SOBA UK PRESIDENT. Consultant Anaesthetist LGT NHS Trust. Anaesthesia for patients with obesity, airway and medical education. Thoughts are generally my own!
London, England
Joined January 2011
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Pleased to be a co-author of #GLIMPSE 47,039 patients, 119 UK sites.
Lots of discussion since publication, but the finding I keep coming back to: events in patients on GLP-1 RAs occurred most commonly during emergence
Not simply an induction problem
@Anaes_Journal @T_Potter_1
Read the full paper here
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Journal Club: GLP-1 Agonists and Aspiration (GLIMPSE).
Listen now! 🎧
@t_Potter_1 @john_n_cronin @justin_kua @MuraliMayur @admckdoc @dannyjnwong @elboghdadly @PeriopResearch @Anaes_Journal @Assoc_Anaes
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We will be reporting live today from @Assoc_Anaes #AC26 as the GLIMPSE study is launched! See you at 1700!
@t_Potter_1 @john_n_cronin @justin_kua @MuraliMayur @admckdoc @dannyjnwong @elboghdadly @PeriopResearch @Anaes_Journal
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Launching now! #AC26
GLIMPSE: GLP-1 receptor agonist Management in the Perioperative Setting
⚠️ 1 in 36 patients undergoing anaesthesia care received GLP-1 RAs ⚠️
⚠️ The incidence of pulmonary aspiration and/or regurgitation was 1 in 71 ⚠️
@t_Potter_1 @john_n_cronin @justin_kua @MuraliMayur @admckdoc @dannyjnwong @elboghdadly @PeriopResearch
#anaesthesia #MedTwitter #GLP1
doi.org/10.1111/anae.70380
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Launching now! #AC26
GLIMPSE: GLP-1 receptor agonist Management in the Perioperative Setting
How were patients on GLP-1 RAs managed?
@t_Potter_1 @john_n_cronin @justin_kua @MuraliMayur @admckdoc @dannyjnwong @elboghdadly @PeriopResearch
#anaesthesia #MedTwitter #GLP1
doi.org/10.1111/anae.70380
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Launching now! #AC26
GLIMPSE: GLP-1 receptor agonist Management in the Perioperative Setting
Here's an outline of peri-operative pulmonary aspiration/regurgitation events, grouped by presence/absence of pre-operative GLP-1 RAs
@t_Potter_1 @john_n_cronin @justin_kua @MuraliMayur @admckdoc @dannyjnwong @elboghdadly @PeriopResearch
#anaesthesia #MedTwitter #GLP1
doi.org/10.1111/anae.70380
It’s that magical time of year when you can secure your spot at SOBA WSM 2026!
Fantastic expert programme and a wonderful opportunity to present your work too!
Book early…..Book often!
sobauk.co.uk
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📸 Show your ‘⭕’ for obesity!
Support #WorldObesityDay by sharing a photo of yourself making an ‘O’ with your hands. It’s a powerful symbol of change and solidarity.
Tag us and use #WOD2026 - we’ll do our best to share your posts!
➡️ worldobesityday.org
#8BillionReasons
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
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
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Obesity is shaped by more than individual behaviour.
It is driven by:
🌍 Inequality.
🏙️ Unhealthy environments.
🍎 Food systems.
🏥 Healthcare barriers.
💬 Stigma.
To change the story, we must change the systems.
👉 worldobesityday.org
#WorldObesityDay #8BillionReasons
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🇬🇧 The United Kingdom is also part of the European movement for #WorldObesityDay.
Next on the #WODEurope Live Feed, hear from Helen Atkinson from United Kingdom Coalition for People Living with Obesity, who shares details about the upcoming UKCPO National Meeting taking place this weekend.
The event will bring members together from across the UK for a day of education and discussion on the disease of obesity, helping to strengthen understanding, connection, and support within the community.
Check out the live feed to hear more:
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Across Europe, patient organisations are coming together to raise awareness and ensure obesity is recognised as the complex chronic disease it is.
#AddressingObesityTogether #WorldObesityDay #WODEurope
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Today is #WorldObesityDay, 4 March 🌍⭕
There are #8BillionReasons to #ActOnObesity. Over 1 billion people are living with obesity today — and without stronger action, that number will rise sharply.
💬 Together, we can change the story.
🔗 worldobesityday.org
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Join us at @RCoANews or online for the hybrid three day Anaesthetic Updates on 4th to 6th February.
Nearly 500 delegates already registered! Last chance to use your study leave budget before the end of the financial year!
Highly subsidised registration option for delegates from low and middle income countries.
@Uma1r_F1
@CyprianMendonca @athmathottungal
@AirwayMxAcademy
@HughHemmings @dr_imranahmad @Admckdoc @LondonSneh @AnaesthetiSingh @nicholasalevy @gunjeet99 @Chronotrope @PSchoettker @BillersJ @Patrice_Forget @Alex_Isted
✨Anaesthetic Updates ~ programme launch ✨
We've launched our programme for the first Anaesthetic Updates of the year.
Expect👇
➡️Controversies in Anaesthesia
➡️Clinical Leadership
➡️Cardiac & Thoracic Care
Earn 15 CPD credits & book today 👉 ow.ly/NiNy50XMTMQ
ALT The image shows the current RCoA building at Churchill House and our new building, Jubilee House. Text reads: Anaesthetic Updates 4-6 February 2026, Hybrid, RCoA
For all those heading to @Assoc_Anaes WSM today @SOBAuk are being FANTASTICALLY represented by @eleanor_warwick and @drzoeburton
GO TEAM SOBA
Although @drzoeburton is there to talk about paeds……she will no doubt sneak in some pearls regarding young persons living with obesity!
@eleanor_warwick is going all out on obesity and periop management
Do not miss out!
Still some places available for what is shaping up to be a fantastic day of CPD
I will see you there!
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