The AAM held the second ANATAS on the 28th September 2024. This event aimed to showcase the academic work performed by anaesthetic trainees during their specialty training, enhance the oral presentation and public speaking skills of anaesthetic trainees in Malta, and formally recognize and award the best submissions.
Nine submissions were received, and all were orally presented to an audience of anaesthetic trainees, specialists, and retired AAM members. The high-quality work and presentations competed for the available prizes in an environment of professional and friendly competition.
The judges, Dr Daniel Farrugia (AAM Vice-President), Dr Carmel Abela (Chairperson Department of Anaesthesia) and Dr David Spiteri (retired AAM member), had a tough job selecting the winning entries. Educational grants were awarded to three submissions.
The First prize
went to Drs Rebecca Galea and Martina Gerada, with their presentation titled “Anaesthetists: basic perceptions of the general public in Malta”; the Second prize
was won by Drs Martina Gerada and Gianluca Fava for their work, “Recall of Neuraxial Procedural Risks for Caesarean Section”; while the Third prize
was awarded to Drs Nigel Schembri and Emma Hunter for a presentation titled “The use of patient-controlled analgesia with morphine following Caesarean sections and evaluation of patient perceptions at Mater Dei Hospital”.
The 2nd ANATAS was hosted by Dr Petramay Attard Cortis, the AAM’s Education and Events Coordinator, with the invaluable support of all the AAM Committee members. Credit to Stephanie Mifsud, AAM Secretary, for the photo attached 
The AAM looks forward to organizing the 3rd ANATAS in 2025!
