The IARS is committed to advancing the field of anesthesiology through a number of research and educational initiatives that benefit not only practicing anesthesiologists but also patients of all ages. We strive to provide you with the latest news through several education newsletters as well as the important updates on this page.
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IARS Board Member Dr. Daniel I. McIsaac Discusses his PREPARE Trial results and the International Clinical Trials Pre-Conference
MARCH 11, 2025
IARS Trustee and 2016 IMRA Recipient Daniel I. McIsaac, MD, MPH, FRCPC
IARS Board Member and 2016 IARS Mentored Research Award Recipient Daniel I. McIsaac, MD, MPH, FRCPC, discussed his recent PREPARE Trial results and the value of the International Clinical Trials Pre-Conference, held on March 20 at the start of the 2025 Annual Meeting, presented by IARS and SOCCA, in Honolulu, Hawaii, during a video interview with Anesthesiology News.
A professor in the Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine and the School of Epidemiology & Public Health, and the Chair in Innovative Perioperative Care at University of Ottawa, Dr. McIsaac and his co-authors at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute followed 15,000 patients receiving planned surgeries. This prehabilitation, or prehab study, integrated exercise, enhanced nutrition, psychological support and cognitive training with the intention of helping patients recover more quickly.
Dr. McIsaac will be presenting more details on the results and future developments for this clinical trial during this leading-edge meeting. Add this special program to your registration to discover how this important clinical trial is advancing the specialty of anesthesiology and patient care! Watch the video to learn more!
Announcing the Anesthesia & Analgesia (A&A) Editorial Fellowship
MARCH 11, 2025
A&A is launching an exciting new mentoring opportunity, an Editorial Fellowship at the journal. This is a 12-month opportunity to work with the journal team to gain experience in all aspects of editorial work. The journal editors have selected 14 applicants to bring on as Editorial Fellows for 2025. They will be brought on in three groups every 4 months beginning April 1. During this one-year Editorial Fellowship, the participants will shadow two Section Editors for two 6-month periods and will also learn how to handle and review manuscripts and take on a scholarly project, which the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Jaideep J. Pandit, and the Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Thomas Vetter, will oversee.
Congratulations to the First Class of A&A Editorial Fellows!
- Amanda J. Naylor, MD, MPH, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
- Yves Joel Tochie Noutakdie, MD, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
- Moataz Maher Emara, MD, EDAIC, MSc, EACVI-TOE, Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura, Egypt
- Rachel Gioscia-Ryan, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Brigham Department of Anesthesiology, Boston, MA
- Valluvan Rangasamy, MD, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Donate In Person at the IARS Annual Meeting!
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Help support the important work of IARS! Donations play a major role in helping IARS to fulfill its mission to support innovative and forward-thinking anesthesia research and education initiatives, which ultimately improve patient care. You may donate online now or at the Membership Center, located in the Coral Ballroom Foyer at the Hilton Hawaiian Village® Waikiki Beach Resort, at the upcoming meeting in Hawaii. Stop by the Membership Center to meet staff and grab a donor or member lapel pin. We hope to see you there!
IARS Trustee Dr. Meredith C. B. Adams and Team Help Set Research Standards for the NIH HEAL Initiative
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
IARS Trustee Meredith C. B. Adams, MD, MS, FASA, FAMIA
IARS Trustee Meredith C. B. Adams, MD, MS, FASA, FAMIA, and her team at the HEAL CDE program helped set the research standards for the NIH HEAL Initiative for opioid conversion and built vital tools for research.
Associate professor of Anesthesiology, Biomedical Informatics, and Public Health Sciences, at Wake Forest School of Medicine; Director, WF DISC (NIH HEAL Data2Action); Director, IDEA-CC (NIH IMPOWR); Co-Director, NIH MIRHIQL MRC, Dr. Adams and other HEAL-funded researchers recently developed an online calculator for researchers to generate MME values easily from study data. HEAL-funded researchers describe the rationale behind the MME calculator in a new article published in PAIN.
The NIH HEAL Initiative aims to standardize opioid measurement across pain research, enabling cross-study comparisons and statistical analyses that capture legitimate prescription opioid use and change how the field of pain science understands opioid use. This data collection tool is only intended for research purposes and not to be used clinically.
Learn more during an upcoming webinar on Friday, March 7, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET, hosted by the HEAL Common Data Elements (CDE) program. Register for the webinar today.
Reviewing “Nil Per Os” Guidance for Clear Fluids in Children Before Anesthesia: Survey of the Pediatric Anesthesia Leadership Council
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Long-standing American Society of Anesthesiologists guidelines for pediatric nil per os (NPO) with respect to clear fluids (CF) have recently been questioned. Pediatric anesthesia societies outside USA have issued statements that support reducing NPO times from 2 hours to 1 hour for CF in healthy children. Several major American children’s hospitals have already changed this cutoff to 1 hour, and several more are in the process of adopting similar practice due to observed improvements in child satisfaction, logistics, hydration, and decreased cancellation rates with no change in the frequency of major adverse events. Of note, an estimated 600,000 children across the United States who followed a 1-hour cutoff for CF have undergone anesthesia without significant adverse events.
Respiratory Depression Following Intraoperative Methadone: A Retrospective Cohort Study
March 2025 A&A Video Summary: Featured Articles
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
View this video summary covering three featured articles from the March 2025 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Join Us at the 2025 Annual Meeting This Month!
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Join us in breathtaking Honolulu, Hawaii for the 2025 Annual Meeting, presented by IARS and SOCCA, March 20-23. Experience the ultimate scientific exchange and top-notch education at this essential meeting. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to engage in valuable networking with thought leaders and your peers! Register now and secure your spot!
