Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine

What Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine does

Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM) is a UK-based not-for-profit collaborative project founded in 1997 that promotes the examination, discussion, and application of evidence-based medicine to perioperative care. The organization is registered in Bridgnorth, Shropshire (England and Wales), operates with a small team of 11–50 employees, and runs an annual cycle of international conferences, courses, and digital content aimed at anesthesiologists, surgeons, and perioperative care specialists. Its core products include live congresses (EBPOM London, EBPOM-USA Chicago, EBPOM Asia, Dingle, EBPOM Las Vegas), the recurring POETTS Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) Course (now past its 23rd iteration), Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs covering anesthesia, ERAS, pain, fluid and hemodynamic management, and the TopMedTalk podcast platform launched in 2020 for medical news, journal club discussions, and interviews.

Name

Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine

Legal name

EBPOM (Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine)

Website

https://ebpomglobal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM) is a UK-based non-profit, founded in 1997, that runs international congresses, CPET training courses, CME programs, and the TopMedTalk podcast for anesthesiologists and perioperative specialists, funded by medical technology company sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Education / Continuing Medical Education

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ)

Keywords

• Perioperative medicine education
• Medical conferences
• Continuing medical education
• Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
• Medical podcasts

Headquarters

HQ city

Bridgnorth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Sponsorship: Corporate sponsors (medical technology companies including Edwards, Medtronic, Abbott, Pfizer, and others) provide financial support in exchange for visibility at events and on the platform. Sponsorship opportunities are offered through dedicated sponsorship packages.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM) is a not-for-profit collaborative project between UK and international academic institutions that produces medical conferences, congresses, and courses in perioperative medicine. It delivers the POETTS CPET Course for Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing pre-operative assessment, provides Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits, and distributes medical news and discussions through the TopMedTalk podcast platform. Its primary purpose is to promote evidence-based medicine in perioperative care through research dissemination, practical skill acquisition, and professional collaboration among anaesthetists and perioperative specialists.

Product overview

Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM) is a not-for-profit collaborative project between UK and international academic institutions focused on promoting evidence-based medicine in perioperative care. EBPOM operates as an educational organization producing conferences, courses, and content rather than a traditional software product. The core offerings include live events and congresses (London, Chicago, Las Vegas, Asia), the POETTS CPET Course for cardiopulmonary exercise testing training, Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs, and TopMedTalk podcasts providing medical news and discussions. EBPOM Global serves as the organizational web presence while EBPOM.org and TopMedTalk.com serve as the primary content and conference management platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TopMedTalk: Medical news and podcast platform bringing live updates from conferences, journal club discussions, techno-talk and hot-topic podcasts covering Anaesthesia, Perioperative Care and Enhanced Recovery

Products and services

• Live Events and Congress Live medical conferences, congresses and courses in perioperative medicine, including the annual EBPOM London congress, EBPOM-USA (Chicago, Las Vegas), EBPOM Asia, the Dingle Current Controversies meeting, and other perioperative medicine congresses held globally. Targeted at anaesthetists, surgeons and perioperative care specialists seeking evidence-based medical education.
• POETTS CPET Course Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) for Pre-operative Assessment Course, offered multiple times per year at various locations including Duke University. Targeted at clinicians seeking practical skill acquisition in cardiopulmonary exercise testing for pre-operative assessment.
• Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Edwards LifesciencescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMedical technology sponsor of EBPOM events. Edwards Lifesciences provides sponsorship for perioperative medicine conferences and events.
• MedtroniccoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMedical technology company sponsoring EBPOM events and conferences.
• AbbottminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealthcare company sponsor of EBPOM events.
• AvanosminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedical device company sponsor of EBPOM.
• ChiesiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPharmaceutical company sponsor of EBPOM.
• Deltex MedicalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedical technology company specializing in hemodynamic monitoring, sponsor of EBPOM.
• LiDCOminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHemodynamic monitoring technology company sponsor of EBPOM.
• Fresenius KabiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedical technology and pharmaceutical company sponsor of EBPOM.
• MasimominorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedical technology company specializing in non-invasive patient monitoring, sponsor of EBPOM.
• PfizerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPharmaceutical company sponsor of EBPOM events.
• MerckminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPharmaceutical and technology company sponsor of EBPOM.
• Pacira PharmaceuticalsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPharmaceutical company sponsor of EBPOM.
• MallinckrodtminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPharmaceutical and medical device company sponsor of EBPOM.
• Smiths MedicalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedical device company sponsor of EBPOM.
• LeanTaaSminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealthcare technology company sponsor of EBPOM.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASA is featured as a strategic partner for EBPOM Las Vegas 2021 event. ASA provides practice management resources and is a key professional organization in anesthesiology.
• UK and International Academic InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEBPOM is a not-for-profit collaborative project between multiple UK and international academic institutions. These institutions work together to promote evidence-based medicine in perioperative care.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pri-Med: A major CME provider running large-scale primary care and specialty medical conferences and online education, directly analogous to EBPOM's event-plus-online CME business model.
• European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC): Pan-European society hosting Euroanaesthesia and related CME congresses for anesthesiologists and perioperative specialists, comparable to EBPOM's event-led, evidence-based education model.
• AudioDigest Foundation: Long-running audio-based CME provider for physicians, analogous to EBPOM's TopMedTalk podcast platform in format and clinical audience, competing for the same CME-credit-driven listener.
• Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCOA): UK-based professional body for anesthetists offering events, training, and perioperative education, directly comparable to EBPOM's UK base and anesthesia/perioperative focus.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA): ASA is the largest U.S. professional membership organization for anesthesiologists and a named core strategic partner of EBPOM (Las Vegas 2021). It competes in the same perioperative/anesthesiology education space via conferences, CME, and journals, and serves an overlapping clinician audience.
• Medscape Education: One of the largest online CME and continuing education platforms for physicians, comparable to EBPOM's CME mission, though broader in clinical scope and digital-first in delivery.

Broad incumbents

• BMJ (British Medical Journal): Major UK medical publisher offering BMJ Learning CME modules, clinical decision support, and conferences; overlaps with EBPOM's evidence-based education focus but serves a much broader medical audience.
• Cochrane: Global not-for-profit producing systematic reviews and evidence-based medicine content, highly comparable to EBPOM's evidence-based perioperative mission, though operating in research synthesis rather than live CME.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/topmedtalk
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC-HYQmeIwcFCYO1hoQ8jShQ/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/TopMedTalk1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ebpom-global

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