BJA Education Podcasts

In the August 2018 edition of the BJA Education podcast, Benj Marriage interviews Senior Trainee and fellow of the International Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia Dr. Yavor Metodiev from Leicester Royal Infirmary about his paper 'Amniotic Fluid Embolism’. The discussion focuses on recent updates in this area, the presentation and clinical management of AFE and a glimpse into possible future bi...

In the February 2018 edition of the BJA Education podcast, Cliff Shelton interviews BJA Education Editor and Consultant Anaesthetist Alan MacFarlane from Glasgow Royal Infirmary about his paper 'Regional Anaesthesia and Outcomes'. The discussion focuses on the theoretical benefits of regional anaesthetic techniques, how these translate into clinical practice, and the challenges of reflec...

In the January 2018 edition of the BJA Education podcast, Cliff Shelton interviews Senior Specialty Trainee in Anaesthesia Luke Bishop from Leeds General Infirmary about his paper 'Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Pregnancy'. The discussion includes the indications for cesarean section, the strategy for establishing appropriate about analgesia, and the approach to obstetric patients wi...

In the December 2017 edition of the BJA Education podcast, Dr Anjum Ahmed-Nusrath, consultant anaesthetist at Royal Derby Hospital, discusses her paper on anaesthesia for head and neck cancer surgery. In this podcast topics of discussion include pre-operative assessment and optimisation, management of difficult airways, and the considerations involved in managing a shared airway.

In the November 2017 edition of the BJA Educationpodcast, Cliff Shelton interviews Papari Deka, locum consultant anaesthetist at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. She discusses her paper on paediatric anaesthesia in low resource settings, describes a case from her own practice, and provides an overview of the implications of being a visitinganaesthetistworking in a low-resource setting.

Senior trainee Dr Karen Pearson and consultant anaesthetist Dr Barry McGuire from Ninewells hospital in Dundee discuss their article 'Anaesthesia for Laryngo-Tracheal Surgery, Including Tubeless Field',published in the July 2017 edition of BJA Education. Topics include how to safely manage this patient group and further discussion around useful techniques such as airway topicalisation,ap...

Senior Trainee Dr Victoria McCormack and consultant intensivist Dr Serena Tolhurst-Cleaver from Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust join us to discuss their article 'Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome', published in the May 2017 edition of BJA Education. Topics for discussion include the importance of diagnosing ARDS with the revised definition, pathophysiology, ventilation strategies, a...

In the April 2017 BJA Education podcast Dr David Chambers discusses his article 'Parkinson's Disease'. Topics covered include the pathogenesis, clinical features, and peri-operative management of Parkinson's Disease. Recent pharmacological developments for the bridging of oral therapy during peri-operative fasting are reviewed.

In the March 2017 edition of the BJA Education podcast, Dr Jeremy Campbell from Queen Charlotte's Hospital in London discusses his article 'The future of general anaesthesia in obstetrics'. Topics include the prevention of accidental awareness under general anaesthesia, the debate around induction agents and muscle relaxants in obstetric practice, and the safety implications of gene...

Dr Tom Woodcock, webmaster of the fluidphysiology.org website and retired consultant anaesthetist, discusses his paper entitled 'Plasma volume, tissue oedema, and the steady-state Starling principle'. In this podcast, Tom describes the implications of the steady-state Starling principle on the physiology and practical conduct of fluid management.

Dr Ben Gibbison, Consultant in Cardiac Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in Bristol, discusses his article 'Mitral Valve and Mitral Valve Disease', published in the January 2017 edition of BJA Education. Dr Gibbison gives an overview of the consequences of both the stenotic and regurgitant mitral valve lesions, helps us understand the haemodynamic goals of anaesthetising patients with these...

Dr Will Tosh, ST6 in Anaesthesia at Warwick School of Anaesthesia joins us to discuss his article with Dr Matthew Patteril 'Cerebral Oximetry' in the December 2016 edition of BJA Education.

