SOBA

Society for Obesity and Bariatric Anaesthesia. Promotes excellence in the perioperative management of patients with obesity

[Association of Anaesthetists @Assoc_Anaes]

These new guidelines on consent for anaesthesia respond to the changing ethical, legal & clinical landscape in which anaesthetists practice

They include a new section on peri-operative medicine & updated advice 👉️ https://t.co/6WEldlnoR4

[GAMC 2026 @GAMCLondon]

Master fibreoptic skills with a full day of focused, hands-on training.
Our Winter Airway Workshop provides intensive teaching in awake and asleep fibre optic intubations all with a unique 1:1 faculty-delegate ratio to maximise your learning.
Expert faculty. Plenty of scope time!

[Dr. Naveen Eipe, MD @NaveenEipe]

@Anaes_Journal @SOBAuk has done a lot of good work with this and other #ObesityAnesthesia issues!

[𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 @Anaes_Journal]

A survey of 45 delegates at the Society for Obesity and Bariatric Anaesthesia (SOBA) 2025 Winter Scientific Meeting on GLP1-RA mx

• Fasting strategies varied wildly! (standard - 48h)
• Airway mx varied wildly! (RSI, gastric US, standard)

Thoughts?

#anaesthesia #MedTwitter #GLP1 #obesity

https://t.co/z5qJ3DTO8u

[GAMC 2026 @GAMCLondon]

and @SOBAuk's @Admckdoc completing our line up in stream 2. Exploring if the difficult airway in patients with obesity is a thing or a myth. #GAMC2026

[Dr. Naveen Eipe, MD @NaveenEipe]

Looking forward to speaking on 'Ideal Analgesic Technique' at the Obesity Anesthesia Course
@ESPCOP preCongress @euroanaesthesia #ESAIC2026 #Rotterdam
And also debating 'Day Case Sleeve Gastrectomy' with Prof Jan Mulier at the Obesity Anesthesia Research Forum! #Controversial

[SOBA @SOBAuk]

@wendyburn Sadly @X is not responding. Please ignore my @sas_sobauk account and definitely do not respond to any DMs.

[SOBA @SOBAuk]

Please note that someone has just hacked my account. Imran cannot afford new cars. Ignore @sas_sobauk until further notice - which you may already have been doing.

[Andrew Mckechnie @Admckdoc]

We are specifically committed to improving the anaesthetic management of patients living with obesity in the UK and beyond.

We provide education, best practice guidelines and an evidenced based approach to care

Join us @SOBAuk to learn more about what we do

[Andrew Mckechnie @Admckdoc]

Today is #WorldObesityDay, a global initiative to raise awareness about the root causes of #obesity and the actions needed to tackle it.

Myself and the team @SOBAuk join with colleagues around the world in calling for action

[Giles Yeo @GilesYeo]

Next week on @BBCRadio4 and @BBCSounds (for the rest of the world), The Hunger Game, the rise and rise of weight loss drugs. #obesityisnotachoice

[Zoe Burton @drzoeburton]

An excellent thread on new food policy affecting sales of UPF, our children’s health and #childhoodobesity. But will the government withstand pressure from the food industry to agree a watered down version?

[Andrew Mckechnie @Admckdoc]

@RCoANews On my way representing @SOBAuk discussing « the myth of difficult airway in obesity »

Expect unicorns, Robin Hood, Nessie one armed anaesthetists………and I’ll throw in some airway chat!

@gunjeet99 @Sajay70

[Hans Huitink @AirwayMxAcademy]

There is always a good reason to visit London 🇬🇧

Anaesthesia Updates RcoA 4-6 February Churchill House.

#airway

[The Obesity Society @ObesitySociety]

The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology recently published new criteria for the diagnosis of obesity. This study applied these criteria to a clinical trials population to determine differences in characteristics. Read more in #ObesityJournal
https://t.co/YDS4eGNLXF

[Tony Goldstone @TonyGoldstone]

I was interviewed by @GilesYeo for ‘The Hunger Game', a 5 part @BBCRadio4 programme about the rise and rise of obesity medications, that will transmit over the week of 9th Feb 2026, and then as a podcast on @BBCSounds https://t.co/eu6Rrby1iC

[British Journal of Anaesthesia @BJAJournals]

If you lead lists, supervise residents, or shape theatre culture, this #BJAEducation review article is essential CPD reading. Psychological safety is built deliberately, not assumed ✅ Full article at https://t.co/oi0prVMlWM

[Zoe Burton @drzoeburton]

Delighted to be here at @Assoc_Anaes WSM flying the flag for @APAGBI and @SOBAuk with @eleanor_warwick giving a national paediatric anaesthesia update - highlighting health inequalities + fabulous resources for children 🙌
Don’t forget the kids!! 👶
@RCoANews @RegionalAnaesUK

[Eleanor Warwick 💙 @eleanor_warwick]

Looking forward to hearing our @SOBAuk VP @drzoeburton talk about all things paeds at the @Assoc_Anaes WSM

[Andrew Mckechnie @Admckdoc]

For all those heading to @Assoc_Anaes WSM today @SOBAuk are being FANTASTICALLY represented by @eleanor_warwick and @drzoeburton

GO TEAM SOBA