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Regional Congresses

As well as the World Congress of Anaesthesiologists a number of Regional Congresses take place with the support of the Regional Sections of the WFSA. These and the North America region are listed below. Full listings of other meetings and events can be found on the Calendar of Events.

Asia Australasia – AARS

The Asian Australasian Congress of Anaesthesiologists (AACA) has usually been held every four years. AACA 2022 was held in conjunction with the 99th Annual Meeting of The Korean Society of Anesthesiologists and the 74th Annual Meeting for The Korean Pain Society in November 2022 https://www.aaca2022.org/

Africa – ARS

The 9th All Africa Anaesthesia Congress will be held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on 16-19 September, 2024. More information here.

Central and South America – CLASA

The 2023 CLASA meeting was held in Rio de Janeiro in September 2023. The next meeting will be held in 2025 in Cancun, Mexico. Further details will be posted online at http://www.clasa-anestesia.org/

Europe – ESAIC

Euroanaesthesia 2024 will be held in Munich from 25-27 May. https://euroanaesthesia.org/2024/

South Asia – SAARC

SAARC stands for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, and is a grouping of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and, most recently, Afghanistan. The 14th SAARC-AA Congress was held in Kerela, India on 12 -14 August 2022. For more information visit https://www.saarcaa2022.com/

Canada – Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS)*

The CAS Annual Meeting for 2024 will be held in Victoria, BC, 7-10 June.
https://www.cas.ca/en/meetings-events/annual-meeting

USA – American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)*


The Anesthesiology 2024 annual meeting will be held 18-22 October in Philadelphia. More information here.

*There is no WFSA Regional Section for ‘North America’, however, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS) work closely together as a region. Both the ASA and the CAS hold annual meetings.

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