Dr Paul Diprose, Consultant Cardiac Anaesthetist in Southampton joins us to discuss his article 'Perioperative Management of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices' in the November 2016 edition of BJA Education. Topics include device types and common problems, clarity to the magnet controversy, a pragmatic approach to the emergency patient, and some special circumstances th...

Dr Joe Cosgrove, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne discusses his two articles "Prehospital organisation and management of a mass casualty incident" and "Hospital response to a major incident: initial considerations and longer term effects", published in the October 2016 edition of BJA Education. Topics include understanding...

Dr Alastair Glossop, Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and the NICE Scholar in 2010-2011 for the 'Evaluation of the Health Economic Benefits of Non-Invasive Ventilation', discusses his article 'Non-Invasive Ventilation in the perioperative period', published in the September 2016 edition of BJA Education. Topics discussed include using...

Dr Naveen Eipe, assistant professor of anaesthesia at the University of Ottawa Hospital joins us to discuss his article 'Intravenous lidocaine for acute pain: an evidence based clinical update' which will be published in the September 2016 edition of BJA Education. Topics discussed include the extensive benefits of using lidocaine, practical considerations and the newly named, 'Otta...

Dr David Mulvey, consultant anaesthetist from Royal Derby Hospital, discusses his article 'Principles of total intravenous anaesthesia: practical aspects of using total intravenous anaesthesia', published in the August edition of BJA Education. Topics discussed include the assessment of depth of anaesthesia, recent advances in TIVA, and the ideal TIVA technique.

Dr Joe Sebastian, consultant neuroanaesthetist from Salford Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Dr Victoria Scott-Warren, specialty trainee from the North Western Deanery, discusses their article 'Dexmedetomidine: its use in intensive care medicine and anaesthesia', published in the July 2016 edition of BJA Education. Topics discussed include recent evidence on dexmedetomidine, its p...

Dr Matthew Atkinson, consultant in anaesthesia and critical care from East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, discusses his article 'Statistical Analysis: Sample Size and Power Estimations', published in the May edition of BJA Education. Topics discussed include error types, the Bonferroni correction and post-hoc power analysis.

Dr Neil Morton, Reader in Paediatric Anaesthesia and Pain Management from Glasgow discusses his article 'Anaesthesia and the developing nervous system: advice for clinicians and families', which is published in the June print edition of BJA Education. Topics discussed include the existing preclinical and epidemiological evidence, ongoing prospective clinical studies and practical advice...

Nicola Beaumont, clinical lead physiotherapist in critical care discusses her article 'Respiratory physiotherapy in the critical care unit' from the February print edition of CEACCP. Topics discussed include the physiological consequences of critical illness and mechanical ventilation, respiratory physiotherapy interventions and their evidence base, and rehabilitation both during and fol...

Dr Madan Narayanan, consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine discusses his article 'Anaesthetic considerations in patients with inherited disorders of coagulation' from the February print edition of CEACCP. The podcast focuses on the diagnosis, management and principles of perioperative care for patients with the bleeding disorders haemophilia and von Willebrand's disea...

Dr Richard Griffiths, consultant in anaesthesia, discusses his article 'Frailty in anaesthesia: what we need to know' from the December print edition of CEACCP. Subjects discussed include frailty assessment tools, the 2010 NCEPOD report 'An Age Old Problem' and The National Hip Fracture Database Anaesthesia Sprint Audit of Practice (ASAP).

Dr Vishal Patil, consultant in anaesthesia, discusses his article 'Never events: an anaesthetic perspective' from the October print edition of CEACCP. Subjects discussed include the Department of Health never events policy, practical approaches to minimising risk in the healthcare environment and understanding human factors.

Dr Andrew Bodenham, consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine, discusses his article 'Pulmonary atelectasis in anaesthesia and critical care' from the October print edition of CEACCP. Subjects discussed include recent evidence on optimum mechanical ventilation strategies and use of perioperative interventions to minimise and manage atelectasis.