@SOBAuk

Society for Obesity and Bariatric Anaesthesia. Promotes excellence in the perioperative management of patients with obesity

 UK
sobauk.com
Joined September 2011
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Our Coventry Roadshow is sold out! But there's still time to get tickets for #DASWales26 and benefit from not one, but three days of amazing airway workshops and presentations. das2026.co.uk/registration @dasairway @Midlandsairway
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Meet Dr Yavor Metodiev 👋 Consultant Obstetric Anaesthetist at UHW Cardiff, with an interest in obstetric TIVA & high-risk obstetrics. He’ll be sharing his expertise on obstetrics at #DASWales26. Also learning Welsh in his spare time! 🏴 das2026.co.uk
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New: guideline on Peri-operative management of patients having day surgery This consensus statement aims to support healthcare providers and institutions with the organisational and clinical peri-operative management of anaesthesia for day surgery 👉️ buff.ly/btn5C9f
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🎥 Thinking about joining us at DAS Wales 2026? Hear from DAS Committee member and Consultant Anaesthetist Dr Sneh Shah on why you should be there. 🗓️ 11–13 November 2026 📍 ICC Wales, Newport Book now: das2026.co.uk #DAS2026
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These new guidelines on consent for anaesthesia respond to the changing ethical, legal & clinical landscape in which anaesthetists practice They include a new section on peri-operative medicine & updated advice 👉️ buff.ly/s8aLzAx
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Master fibreoptic skills with a full day of focused, hands-on training. Our Winter Airway Workshop provides intensive teaching in awake and asleep fibre optic intubations all with a unique 1:1 faculty-delegate ratio to maximise your learning. Expert faculty. Plenty of scope time!
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Replying to @Anaes_Journal
@SOBAuk has done a lot of good work with this and other #ObesityAnesthesia issues! – at Gatineau, Québec
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A survey of 45 delegates at the Society for Obesity and Bariatric Anaesthesia (SOBA) 2025 Winter Scientific Meeting on GLP1-RA mx • Fasting strategies varied wildly! (standard - 48h) • Airway mx varied wildly! (RSI, gastric US, standard) Thoughts? #anaesthesia #MedTwitter #GLP1 #obesity doi.org/10.1111/anae.70289
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and @SOBAuk's @Admckdoc completing our line up in stream 2. Exploring if the difficult airway in patients with obesity is a thing or a myth. #GAMC2026
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Looking forward to speaking on 'Ideal Analgesic Technique' at the Obesity Anesthesia Course @ESPCOP preCongress @euroanaesthesia #ESAIC2026 #Rotterdam And also debating 'Day Case Sleeve Gastrectomy' with Prof Jan Mulier at the Obesity Anesthesia Research Forum! #Controversial
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We are specifically committed to improving the anaesthetic management of patients living with obesity in the UK and beyond. We provide education, best practice guidelines and an evidenced based approach to care Join us @SOBAuk to learn more about what we do
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Today is #WorldObesityDay, a global initiative to raise awareness about the root causes of #obesity and the actions needed to tackle it. Myself and the team @SOBAuk join with colleagues around the world in calling for action
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Next week on @BBCRadio4 and @BBCSounds (for the rest of the world), The Hunger Game, the rise and rise of weight loss drugs. #obesityisnotachoice
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An excellent thread on new food policy affecting sales of UPF, our children’s health and #childhoodobesity. But will the government withstand pressure from the food industry to agree a watered down version?
Chris van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈
@DoctorChrisVTFeb 6
At the moment, in the UK, Coco Pops are not technically unhealthy. This is odd because they are *actually* unhealthy. Here's a thread about some fascinating proposed food regulation which is very likely to be blocked by the food industry...🧵
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Replying to @RCoANews
On my way representing @SOBAuk discussing « the myth of difficult airway in obesity » Expect unicorns, Robin Hood, Nessie one armed anaesthetists………and I’ll throw in some airway chat! @gunjeet99 @Sajay70
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There is always a good reason to visit London 🇬🇧 Anaesthesia Updates RcoA 4-6 February Churchill House. #airway
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The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology recently published new criteria for the diagnosis of obesity. This study applied these criteria to a clinical trials population to determine differences in characteristics. Read more in #ObesityJournal ow.ly/Of4b50Y4wL4
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I was interviewed by @GilesYeo for ‘The Hunger Game', a 5 part @BBCRadio4 programme about the rise and rise of obesity medications, that will transmit over the week of 9th Feb 2026, and then as a podcast on @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002r3k…

BBC Radio 4 - The Hunger Game

A series exploring the weight loss drug revolution. Presented by Professor Giles Yeo.

bbc.co.uk
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If you lead lists, supervise residents, or shape theatre culture, this #BJAEducation review article is essential CPD reading. Psychological safety is built deliberately, not assumed ✅ Full article at bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349…

Psychological safety in the operating theatre environment

Effective teamwork in the operating theatre is a critical determinant of safety, with clear communication, mutual trust and coordinated action shown to reduce errors and improve clinical outcomes.1 A...

bjaed.org
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Delighted to be here at @Assoc_Anaes WSM flying the flag for @APAGBI and @SOBAuk with @eleanor_warwick giving a national paediatric anaesthesia update - highlighting health inequalities + fabulous resources for children 🙌 Don’t forget the kids!! 👶 @RCoANews @RegionalAnaesUK
Andrew Mckechnie@AdmckdocJan 15
For all those heading to @Assoc_Anaes WSM today @SOBAuk are being FANTASTICALLY represented by @eleanor_warwick and @drzoeburton GO TEAM SOBA
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