lead Performance Psychologist Ulster Rugby

• Questions

16:00-16:30 NISA AGM

The NISA Annual Study Day is being held in the Hilton Templepatrick on Friday 17th October 2025.

The programme includes:

• Paediatric regional anaesthesia (Dr Arij Booley)

• “Pearls, Pitfalls, and Paolo Maldini” (Dr James Quinn)

• Anaesthetic Allergy Clinic (Dr Anne McClelland)

• HEMS (Dr Karen Goddard)

• Opportunities within College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland (CAI) (Prof Donal Buggy, President CAI)

• Active research and how to get involved in research in Northern Ireland (Dr Ciara O’Donnell)

• The use of AI in the theatre environment (Prof Michaela Black, Ulster University AI Collaborative)

• Understanding people in high-consequence performance environments (Dr Darren Devaney, Lead Performance Psychologist Ulster Rugby)

Further programme information will be available shortly.

Registration is now open! The registration rate is £175 (Consultants/SAS) and £100 (Residents).

A number of places for medical students to attend was available, but these are all filled.