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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 ini...

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 fa...

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,...

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...

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 n...

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...

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 t...

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 A...

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...

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...

ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025, Desiree Chappell speaks with her guest, David Kennedy , Emeritus Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. They discuss the complexities of value-based care models and the essential role of Anesthesia Information Management Systems (AIMS). Dr. Kennedy, with his extensive experience in both private practice and large anesthesia groups, explains the benefits and functionalit...

Andy Cumpstey and Kate Leslie take us to ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025, where they spoke with  Samer Narouze , Chairman of the Center for Pain Medicine at Western Reserve Hospital and Chair of the Pain Committee for the ASA. Samer introduces the newly formed Pain Medicine Coalition, which aims to improve patient access to pain care and advocate for pain specialists. The coalition, an alliance between prest...

Desiree Chappell and Mike Grocott at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 have our traditional conversation with the incoming and outgoing Presidents of the organisation. Incoming President Dr. Patrick Giam and outgoing President Dr. Don Arnold to discuss their careers, initiatives, and the future of anesthesiology. Topics include advancements in perioperative medicine, the importance of mentorship, strategies fo...

Desiree Chappell and Lieutenant Colonel Daniel P. Raboin, MD, PharmD, U.S. Army anesthesiologist and pharmacist who serves as the Deputy Anesthesiology Consultant to the Army Surgeon General, Lieutenant Colonel Jordan Lane , MD, U.S. Army anesthesiologist at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii and Colonel Michael S. Patzkowski , MD, MHA, Army Anesthesiology Consultant to the Surgeon General. Rec...

ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025. The TopMedTalk team were there and this piece sees Mike Grocott speaking with Sheena Scott , Founder of Scott Healthcare Consulting and Jason Greenberg , Strategic Advisor, Anesthesia, Ventra Health. They discuss common governance mistakes in anesthesiology groups, the importance of effective governance structures, and strategies for improvement. The conversation highlights t...

ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025, Desiree Chappell and Sol Aronson discuss the evolving economics of anesthesiology with guests Jonathan Gal , MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, System Medical Director- Facility Revenue Integrity & Optimization; System Medical Director- Offsite ASC Anesthesia; ASA Director fr...

Presented by Desiree Chappell and Sol Aronson with their guests, Mary Dale Peterson , Executive VP and COO, Driscoll Children's Health System, serving as chair of the ASA's Workforce Summits, chair of the Ad Hoc Taskforce on Physician Workforce and chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Anesthesia Workforce Research and a member of the ASA Charitable Foundation's board of directors, and Thomas Miller ,...

Our coverage of ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 begins, presented by Desiree Chappell and Andy Cumpstey with their guest Annery Garcia-Marcinkiewicz MD MSCE, Care Medicine at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania. The discussion highlights the unique challenges and anatomical differences in pediatric patients, elaborates on the evolution of airway management tools and the impact...

The full team gather together to reflect on the last 12 months of TopMedTalk at this year's Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM) Dingle conference. Desiree Chappell, Sol Aronson, Andy Cumpstey, Mike Grocott, Kate Leslie and Monty Mythen select highlights from the archives for our new listeners. Here are the podcasts they mention, start your TopMedTalk journey with any of these. The PREPAR...

At this year's Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM) World Congress we sat down with Ramani Moonesinghe OBE, and had a conversation about her remarkable journey from her immigrant roots to her influential roles in perioperative and critical care. Hear about her contributions to Britain's National Health Service, her groundbreaking research, and her personal life balancing a demanding caree...

Recorded at this year's Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM) World Congress held in London, this episode of TopMedTalk features Andy Cumpstey with his guests TJ Gan , Professor and Division Head, Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, UT Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA, and Tim Miller , Professor of Anesthesiology at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC,...

Andy Cumpstey is joined by three experts from NHS England; Mindy Dawes , Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing for Surgery at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust; Maria Oyston , Head of Nursing Service Transformation & Resilience at NHS England; and Jane Murkin , Deputy Director for Safety & Improvement - Nursing at NHS England, to discuss the Dreaming Project and Toolkit. The conversation delves into th...

Recorded at the Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM) World Congress in London this piece sees Andy Cumpstey speaking with Imogen Fecher-Jones , Lead Nurse Perioperative Services, University Hospital Southampton, and Andrew Davies , Consultant in upper gastro-intestinal surgery at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Hospital Trust, in the UK. We discuss the concept and benefits of surgery schools, th...

Recorded at the Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM) World Congress in London, Andy Cumpstey is joined by Simon Davies , Consultant Anaesthetist York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We discuss Simon's work at the intersection of university research, NHS practice, and industry consulting. Hear about his recent experiences and insights from a meeting on Capitol Hill where a biparti...

Perioperative Profiles is a new series from TopMedTalk which looks at both the professional and personal journey taken by some of the world's most innovative and successful perioperative practitioners and researchers. In this, the first of the series, Andy Cumpstey interviews Professor Paul Myles , Director of Research in the Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the Alfred H...