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Prato 2019 | Toby Richards

June 06, 2019 18:49 - 28 minutes - 16.2 MB

This piece is the first of TopMedTalk's 'as live' coverage from the 5th Collaborative Clinical Trials in Anaesthesiology Meeting, Prato, Italy. It's your chance to get virtual a place at one of the most influential gatherings of its kind in the world. Presented by Desiree Chappell with Monty Mythen and their guest Toby Richards, Professor, Anaesthesia Teaching & Research Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Central Clinical School, Monash University.  

Prato 2019 | Lis Evered

June 06, 2019 16:48 - 17 minutes - 9.91 MB

Welcome to TopMedTalk's 'as live' coverage from the 5th Collaborative Clinical Trials in Anaesthesiology Meeting, Prato, Italy. It's your chance to get virtual a place at one of the most influential gatherings of its kind in the world. Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with Lis Evered, neuroscientist and Head of Research in the Department of Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne. She has led an international group to standardise nomenclature for...

Prato 2019 | Summary of day 1

June 06, 2019 16:33 - 21 minutes - 12.2 MB

This piece is the first of TopMedTalk's 'as live' coverage from the 5th Collaborative Clinical Trials in Anaesthesiology Meeting, Prato, Italy. It's your chance to get virtual a place at one of the most influential gatherings of its kind in the world, here you will find a comprehensive summary of day one. Presented by Desiree Chappell with Monty Mythen.

Periop Medicine SIG18 | Frailty: the elephant in the operating room

June 06, 2019 09:00 - 17 minutes - 10.2 MB

"Perioperative shared decision making, does it exist?" - this engaging and provocative talk challenges perioperative practitioners to consider the realities of the life choices being made, sometimes at the bedside. The book mentioned at the end of the talk is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Letting-Go-plan-good-death-ebook/dp/B0798255H9 Presented by Charlie Corke, Associate Professor, Senior Intensive Care Specialist, Barwon Health. -- Brought to you by the Perioperative Medi...

EBPOM Highlight 1.27 | Obstetric anaesthesia

June 05, 2019 09:00 - 21 minutes - 9.95 MB

"Obstetric anaesthesia" - originally streamed live from The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) in London during EBPOM 2018 on www.topmedtalk.com   Hear this excellent talk, for free, on this podcast. If you'd like to attend an event like this ensure your next click is here: https://www.ebpom.org/meetings If you have any comments or questions you'd like to send to the team email: [email protected] Presented by Carolyn Johnston, consultant Anaesthetist in St Georges h...

EUROANAES2019 | Paul Pomerantz

June 04, 2019 11:00 - 10 minutes - 6.04 MB

TopMedTalk is live from Euroanaesthesia 2019; recognised worldwide as one of the most important and influential annual congress in anaesthesiology. Over 6000 international delegates alongside more than 100 exhibitors from more than 80 countries, Euroanaesthesia is truly an outstanding international platform. Join Us at the conference in this series of special live podcasts. Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with their guest Paul Pomerantz, Chief Executive Officer of the America...

EUROANAES2019 | Dan Longrois

June 04, 2019 09:10 - 25 minutes - 14.7 MB

TopMedTalk is live from Euroanaesthesia 2019; recognised worldwide as one of the most important and influential annual congress in anaesthesiology. Over 6000 international delegates alongside more than 100 exhibitors from more than 80 countries, Euroanaesthesia is truly an outstanding international platform. Join Us at the conference in this series of special live podcasts. Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with their guest Dan Longrois, Professor of Anaesthesia and Intensive C...

Desiree's Roundtable | Cancer outcomes drive enhanced recovery

June 04, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 8.23 MB

"What drove enhanced recovery for us was not the short lengths of stay but the cancer outcomes" - this conversation explains how enhanced recovery gains traction in practice. Even after a relatively short period of application an evidence based approach is hard to refute. Desiree Chappell presents 'The Roundtable blog'; in this piece she’s in conversation with Dr Michael Scott, Professor of Anesthesiology at Virginia Commonwealth University and Professor at The University of Pennsylvania, ...

