M.D. Ph.D.
Clinical Chair in Anaesthesia
- About
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- Email Address
- patrice.forget@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 437285
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Professor Patrice Forget, M.D. Ph.D., is Clinical Chair in Anaesthesia at the University of Aberdeen (UK), and Honorary Consultant at the NHS Grampian. He is involved in clinical research, focused on mainly pain, perioperative epidemiology and clinical pharmacology. For the last twenty years, as principal investigator and/or national coordinator, he published more than 200 articles, letters or editorials.
He is the Chair of the PANDOS (Pain AND Opioids after Surgery) ESAIC Research Group (European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care).
External Memberships
Board Member of the European Pain Federation EFIC (Honorary Treasurer, Chair of the Societal Impact of Pain partnership with the Pain Alliance Europe)
Active member of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC), deputy Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Anaesthesiology, Acute and Chronic Pain Subcommittee member.
Past President of the Belgian Pain Society
- Research
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Research Overview
For the last fifteen years, as principal investigator and/or national coordinator, I have published more than 200 articles, letters or editorials, questioning current practices and opening new avenues in pain and perioperative medicine.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Applied Health Sciences.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Current Research
My research programme, mostly focused on pain, combines perioperative epidemiology and clinical pharmacology approaches.
Collaborations
Deputy Editor-in-Chief for the European Journal of Anaesthesiology
Associate Editor for the British Journal of Anaesthesia
Associate Editor for the British Journal of Pain
Associate Editor for Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Senior Editor for BMC Anesthesiology
Editor for the Clinical Journal of Medicine (Section: Anesthesiology)
Board member of eCancer
Cochrane collaborator
Reviewer for more than 50 scientific journals.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Professor of anaesthesia and pain medicine
- Publications
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Peri-operative pain management in major lower extremity amputation in vascular Surgery: A UK anaesthetic and vascular surgery Delphi consensus study
AnaesthesiaContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70107
An impact evaluation of the Scottish take-home naloxone programme
Health Policy and Technology, vol. 14, no. 6, 101072Contributions to Journals: ArticlesOpioid-free anesthesia: comparable analgesia with potential superiority in safety and quality of recovery
Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care, vol. 5, no. 1, 66Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s44158-025-00294-3
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Pain and opioids after surgery (PANDOS): Protocol of a prospective, international, observational cohort study
European Journal of Anaesthesiology Intensive CareContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/EA9.0000000000000092
Acute Pain Management at the Intersection of Primary and Secondary Care: Insights from Recent Literature
Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 14, no. 21, 7732Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHigh Concentration (8%) Capsaicin Patch for Chronic Post-Operative Neuropathic Pain: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials
British Journal of PainContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/20494637251396094
Opioids and Cardiovascular Health - The Past, Present and Future?
European Journal of Preventive CardiologyContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf635
Opioid-free anaesthesia as a valuable alternative to opioid-based practices: evidence and future challenges
Pain Management, vol. 15, no. 10, pp. 721-731Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17581869.2025.2542719
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The definition and aims of Anesthesia: a Delphi-based consensus statement
Anaesthesia, critical care & pain medicine, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 101614Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accpm.2025.101614
Patient preference for intraoperative opioid use and early recovery after noncardiac surgery: protocol for a randomised factorial design trial of opioid-free versus opioid-based anaesthesia (the PERFECT trial)
BJA Open, vol. 15, 100420Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjao.2025.100420
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