The European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy was established in 1980. Since then, its objectives have been to stimulate research, promote education, and train anaesthesiologists in Regional Anaesthesia, Pain Therapy, POCUS and Peri-operative care, in Europe and abroad. In 2025, its audience reached 37,000 specialists including over 8,000 voting members. Membership grows by 10% per year on average, with the Society gathering 21,000 subscribers on Facebook, 9,700 on Instagram, 15,000 on Linkedin and 19,000 followers on X (ex-Twitter).
In addition to its famous Annual Congress, ESRA organizes several onsite activities in various European cities, including accredited and ESRA-DRA approved cadaver and hands-on workshops, and face to face lectures. For more information, please click here.
ESRA also offers accredited virtual activities like free webinars and newsletters as well as other educational content through its Academy.
ESRA Diplomas: The European Diploma of Regional Anaesthesia (ESRA-DRA) was created in 2006 with the goal of establishing standards in regional anaesthesia in Europe. The Diploma is intended to widen the activity spectrum of those specialists in anaesthesia, who are already in clinical practice and are interested in acquiring additional knowledge in the entire field of regional anaesthesia.
ESRA also launched the European Diploma of Pain Medicine ESRA-DPM, a new diploma in Pain Medicine in 2017. The purpose of the European Diploma of Pain Medicine (ESRA-DPM) is to harmonize and improve quality standards for safe, independent practice of pain medicine in Europe and elsewhere.
The diplomas are intended to be complementary to national standards and enhance the competent, ethical, and professional care of diplomates.
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