Anaesthesia on Air

16 October marks World Anaesthesia Day. In celebration of the great developments and achievements within the specialty of anaesthesia and the role of anaesthetists, this podcast series provides insight into three key areas –, neuroanaesthesia, obstetric anaesthesia and managing COVID-19 – showcasing what anaesthesia is all about. In this episode podcast host Dr Sarah Muldoon and Dr Chris Carey dis...

RCoA Council member, Claire Shannon, interviews GMC CEO, Charlie Massey for an exclusive interview and discussion on the future of regulation for Anaesthesia Associates, the benefits of regulation and what members can expect to see over the next 12 months as regulation is implemented for Anaesthesia Associates. 

Professor William Harrop-Griffiths interviews Dr David Bogod, Dr Nuala Lucas and Dr Felicity Plaat. 

Gillie Lyons interviews Dr Sian Jaggar on mentoring. At the RCoA we have made our programme of events and courses virtual. Check out the full programme of online courses you can register for today. www.rcoa.ac.uk/events

Dr Soumen Sen, RCoA Education Fellow interviews Dr Chris Carey, member of the RCoA Council and Chair of the Training Committee

In this podcast, Dr Ravi Bhagrath – Consultant Anaesthetist at Bart’s Health, London asks Dr Mark Stacey – Consultant Anaesthetist, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, about managing stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mark covers what is stress management, how to identify stressors and some management techniques you can use on a daily basis.

In this podcast, Dr Ravi Bhagrath – Consultant Anaesthetist at Bart’s Health, London asks Professor William Harrop-Griffiths – Consultant Anaesthetist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London about resource management during the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes discussion around PPE guidelines, asymptomatic patients as well as other resource hot topics. Information may have evolved since t...

In this podcast, Dr Ravi Bhagrath – Consultant Anaesthetist at Bart’s Health, London asks Dr Kariem El-Boghdadly - Consultant in Anaesthesia at Guy’s and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London about the IntubateCOVID project. The project aims to ascertain the incidence of airway managers and assistants who develop COVID-19 in the weeks following an airway management episode, examine the use of pe...

In this podcast, Dr Ravi Bhagrath – Consultant Anaesthetist at Bart’s Health, London asks Professor Tim Cook - Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal United Hospitals, Bath the questions we all have about COVID – 19. Tim and Ravi discuss the disease from the epidemiology to how to safely manage patients with the disease.   Speakers: Professor Tim Cook   - Consultant in Anaest...

Fiona Anderson, Education Administrator, interviews Afsana Choudhury, Workforce planning and Recruitment Coordinator. 

Fiona Anderson, Education Administrator at the Royal College of Anaesthetists interviews Dr Matthew Tuck about the Junior Doctors Contract. The conversation mainly centres on the contract in England.

Graham Blair, Associate Director of Education and Events at the Royal College of Anaesthetists interviews Professor Bryn Baxendale about the RCoA Simulation Strategy. We cover what is the simulation strategy, what it covers and how will it shape simulation at the College as well as across the specialty over the next few years.

Graham Blair, Associate Director of Education and Events at the Royal College of Anaesthetists interview Dr Michael Moneypenny about mastery learning. We cover what is mastery learning, how it can benefit doctors as well as top tips on how to make it work for you and your department