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• Newsletter Issue 1: Rising Researchers, Real Impact – April 30, 2026
• Newsletter Issue 2: Science as a Superpower – May 1, 2026
• Newsletter Issue 3: Contemplating New Knowledge – May 2, 2026
• Newsletter Issue 4: Solving Tough Problems Together – May 3, 2026
• Newsletter Issue 5: Finding Hope in Uncertain Times – May 4, 2026
• Newsletter Issue 6: Conversations Moving Anesthesiology Forward – May 8, 2026

Newsletter Issue 1: Rising Researchers, Real Impact – April 30, 2026

Our initial issue proudly focuses on the eight recipients of the IARS International Outreach Travel Grant and the leading-edge research they are conducting across the globe. Selected for both the strength of their science and their potential to advance the specialty, these investigators are driving meaningful progress in anesthesiology, improving patient care and strengthening provider well-being in diverse settings. In this issue, we’re thrilled to announce this year’s recipients, share the purpose behind the travel grant, and highlight their work through a series of interviews that offer insight into their research and the paths that brought them here. Discover their inspiring journeys and explore their abstracts during the meeting, because the 2026 Annual Meeting is truly your home for research.

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• Congratulations to the 2026 IARS International Outreach Travel Grant Recipients!
• Interview with Dr. Emmanuel Stephen Aporu, IARS 2026 International Outreach Travel Grant Recipient
• Interview with Dr. Yohannes Mola Asemu, IARS 2026 International Outreach Travel Grant Recipient
• Interview with Dr. Yves Iradukunda Gatali, IARS 2026 International Outreach Travel Grant Recipient
• Interview with Sara Timerga Nemani, BSc, MSc, MPH, IARS 2026 International Outreach Travel Grant Recipient
• Interview with Dr. Antonello Penna Silva, IARS 2026 International Outreach Travel Grant Recipient
• Interview with Dr. Ashish Subedi, IARS 2026 International Outreach Travel Grant Recipient
• Interview with Dr. Felipe Guedes Ricarte A., IARS 2026 International Outreach Travel Grant Recipient
• Interview with Dr. Ananya Abate Shiferaw, IARS 2026 International Outreach Travel Grant Recipient

Newsletter Issue 2: Science as a Superpower – May 1, 2026

On Friday, May 1, the halls were abuzz with energy, conversation and laughter. The session rooms were packed and the audience was poised to ask meaningful questions. At the Opening Session, warm applause greeted the 2026 Volunteer of the Year. Buoyed by that lively engagement, the T.H. Seldon Memorial lecturer followed with an entreaty of the attendees to turn to their superpower, science, in turbulent times. In a thought-provoking session, expert panelists urged the audience to think differently about the future of preventing opioid misuse in patients. Another session on artificial intelligence in medicine predicted that data science may impact perioperative care while another stressed the urgent need for cross-disciplinary education to translate knowledge into practice. Finally, impressive researchers from around the globe were recognized for their contributions to advancing anesthesiology and patient care. Read on to discover some of the contemplative conversations occurring on the first day of the Annual Meeting!

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• A&A Editorial Awards Recognize Excellence in Research and Peer Review
• Beyond Omics: Integrating Subjective Responses in Opioid Use Risk Prediction
• Building Trust in Healthcare during Turbulent Times: T.H. Seldon Memorial Lecture
• Disillusioned by AI in Medicine? There’s a Way Out, but It Might Be Messy
• Interview with Dr. Benjamin Steinberg, 2019 IARS Mentored Research Award Recipient
• Rethinking the Difficult Airway: Physiology, Evidence, and Education

Newsletter Issue 3: Contemplating New Knowledge – May 2, 2026

Spanning countries and institutions and career stages, the attendees continued to build connections in the halls, reuniting with friends and discovering future collaborations with new contacts. Laughter on the yellow velvet lounges around the convention space was aplenty. Packed sessions exemplified attendees’ continued commitment to learning. In this issue, which covers five sessions from Friday, May 1, the International Science Symposium painted a picture for anesthesiologists becoming a “human-in-the-loop” supervisor for automated systems in the future. In another session, obstetric anesthesia specialists explored the known and unknown around intraoperative pain during cesarean delivery. Two other sessions delved into the study of the brain, one focusing on the anesthesia provider’s role in managing neurological patient emergencies and the other investigated how EEG patterns change across the patient lifespan. Finally, medical education experts assessed two studies on the effectiveness of simulation-based training for anesthesia providers. Plus, insights were shared into how one former IARS Mentored Research Award recipient transformed her award experience into a foundation for long-term scientific development. Read on to discover the intricacies of each contemplative conversation.

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• Beyond EEG Indices: What Is Really Happening in the Brain Across the Lifespan?
• Interview with Dr. Angela Meier, 2016 IARS Mentored Research Award Recipient
• Preparing the Next Generation of Independent Anesthesiologists: Lessons from a High-Fidelity Simulation Study
• The Technological Frontier: AI-Driven Healthcare
• When the Brain is on the Brink, the Anesthesiologist Can Help Optimize Brain Health
• When the Newborn Isn’t the Only One Crying: Pain during Cesarean Delivery

Newsletter Issue 4: Solving Tough Problems Together – May 3, 2026

By day three of the meeting, it was abundantly apparent that this is the place you come to meet your friends. Joyful exchanges, exuberant laughter and passionate connections continued to build each day. Clinicians, researchers and trainees alike exuded enthusiasm and genuine curiosity to learn and share knowledge. Regardless of career level, accomplishments or expertise, attendees went out of their way to show kindness and meaningful support to each other. From the thoughtful discussions in sessions to the mentorship offered in poster sessions, attendees are ensuring that we will be stronger and brighter together. In today’s issue, sessions held on Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3, brainstormed solutions to tough problems, capitalizing on the collective knowledge base of the impressive colleagues present in the room. The President’s Lecturer shared open, scalable technologies to enable effective advancement strategies for brain simulation. In another session, global health experts strategized on how to improve the safety of pediatric anesthetic care in resource-limited areas worldwide. Four sessions debated and thoughtfully considered the appropriate anesthetics and care for each patient and how these treatments could be more carefully tailored for the individual. Finally, in the Kosaka Best Abstracts Session promising and bright investigators presented their innovative research outcomes. Read on to discover all the details of these fascinating discussions.

