ASPA & IAPA 2026 - International Conference on Paediatric Anaesthesia
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Scientific Sessions

  • Scudder Auditorium – Hall A
  • Examination Hall (Hall B) Parallel Session (SIG)
  • Parallel Session (Exam Hall First Floor) – E-poster Presentation on Day 1(13:30- 15:30 am)
Topic Theme Moderator/Speakers Special Interest Parallel Session
7.30 am - 8.30 am - Breakfast session
Plenary session 1 Small Patients, Big Responsibility: Safety First in Paediatric Anaesthesia
1. Physiological Vulnerability in Paediatric population None
2. Learning Systems: From Incidents to Improvement- How errors teach us.
3. Global Initiatives in Paediatric Anaesthesia & their Local Impact
Keynote address- 1 Introduction - 5 minutes
Dreaming Science with no borders: Perspective from Global Collaborative Paediatric Anaesthesia Research Network
Dr Nicola Disma		None
Panel discussion NORA Unplugged: Safety Beyond the Operating Room
Anaesthesiology along the patient pathway
How I do it?
10 min Q & A		 Tiny Airway, Big Skills: How I Do It?
1. Paediatric Difficult airway (Case based sharing)Anaesthesiology along the patient pathway
2. Tubeless Anaesthesia- DISE, Airway evaluation for suspected laryngo-tracheomalacia/ stenosis
Academia
14 min Q & A		 Advanced Concepts in Neonatal Anaesthesia: Physiology, Pharmacology & Critical Decision-Making
“Beyond Basics: Advanced Neonatal Physiology & Its Anaesthetic Implications”Anaesthesiologists and the Crisis management
“Neonatal Pharmacology: Precision Dosing & Drug Selection in High-Risk Situations”
“Managing the Critically Ill Neonate: Complex Scenarios & Decision-Making”
Symposium
15 min Q & A		 New Horizons in Paediatric Anaesthesia
1. Code, Care, and Conscience: AI in the OR
2. Paediatric PBM-A forgotten population
3. Tubeless anaesthesia in thoracic surgery in children
Panel discussion Building a Culture of Safety in Resource-Limited Settings
Keynote address- 2 5 min intro
Education, Safety and Commitment - Dr. Rebecca Jacob
Pro-con session
1. Walking the tight rope; sip till sent for or for conventional fasting guidelines.
2. Does anaesthesia Impact the IQ of my kid_ Should the consent to include all information to parents Vs limited and relevant information suffice.
3. Sick laparotomies -Bed side Vs OT
4.30pm – 5.00 pm - Tea Break
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm - AGM - ASPA
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm - Entertainment & Gala dinner
  • Scudder Auditorium – Hall A
  • Examination Hall (Hall B) Parallel Session (SIG)
  • Senate Hall C– 10 oral presentations
  • 5 Prize winners (including all the categories) will be presenting in Scudder Auditorium.
Topic Theme Speaker Parallel Session
6.00 am - 7:30 am - Early Morning Campus Activity (EMCA)
Plenary session Building Safer Practice: Education and Simulation in Paediatric Anaesthesia
1. Building Competence and Confidence: Safety Courses in Paediatric Anaesthesia (PPLS, MEPA, ASPA safe drug dosing)None
2. Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Competence, Credentials, and Ethics in anaesthesia.
Keynote address- 3 Introduction - 5 min
WFSA Leadership: ‘Adopt a Continent’ Impact on Paediatric Anaesthesia
Dr Faye Evans
Symposium Current Trends in Paediatric Regional Anaesthesia
1. Caudal analgesia -Time tested or outdated?Cardiac Special Interest Group
2. Role of regional anesthesia in infants/ neonates- Innovation & new techniques
3. Role of regional in chronic pain
Panel discussion - Striking a balance Aspects of Anaesthesia Premedication- VR Maintenance extubation
Smile Train Session
Symposium-recent guidelines/ research update
Applicability of ERAS in paediatric anaesthesia
Anaesthesia and neurodevelopment- What is new?
Obesity – A challenge that is growing
Beyond Anaesthesia
Pain Special Interest Group Session
Symposium Safe Practices across the paediatric population: Anticipating and Managing Risks at
High-Stakes Transfers: Optimizing Safety for Neonates Moving to the OTPain Special Interest Group Session
Risk Stratification