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Anesthesiology: the Cognitive Effects of Perioperative Pregabalin | Journal Club Jan 24, 2019

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Journal Club Express this week focuses upon a piece in Anesthesiology; Cognitive Effects of Perioperative Pregabalin: Secondary Exploratory Analysis of a Randomized Placebo-controlled Study.

Link here: http://anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org/article.aspx?articleid=2708941

EBPOM Highlight 1.07 | Shared decision making in perioperative care Jan 23, 2019

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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 Angela Coulter, a UK based health policy analyst and researcher.

Can Enhanced Recovery work for the critical care patient? | The RoundTable Jan 22, 2019

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How do the insights from experience in Enhanced Recovery apply to critical care patients and care postoperative care pathways? We also discuss utilization of advanced monitoring technology for the critically ill patient postoperatively. Presented by Desiree Chappell with her guests Philip Corvo, Chairman of Surgery Stanley J Dudrick Dept of Surgery at Saint Mary's Hospital and Vicki Morton, DNP and Director of Clinical and Quality Outcomes at Providence Anesthesiology Associates University of South Carolina.

Pain Relief in Enhanced Surgical Recovery | Perioperative Coach Jan 21, 2019

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This episode of The Perioperative Coach reflects on the pain management discussions being had by the American Society of Enhanced Recovery (ASER) and its members.

For further reading see the articles in Perioperative Medicine Journal:

https://perioperativemedicinejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13741-017-0064-5

This conversation taken from a longer piece to be found here: http://www.topmedtalk.com/aser-ebpom-2017-recap-pod-three-live-from-london/

Presented by Monty Mythen with Dr Joff Lacey and Professor Mike Grocott.

Joff Lacey visits the Ether Dome | Sunday Special Jan 20, 2019

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Joff and his guests visit the hallowed turf that is the Boston Ether Dome, in the Bulfinch Building, Massachusetts General Hospital. How have times moved on since those early pioneering days when the relatively young profession of Anaesthesia was born? Back then the word wasn't as widely used and the gentlemen in question described their activities as "rendering people insensible using sulphuric ether for the conduct of surgery".

Recorded last year this piece has Dr Joff Lacey paying tribute to the birthplace of Anaesthesia. Joined by Dr Liam Brennan, President of The Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) and Dr Andy Bailey, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.

Andrew R Spector | TopMedTalks to... Jan 19, 2019

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This podcast concerns sleep apnea as part of pre-operative patient optimisation. How important is it to evaluate patients for sleep disorders before surgery? Are patients with sleep apnea aware of their condition and are they using some form of treatment? What are the health problems associated with sleep disorders? How do you build a financial case for including this in your practice?

A piece originally streamed live from Atlanta Georgia during TopMedTalk's coverage of "EBPOM-USA Masters Course, A Perioperative Care Practicum".

Featuring hosts Desiree Chappell and Vicki Morton interviewing Dr Andrew R. Spector, Neurologist, Sleep Medicine Specialist at Duke Health.

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POET 1.07 | Has enhanced recovery changed your practice? Jan 18, 2019

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This piece discusses the changes enhanched recovery brings, the conversation then moves to narcotics and the opioid epidemic.

Presented by Desiree Chappell, Dr Vijaya Gottumukkala, cardiac anaesthesiologist from MD Anderson and member of the board of directors for the American Society of Enhanced Recovery (ASER) and Dr George Nassif, colorectal surgeon at the Center for Colon & Rectal Surgery in Florida.

Clinical Anesthesia: effects of anti-inflammatory therapies on postoperative fatigue after major noncardiac surgery | Journal Club Jan 17, 2019

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J Clin Anesth. 2018 Dec 29;55:83-91.

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2018.12.038.

[Epub ahead of print]

The effects of dexamethasone, light anesthesia, and tight glucose control on postoperative fatigue and quality of life after major noncardiac surgery: A randomized trial.

Abdelmalak BB, You J, Kurz A, Kot M, Bralliar T, Remzi FH, Sessler D.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30599425

EBPOM Highlight 1.06 | QA, QI and Patient involvement Jan 16, 2019

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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 Sarah Hare, of the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA).

'Remain fluid and keep educating' | The RoundTable Jan 15, 2019

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A discussion about the changes enhanched recovery has brought into practices, the conversation then moves to narcotics and the opiode epidemic. Desiree Chappell speaks with Dr Vijaya Gottumukkala, Professor of Anesthesia and Deputy Chair at MD Anderson and Dr George Nassif colorectal surgeon from The Florida Hospital.

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