The AAGBI adopted the motto "in somno securitas" (safe in sleep) when it was granted the right to bear arms by King George VI in 1945.

Held in London each year, WSM is the leading[citation needed] anaesthetic meeting in the UK with an attendance of around 800 national and international delegates.

WSM is aimed at all levels of anaesthetists from trainees to consultants and is a European CPD accredited meeting.

[citation needed] The Annual Congress is the flagship event of the Association and is held in various locations around the UK and Ireland.

Annual Congress is one of the leading[citation needed] anaesthetic meetings in the UK with an attendance of around 800-1000 national and international delegates.

Annual Congress is aimed all levels of anaesthetists from trainees to consultants and is a European CPD accredited meeting.

[citation needed] The society also holds educational seminars designed to update on new developments in a specific field of interest within anaesthesia, critical care and pain medicine.

Some enter from different training systems as the SAS route provides a means for secure employment and an alternative pathway for a medical career.

It publishes original, peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of general and regional anaesthesia, intensive care and pain therapy, including research on equipment.

[citation needed] It publishes original, peer-reviewed case reports, media content, and associated papers on all aspects of anaesthesia, peri-operative medicine, intensive care and pain therapy.