Advanced Obstetric Anaesthesia

The VI Advanced Educational Programme in Obstetric Anaesthesia 2019 – 2021 has started.

This is an advanced educational programme for specialists in anaesthesiology, with a special interest in obstetric anaesthesia, from the five Nordic countries.

The program lasts two years and consists of

• Clinical training, working in one or two departments of anaesthesia, at least one with a special division for obstetric anaesthesia
• Five SSAI courses in various Nordic countries and participation in the SSAI Congress 2021
• A four-week exchange programme in a foreign country
• A research project, guideline task and a presentation at the SSAI congress.

Course 1: Introduction and basic skills.

Course 2: Current practise of obstetric anaesthesia.

Course 3: Obstetric emergencies and clinical decision making.

Course 4: Leadership and implementation strategies.

Course 5: One course day with programme summary and SSAI congress

Preliminary course dates:

• Iceland 17-20 Sept 2019
• London 4-6 Nov 2019
• Copenhagen 4-7 May 2020
• Helsinki Jan 2021
• Oslo 2021 SSAI Congress

Documents

Application form 2015 Information and description 2015 Contract Advanced Obstetric Anaesthesia Programme 2015

Obstetric Anaesthesia Programme Chairman

Kim Ekelund/SSAI
Department of Anaesthesiology
Juliane Marie Centre
Rigshospitalet
Blegdamsvej 3
2100 København Ø.
Denmark
Email: kim.ekelund@regionh.dk

Obstetric Anaesthesia Working group

Dr. Johanna Sarvela: Johanna.Sarvela@hus.fi, johanna.sarvela@fimnet.fi, Finland

Dr. Antii Väänänen: antti.vaananen@hus.fi, Finland

Dr. Lone Fuhrmann:  lone.fuhrmann@regionh.dk, Denmark

Dr. Kim Ekelund: kim.ekelund@regionh.dk, Denmark

Dr. Sigurbjörg Skarphéðinsdóttir: sigskarp@landspitali.is, Iceland

Dr. Ólöf Viktorsdóttir: olofvik@landspitali.is, Iceland

Dr. Joanna Haynes: joanna.claire.haynes@sus.no, Norway

Dr. Elin Bjørnestad: elin.bjornestad@helse-bergen.no, Norway

Dr Annette Hein: anette.hein@sll.se, Sweden

Dr. Susanne Ledin Eriksson: susanne.ledin.eriksson@regiongavleborg.se, Sweden

Information on the (running) courses within the SSAI Obstetric Anaesthesia Programme VI

• 1st Course: Flúðir, Iceland, September 2019
  Course responsibility: Sigurbjörg Skarphéðinsdóttir: sigskarp@landspitali.is, Iceland
• 2nd course London, England: 4-7 November 2019
  The group will atttend the OAA “Three day course on Obstetric Anaesthesia and Analgesia.”
  Course responsibility: Dr. Elin Bjørnestad: elin.bjornestad@helse-bergen.no
• 3rd Course Copenhagen, Denmark 4-7 May 2020
  Course responsibility: Dr. Kim Ekelund: kim.ekelund@regionh.dk
• 4th Course Helsinki, Finland 2021 – January
  Course responsibility: Sarvela@hus.fi
• SSAI Congress Oslo, Norway, 2021
  Course responsibility: Dr. Elin Bjørnestad: bjornestad@helse-bergen.no and Dr. Joanna Haynes: joanna.claire.haynes@sus.no, Norway
  Aim: To present the research projects done in the Programme as poster abstracts