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Why has 'prehabilitation' suddenly picked up pace in terms of both practice and interest? This piece takes a serious look at the widening interest in an idea familiar to many sportsmen. Learn how the marginal gains we get through the application of science to optimise the moment of surgery as a real opportunity to apply everything we know. Also; what are ketones and how can they be used to promote...

"Colloid vs Crystalloid - Goal Directed Therapy" - originally streamed live from The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) in London during EBPOM 2018 on www.topmedtalk.com Hear this excellent talk, for free, on this podcast. If you'd like to attend an event like this ensure your next click is here: www.ebpom.org/meetings If you have any comments or questions you'd like to send to the team...

This standalone piece allows us to explore further some of the issues raised in this podcast "TopMedTalks to... | Rick Dutton". If you missed it follow this link here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/topmedtalks-to-rick-dutton/ Originally streamed live on www. TopMedTalk.com under the title; "Educational Dinner Symposium: Q&A Session" as part of our coverage of the EBPOM USA Dallas Master's Course. Pre...

How can a multidisciplinary group collectively define and maintain what they do while maintaining a patient centred approach? How focused can prehabilitation become? Should personal trainers be more widely involved in perioperative medicine? What is the correct terminology when it comes to expertise in the various areas of your team? Should practitioners be expected to apply lifestyle behaviour ch...

The Grenfell fire was a national tragedy for Great Britain. In this piece one of the founders of TopMedTalk, Martin Howe, explains the story behind the fire and what is now being done to make sure nothing like it is allowed to occur again. This is the complete presentation. Presented by Martin Howe of Howe and Co Solicitors at The 21st Current Controversies in Anaesthesia & Peri-Operative Medicine...

Why do anaesthetists suffer from mental health problems, what help is there available for them? Learn here about 'The Practitioner Health Programme' and hear why anaesthetists are uniquely placed to deal with the inevitable pressures related to healthcare and how they can become leaders, helping to destigmatise and tackle mental health issues. Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with th...

The Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) is a cross-specialty centre dedicated to the promotion, advancement and development of perioperative care. Led by the Royal College of Anaesthetists to facilitate cross-organisational working on perioperative care for the benefit of patients. A partnership between patients and the public, other professional stakeholders including Medical Royal Colleges, NHS...

The Grenfell fire was a national tragedy for Great Britain. In this piece one of the founders of TopMedTalk, Martin Howe, explains the story behind the fire and what is now being done to make sure nothing like it is allowed to occur again. This is part 3 of 3. Presented by Martin Howe of Howe and Co Solicitors at The 21st Current Controversies in Anaesthesia & Peri-Operative Medicine and SIAA Autu...

The Grenfell fire was a national tragedy for Great Britain. In this piece one of the founders of TopMedTalk, Martin Howe, explains the story behind the fire and what is now being done to make sure nothing like it is allowed to occur again. This is part 2 of 3. Presented by Martin Howe of Howe and Co Solicitors at The 21st Current Controversies in Anaesthesia & Peri-Operative Medicine and SIAA Autu...

The Grenfell fire was a national tragedy for Great Britain in 2017. In this piece one of the founders of TopMedTalk, Martin Howe, explains the story behind the fire and what is now being done to make sure nothing like it is allowed to occur again. This link takes you to an article on the BBC's website about the fire: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40272168 Presented by Martin Howe of...

The historical focus in prehabilitation has been on exercise, how can the insights of psychology and behaviour change techniques be applied to the field? Should psychosocial outcomes and behaviour change be factored into your practice? There's consistent evidence that anxiety around the time of diagnosis is predictive of post operative pain; depression increases the risk of chronic pain; psycholog...

What is the scope of the problem? What about lesions and risks? What are the general principles of management? What should we expect when it comes to outcomes? Presented by Fiona Walker , Cardiologist, trained in grown-up congenital heart disease (GUCH) and maternal cardiology in Toronto and at UCLH. She is the Service lead for GUCH (2005 – present) and head of the maternal cardiology programme at...