EUROANAES2019 | Alexandre Joosten

June 04, 2019 00:09 - 16 minutes - 9.55 MB

TopMedTalk is live from Euroanaesthesia 2019; recognised worldwide as one of the most important and influential annual congress in anaesthesiology. Over 6000 international delegates alongside more than 100 exhibitors from more than 80 countries, Euroanaesthesia is truly an outstanding international platform. Join Us at the conference in this series of special live podcasts. Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with their guest Alexandre Joosten, Anesthetist at Hospital Erasme.  

EUROANAES2019 | Maurizio Cecconi

June 03, 2019 10:57 - 24 minutes - 13.9 MB

TopMedTalk is live from Euroanaesthesia 2019; recognised worldwide as one of the most important and influential annual congress in anaesthesiology. Over 6000 international delegates alongside more than 100 exhibitors from more than 80 countries, Euroanaesthesia is truly an outstanding international platform. Join Us at the conference in this series of special live podcasts. Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with their guest Maurizio Cecconi, Head of the Anaesthesia and Intensiv...

Periop Coach 3.06 | Is pain the fifth vital sign"?

June 03, 2019 09:00 - 15 minutes - 7.31 MB

What's the current thinking on pain management and the 'opioid crisis'? On reflection were people wrong to emphasise the message that 'pain is the fifth vital sign'? How did 'pain management' instead become 'opioid management'?   The UK has had a slightly different ride to the US in this respect, although not without its problems, could that be due to this 'fifth vital sign' message being less popular on the other side of the atlantic? Is it important to manage expectations and emphasise...

EUROANAES2019 | Michael Pedro

June 03, 2019 08:30 - 14 minutes - 8.13 MB

TopMedTalk is live from Euroanaesthesia 2019; recognised worldwide as one of the most important and influential annual congress in anaesthesiology. Over 6000 international delegates alongside more than 100 exhibitors from more than 80 countries, Euroanaesthesia is truly an outstanding international platform. Join Us at the conference in this series of special live podcasts. The website mentioned in this piece is here: https://www.vyaire.com Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen w...

EUROANAES2019 | Marit Habicher

June 03, 2019 08:09 - 13 minutes - 7.96 MB

TopMedTalk is live from Euroanaesthesia 2019; recognised worldwide as one of the most important and influential annual congress in anaesthesiology. Over 6000 international delegates alongside more than 100 exhibitors from more than 80 countries, Euroanaesthesia is truly an outstanding international platform. Join Us at the conference in this series of special live podcasts. Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with their guest Marit Habicher, Specialist at UKGM Giessen.

EUROANAES2019 | Thomas Scheeren

June 02, 2019 15:09 - 21 minutes - 12.4 MB

TopMedTalk is live from Euroanaesthesia 2019; recognised worldwide as one of the most important and influential annual congress in anaesthesiology. Over 6000 international delegates alongside more than 100 exhibitors from more than 80 countries, Euroanaesthesia is truly an outstanding international platform. Join Us at the conference in this series of special live podcasts. Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with their guest Thomas Scheeren, Chair Cardiovascular Dynamics Sectio...

EUROANAES2019 | Michelle Chew

June 02, 2019 13:09 - 22 minutes - 13 MB

TopMedTalk is live from Euroanaesthesia 2019; recognised worldwide as one of the most important and influential annual congress in anaesthesiology. Over 6000 international delegates alongside more than 100 exhibitors from more than 80 countries, Euroanaesthesia is truly an outstanding international platform. Join Us at the conference in this series of special live podcasts. Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with their guest Michelle Chew, Professor, Senior Consultant, Faculty o...

EUROANAES2019 | Konstantin Balonov

June 02, 2019 09:49 - 19 minutes - 10.9 MB

TopMedTalk is live from Euroanaesthesia 2019; recognised worldwide as one of the most important and influential annual congress in anaesthesiology. Over 6000 international delegates alongside more than 100 exhibitors from more than 80 countries, Euroanaesthesia is truly an outstanding international platform. Join Us at the conference in this series of special live podcasts. Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with their guest Konstantin Balonov, Anesthesiologist; Vice Chair for P...

Sunday Special | "70 Years on: Our NHS" a panel discussion

June 02, 2019 09:00 - 22 minutes - 12.7 MB

This is the panel discussion which followed the address at EBPOM 2018 by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the NHS. Various questions from the audience are considered; where should we be in ten years from now, what are the disruptive forces headed our way? The panel features; Sir Bruce Keogh, Professor Monty Mythen, University College London, Carol Peden, Professor of Anesthesiology and Exec. Director of the Center for Health System Innovation, University of...

