DAS 2026 Residents Competition
DAS Short A high impact, 2 minute educational video focused on improving safety in airway management. Are you a DAS resident member with a great teaching idea? We’re inviting residents to create a ‘DAS Short’. This is your opportunity to share practical knowledge, showcase creativity, and contribute to the airway community. The winner will receive £100 […]
Had a Plan D? Do you know about the eFONA Registry?
The Emergency Front of Neck Airway Registry (eFONAr) is a joint project by the Difficult Airway Society, the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the University of Nottingham. The eFONAr will collect data on eFONA cases from 30th March 2026. eFONAr follows on from the work of NAP4, which studied Major Complications of Airway Management in […]
Had a difficult airway? Do you know about the Difficult Airway Registry?
The DAS Difficult Airway Registry (DAR) Project is a streamlined national airway alert reporting system. Further information on the project and how to enrol your organisation can be found here.
ASM Update – DAS 2026 Wales
The DAS Annual Scientific Meetings take place across the length and breadth of the United Kingdom. We’re excited to announce that this year’s ASM will be held in Wales! More information – DAS 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting Key Dates Annual Scientific Meeting: 11th – 13th November 2026 Early bird registration ends 9th September 2026 Abstract deadline: […]
Fellows of the Difficult Airway Society (FDAS) – Nominations Open
The Fellow of the Difficult Airway Society (FDAS) award recognises and rewards contributions of DAS members to the field of airway management, DAS and the specialty through education, research, clinical leadership and societal involvement. Recipients may use ‘FDAS as a postnominal throughout the duration of DAS Membership. Applications close at midnight on 29th May 2026. […]
DAS Professor 2026 – Nominations Open
Applications for the DAS Professor of Anaesthesia and Airway Management 2026 are now welcome! DAS Professor of Anaesthesia and Airway Management is an award conferred in recognition of a member’s national and/or international standing in the field of airway management as established by outstanding contributions through publications, creative work or other appropriate forms of scholarship, […]
Adrian Pearce Award – Nominations Open
The Adrian Pearce Award for disseminating the art and science of airway management. This is to honour one of our key founders, Adrian Pearce, a consultant anaesthetist at Guy’s hospital for many decades where he practiced skilled airway management but always with an eye for improving safety in anaesthesia. Nominations to the Secretary please ([email protected]) […]