About ESPA

The European Society for Paediatric Anaesthesiology (ESPA) was set up in 2009 and originated from the Federation of European Associations of Paediatric Anaesthesia (FEAPA) which was founded in 1984 as a federation of the national societies of (paediatric) anaesthesia from all European countries.

The ESPA aims to provide a variety of services to anaesthesiologists involved in paediatric anaesthesia, including coordination the organisation of an annual international congress on paediatric anaesthesia by local organisations, establishing guidelines on the training, organisation and practice of paediatric anaesthesia and acting as a centre of expertise for paediatric anaesthesiology.

Join ESPA today!

Benefits of the ESPA Membership include:

  • Reduced registration fees for the annual ESPA congress
  • Free online access to Pediatric Anesthesia journal
  • Reduced subscription rates to the journal Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine
  • Free subscription to the ESPA Newsletter
  • Opportunity to participate in different ESPA Committees
  • Opportunity to publish articles in ESPA Newsletters and in the specialized sections of the website
  • Participation and voting right at the online elections of the Executive Board, right to nominate and right to be nominated to the Executive Board (only active members are entitled)
  • Participation at the General Assembly
  • Access to our website members-only area
    • On-line access to video recordings from ESPA congresses, abstracts and other documents
    • Members Directory
    • Access to personal account enabling smooth proceeding of payments and administration membership fee
  • Complementary ESAIC Individual Society Membership 

ESPA Supports

OrphanAnesthesia – a project of the German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

Safetots.org – the aim of the SafeAnaesthesiaForEveryTot initiative (www.safetots.org) is to focus on the safe conduct of paediatric anaesthesia and to define safe use of anaesthesia in children.

Safetots Podcasts (Audio, EN)

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