EUROANAES2019 | Frederic Michard

June 01, 2019 14:32 - 15 minutes - 9.13 MB

TopMedTalk is live from Euroanaesthesia 2019; recognised worldwide as one of the most important and influential annual congress in anaesthesiology. Over 6000 international delegates alongside more than 100 exhibitors from more than 80 countries, Euroanaesthesia is truly an outstanding international platform. Join Us at the conference in this series of special live podcasts. The website mentioned in the podcast is here: https://www.michardconsulting.com/ Presented by Desiree Chappell and M...

EUROANAES2019 | TJ Gan

June 01, 2019 14:13 - 9 minutes - 5.63 MB

TopMedTalk is live from Euroanaesthesia 2019; recognised worldwide as one of the most important and influential annual congress in anaesthesiology. Over 6000 international delegates alongside more than 100 exhibitors from more than 80 countries, Euroanaesthesia is truly an outstanding international platform. Join Us at the conference in this series of special live podcasts. Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with their guest Tong Joo (TJ) Gan, Professor and Chairman at Stoney Br...

EUROANAES2019 | Linda Mason

June 01, 2019 13:44 - 17 minutes - 9.77 MB

TopMedTalk is live from Euroanaesthesia 2019; recognised worldwide as one of the most important and influential annual congress in anaesthesiology. Over 6000 international delegates alongside more than 100 exhibitors from more than 80 countries, Euroanaesthesia is truly an outstanding international platform. Join Us at the conference in this series of special live podcasts. For more information on the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) go here: www.ASAHQ.org Presented by Desiree ...

EUROANAES2019 | Alexander J Butwick

June 01, 2019 12:19 - 22 minutes - 12.8 MB

TopMedTalk is live from Euroanaesthesia 2019; recognised worldwide as one of the most important and influential annual congress in anaesthesiology. Over 6000 international delegates alongside more than 100 exhibitors from more than 80 countries, Euroanaesthesia is truly an outstanding international platform. Join Us at the conference in this series of special live podcasts. For more info on the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) go to www.soap.org Presented by Desire...

EUROANAES2019 | John Koncelik

June 01, 2019 10:46 - 16 minutes - 9.44 MB

  TopMedTalk is live from Euroanaesthesia 2019; recognised worldwide as one of the most important and influential annual congress in anaesthesiology. Over 6000 international delegates alongside more than 100 exhibitors from more than 80 countries, Euroanaesthesia is truly an outstanding international platform. Join Us at the conference in this series of special live podcasts. Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with their guest John Koncelik, Facility Medical Director, Florida ...

EUROANAES2019 - Welcome to the conference!

June 01, 2019 10:08 - 14 minutes - 8.38 MB

TopMedTalk is live from Euroanaesthesia 2019; recognised worldwide as one of the most important and influential annual congress in anaesthesiology. Over 6000 international delegates alongside more than 100 exhibitors from more than 80 countries, Euroanaesthesia is truly an outstanding international platform. Join Us at the conference in this series of special live podcasts. Presented by Monty Mythen and Desiree Chappell.

TopMedTalks to ... | Frances Chung

June 01, 2019 09:00 - 11 minutes - 5.22 MB

Post op respiratory complications are the focus of this piece. How can they be anticipated, detected early and dealt with appropriately? What about objective neuromuscular monitoring? Should you revese every single patient? If so, how do you do it? What about the risk of pulmonary complications?   Presented by Desiree Chappell with her guest Frances Chung, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto. 

POET 3.05 | Pain control for the perioperative patient

May 31, 2019 09:00 - 10 minutes - 5.95 MB

Learn about the Perioperative Anesthesia and Surgical Screening Clinic (PASS Clinic), do you need one at your practice? What is pain control for a perioperative patient? Hear also about the 'subacute period' and how you can incorporate it into your practice. Also, how do we keep patients 'opioid free' once they leave our care? Finally, how does individualised pain management and pain education fit into this picture? Presented by Desiree Chappell and Vicki Morton, with their guests; Profess...

