MD, PhD, FFPMRCA
Clinical Chair in Anaesthesia
- 51cg
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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, MD, PhD, FFPMRCA, is Clinical Chair in Anaesthesia at the 51cg (UK), and Honorary Consultant at the NHS Grampian. He is involved in clinical research, focused mainly on pain, perioperative epidemiology and clinical pharmacology. For the last twenty years, as principal investigator and/or national coordinator, he has published more than 250 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 Lead.
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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Barriers to optimal chronic pain management in refugees: a scoping review
BMC Public Health, vol. 26, 533Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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IMpact of PerioperAtive KeTamine on Enhanced Recovery After abdominal Surgery (IMPAKT ERAS). Comment on Br J Anaesth 2025; 135: 1770–8
British Journal of Anaesthesia, vol. 136, no. 1, pp. 458-459Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI:
The definition and aims of Anesthesia: a Delphi-based consensus statement
Anaesthesia, critical care & pain medicine, vol. 45, 101614Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Gut microbiome profiles in patients with nociceptive pain, neuropathic pain, and pain-free controls: a case-control study
Regional Anesthesia and Pain MedicineContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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An impact evaluation of the Scottish take-home naloxone programme
Health Policy and Technology, vol. 14, no. 6, 101072Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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North American and European practices for opioid-sparing and opioid-free anaesthesia: a cross-sectional survey
BJA Open, vol. 16, 100511Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Opioid-free anesthesia: comparable analgesia with potential superiority in safety and quality of recovery
Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care, vol. 5, 66Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Pain and opioids after surgery (PANDOS): Protocol of a prospective, international, observational cohort study
European Journal of Anaesthesiology Intensive Care, vol. 4, no. 6, e0092Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Opioids and Cardiovascular Health: The Past, Present and Future?
European Journal of Preventive CardiologyContributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI:
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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: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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