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• A Night of Celebration, Connection and Support at the 2026 IARS Gala
• Closing the Gap: The Rise of Teleconsultation, Virtual Wards, and Remote Monitoring in Perioperative Medicine
• Congratulations to the 2026 Kosaka Best Abstract Award Winners!
• Interview with Dr. Lichy Han, 2025 IARS Mentored Research Award Recipient
• Is Universal Opioid-Free Anesthesia a Realistic Target? IARS Experts Debate This Timely Question
• Neurotechnology in Action: Tools for Analyzing, Repairing, and Simulating the Brain
• New and Old: Revisiting Perioperative Pharmacology
• Not Just a Label – Preoperative Risk Assessment Can Change Patient Outcomes
• Pediatric Anesthesia at a Crossroads: Access, Guidelines, and Measuring What Matters

Newsletter Issue 5: Finding Hope in Uncertain Times – May 4, 2026

The nearly 1,200 global anesthesia clinicians, researchers and trainees present at this year’s meeting proved that they can find joy, laughter and genuine connection during uncertain times. Throughout the meeting, it was not uncommon to hear laughter drifting through the hallways and in session rooms, witness long-time friends reuniting with heartfelt emotion and new friends sharing moments that will last far past the meeting. Although the sessions often tackled difficult dilemmas and grappled with undefined challenges, the speakers and audience members found a spotlight towards hope and unlocked strategies to guide our global anesthesiology community through tough times now and in the future. In today’s issue, educational thought leaders, scientific journal editors and intensivists offered a path forward. Experienced journal editors advised the audience on how to become more comfortable with scientific uncertainty. Three innovative sessions reimagined educational design, learning models and pathways, offering answers on how to nurture the future clinician and researcher through every stage of their career and protect and strengthen the anesthesia provider and researcher pipeline. In another session, accomplished neuroscientists explored methods for better understanding the effects of anesthetics on consciousness. Finally, skilled critical care clinicians examined how to approach high-stakes, time-pressured and often unplanned cases in the ICU. Read on to discover sage advice from thought leaders in our field.

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• An Arms Race: Detection vs Generation in an Age of AI-driven Disinformation
• Bridges to Nowhere: Navigating Ethical Quandaries that have Emerged with Novel Approaches to Organ Transplantation
• Innovations in Procedural Education: Motion Tracking, Virtual Reality, and Proficiency Metrics
• Returning Consciousness: Deeper Insights into Brain Transitions, Recovery, and Awakening
• Staving Off Mediocrity in Academic Medicine: Academic Experts Share Their Advice on How to Thrive (and Not Thrive)
• Time to Pivot: Reengineering the Pipeline for the Next Generation of Subspecialists and Physician Scientists in Anesthesiology

Newsletter Issue 6: Conversations Moving Anesthesiology Forward – May 8, 2026

Throughout this meeting, attendees balanced moments of levity, networking and contemplation in the open spaces, over breakfast and coffee or tea, in session rooms, the exhibit hall and the poster hall. It was not uncommon to hear collective laughter fill the session ballrooms or introspective questions asked which encouraged attendees to think differently. You could not traverse the open spaces without witnessing new acquaintances exchanging information and sharing in meaningful conversations while colleagues and friends took moments to just sit and enjoy the time together. The connections made during this meeting will certainly last far beyond the meeting, leading to new friends, collaborators and mentors, while attendees will bring the knowledge shared back to their institutions worldwide, positively advancing anesthesiology and patient care. In this final issue, sessions from the International Clinical Trials Program and the Scholars’ Day on Saturday, May 2, offer insights that aren’t usually taught during clinical or research training but most clinicians and scientists often need to learn through trial and error. In one session, experienced trialists shared exciting, still-evolving results from late-breaking multi-center clinical trials while accomplished researchers demystified how to overcome challenges to secure your first trial. A roundtable session offered attendees a chance to converse with global investigators and get pressing questions answered on the nuts and bolts of conducting multi-center clinical trials. In another session, three clinician-scientists shared how they have overcome uncertainty and adversity in their careers and built resilience. Finally, three scientists covered the translational spectrum of postanesthetic cognitive recovery and current efforts to uncover future therapeutic targets to alleviate this condition in a session, co-sponsored by the Early-Stage Anesthesiology Scholars (eSAS) on Friday, May 1. Plus, hear from the three Kosaka Top Abstract Award Winners and uncover their scientific journeys and innovative research. Read on for final insights from this energizing meeting!

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• Coming Up Next on Improving Perioperative Medicine
• Interview with Connie T. Yu, 2026 Kosaka Top Scholars Abstract Award Winner
• Interview with Dr. Mitsukuni Yoshida, 2026 Kosaka Top Basic Science Abstract Award Winner
• Interview with Dr. Tim Ting Han Jen, 2026 Kosaka Top Clinical Science Abstract Award Winner
• Strategies for Building Effective Clinical Trials Networks
• A Window into Professional Trajectories: How to Do A Lot But Not Everything
• The Translational Neuroscience of Post-Anesthetic Recovery
• Overcoming False Starts, Difficult Strategic Decisions and Regulatory Hurdles to Secure Your First Trial