Periop Medicine SIG 18 | Australia and New Zealand Emergency Laparotomy Audit - Quality Improvement

May 30, 2019 09:00 - 26 minutes - 15 MB

This piece is a fascinating overview of Australia and New Zealand's Emergency Laparotomy Audit - Quality Improvement (ANZELA-QI). It works as an update on the initiative, provides all the background you need including explanations regarding, structure, organisation and additional support as well as answering key questions such as: Do we need it? How do you join and what happens when you do? A link to the slides for this talk is here: http://www.anzca.edu.au/documents/03-ben-griffiths_anze...

EBPOM Highlight 1.26 | ERAS in Obstetric Surgery

May 29, 2019 09:00 - 11 minutes - 6.79 MB

"ERAS in Obstetric Surgery" - was originally streamed live from the Charles Sammons Cancer Center, Dallas, during EBPOM-USA 2019 on www.topmedtalk.com Hear this excellent talk, for free, on this podcast. If you'd like to attend an event like this ensure your next click is here: www.ebpom.org/meetings This piece is presented by Attila Kett, anaesthesiologist and Chairman at St Peter's University Hospital at New Jersey, he is introduced by Vicki Morton, Doctor of Nursing Practice and Dir...

Desiree's Roundtable | What is the Perioperative Medicine Summit?

May 28, 2019 09:00 - 18 minutes - 8.53 MB

We learn more about what the Perioperative medicine summit is and have a quick fire review of the current literature related to Perioperative Medicine. Discussions in this piece include the use of ACE inhibitors and ARBs, Hypotension, the Measurement of Exercise Tolerance before Surgery (METS) Trial and the improving fortunes of asprin. The SPAQI website is here: https://www.spaqi.org Presented by Desiree Chappell with Monty Mythen and their guests Barbara Slawski, Professor of Medicine...

Periop Coach 3.05 | Sedation and the triple low

May 27, 2019 09:00 - 8 minutes - 4 MB

What simple things can we do in the operating room which might make a difference to the issue of post operative delirium? Should preoperative sedation be, generally speaking, withheld from people over 60? How do we explain the risks of this procedure to those who need it?   Also - are we seeing a rise in post operative delirium and if so why?   And finally - what should we make of the "triple low" story where patients with low blood pressure, a low bispectral index, and a low minimum...

Sunday Special | Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) leadership

May 26, 2019 09:00 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MB

A special edition of TopMedTalk recorded at The Institute of Sport Exercise and Health (ISEH) live from an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) leadership forum. How can cold water adaption help people deal with medical issues? There's evidence to suggest that cold water adaption reduces inflamation, can open water swimming help with issues such as chrohn's disease? On the other hand how important is it to ensure patients do not become cold while in our care? Hypothermia is never good,...

TopMedTalks to ... | Paul Grant

May 25, 2019 09:00 - 13 minutes - 6.03 MB

This piece ploughs into some of the academic papers that have provoked discussion recently in the perioperative community. We discuss the following papers: Risk factors for opioid-induced respiratory depression in surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analyses. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30552274 Increased Postoperative Glucose Variability Is Associated with Adverse Outcomes Following Total Joint Arthroplasty. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29975266 Effect...

POET 3.04 | Is paternalism always bad?

May 24, 2019 09:00 - 17 minutes - 10.1 MB

Shared decision making is key to any perioperative enhancement team, this piece is a fascinating debate between various interesting positions. For more on the (Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health) POSH clinic mentioned in this piece look here: https://medicine.duke.edu/divisions/geriatrics/patient-care/duke-perioperative-optimization-senior-health Presented by Monty Mythen with his guest Mike Grocott, Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University of Southampton...

SCA | Davinder Ramisingh

May 23, 2019 16:30 - 26 minutes - 14.9 MB

Live from 'The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists' (SCA) annual conference, 2019, the TopMedTalk team takes you right to the heart of the debate. Presented by Desiree Chappell with Sol Aronson, tenured Professor at Duke University and Executive Vice Chairman in the Department of Anesthesiology and their guest Davinder Ramsingh, Director of Research and Perioperative Ultrasound at Loma Linda University Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology.

