AAA Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting

Online | 21 May 2021

Formed in 1990, the Age Anaesthesia Association is a collaboration of health professionals from anaesthetic, surgical and medical backgrounds with the shared mission of attaining age-equal access to and improved outcomes for older people undergoing surgery.

The Association held their first online Annual Meeting on 21st May 2021. The programme included sessions on NELA, Geriatric Major Trauma, Shared Decision Making and COVID, Surgery and Older People. In the final session of the day, trainees also had the opportunity to showcase their case reports, audits, Quality Improvement Projects and research as part of the Association’s Trainee Prize Presentations.

Four FFN UK members were asked to speak at the event, and the Association have kindly allowed us to host their presentations here.


Association of Anaesthetists
Guidelines for Hip Fracture

Dr Stuart White

Dr Stuart White introduces the Association of Anaesthetists’ Guidelines for Hip Fracture at the Age Anaesthesia Association’s Online Annual Meeting, held on 21 May 2021.

Recovery after hip fracture: The patient perspective

Professor Matt Costa

Professor Matt Costa talks about the patient’s perspective on recovery following hip fracture at the Age Anaesthesia Association’s Online Annual Meeting, held on 21 May 2021.

Quality improvement for people with hip fracture: best practice and beyond

Professor Antony Johansen

Professor Antony Johansen discusses using best practice to drive continuous improvement for people with hip fracture at the Age Anaesthesia Association’s Online Annual Meeting, held on 21 May 2021.

Multidisciplinary management of hip fracture in orthogeriatric nursing

Karen Herz

Karen Hertz looks at the multidisciplinary management of hip fractures in geriatric patients at the Age Anaesthesia Association’s Online Annual Meeting, held on 21 May 2021.

Visit the Age Anaesthesia Association

You can keep up to date with the Association’s activities, including accessing the rest of the recordings from the 2021 Online Meeting by visiting their website.