Please find below information for the Annual Scientific Meeting and for visiting London.
Organising Committee: Dr Chris Skeoch and Professor Gudrun Kunst
Organising Committee Chair: Dr Ben Silverman
Event Organiser: Victoria Leonard, Event Management Direct
Message from the Committee Chair
Please join us at the Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care Annual Scientific Meeting in London on 18th & 19th June 2026 to be hosted at 1 Wimpole Street, within the Royal Society of Medicine, London.
The theme of the 42nd ACTACC Annual Scientific Meeting is Exploring the Frontiers of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care: Innovation, Education & Outcomes.
We will host eminent speakers and panel members from wide ranging areas including cardiothoracic anaesthesia & surgery, transplantation, intensive care medicine, monitoring, machine learning, ECMO, echocardiography and clinical outcomes. We plan to run hands-on workshops, including ECMO, TOE and Regional Anaesthesia, and have industry sponsored symposia on both days as well as a variety of topics such as Machine Learning and AI, Mechanical Circulatory Support, ECPR, Critical Care, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery and Postoperative Outcomes.
The popular ACTACC abstract and poster sessions give trainees the opportunity to present their research in a peer reviewed environment with the best selected for the award prizes.
The topics for the two days will be selected to highlight the importance of innovation in the delivery of perioperative care and showcase recent advances and controversies in care. Delegates from varying backgrounds including consultants, trainees, SAS doctors, perfusionists and nurses are expected to attend. We expect around 200 delegates on each day from the UK and abroad.
There will be a Gala Networking Dinner on the Thursday evening where industry, delegates
and faculty are invited to attend.
Questions or Queries
If you have any questions or queries about the annual scientific meeting, please contact enquiries@eventmanagementdirect.co.uk.
Venue Address
The Royal Society of Medicine
1 Wimpole Street
London
W1G 0AE
Venue's Address
The Royal Society of Medicine
1 Wimpole Street
London
W1G 0AE
Travelling to the Venue
By Train
The closest train station is Bond Street which is a 5 minute walk to the venue. Marylebone is an approximate 25 minute walk to the venue.
By London Underground
Oxford Circus (Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines) and Bond Street (Central, Jubilee and Elizabeth lines).
By Bus
Closest routes are: 2, 7, 10, 12, 13, 22, 23, 25, 30, 55, 73, 74, 88, 94, 98, 113, 139, 159, 189, 274, 390, 453, C2
By Bike
There are several points in Cavendish Square where bicycles can be secured to a barrier. Cycle hire docking stations are located nearby on Chapel Place.
By Car
Car parks are located in Cavendish Square and Harley Street. You can visit the Q-Park Oxford Street website to pre-book a space (Q-Park Oxford Street, London W1G 0PR / what3words for car park entrance.
London W1G 0PR
Access
The public entrance to the building is located on 1 Wimpole Street.
The RSM is wheelchair accessible. Registered guide and hearing dogs are welcome in the building with their owners.
Listed below are some accommodation options in the close proximity to the venue. This is not a definitive list and other options will also be available.
Radisson Blu Hotel, London Marble Arch 4*
- 19-25 Granville Place, London, W1H 6PA
- 11 minute walk from the RSM
- Radisson Blu Hotel, London Marble Arch is a charming boutique hotel tucked away on a quiet street just off Oxford Street. Set within a row of beautifully restored Victorian townhouses, the hotel offers inviting spaces to unwind with a selection of well-appointed bedrooms and suites designed for both business and leisure travellers.
DoubleTree by Hilton London - Marble Arch
- 4 Bryanston Street Marble Arch, London, W1H 7BY
- 11 minute walk from the RSM
- Our 18th-century building is around the corner from Oxford Street shopping and we're two minutes from Marble Arch underground station. Hyde Park is a five-minute walk away and London's "Theatreland" district is a mile from our door.
The Marble Arch Hotel by Thistle
- Bryanston St, Marylebone, London W1H 7EH
- 11 minute walk from the RSM
- Located just steps from Oxford Street, The Marble Arch Hotel offers spacious rooms designed with your comfort in mind.
hub by Premier Inn London Marylebone
- Old Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5DZ
- 27 minute walk from RSM
- Designed to offer a smart, stylish, great value stay in the best city centre locations. Our contemporary hotels with compact rooms are cleverly designed to give you everything you'd expect from a Premier Inn room in about half the space.
Radisson Blu Hotel – London Bond Street 4*
- 350 Oxford Street, London, W1C 1BY
- 5 minute walk from the RSM
- A boutique hotel with plenty of spaces to relax, Radisson Blu Hotel, London Bond Street is the perfect place to unwind after a day of culture, shopping and sightseeing in central London.
The Leonard Hotel
- 15 Seymour Street, London, W1H 7JW
- 11 minute walk from the RSM
- A quintessentially British boutique hotel and luxury serviced apartments located in the heart of Central London.