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The brief version of the guidlines on Neuraxial block in patients with disturbed haemostasis is published.
The working party: H. Breivik, University of Oslo and Section for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Rikshospitalet, 0027 Oslo, Norway

U. Bang, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus N, Denmark

J. Jalonen,Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Emergency Care and Pain Medicine, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland

G. Vigfússon, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care , University Hospital Landspitalinn Reykjavik, Iceland 5,

S. Alahuhta, Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Oulu, Finland.

M.Lagerkranser, Section for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

Also see: Brief version of CNB in hameostatic disturbances (doc | 164 KB)

Call for Applications for the
12^th Scandinavian Training Program in Intensive Care Medicine

The Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (SSAI) co-ordinates an advanced training program in Intensive Care Medicine. The training program is limited to 30 trainees. The training period is 2 years, starting January 2010. During the training period the SSAI organises 6 courses. These courses will circulate in all the Scandinavian countries and the common language will be English.

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^{Published: March 24 2009}

Call for applications for the
The 7^th Scandinavian Training Program in Paediatric Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 2009-2010

The Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (SSAI) co-ordinates an advanced Inter-Nordic education program in Paediatric Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. This education program aims at physicians who recently have received their specialist degree in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care. The training program is limited to 12-14 trainees from the Nordic countries. The training period is 12 months, starting from September 1, 2009.

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^{Published: March 10 2009}

SSAI survey

Dear colleague,
The SSAI is preparing a position paper on the future of our speciality in Scandinavia. Input from members is a pivotal part of this process. We therefore ask you to take a few minutes of your time to fill in the questionnaire using this link

We are aware of the abundance of surveys asking for your contribution. However, this survey is your opportunity to influence coming developments of our speciality working through the SSAI. The survey is easily completed within five minutes.

The results of the survey will be presented during the 30^th Congress of the SSAI in Odense June 10-13 2009.

Thank you for your time and effort!

On behalf of the board of the SSAI, Eldar Søreide, Jannicke Melin-Olsen, Anders Åneman
^{Published: January 22 2009}

From the President of SSAI

In the Scandinavian countries, the medical speciality Anaesthesiology also incorporates intensive care medicine (ICM), emergency medicine/resuscitation and pain treatment. As I alluded to in my previous “President’s Corner”, we, the Board of SSAI, have decided to write a Position Paper on “The future of Scandinavian Anaesthesiology”. Let us define and develop our speciality before anyone else does!