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The final instalment of our series “Perioperative Pain Management” is a panel discussion where we answer the question: What are the various challenges and strategies in managing perioperative pain, particularly with regard to opioid use?

Recorded at this year's annual Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM) World Congress in London, this conversation deals with a crisis that modern practitioners will recognise; how do we adapt to the needs of a collectively older population?

We begin by focusing upon the Australian Intergenerational Report's alarming projections about an aging population and its impact on healthcare expenditure. It's a problem mirrored by man...

This series of talks hits upon one of the longstanding themes of TopMedTalk, opioids and opioid reduction in a perioperative setting.

We discuss the opioid epidemic, the issue of pe...

In this piece we look at the opioid crisis in the UK and how it has translated into clinical practice. Hear about the history and data behind opioid prescription trends, specifically highlighting the high-risk patient demographics and mortality figures associated with opioid use.

This piece focuses on strategies for opioid-sparing anesthesia guided by the NOL Index, emphasizing the variability in patient responses to opioids. The importance of monitoring nociception, using advanced devices and techniques to customize opioid dosing, reduce side effects, and confirm the ef...

Euroanaesthesia 2025: the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, in Lisbon, Portugal. TopMedTalk were there, check out our coverage on our podcast timeline. We’ve released many bonus episodes over the last few weeks!

This piece was recorded at Euroanaesthesia 2025 in Lisbon. Kate Leslie interviews Wayne Morriss, Clinical Associate Professor, Univers...

We're at Euroanaesthesia 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal. Here we discuss the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care's initiatives, focusing on the innovations in the scientific program in anaesthesia and perioperative medicine, and the importance of inclusivity and diversity within the society. The episode also highlights the future direction of the society, the role of trainees, and offers insights into the upcoming Cong...

Recorded at Euroanesthesia 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal, the annual meeting of the European Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care. The episode features an interview with Edoardo de Roberti, a former ESAIC preside...

Recorded at the Euroanaesthesia 2025 meeting in Lisbon, Portugal. Here the focus is on patient safety in anaesthesiology. We discuss the importance of patient safety preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively, with innovations in perioperative medicine and artificial intelligence.

In this piece we discuss the intricacies of right heart failure, the differences between the right and left ventricles, and the challenges of early detection and monitoring. With a focus upon research we discuss the Swan-Ganz IQ pulmonary artery catheter, with the FastCCO algorithm, from BD Adva...

Our guest, Chiara Robba, delves into her work on cerebral autoregulation in relation to critical illness. We explore the mechanisms of cerebral autoregulation in healthy and brain-injured patients, the potential of new monitoring technologies, and the importance of personalized patient care. The...