Anaesthesia 2019 | Fitter, Better, Sooner

May 23, 2019 09:52 - 16 minutes - 9.21 MB

Live from Anaesthesia 2019, on day two of the conference; a 'must-attend event' for the specialty where world-renowned experts present the latest advances in perioperative medicine, critical care and pain medicine. The "Fitter, Better, Sooner" toolkit can be found here: https://www.rcoa.ac.uk/fitterbettersooner The excellent video we mention is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NMHMX-nFgY Presented by Nick Margerrison with his guest Dr Hilary Swales, lead for Patient Information a...

Periop Medicine SIG18 | Emergency laparotomy

May 23, 2019 09:00 - 19 minutes - 11.2 MB

This piece is a chance to hear how and why an emergency laparotomy can work as part of the perioperative process. Ideally perioperative medicine involves preparation, consideration, shared decision making and 'enhanced recovery'; which of these elements can be incorporated into a procedure which is unplanned? Can your practice be adjusted to improve outcomes for patients who might have as little as a few hours before big decisions about their treatment and future are made? Presented by Mic...

Anaesthesia 2019 | Rupert Pearse

May 22, 2019 14:12 - 21 minutes - 12.2 MB

Live from Anaesthesia 2019, on day two of the conference; a 'must-attend event' for the specialty where world-renowned experts present the latest advances in perioperative medicine, critical care and pain medicine. You can find the OSIRIS website here: https://osiris-programme.org/ Presented by Monty Mythen with Mike Grocott, Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University of Southampton and Rupert Pearse, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at Queen Mary, University of ...

Anaesthesia 2019 | Tim Cook and Paul Wischmeyer

May 22, 2019 13:38 - 32 minutes - 18.5 MB

  Live from Anaesthesia 2019, on day two of the conference; a 'must-attend event' for the specialty where world-renowned experts present the latest advances in perioperative medicine, critical care and pain medicine. If you're looking for the hugely popular debate regarding direct laryngoscopy we mention in the podcast go here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/sunday-special-should-direct-laryngoscopy-be-consigned-to-the-history-books/ Presented by Monty Mythen with Tim Cook, Consultant i...

Anaesthesia 2019 | Paul Wischmeyer

May 22, 2019 12:00 - 22 minutes - 13.1 MB

Live from Anaesthesia 2019, on day two of the conference; a 'must-attend event' for the specialty where world-renowned experts present the latest advances in perioperative medicine, critical care and pain medicine. A powerful and wide ranging conversation with one of our most popular contributors. We mention this piece here, one of TopMedTalk's most downloaded podcasts: https://www.topmedtalk.com/topmedtalks-to-dr-paul-wischmeyer/ Presented by Monty Mythen with Paul Wischmeyer, Profess...

EBPOM Highlight 1.25 | Pain Management to Enhance Recovery after joint replacements

May 22, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 8.3 MB

"Pain strategies" - was originally streamed live from the Charles Sammons Cancer Center, Dallas, during EBPOM-USA 2019 on www.topmedtalk.com Hear this excellent talk, for free, on this podcast. If you'd like to attend an event like this ensure your next click is here: www.ebpom.org/meetings Presented by Dr. Ryan Hanson, Anesthesiologist in Boston, Massachusetts, affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital, received his medical degree from Penn State College of Medicine.

Anaesthesia 2019 | The Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC)

May 21, 2019 12:18 - 12 minutes - 7.05 MB

Live from Anaesthesia 2019, on day two of the conference; a 'must-attend event' for the specialty where world-renowned experts present the latest advances in perioperative medicine, critical care and pain medicine. This piece focuses on The Centre for Perioperative Care. Presented by Monty Mythen and Mike Grocott with their guest David Selwyn, Deputy Medical Director at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Director of The Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC).

SCA | Poster presenters

May 21, 2019 11:02 - 20 minutes - 11.5 MB

Live from 'The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists' (SCA) annual conference, 2019, the TopMedTalk team takes you right to the heart of the debate. Presented by Desiree Chappell with Sol Aronson, tenured Professor at Duke University and Executive Vice Chairman in the Department of Anesthesiology and their guests Robert and Shanari, poster presenters and residents at Temple University.

