Australian Anaesthesia

You may have heard of the Lifebox oximeter but did you know that Lifebox has also developed a capnograph? Every day in our region, anaesthetics are being given without an oximeter or capnograph. And as you can imagine, the outcomes are not always great. Lifebox seeks to address this and may be the only not for profit dedicated to improving surgical and anaesthesia safety throughout the world.

Join me as I chat with Assoc Prof R...

Are you claiming for anaesthesia time units in a way that is compliant with Medicare and health fund rules?

In this episode I revisit two earlier podcasts.

From Ep52 of the Australian Anaesthesia podcast with Dr Mark Sinclair, I refresh our memories of the 2022 changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule around anaesthesia time units.

From Ep11 of our Talking Money series with Dr Andrew Mulcahy I include our discussion of pre-anaesthe...

In this episode I chat with Dr Anne Frankl, Melbourne paediatric anaesthetist and coach for doctors.

We discuss what is coaching, how and why to become a coach as well as how it refreshed her career after burnout.

To find out more about Anne: https://www.drannefrankl.com/

Meet other Innovators here: https://asa.org.au/innovations-and-inventions

Anne's workshops are coming to the ASA! Keep a lookout in your emails for dates. Regist...

In this episode I am chatting with ASA member Dr Stan Tay, who may sound familiar to some of you. He is a podcaster and content producer at the Anaesthesia Coffee Break podcast and Adrenaline Memories.

He is also a co-developer of an automated billing service called Anaemate. We chat about how anaesthesia billing and the flow of money, how Anaemate works and what it was like as an anaesthetist going from idea to app developer.

Thi...

In this episode I am chatting with ASA member Dr Stan Tay, who may sound familiar to some of you. He is a podcaster and content producer at the Anaesthesia Coffee Break podcast and Adrenaline Memories.

He is also a co-developer of an automated billing service called Anaemate. We chat about how anaesthesia billing and the flow of money, how Anaemate works and what it was like as an anaesthetist going from idea to app developer.

Thi...

Some big news! We have a new editor in chief at Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (AIC), the journal produced by the Australian Society of Anaesthetists.

Join me as we get to know Professor Philip Peyton and learn about some of the behind-the-scenes working of a journal.

Feel inspired? In Ep.48, I chat with Dr Michael Cooper, AIC Editorial Board member about prizes that are awarded by the journal.

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In this episode, I chat with Dr Vin Gamage, a General Practitioner (GP) training to be a GP Anaesthetist. He is also an authorised prescriber of methadone.

We discuss long-acting injectable buprenorphine: its history, development and the formulations currently available in Australia. Crucially, we discuss how to manage acute pain in someone who might be on one of these medications.

There is a bit of pharmacology in this episode. S...

William Russ Pugh gave the first anaesthetic in Australia. In his honour, The Australian Society of Anaesthetists' Pugh Award is given to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of anaesthesia, intensive care or related discipline.

Who better to receive this award than Prof Colin Royse, clinician, researcher, educator extraordinaire! Prof Royse shares with me the challenges and insights from his d...

I am delighted to bring you this conversation with Prof Ki-Jinn Chin, a guru of regional anaesthesia in Toronto, Canada.

This is the last of our podcasts from the Darwin National Scientific Congress. Until 6th January 2025 you can listen to Prof Chin's talks and many more On-Demand. They are available for registrants here:

https://asansc.com.au/ondemand/

Check out more videos on regional anaesthesia made by Prof Chin on his YouT...

Coming to you live from the Darwin National Scientific Congress! You can hear the excitement in our voices as well as the chatter of many happy Congress delegates in the background. I hope that's ok!

I was excited to be sitting down with Prof Moonesinghe from University College London. A guru in Peri-op Med! I couldn't resist chatting with her about leadership.

Her presentation at the Congress is definitely worth a listen. It...

I'm back!

I couldn't think of a better reason to dust off the podcast gear than to welcome my incredible guest this week!

Many of you will know Dr Will Flannery as "Dr Glauckomfleckem", ophthalmologist, comedian, cancer survivor (x2!) and survivor of out of hospital cardiac arrest.

As I mention, his keynote at the Australian Society of Anaesthetists National Scientific Congress was moving. Beyond words.

Here are three ways you can e...

Happy 90th birthday to the Australian Society of Anaesthetists!

In this episode, I try my hand at being a historian. We revisit the discovery of modern anaesthetic agents and have a peak into the Ether Dome. Dr William Morton is widely credited as being the discoverer of modern anaesthesia, but did he work alone or with others? You may have heard of Dr Horace Wells and Dr Crawford Long. What was their role and what became of the...

This is the third and final installment of the chat I had with Immediate Past Chair of the Australian New Zealand Anaesthetic Allergy Group (ANZAAG), Dr Richard Scolaro. We discuss pholcodine and some myths about the management of anaphylaxis.

In part 1 and 2 we discuss anaesthetic anaphylaxis testing and penicillin and cephalosporin cross reactivity and more.

Register for the ASA webinar (members only) on Thursday 21st March with ...

This is Part 2 of 3 in our series where I chat with Immediate Past Chair of the Australian New Zealand Anaesthetic Allergy Group (ANZAAG), Dr Richard Scolaro. We discuss anaphylaxis to penicillin and cross reactivity to cephalosporins.

In Part 1 we discuss anaphylaxis testing and in part 3 we discuss pholcodine, management of anaphylaxis and more.

ANZAAG: https://anzaag.com/

Register for the ASA webinar (members only) on Thursday 2...

In this episode I chat with Immediate Past Chair of the Australian New Zealand Anaesthetic Allergy Group (ANZAAG), Dr Richard Scolaro. We chat about anaesthetic anaphylaxis testing and some of the common questions that arise. For example, did you know that morphine is used as a postive control? Yes, you should see a reaction to morphine.

This is Part 1 of 3 in our series. In the next two parts we discuss penicillin and cephalos...

Merry Christmas!

Dr Donald Maxwell was President of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists from 1982 - 1984.

In this episode we learn about Don's path to Presidency as we well as some of the major achievements of the ASA in terms of how we as anaesthetists conduct our practice.

In Part 1, Don shares many insights into the nature of clinical anaesthesia in Australia from the 1960s to today.

https://asa.org.au/types-of-membership/how...

In my time as President of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists and since, I have met a few doctors who have had dealings with Ahpra, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. My general impression is that it is not a pleasant experience. I have also heard many doctors complain about the 14% increase in registration fees this year.

In this episode, I chat with Nick Elmitt, Policy Manager at the Australian Medical ...