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TopMedTalk | Holiday Special 2019 Annual Review P1 Dec 24, 2019

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Our Holiday Special, part 1 of 3, is a sampling of our favorite conversations and lectures from 2019. It is a chance for new listeners to the hear the outstanding content that has made TopMedTalk the success it is after 2 amazing years. And for our regular listeners, a check in to make sure they've not missed some of the crucial pieces of the last year.

🙏🙏 All of us at TopMedTalk want to send a BIG thank you to ALL of our amazing fans and listeners. The support these past 2 years is inspiring and much appreciated. We want to thank our guests and lecturers from this past year as well. Your contribution to the show is what makes TopMedTalk so special. And a final THANK YOU to our Sponsors. Your generous support keeps TopMedTalk free open access to the world! Happy Holidays and Cheers to the New Year!! 🥂🥂🎉

In the order discussed on the podcast here are the pieces mentioned:

President Bill Clinton features on TopMedTalk here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/sunday-special-bill-clinton-at-the-world-patient-safety-science-technology-summit/

Joe Kiani from the Patient Safety Movement Foundation link: https://www.topmedtalk.com/topmedtalks-to-joe-kiani/

Angela Bader is here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/perioperative-medicine-summit-2019-1-03-angela-bader/

Periperative Cognition workshop: https://www.topmedtalk.com/sunday-special-the-perioperative-cognition-workshop-part-4-2/

Our discussion regarding muscle quality is here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/desirees-roundtable-the-malnourished-surgery-patient/

Our discussion with Rick Dutton is here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/topmedtalks-to-rick-dutton-2/

The TRIPOM series is here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/?s=tripom

Liz Pratt's interview is here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/desirees-roundtable-changing-the-culture-around-surgical-recovery/

Jamie Harris is here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/desirees-roundtable-aser-2019-jamie-harris-and-carol-schmidt/

Presented by Desiree Chappell with Monty Mythen alongside a collection of highlights from the last twelve months of TopMedTalk.

EBPOM 2019 | Brain Health (Peri-Operative Quality Initiative: POQI 6) - what can we do tomorrow? Dec 23, 2019

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This piece discusses The Brain Health Initiative and the sixth Peri-Operative Quality Initiative which focused upon delirium. How can progress in these areas be built upon and encouraged? Where is the data in regards to detecting and dealing with delirium?

Beers Criteria Medication List; Potentially Inappropriate Medications for the Elderly According to the Revised Beers Criteria is here: https://dcri.org/beers-criteria-medication-list/

The website for the AARP is here: https://www.aarp.org/

Presented by Lee A. Fleisher Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania. There is a short question and answer session at the end hosted by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen.

Social media and the democratisation of education | Sunday Special Dec 22, 2019

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Twitter is ablaze with talk of the Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI). How did they do it?

This piece is a thought provoking discussion about new media and the consequences of our online world for medicine. 'The democratisation of education' is a phrase we've heard here on TopMedTalk in the past. How does direct access to information and experts in our field alter the state of play in the perioperative field?

Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen are presenting with their guest Avital O'Glasser, Assistant Professor of Medicine at OHSU, Oregon Health & Science University and member of the communications committee for SPAQI.

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Amir Jaffer | TopMedTalks to... Dec 21, 2019

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What is a "Respect Officer"? Why is respect so important in perioperative care? How does improving 'the culture of safety' also help to improve outcomes? Should we be overly concerned about high cancelation rates for surgery? And what are the advantages of a preoperative risk assessment clinic (PRAC)?

Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with their guest Amir Jaffer, Chief Medical Officer, New York Presbyterian / Queens.

POET 6.04 | Is paternalism always bad? Dec 20, 2019

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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 and contributions from Lee Fleisher, Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania and Sol Aronson, tenured Professor at Duke University, Dr Tim Miller, Duke University and Dr Attilla Kett, St Peter's University Hospital at New Jersey.

Periop SIG 18 | The war on postoperative complications, panel discussion Dec 19, 2019

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This exciting panel discussion covers a wide variety of questions, including; what is the definition of high risk patients in your clinic? What is your criteria for referal regarding pre-op patients? Who is in the multidisciplinary pre-op team? How long does each patient appointment last? How should we prioritise antihypertensives? Should anaesthetists be more involved in the postoperative care of patients?

This piece is chaired by Dr Ar Kar Aun and features; Imogen Mitchell, Senior Staff Specialist, ICU, the Canberra HospitalDean, ANU Medical School, Vincent D'Intini, Senior staff specialist, Nephrologist, Alfred Hospital Melbourne, and Bobbie Jean Switzer, Professor of Anesthesiology and Director of Perioperative Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.

Brought to you by the Perioperative Medicine Special Interest Group (SIG) in association with the Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine and the Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand at the 7th annual Australasian Symposium of Perioperative Medicine.

The Perioperative Medicine Special Interest Group (SIG) has three aims; improve patient safety and outcomes, share knowledge and collaborate with specialty groups, develop the specialty of perioperative medicine with various craft groups.

For more information follow this link here: http://www.anzca.edu.au/fellows/special-interest-groups/perioperative-medicine

EBPOM Highlight 2.23 | Psychological Behavioural Change Interventions in Cancer Patients Dec 18, 2019

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"POETTS 2018 | Psychological Behavioural Change Interventions in Cancer Patients" - 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: www.ebpom.org/meetings

If you have any comments or questions you'd like to send to the team email: contact@topmedtalk.com

Presented by Chloe Grimmett, behavioural scientist from Southampton University. She works closely alongside the 'Fit for Surgery Team', providing the behavioural intervention which is part of the on-going WestFit prehabilitation trial.

Cancer outcomes drive enhanced recovery | The RoundTable Dec 17, 2019

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"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, Dr Neil Seeley, Chief of Anesthesia for the Cancer Treatment Centres of America and Dr Kevin Watkins, Surgical Oncologist for the Cancer Treatment Centres of America.

EBPOM 2019 | Perioperative Blood Pressure, Q&A Dec 16, 2019

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As a general rule, should ward monitoring be increased? Should continuous blood pressure monitoring be more frequent?

This short piece follows on from Tim Miller's talk "Perioperative Blood Pressure (PeriOperative Quality Initiative: POQI 3) how low can you safely go?".

Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with Tim Miller, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology from Duke University Medical Centre.

Pets as therapy | Sunday Special Dec 15, 2019

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Pets as Therapy are a fantastic charity who have provided a practical theraputic service to various people in assorted contexts, here you can hear them work their magic on the TopMedTalk team. What are the advantages of taking pets into the ward? Can patients benefit from some therapy from our 'hairy friends'? Meet the volunteers and practitioners who have a dogged determination to cheer up our patients. Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with their guests; Hillary Burbage, with Matlock, Pamela Pearl, with Frankie, Suzy Emsden with Alfie the therapy dog and Matthew Robinson, national project co-ordinator for Pets as Therapy.

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