Anaesthesia 2019 | Live from the conference

May 21, 2019 10:13 - 7 minutes - 4.43 MB

Live from Anaesthesia 2019, on day two of the conference; a 'must-attend event' for the specialty where world-renowned experts present the latest advances in perioperative medicine, critical care and pain medicine. The piece mentioned regarding developmental neurotoxicity is here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/anaesthesia-2019-developmental-neurotoxicity/ For lots more on the METS trial go here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/?s=mets Presented by Monty Mythen, TopMedTalk's Editor in Chief wi...

SCA 2019 | Michael Eaton

May 21, 2019 09:06 - 23 minutes - 13.5 MB

Live from 'The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists' (SCA) annual conference, 2019; the TopMedTalk team takes you right to the heart of the debate. Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with Sol Aronson, tenured Professor at Duke University and Executive Vice Chairman in the Department of Anesthesiology and Michael Eaton, Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Rochester, New York.

Desiree's Roundtable | One of the best career decisions I've made

May 21, 2019 09:00 - 11 minutes - 5.48 MB

How does one go about becoming a Master of Perioperative Medicine? This piece takes a look at the growing movement which all TopMedTalk listeners are at the forefront of. Further debate covers, "NPO after midnight", getting buy in from the institution to practice perioperatively and keeping the momentum going after one leaves a conference. Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with their guests, Marc Koch President & CEO of Somnia Inc and Gregory Pato, internal medicine physicia...

SCA 2019 | Blood pressure

May 20, 2019 20:12 - 16 minutes - 9.17 MB

The TopMedTalk team brings you more of our live coverage of 'The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists' (SCA) annual conference, 2019. This piece highlights four papers recently published in the May edition of the (British Journal of Anaesthesia) BJA. Find them on www.poqi.org Furthermore, there's an interesting piece about the Perioperative Quality Initiative (POQI) here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/anesthesia-and-analgesia-go-big-on-poqi/ Presented by Desiree Chappell with Mont...

SCA 2019 | Are you burned out?

May 20, 2019 19:49 - 42 minutes - 24.1 MB

The TopMedTalk team bring you coverage of 'The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists' (SCA) annual conference, 2019. This piece focuses on the question of looking after yourself as a practitioner and interlinking into your team. Presented by Desiree Chappell, Sol Aronson and Monty Mythen with their guest Sasha Shillcutt, Vice Chair of Strategy and Innovation, Department of Anesthesiology, UNMC Founder, Brave Enough LLC. Find Sasha's excellent website (and podcast) here: https://www...

Anaesthesia 2019 | The Future of Anaesthesia

May 20, 2019 15:51 - 10 minutes - 6.02 MB

How will the profession evolve as the years pass? Change is inevitable and the direction of change is becoming clearer but how will we adapt to the new roles and requirements we can see coming towards us in the near future? Will Anaesthetists be able to tackle the leadership role which many expect to become commonplace? Also, what is the "technological singularity"? Should we be concerned about it? Finally, some thoughts on what it really means to work in healthcare, how are we different t...

Anaesthesia 2019 | Developmental neurotoxicity

May 20, 2019 15:31 - 15 minutes - 9.06 MB

This conversation covers one of the conference's talking points; developmental neurotoxicity. Can human infants exposed to anaesthesia early in their early development really be facing risks which we were previously unaware of? There's a lack of evidence at the moment but outcomes for young animals have raised concern. Given the complexities of human neurodevelopment how can such issues be reliably detected? Presented by Joff Lacey with his guest Hugh Hemmings Senior Associate Dean for Res...

Anaesthesia 2019 | It is all about the patient

May 20, 2019 13:30 - 10 minutes - 6.14 MB

TopMedTalk is at Anaesthesia 2019. It's one of the big events of the global perioperative calendar. Find out what the hot topics and big talking points are. What else can we expect to come from the conference this year? Presented by Dr Joff Lacey with his guest Mike Grocott, Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University of Southampton and Royal College of Anaesthetists Council Member.

Periop Coach 3.04 | Perioperative Fluid Management to Enhance Recovery After Surgery

May 20, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 6.67 MB

Discussion initially focuses upon fluid management in the operating room. We then take a wider view as discussion moves to concerns about diabetic patients undergoing surgery.   Presented by Monty Mythen with Desiree Chappell featuring their guests Mike Grocott, Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University of Southampton and Tim Miller, Associate Professor of Anaesthesiology from Duke University Medical Centre.   The Henrik Kehlet piece mentioned in this episode is...

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