Here we feature a central figure in the ongoing Great World Fluid debate. He was sadly unable to attend EBPOM 2018 so we wanted to get a very important contribution from him: What are the big takeaways from some of the larger trials such as Saline versus Albumin Fluid Evaluation (SAFE)? What about the long term implications of Crystalloid versus Hydroxyethyl Starch Trial (CHEST)? What new trials s...

What are the opportunities presented to a perioperative practitioner when political devolution becomes a reality? What can we learn from the experiences of a team leading the introduction of ERAS+ and prehabilitation across Greater Manchester with a 'Spread and Scale innovation grant' from the Health Foundation? How do you demonstrate benefits which patients and fee payers can understand? How do y...

Here we explore the detail behind Brian Woods' talk "Leading a large, multi-state group to achieve excellence", which was streamed live on TopMedTalk (link at the foot of these notes) from the EBPOM USA Dallas Master's Course 2019. Enhanced Recovery is about pathways and then compliance with those pathways; there is usually an approximate compliance rate of 60%, how can that be increased? What are...

Surgery may represent a "teachable moment" should we try to exploit that for only short term, prehabilitation purposes? What is the difference between being motivated and being confident when it comes to success in these areas? How do patients feel about changing multiple behaviours at the same time? Presented by Suzanne Mcdonald , Research Associate at The University of Queensland (Australia), Vi...

The TopMedTalk team are live from Anesthesiology 2019 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. With over 14,000 delegates, clinicians, thought leaders and professionals, it's the largest gathering of Anesthesiologists and Anesthesia providers in the world. Check out the www.topmedtalk.com website now to hear live audio, while you are there remember to subscribe for updates so you can alw...

The TopMedTalk team are live from Anesthesiology 2019 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. With over 14,000 delegates, clinicians, thought leaders and professionals, it's the largest gathering of Anesthesiologists and Anesthesia providers in the world. Check out the www.topmedtalk.com website now to hear live audio, while you are there remember to subscribe for updates so you can alw...

The TopMedTalk team are live from Anesthesiology 2019 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. With over 14,000 delegates, clinicians, thought leaders and professionals, it's the largest gathering of Anesthesiologists and Anesthesia providers in the world. Check out the www.topmedtalk.com website now to hear live audio, while you are there remember to subscribe for updates so you can alw...

The TopMedTalk team are live from Anesthesiology 2019 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. With over 14,000 delegates, clinicians, thought leaders and professionals, it's the largest gathering of Anesthesiologists and Anesthesia providers in the world. Check out the www.topmedtalk.com website now to hear live audio, while you are there remember to subscribe for updates so you can alw...

The TopMedTalk team are live from Anesthesiology 2019 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. With over 14,000 delegates, clinicians, thought leaders and professionals, it's the largest gathering of Anesthesiologists and Anesthesia providers in the world. Check out the www.topmedtalk.com website now to hear live audio, while you are there remember to subscribe for updates so you can alw...

Originally streamed live from the EBPOM USA 2019 conference in Dallas this piece looks into the realities of enhanced recovery. Patient satisfaction and outcomes rise to the top of the priority list as an institution invests in the idea, how long does it take for a clear financial return on the investments required to get it off the ground? How do we get a team motivated to work towards these idea...

The TopMedTalk team are live from Anesthesiology 2019 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. With over 14,000 delegates, clinicians, thought leaders and professionals, it's the largest gathering of Anesthesiologists and Anesthesia providers in the world. Check out the www.topmedtalk.com website now to hear live audio, while you are there remember to subscribe for updates so you can alw...

The TopMedTalk team are live from Anesthesiology 2019 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. With over 14,000 delegates, clinicians, thought leaders and professionals, it's the largest gathering of Anesthesiologists and Anesthesia providers in the world. Check out the www.topmedtalk.com website now to hear live audio, while you are there remember to subscribe for updates so you can alw...

The TopMedTalk team are live from Anesthesiology 2019 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. With over 14,000 delegates, clinicians, thought leaders and professionals, it's the largest gathering of Anesthesiologists and Anesthesia providers in the world. Check out the www.topmedtalk.com website now to hear live audio, while you are there remember to subscribe for updates so you can alw...