xxx – Neurological injuries after childbirth and neuraxial anaesthesia
You are the duty anaesthetist and you receive a phone call from a midwife on the postnatal ward asking if you can come and review a woman who gave birth […]
Category: Anaesthesia
053 – Complications after central neuraxial blocks in obstetric anaesthesia a discussion with Graeme
You are the anaesthetist allocated to the anaesthetic outpatient clinic and you are asked to see a pregnant patient who is expecting her second child in a few months time […]
052-Fatigue and burnout with Parvesh Verma
Hi everyone, This week Parvesh and I catch up to discuss some more serious issues – fatigue and burnout. Join us as we discuss these issues, share some anecdotes and […]
051 Bullying in healthcare and anaesthesia – Dr Peter Garnett
Hi Everyone, This week I am joined by one of our provisional fellows and we discuss the serious topic of bullying in healthcare and anaesthesia. Unfortunately this sort of behaviour […]
050 – Empiric massive transfusion protocols versus targeted blood product therapy.
Hi everyone, Recently Graeme and I were asked to help run a workshop here in WA for the ANZCA Emergency Response CPD programme – thanks for your help Graeme and […]
048 – After hours critical cases discussion about assembling a good team and communication.
Hi Everyone, This week we have a great four person discussion around the importance of assembling the right team when confronted with a high risk complex case in the after […]
049 – FOAMed and podcasting with Dr Casey Parker
Hi Everyone, This week I had the privilege to sit down and chat with Dr Casey Parker (or is that Paraka? – apologies a little inside joke ). Casey works […]
047 – Bedside echocardiography for critical care and perioperative medicine
(*Hypothetical patient) You are called to review a woman who recently arrived in your hospital and is now a few hours postpartum after a pre-term vaginal delivery at 35 weeks. […]
046 – Managing a patient with a postdural puncture headache PDPH with Dr Matt Rucklidge
Scenario: You are called by a midwife to review a patient on the ward who had a vaginal delivery yesterday with an epidural for pain relief and now she has […]
045 – Avoiding or managing the accidental dural puncture a discussion with Dr Matt Rucklidge
You are called down to labour ward to put an epidural into a woman who is extremely distressed, in the throes of established labour who is thrashing around the bed […]