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College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland

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College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland
Coláiste Ainéistéiseolaithe na hÉireann
AbbreviationCAI
PredecessorFaculty of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
EstablishedFaculty: December 15, 1959; 64 years ago (1959-12-15)
College: September 23, 1998; 25 years ago (1998-09-23)
TypeProfessional association, educational institution
Professional title
MCAI, FCAI
Location
  • 22 Merrion Square North, Dublin 2, Ireland
President
Dr George Shorten
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Martin Mc Cormack
PublicationBritish Journal of Anaesthesia
BJA Education
SubsidiariesFaculty of Pain Medicine, College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland
Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine of Ireland
Websiteanaesthesia.ie
Formerly called
College of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
College of Anaesthetists of Ireland

The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland (CAI; Irish: Coláiste Ainéistéiseolaithe na hÉireann) is the professional association and educational institution responsible for the medical specialty of anaesthesiology throughout Ireland. It sets standards in anaesthesiology, critical care, and pain medicine, and for the training of anaesthesiologists, critical care physicians and pain medicine physicians. It also holds examinations for anaesthesiologists in training, jointly publishes the British Journal of Anaesthesia and BJA Education, and informs and educates the public about anaesthesiology. Its headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland.

Founded in 1959 as a faculty of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (and therefore named the Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland),[1] the body's first dean was Dr Tom Gilmartin. It was reconstituted as a college in its own right in 1998 - although it initially remained under the aegis of the RCSI (as the College of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) - and it moved to its own premises in Merrion Square.[1] The name was changed to College of Anaesthetists of Ireland on becoming fully independent. The present title was adopted in 2018, following a plebiscite of fellows, tying in with the specialty in Ireland being renamed from "anaesthesia" to the more international name of "anaesthesiology".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b O'Sullivan, E.; Sneyd, J. R. (1 June 2013). "I. The Irish are coming". BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia. 110 (6): 887–888. doi:10.1093/bja/aet158. hdl:10026.1/1536. PMID 23687309 – via academic.oup.com.
  2. ^ "Terminology of 'anaesthesia' changed in line with global best practice". Irish Examiner. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2020.