'Swimming with the Sharks' Innovation Challenge | #ANES24
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Swimming with the Sharks Innovation Challenge, hosted by Dr. Barrett Larson and Dr. Sean Runnels, returns to Center Stage this year, providing entrepreneurs and inventors feedback to help move innovative ideas forward. Three finalists present their pitches live for the opportunity to win a $1,000 cash prize, award recognition, and special spotlight from ASA. Sean Runnels, Swimming with Sharks Co-Chair, is a past winner who was recognized for his steerable bougie. It’s now on the market from Through The Cords LLC, where he is Chief Executive Officer. Barrett Larson, Swimming with Sharks...
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The Anesthesia Toolbox | #ANES24
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The Anesthesia Toolbox supports learners and instructors with deep, peer-reviewed content in a variety of formats. Users can engage with the community to create and develop resources, prepare for staged exams and keep knowledge current with an extensive adaptive learning quizbank, assign and track learner progress through an intuitive dashboard, and leverage resources for medical students doing anesthesia rotations and fellows in anesthesia subspecialties. We examine these claims in this podcast. If you’d like to explore this topic further please start here: Presented by Desiree Chappell...
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Challenging the Big Insurance Companies | #ANES24
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TopMedTalk at Anesthesiology 2024 the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Here we delve into how anesthesiologists are paid, the impact of government and commercial payers and recent major issues such as cyberattacks on revenue cycle billing companies. We discuss ongoing advocacy efforts and significant regulatory changes affecting your profession, strategies for managing payment models, and the importance of strong negotiation tactics to maintain viable practices. Presented by Desiree Chappell and Mike Grocott with their guests Lois Connolly, MD, Professor of...
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Opportunities In Army Anesthesiology | #ANES24
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TopMedTalk at Anesthesiology 2024 the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). This piece delves into the excellent work our guests do and how you might be interested in opportunities in anesthesia in the US Military. Desiree Chappell and Mike Grocott speak with their guests; Captain Adam Mortensen, Officer-in-Charge for The Cherry Hill Medical Recruiting Station, New Jersey, Major Kyle L Cyr, Associate Program Director, NCC Anesthesiology Residency, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD and Lieutenant Colonel Michael Patzkowski, MD, MHA, Army...
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TopMedTalks to Eduardo Robertis and Patricio Gonzalez-Pizarro | TMT at EA24
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TopMedTalk at Euroanesthesia 2024 in Munich; organised by the European Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC). This episode highlights a conversation about the organisation’s achievements and challenges in the wake of COVID-19, leading to a discussion about the crucial nature of sustainability and professional well-being. We underscore the importance of adapting to climate change and mitigating the environmental impact of medical practices with ESAIC's “Glasgow Declaration of Sustainability” and concrete recommendations for daily practices. Presented by Desiree Chappell...
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Enhanced Recovery in practice | TMT Down Under
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The Australian ERAS+ Conference and 2024 World Congress of Prehabilitation and Perioperative Medicine is an essential event for practitioners around the world. TopMedTalk were there and we will be bringing you a series of interviews with some of the key players and speakers. This piece is presented by Kate Leslie and Mike Grocott with their guest, David Watters, Alfred Deakin Professor of Surgery at Deakin University in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, based at the University Hospital Geelong, he is also Director of Surgery at Safer Care Victoria. -- TopMedTalk has ramped up its release schedule...
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The evolution of the Impella device in anesthesia, critical care, and perioperative medicine | #ANES24
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The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)'s annual general meeting; Anesthesiology 2024. Exclusive cutting edge conversations recorded at the conference with some of the key speakers, guests and delegates. The discussion highlights the growing use of the Impella device in anesthesia and critical care, particularly for high-risk patients with severe heart failure or cardiogenic shock. Presented by Desiree Chappell, Monty Mythen and Mike Grocott with their guest Asad Usman, Anesthesiologist, critical care specialist and physician with Penn Medicine, Pennsylvania.
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Advancements in cardiac support devices | #ANES24
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Join TopMedTalk at Anesthesiology 2024 in Philadelphia, we’re bringing you exclusive conversations with the experts and thought leaders recorded live at the conference. The conversation discusses advancements in cardiac support devices; is it time for a shift from relying on potentially harmful medications, like inotropes and vasopressors, to more targeted mechanical support? Where does a more data based approach take us? Mike Grocott and Desiree Chappell sit down with their guests, Andy Shaw, Chairman, Department of Intensive Care and Resuscitation at The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio...
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ASA Presidents pass the baton | #ANES24
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TopMedTalk brings you exclusive, cutting-edge conversations from Anesthesiology 2024, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) annual general meeting; as is traditional, we always speak with the outgoing and incoming Presidents of the ASA. This podcast is taken from the final day of our coverage. Make sure you are subscribed to TopMedTalk so you can hear all of our coverage -as we release it- over the next few months. Presented by Desiree Chappell and Mike Grocott with their guests, Donald Arnold, MD, FACHE, FASA, Incoming ASA President president of Western Anesthesiology Associates,...
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Top 7 Ways to Drive Success for Independent Anesthesia Groups | #ANES24
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Join us at Anesthesiology 2024, The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)'s annual general meeting. We're gathering exclusive cutting edge conversations recorded at the conference with some of the key speakers, guests and delegates. In this piece our guests share their in-depth expertise on running a successful independent anesthesia practice and cover the key elements on how practices can proactively manage their financial health. Presented by Mike Grocott, with his guests, Ventra’s Chief Client Officer, Jason Greenberg, MD, and Scott Healthcare Consulting’s CEO, Shena Scott, MBA,...
info_outlineHere we explore the detail behind Brian Woods’ talk "Leading a large, multi-state group to achieve excellence", which was streamed live on TopMedTalk (link at the foot of these notes) from the EBPOM USA Dallas Master's Course 2019.
Enhanced Recovery is about pathways and then compliance with those pathways; there is usually an approximate compliance rate of 60%, how can that be increased? What are the most efficient dataset and reporting protocols that an instituition can use? Can personal primary accountability be used to leverage performance within a team structure? Can incentive metrics and incentive pay really make the difference or is human behaviour motivated by other forces?
Presented by Monty Mythen with Desiree Chappell and their guest Brian Woods, MD President, Chief Medical Officer of Northstar Anesthesia. Additional contributions from Professor Sol Aronson, tenured professor at Duke University and Executive Vice Chairman in the Department of Anesthesiology as well as TopMedTalk listeners and conference delegates.