Event

2025 Neuroanaesthesia SIG meeting

20 September 2025

9am-5.30pm

Kerry Packer Education Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Precinct, Sydney

Registrations are now open.

Welcome

Register now for the Neuroanaesthesia SIG "Evolving/Evolution" meeting to be held on Saturday 20 September 2025 at the Kerry Packer Education Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Precinct, Sydney.

The meeting will feature plenary sessions delivered by leading experts from across Australia, concluding with a series of workshops in the final session of the day. The workshops include:

Neuro ALS simulation workshop
Intraoperative neuromonitoring for brain and spine surgery
Neuro ICU and POCUS for the anaesthetist
Regional techniques for brain and spine surgery
TIVA masterclass - new models for propofol, remifentanil and dexmedetomidine

Workshops will also be held at the Kerry Packer Education Centre for participants not attending the Neuroanaesthesia SIG meeting. Additional details can be found in the 'Workshops' section below.

We look forward to seeing you in Sydney.

Meeting convenor
Dr Thanan Elalingam

Accommodation

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Cost and registration

Registrations are now open. Click here to register.

Non-members of ANZCA can register online too. Once you have completed your registration you will be provided with a college ID number and prompted for a password. This will allow you to register online for future meetings as well so please keep your college ID number. Your registration will include all refreshment breaks.

Please note: This registration link is for both delegates registering for the meeting and one workshop, as well as those attending workshops only.

All registration fees are quoted in Australian dollars and are inclusive of GST.

Registration type	Fee (includes GST)
Full registration	$A660
Trainee registration	$A550
All workshops for delegates and non-delegates. This includes 11am-12.30pm, 1.30-3pm and 3.30-5pm workshops.	$A150 per workshop (for delegates) $A200 per workshop (for non delegates)

Co-convenors and speakers

Convenors and speakers	Title
Dr Thanan Elalingam	Meeting convenor
Associate Professor Tillman Boesel	Speaker
Dr Daniel Creedy	Speaker
Associate Professor Anthony Delaney	Speaker
Professor Antonio Di Ieva	Speaker
Dr Adam Hastings	Speaker
Dr Jules Hoy	Speaker
Associate Professor David Highton	Speaker
Dr Charles Minto	Speaker and workshop facilitator
Dr Johnny Wong	Speaker
Dr Neha Aggarwala	Workshop facilitator and chair
Professor Deepak Bhonagiri	Workshop facilitator
Agnes Iwasiw	Workshop facilitator
Dr Shehan Karunathilake	Workshop facilitator
Dr Jason Kwok	Workshop facilitator
Dr Jessie Ly	Workshop facilitator
Dr Ashok Murugesan	Workshop facilitator
Dr Michael Paleologos	Workshop facilitator
Dr Rachel Park	Workshop facilitator
Dr Morgan Pengelly	Workshop facilitator
Dr Richard Totoro	Workshop facilitator

Workshops

For delegates attending the meeting, workshops will be held available from 3.30-5pm. If you wish to attend, delegates will be asked to indicate their workshop preference during registration. Please note, there is an additional cost for the workshop.

Neuro ALS simulation workshop - Facilitators: Dr Thanan Elalingam, Dr Jules Hoy and Dr Morgan Pengelly
Intraoperative neuromonitoring for brain and spine surgery - Facilitators: Dr Jessie Ly, Dr Michael Paleologos and Agnes Iwasiw
Neuro ICU and POCUS for the anaesthetist - Facilitator: Professor Deepak Bhonagiri
Regional techniques for brain and spine surgery - Facilitators: Dr Ashok Murugesan, Dr Shehan Karunathilake and Dr Jason Kwok
TIVA masterclass - new models for propofol, remifentanil and dexmedetomidine - Facilitators: Dr Charles Minto and Dr Neha Aggarwala

Workshops will also be held at the Kerry Packer Education Centre for participants not attending the Neuroanaesthesia SIG meeting. Please see below:

11am-12.30pm

TIVA masterclass - new models for propofol, remifentanil and dexmedetomidine - Facilitators: Dr Charles Minto and Dr Neha Aggarwala

1.30-3pm

Neuro ALS simulation workshop - Facilitators: Dr Thanan Elalingam, Dr Jules Hoy and Dr Morgan Pengelly
Intraoperative neuromonitoring for brain and spine surgery - Facilitators: Dr Jessie Ly, Dr Michael Paleologos and Agnes Iwasiw
Neuro ICU and POCUS for the anaesthetist - Facilitators: Professor Deepak Bhonagiri
Regional techniques for brain and spine surgery - Facilitators: Dr Ashok Murugesan, Dr Shehan Karunathilake and Dr Jason Kwok

Sponsorship opportunities

If you wish to be an exhibitor at the 2025 Neuroanaesthesia SIG meeting, please view the HCI prospectus and complete the application form.

To see the sponsorship opportunities for all our events, please click here.

Continuing professional development (CPD)

Participants in the ANZCA and FPM CPD Program will automatically have their attendance auto-populated to their CPD portfolio within 14 days of the conclusion of the meeting.

ANZCA and FPM CPD Program
This event is claimable by ANZCA and FPM CPD participants within the practice evaluation, knowledge and skills, or emergency responses categories.

Category 2: Knowledge and skills
Lectures/plenary sessions under ‘Learning sessions’
Workshops and small group discussions under ‘Short format learning’ activity

Category 3: Emergency responses
Where the workshop states that its satisfies an Emergency response CPD requirement, it has been recognised as suitable to be claimed as an emergency response activity, such as the CICO workshop.

If you're not a member of our CPD program
If you’re not participating in the ANZCA and FPM CPD program, please check with your respective college/provider regarding your CPD classifications. Post-event, you may request an electronic certificate of attendance for CPD evidence from the event organiser.