Renowned academic publisher, Oxford University Press, has just published the ultimate revision guide for candidates who are preparing to sit the European Diploma in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (EDAIC), titled How to Pass the EDAIC.
This book was co-edited by Dr Mario Zerafa, together with Dr Andrey Varvinsky and Dr Sue Hill, two eminent anaesthesiologists from the United Kingdom. Dr Zerafa is a Visiting Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, and Consultant Anaesthesiologist and Deputy Chairperson of the Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain at Mater Dei Hospital.
Chapter contributions were made by Dr Stephen Sciberras, and Dr Petramay Attard Cortis, together with anaesthesiologists working in Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Norway, Turkey, Armenia, and the United Arab Emirates. All contributors are, or were, examiners with the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC), making this book an authoritative guide to the EDAIC exam.
Dr Sciberras and Dr Attard Cortis are Visiting Lecturers at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, and Consultant Anaesthesiologists at the Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain at Mater Dei Hospital. They co-wrote chapters relating to the Part II viva-voce examination, usually considered the more challenging part of the EDAIC examination, and addressed topics including applied pharmacology, critical incidents, intensive care, and image interpretation.
How to Pass the EDAIC provides 303 practice questions and model answers for a complete guide to both the Part I and Part II examinations of the EDAIC. The Part I EDAIC examination has been held in Malta for several years, initially hosted by Dr Zerafa, followed by Dr Sciberras and currently hosted by Dr Attard Cortis. 2023 will be the first year that the EDAIC Part II will be held in Malta, and Drs Zerafa, Sciberras and Attard Cortis are examiners on this viva voce examination.
Successfully passing both Part I and Part II of the EDAIC is a mandatory requirement for local anaesthetic trainees to be awarded their Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care in Malta.