Exploring the Future of Perioperative Care: Insights from ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025
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Desiree Chappell is joined by Mike Grocott, Sol Aronson, and their guest Guy Ludbrook, Professor of Anaesthesia at the University of Adelaide, at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. The discussion covers exciting developments in perioperative medicine, focusing on the Perioperative Quality Initiative (POQI) and the newly coined term 'Enhanced Postoperative Care Units' (EPOCH), a new initiative aiming to bridge the gap between ward care and intensive care by providing specialized care for medium-risk postoperative patients. The guests share their experiences and insights, including...
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Insights into Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia: EBPOM Dingle
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From the Evidence-based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM) Conference in Dingle, Ireland, Desiree Chappell and Sol Aronson are joined by Alex Mittnacht, President and Founding Director, International Academy of Cardiac Anaesthesiologists (IACA), and Vice Chair of Anesthesiology and Chief of Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Anesthesia at Westchester Medical Center, New York, USA. Dr Mittnacht shares his fascinating professional journey and delves into the intricacies of paediatric cardiac anaesthesia, including its evolving training pathways, workforce challenges, and the increasing demands for...
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Innovations in Anesthesia: GE Healthcare's Advanced Solutions at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025
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Desiree Chappell and Sol Aronson discuss innovations in anesthesia at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 with Brandon Henak, Global Marketing Director, Monitoring Solutions at GE Healthcare and John W Beard, Chief Medical Officer at GE Healthcare - Patient Care Solutions. They unveil GE's new premium anesthesia platform designed for both current and future needs, emphasizing enhanced workflow, patient safety, and adaptable technology. The conversation highlights the platform's advanced features, including a dual compute architecture, innovative vaporization system, and digital solutions for improved...
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Exciting news from Desiree Chappell
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A bittersweet moment for us, as the wonderful Desiree Chappell moves on to a fantastic new role in industry, after many years in the role of managing editor and anchor for TopMedTalk. This piece was recorded at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 the annual general meeting of The American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) in Chicago. Presented by Andy Cumpstey, Mike Grocott and Kate Leslie with their guest Desiree Chappell. Please make sure you are subscribed to TopMedTalk and find us on social media so we can connect online.
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Insights from ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025: New Guidelines for Anesthesiology in Older Adults
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Join Andy Cumpstey and Kate Leslie in this broadcast from the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 meeting. They welcome guests Stacie G. Deiner, an anesthesiologist, professor and vice-chair for research at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Mark D. Neuman, anesthesiologist and Horatio C. Wood Professor of Anesthesiology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. We discuss the new ASA guidelines for older adults. The episode delves into the development, significant recommendations, and implementation of these guidelines, emphasizing the importance of preoperative evaluation...
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Perioperative Profile Monty Mythen
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Andy Cumpstey and Kate Leslie welcome Professor Monty Mythen to his Perioperative Profile. Recorded at the 2025 Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM) meeting in Dingle, Ireland. Monty discusses his fascinating career, from his childhood in London to becoming Professor of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at University College London. He notes his involvement in founding EBPOM and his role at BD Advanced Patient Monitoring. The conversation covers Monty's groundbreaking research on gut perfusion and multiple organ failure, his high-altitude research expeditions to Mount Everest, and his...
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Nitrous Oxide as a Treatment for Severe Depression: Insights from ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025
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Andy Cumpstey and Kate Leslie at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. They interview Peter Nagele, professor of anesthesiology at the University of Chicago, about his groundbreaking trial on the use of nitrous oxide as a treatment for severe depression. The trial aimed to assess the efficacy of nitrous oxide compared to a placebo and explored different doses (25% vs. 50%). They discusses the study's promising results, the neurobiology of depression, and the potential for a phase three international multicenter trial. This episode also highlights the need for novel treatments for...
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Insights on the Future of Anesthesia Quality Improvement with AQI
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ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 Desiree Chappell and Mike Grocott discuss the latest advancements and key topics in the field of anesthesiology with special guests Sheila Barnett, Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Professor of Anesthesiology at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Patrick Guffey, Professor of Clinical Practice, Anesthesiology-Pediatric Anesthesiology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. The conversation centers around the Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI) and its various initiatives, including the National...
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Innovations and Achievements at the Center for Perioperative Care (CPOC)
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TopMedTalk’s Andy Cumpstey recorded this piece recently for us at the Royal College of Anaesthetists' Centre for Perioperative Care's (CPOC) annual meeting in London. The conversation features key figures from CPOC, including: David Selwyn, Acting Chief Executive at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, appointed as the inaugural Director of CPOC in May 2019, Denny Levett, Professor in Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care at the University of Southampton and a Consultant in Perioperative Medicine at Southampton University Hospital NHS Foundation trust (UHS), Scarlett McNally,...
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Perioperative Profiles - Kate Leslie
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Andy Cumpstey interviews internationally renowned anaesthetist and researcher, Kate Leslie, Head of Research in the Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Honorary Professor at the University of Melbourne. Kate shares insights into her journey from growing up in Melbourne to leading groundbreaking research and clinical trials. We discuss her professional milestones, including her work with the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) Clinical Trials Network and the global impact of their studies. Additionally, Kate reflects on the...
info_outlineThis piece is a fascinating in-depth conversation moving through various medical perspectives on perioperative medicine from Australia and New Zealand. A real highlight of the festival. How has perioperative medicine evolved over the years around the world? What's the status of Perioperative Care as a specialty? How does one specialise in this area, in terms of education?
Discussing the development of the International Board:- "We decided perioperative education should not only be available for developed countries". We hear that TopMedTalk engaging with the African Perioperative Research Group (APORG) has helped move the cause of perioperative care forward, both in Africa and elsewhere.
The conversation further evolves:- Once educated how do we demonstrate the value of perioperative practice? How do we launch projects that will really make a difference? Where, from a research perspective, do the more fruitful areas of investigation present themselves? Would a minimum data set help? Moving to clinical trials we hear how research is being conducted, both the challenges and the sources of success.
"Perioperative medicine is a team sport" - how do we use the interdisciplinary aspect of what we do to enhance our educational options?
Regular listeners to TopMedTalk may recall the series we did about the Perioperative Special Interest Group (SIG) - if you want more details of http://www.anzca.edu.au/fellows/special-interest-groups/perioperative-medicine
The ANZCA Clinical Trials Network can be found at http://www.anzca.edu.au/ctn
Also, The International Board of Perioperative Medicine is here: https://www.internationalboardpom.org/
Further, make sure you check out https://www.periopmedicine.org.uk/ for more information on the perioperative medicine short course we discuss.
Presented by Desiree Chappell alongside co-host Ross Kerridge, Anaesthetist from Newcastle in Australia - sometimes called the 'Father of Perioperative Medicine'. Guests are Jill Van Acker, Staff Specialist Anaesthetist and Clinical Lead Perioperative Services, Canberra Hospital, and Chair of the ANZ Perioperative Special Interest Group; Vanessa Beavis, President, Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, & until recently Director of Perioperative Services, Auckland District Health Board; Prof. Jackie Close Orthogeriatrician at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney and Clinical Director of the Falls, Balance and Injury Research Centre at Neuroscience Research Australia; Prof. Dave Story, Head of the ANZCA Clinical Trials Network, and Chair of the Anaesthesia, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Unit within the University of Melbourne Medical School. Joel Symons, Anaesthetist at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and Senior Lecturer at Monash University, Leader in the development of Educational Programs based at Monash University and member of International Board of Perioperative Medicine.