Anaesthesia on Air

In this episode of Anaesthesia on Air Dr Daphne Varveris, Chair of the RCoA Board for Scotland, speaks with Colonel Lucy Giles about leadership in Anaesthesia and the lessons that can be learnt from Military practice.

Recorded 17 October 2022  In this episode, Dr Joyce Yeung and Dr Shaman Jhanji, co-Chief investigators of VITAL trial speak about the background to their study. They discuss why answering this research question will improve patient outcomes, how they worked with patients and public on designing the study and the support received from the clinical community. 

Recorded 22 June 2022 In this podcast Dr Joanna McLaughlin explains in discussion with Professor Scarlett McNally, her new research showing dramatic reductions in people getting knee replacement surgery in regions with strict targets around obesity; the socioeconomic impact, cost and effectiveness of different health optimisation interventions are highlighted. 

Recorded 7 October 2022  In this episode, Russell Ampofo speaks with Dr Desire Onwochei, Dr Daniel Olaiya and Dr Sekina Bakare about what Black History Month means to them. They discuss the different approaches taken by NHS Trusts to celebrate the month, disparities in healthcare outcomes, and how to encourage more Black medical students and foundation doctors to join the specialty. 

In the second episode, Dr Ashwini Keshkamat talks to Dr Rob Fleming and Dr Gauri Sankhe about the role of an SAS advocate and how the SAS doctors can be supported by them.

In the first episode, Dr Ashwini Keshkamat talks to Dr Lucy Williams and Dr Sara Hare, both clinical leaders in anaesthesia, about their perspective of SAS doctors.

This third FPM podcast discusses Surgery and Opioids, a topical subject!  Guidelines have been produced by the Faculty of Pain Medicine which are referred to throughout the discussion and are free to download from the FPM website. There is much interest in better managing opioids in the peri-operative setting and this podcast will give you some practical hints and tips.

Recorded 24 May 2022  In this episode, Elisa Bertoja speaks with Isa Khan and Veena Soni, RCoA Patients' voices, about how to improve the experience of anaethesia and perioperative care for Black, Asian and minority ethnic patients. 

Recorded on 24th February 2022  In this episode, Dr Benjamin Blaise and Dr Sonia Akrimi speak with Professor Andrew Davidson about the effects of general anaesthesia on the developing brain. 

Recorded 11 March 2022  In this podcast, Dr Ramai Santhirapala and Dr Roopa McCrossan speak with Professor Michael West about compassion, leadership and wellbeing in Healthcare. 

In this episode, Dr Toni Brunning speaks with Dr Lucinda Williams and they are discussing clinician wellbeing with a focus on open-water and cold water swimming. 

Recorded 1st December 2021 In this episode Dr Ashwini Keshkamat talks to Dr David Bogod about unintended oesophageal intubation.  The guidance regarding unintended oesophageal intubation that Ashwini and David discuss has since changed. ' Sustained exhaled CO2 ' has replaced 'no trace = wrong place'. Click the link for further information about the guidance and the criteria for sustained exhaled C...

Recorded 2nd March 2022  In this podcast, Dr Stephanie Pauling speaks with the clinical leads for the upcoming SNAP 3 study (Professor Iain Moppett, Dr Jude Partridge and Dr Claire Swarbrick, which launches on the 21st March.  

Recorded 2 August 2021 In this episode, Dr Marie Nixon talks to Dr Sandeep Lakhani and Dr Tanya Hall about the new GPAS chapter - The Good Department

Recorded on 10th December 2021.  In this episode Dr Cathy Lawson interviews Dr Richard Hixson about his reflections on COP26 and sustainability. 

The College is sharing a special podcast interview with Dr Fiona Donald, the new President of the RCoA, Dr Fiona Donald: The RCoA Presidency & Me, gives us an insight into what drives her, her ambitions for the College, what its new strategy will mean for us all. Fiona also shares advice she'd give her younger self as a way of encouraging those entering the specialty today. 

In this podcast Dr Ashish Gulve and Dr Rana Hafiz-Ur-Rehman  interview Dr Prakash Chaudhary about their experience of being on the MTI programme.  Recorded 4 October 2021 

Recorded 12th May 2021  In this podcast, Professor Ellen O' Sullivan interviews Professor Kathryn Maitland about her experiences working in global health. 

Recorded on 18 June 2021  In this podcast, Dr David Selwyn, CPOC Director, interviews  Dr Megan Griffiths and Captain Alex Jolly about the winning presentation at the RCoA/CPOC Patient Safety in Perioperative Practice Event 2021 - identifying and mitigating latent safety threats using in-situ simulation with human factors feedback delivered by airline pilots. 

Recorded on 4 Nov 2021.  In this podcast, Dr Emma Hosking, Vice-Chair of the ACSA Committee talks to Dr Tony Shambrook- ACSA Lead at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor and Dr Euan McGregor- ACSA Lead at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh about their department’s experience of pursuing accreditation through the ACSA Scheme.

In this episode, following on from their topical debate at the Anaesthesia 2021 event in May 2021, Dr Claire Mallinson interviews Dr Michael Devlin and Dr Craig Purshouse (since the time of recording, Dr Purshouse is now a Senior Lecturer in Law at Liverpool University) about their views on doctors tackling COVID-19 being immune from negligence liability claims looking at arguments for and against...

In this podcast Dr Krish Ramachandran speaks with Dr Sarah Muldoon about the challenges in retention in anaesthesia.

Dr Sue Walwyn interviews Professor Dame Clare Gerada and Professor Sir Simon Wessely about wellbeing and how we can support anaesthetists, particularly in light of the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic 

In this podcast Professor Ellen O' Sullivan interviews Dr Sonia Akrimi, Dr Emma Coley, Dr Sompwe Mwansa - Chanda and Dr Arthur Polela to discuss the experiences of anaesthetists in Zambia in tackling the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and drawing on experiences in the UK as well.