Thank You, Sponsors and Exhibitors of the 2025 Annual Meeting!
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Platinum Sponsor
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Silver Sponsor
BD
Bronze Sponsors
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.
Masimo
U.S. Army Physician Recruiting
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Exhibitors
Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER)
Medtronic
Merck & Co, Inc.
NeuroWave Systems
Ochsner Health
Pacific Anesthesia
Senzime
UW Madison, Department of Anesthesiology
Vantari VR
WashU Medicine Department of Anesthesiology
2025 Call for Volunteers Now Open
Application Deadline: April 15, 2025
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
The International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) is proud of the dedicated volunteers from the global anesthesiology community who have helped to lead and direct many important programs for our organization. If you are passionate about making a difference and want to contribute to the IARS mission and vision, we invite you to apply for open positions. Learn more.
We are currently searching for volunteers to serve on the following committees:
- Annual Meeting Oversight Committee (Annual Meetings, Webinars, etc.)
- Membership: Outreach, Retention and Engagement
- Membership: International
- Membership: Online Community
Advance Your Career and the Specialty! Now Accepting Applications for 2025 IARS Mentored Research Awards!
Submission Deadline: April 30, 2025
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 IARS Mentored Research Awards (IMRA)! For more than 100 years, the vision of the International Anesthesia Research Society has been to lead the global anesthesiology community to advance the science and practice of medicine. IARS established IMRA to help create future leaders and prepare applicants to obtain independent research funding. Up to four research projects will be selected in 2025, each with a maximum award of $175,000 payable over two years. IMRA applications may be in any area of investigation (clinical, translational, basic science), but must have ultimate relevance to the broad practice of anesthesiology and its subspecialties.
To learn more and view past successful IMRA research endeavors, visit iars.org/awards/IMRA.
2015 IARS Mentored Research Award Recipient Interview: Laura Cornelissen, MSci, PhD
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Laura Cornelissen, MSci, PhD
Study: Cerebral Dynamics of General Anesthesia in Childhood
After receiving the IARS Mentored Research Award in 2015 for her research on “Cerebral Dynamics of General Anesthesia in Childhood,” Laura Cornelissen, MSci, PhD, found her research career take off exponentially. A post-doctoral research fellow in Anesthesia at Boston Children’s Hospital at the time, she found receiving the IMRA — her first independent funding award — opened new, meaningful pathways that had previously been unavailable. Dr. Cornelissen began interacting with thought leaders in the specialty who in turn opened new opportunities to her, introduced her to new contacts and helped her to excel in her career as a researcher. Her initial research, studying brain activity in children undergoing anesthesia, proved very successful. Many groups reached out to collaborate and her research and findings have since been replicated. This eventually led to additional unbiased, high-quality studies, and the opportunity for Dr. Cornelissen to work on clinical trials, including one looking at neurogenes and neurodegenerative disease in children. After 12 years of doing academic research, Dr. Cornelissen chose a change in path and joined the clinical development team at Eisai, a medium-sized pharmaceutical company with a strong neuroscience department. Dr. Cornelissen was intrigued by what innovative outcomes might be derived in the industry sphere. In her interview, Dr. Cornelissen shares her journey as an investigator, her research interests, and her hopes for the future of anesthesia and neuroscience research.
Women of Impact in Anesthesiology: Advancing in Leadership, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
This webinar aims to shed light on the academic and leadership achievements of women in anesthesiology while also addressing the hurdles they have encountered, including gender inequalities, unconscious bias, and work-life balance issues. By emphasizing the strategies employed by these women to surmount these obstacles and the pivotal role of mentors in advancing their careers, the discussion will offer invaluable insights and guidance for aspiring women in the field. Through sharing their experiences and offering words of wisdom, the panelists will inspire and empower future generations of women entering the realm of anesthesia.
Moderator: Allison M. Fernandez, MD, MBA, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Presenters
Embarking on a Research Career: Mid-Career Anesthesiologists Embracing Research Opportunities
Vidya T. Raman, MD, MBA, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Rising to President of ASA: Lessons Learned
Linda J. Mason, MD, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
Mastering Career Transitions with Success
Kelly McQueen, MD, MPH, FASA, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
View Recordings from Previous Webinars
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Missed a previous webinar? IARS full members can access a valuable library of recordings from previous webinars from 2022-2025. Plus, take advantage of opportunities to claim Enduring Material CME credits.
Login to the Member Site to access this valuable resource.
Discover Anesthesia Community Activities on the Events Calendar
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
View meetings and events from the IARS and other organizations on the Anesthesia Community Events Calendar. If you have a meeting or event you would like to include on this calendar, email [email protected]. Please include the date, time, location and website URL for the meeting or event.
OA-SOAP Fellows Webinar Series
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Jaime Daly, MD, presents “Understanding Trauma: The Effect on Our Patients and Us.”
- OA-Regional Anesthesia Block of the Month: Parasternal Blocks: Superficial and Deep Approaches
- New OA-SOAP Problem-Based Learning Discussion: Care of the Parturient with Pre-eclampsia
Submit Your Letter of Intent (LOI) for the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award Program
Submission Deadline: April 1, 2025
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Funding is now available through the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for programs that support projects that build communities equipped to engage in patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research and projects that disseminate PCORI-funded research results to those who need them. The Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award Program is now accepting Letters of Intent through April 1.
Schedule a virtual office hour session to discuss your project and ask questions.
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