Anaesthesia on Air

Anaesthesia on Air

Anaesthesia on Air is the Podcast from the Royal College of Anaesthetists. The Royal College of Anaesthetists is the professional body responsible for the speciality throughout the UK. We are the third largest Medical Royal College in the UK by membership. With a combined membership of 23,000 fellows and members, we ensure the quality of patient care by safeguarding standards in the three specialities of anaesthesia, intensive care and pain medicine. We are always looking for new content, so if you have any ideas, or would like to get involved, please contact us at: education-content.

Episodes

Simulation-based education in anaesthesia

July 11, 2025 • 28 mins
In this episode of Anaesthesia on Air, former Dinwoodie Simulation fellow Dr Steffan Glaze, Professor Cristina Diaz-Navarro and Dr Ed Mellanby (simulation leads in Wales and Scotland, respectively) discuss simulation-based education in anaesthesia and the context in medical simulation around recent guidance from the College.

They share how they've developed their own work in simulation, how listeners can use recommend...
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Creativity and clinical practice

May 30, 2025 • 43 mins
In this episode of Anaesthesia on Air, past president of the RCoA Dr Fiona Donald talks to Dr James Nickells about his career in anaesthesia and critical care, and his rich hinterland in medical illustration, portrait art, and more, and how James has combined his clinical and outside interests over his career.  

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The benefits of cold water swimming - re-published

April 30, 2025 • 16 mins
In this episode of Anaesthesia on Air,  we are re-publishing an archived episode by Dr Toni Brunning and Dr Lucinda Williams as they discuss clinician wellbeing with a focus on open-water and cold-water swimming,  including the physical and emotional benefits. The podcast explores how cold-water swimming can enhance circulation, boost the immune system, and increase endorphin production, leading to improved physical health. It...
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    Diagnosing death

    April 16, 2025 • 36 mins
    In this special podcast episode, produced jointly with the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, Dr Danny Bryden, Dr Dale Gardiner and Dr Ian Thomas discuss when and how to diagnose death for the purposes of organ donation, and the implications of recent changes to guidance issued by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges for anaesthetists and intensivists.

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    Shared decision making - a joint CPOC/RCoA podcast, part 2

    March 13, 2025 • 30 mins
    In the second of a two-part podcast from the Centre for Perioperative Care and the Royal College of Anaesthetists former CPOC Fellow Dr Sam Moore and Dr Stuart Connal explore shared decision making - its definitions, usage, and many nuances in the interaction between clinicians and patients. 

    This podcast features guests Dr Sam Finnikin, Dr Gemma Hughes, and Leila Finikarides, and is split into two separate episodes. ...
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    Shared decision making - a joint CPOC/RCoA podcast, part 1

    March 6, 2025 • 30 mins
    In this first of a two-part podcast from the Centre for Perioperative Care and the Royal College of Anaesthetists former CPOC Fellow Dr Sam Moore and Dr Stuart Connal explore shared decision making - its definitions, usage, and many nuances in the interaction between clinicians and patients. 

    This podcast features guests Dr Sam Finnikin, Dr Gemma Hughes, and Leila Finikarides, and is split into two separate episodes. ...
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    Obesity metabolic syndrome - woolly mammoths and diabetes

    February 21, 2025 • 36 mins
    Following his presentation at our 2024 Winter Symposium, Professor Ketan Dhatariya discusses Obesity Metabolic Syndrome and diabetes in an engaging and wide-ranging conversation. 

    In this podcast Ketan reflects on the possible false economy of limiting access to GLP-1 agonists, the need for a non-judgmental view of patients presenting with obesity, how an evolutionary viewpoint can usefully inform modern medicine, and...
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    Parenting and the impact on training

    January 8, 2025 • 41 mins
    In this podcast, Dr Gemma Phillips and Dr Yogita Chikermane discuss the impact of parenting on anaesthetic training.

    They share their own experiences, talk about how things might have changed since then (or not), and what still needs to change to help anaesthetists navigate the often competing demands of anaesthetic training and parenting.

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    NovPod - Season 2, Episode 13: The Support Project: Communication during Neonatal Resuscitation

    December 16, 2024 • 69 mins
    Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of neonatal resuscitation, which some listeners may find sensitive or distressing.

    In Episode 13 and the season 2 finale, Eoin and Duncan welcome Dr. Esther Godfrey, co-founder of the SuPPORT project, to share her personal experience of neonatal resuscitation with her own daughter Juno, along with the project's origins. 

    Together, they explore the role of ef...
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    Churchill House: Where Did the Fellows' Money Go?

