• ACTACC Scientific Meeting 2026

    1 Wimpole Street, London
    18th - 19th June 2026
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  • Bill Pallister Travelling Fellowship

    £5,000 Grant
    Applications open until 31st December
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Welcome to ACTACC

Promoting the highest standard of management and care for patients suffering from cardiothoracic disorders, and in particular those undergoing cardiac or thoracic surgery.

What's New

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NEW for 2026! ACTACC are hosting Satellite Events to take place the day before the ACTACC 2026 ASM. The morning session will be from the Women in CT Anaesthesia (WICTA) and the afternoon session with be ECHO from the Echocardiography Subcommittee. Click here to read more and register.

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Help Shape the Future of Intensive Care Research – Survey Now Open. The next stage of the JLA Priority Setting Partnership on Intensive Care is now open! Help determine the next decade of intensive care research. Survey close date 2nd March 2026. Click here for more information.

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GPICS V3 is now officially live. This latest version is broken down into five sections covering intensive care structure, workforce, clinical care, service development and preparedness. Each section contains multiple chapters and is broken down into an introduction, minimum standards, recommendations for a quality service, background and explanation, and references. Click here to view the website.

Courses & Meetings

IACA

The International Academy of Cardiac Anaesthesiologists (IACA) is a global collaboration of physicians committed to leadership in the field of cardiothoracic and vascular anaesthesia, intensive care and perioperative medicine. IACA is comprised of international member societies exclusively for the purpose of carrying out non-profit making activities related to quality improvement, education and research.

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Training Opportunities

The Resident Subcommittee has compiled a broad resource in their section to guide entrance into and support training in cardiothoracic anaesthesia and critical care. There is additional guidance on accreditation processes and how to work towards a substantive consultant appointment. Please review the Resident section and if you would like further information on any element of training please contact info@actacc.org. Click below to access the Resident section via the dropdown menu.

Residents

Additional Website Content for ACTACC Members

Once you have become a member with ACTACC you will have access to the following additional content on this website:

Subcommittees
There are now 8 subcommittees supporting the diversity of cardiothoracic practice. Agendas, minutes and action trackers available for your interest.

Centres
A database of current practice, staffing, training opportunities and contacts for each cardiac +/- thoracic centre in the UK.

Linkpersons
The lynchpin of ACTACC communications. Please review the range of communications and support offered by the nominated linkperson from your centre.

Job Adverts
Post and view job opportunities advertised by colleagues from across the UK.

Noticeboard
View posts from or message the ACTACC community personally. Content may include support calls for specialist advice, promote events or courses, job adverts, training opportunities, research or QI projects or mentoring requests e.g. IMGs.

Fellowships
A database of available training opportunities in the UK.

Industry Links
Company based educational resources, grants/ sponsorship opportunities and events.

Library
View recordings from previous ACTACC meetings and webinars. Archived teaching videos and other educational resources.

Circulars
A record of all ACTACC communications including newsletters and surveys.

We plan to continuously review, update and expand the content within the website. We would love your feedback and suggestions, contact us. Please look out for the new Echocardiography section which will be coming soon.

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