    December 9, 2024 • 19 mins
    In this Episode of the Heritage Series, Dr Maria Rollin talks to Dr Debbie Nolan and Kevin Storey about the move from Russell Square to Churchill House and what that meant to the specialty
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    NovPod - Season 2, Episode 12: Top Tips for obstetric anaesthetics beyond the IACOA

    December 2, 2024 • 43 mins
    Eoin and Duncan are joined by former RCoA Vice President Dr Helgi Johannsson. Together they cover many topics in the realm of obstetric anaesthetics including the importance of communication, what makes a good obs anaesthetist and some tips and tricks for epidurals! Why should you involve the partner? How can you bring order to chaotic situations? What is on Helgi's obs playlist? Listen to find out! 

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    NovPod - Season 2, Episode 11: Prevention and management of pain during caesarean section

    November 14, 2024 • 59 mins
    Eoin and Rosie are joined by Susanna Stanford, a patient advocate, to talk through how to the importance of the prevention and management of pain during C-section. We discuss how to avoid pitfalls when testing neuraxial anaesthesia and how to manage problems under regional anaesthesia, then go on to talk about the criticality of patient communication and human factors when facing problems with neuraxial blockade.

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    NovPod - Season 2, Episode 10: The postpartum visit

    November 7, 2024 • 49 mins
    Episode 10 the Postpartum Visit! Eoin & Rosie dive into how to approach, structure the postpartum visit and why we as a speciality should do it! We will cover everything from postpartum headache to what red flags to look for with nerve injury. 

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    NovPod - Season 2, Episode 9: Obstetric anaesthetic drugs

    October 31, 2024 • 48 mins
    Our good friend and anaesthetic registrar colleague Rahul returns to defend his undisputed title as 'NovPod champion'. This time Eoin and Rahul go head to head with their knowledge of anaesthetic drugs used on the labour ward, competing for the glory of winning the golden Tuohy needle. 

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    NovPod - Season 2, Episode 8: Pain management in labour

    October 31, 2024 • 55 mins
    We are joined by the fantastic Dr Damien Hughes - an anaesthetic consultant and OAA council member - to discuss how we manage pain on the labour ward. We discuss the physiology of pain in labour and the management options we are able to deliver as anaesthetists, as well as how we can positively impact maternal health outcomes and our patients' birth experience. 


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    NovPod - Season 2, Episode 7: Anaesthetic emergencies in obstetrics

    October 17, 2024 • 53 mins
    In Episode 7, Eoin and Rosie sit down with our fantastic guest Dr Kirsty Maclennan - an anaesthetic consultant and OAA board member - to talk through the anaesthetic emergencies that we encounter on the labour ward. With expert advice from the lead editor of the recently released obstetric anaesthetic quick reference handbook - this is not an episode to miss!

    References - 
    -        OAA obstetric quick reference ha...
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    NovPod - Season 2, Episode 6: Obstetric emergencies part 2

    October 17, 2024 • 38 mins
    For Episode 6 - a 2 part special! - we are joined by our friend and obstetric registrar colleague, Miss Chiara Petrosellini, to talk through common obstetric emergencies and how Anaesthetists are involved in their management. Chiara gives us some great advice about working in high pressure situations and dealing with emergencies as part of the wider obstetric team.

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    NovPod - Season 2, Episode 5: Call the midwife

    October 10, 2024 • 51 mins
    In this episode Rosie and Eoin are joined by Gail Roberts, a midwife coordinator, to talk through how the labour ward actually works. Gail gives us an insight into what makes a good anaesthetist on labour ward and how to work well within the labour ward MDT.

    References - 

    -        OAA obstetric quick reference handbook
    -        Association of Anaesthetists guideline - Neurological monitoring associated wi...
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    NovPod - Season 2, Episode 6: Obstetric emergencies part 1

    October 10, 2024 • 37 mins
    For Episode 6 - a 2 part special! - we are joined by our friend and obstetric registrar colleague, Miss Chiara Petrosellini, to talk through common obstetric emergencies and how Anaesthetists are involved in their management. Chiara gives us some great advice about working in high pressure situations and dealing with emergencies as part of the wider obstetric team.

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    NovPod - Season 2, Episode 3: What do anaesthetists do on labour ward?

    October 4, 2024 • 48 mins
    In episode 3 we are joined by Dr Serina Sidhu, an anaesthetic CT1 about to start her obstetric novice period. Rosie and Eoin are here to answer her questions about the role of the anaesthetist on the labour ward and what we actually do on a day to day basis. 

    References -

    -        OAA Obstetric QRH - https://www.oaa-anaes.ac.uk/oaa-quick-reference-handbook/qrh
    -        Anaesthesia (e-LA) -> Core Traini...
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