Laurence Mudford (see full bio below) provides the patient perspective and here begins a discussion about perioperative care; what is it, what do people think it is, what should we make it?

Taken from the Centre for Perioperative Care's (CPOC) outstanding contribution to the Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine's (EBPOM) World Congress; this piece is the first in a series which originally streamed on the EBPOM.org platform. Ensure you check out their site now as we offer incredible prices on this year's "World Congress". See these podcasts live, before anyone else and interact with the panel via our easy to use interaction platforms and social media.

The piece also features co-chairs Dave Selwyn, Deputy Medical Director at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Director of The Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) and Mike Grocott, Professor of Anaesthesia and critical care at the University of Southampton.

Lawrence Mudford has enjoyed a 38-year healthcare career working as a dentist and dental educator within both primary and secondary care. This has included serving on the Board of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) and as a member of the General Dental Council.

Following diagnosis and successful treatment for cancer in 2016, Lawrence has realigned his focus and combines his healthcare background with his passion to champion the "patient voice" In this capacity, he sits on the Board of the CPOC.

More information about CPOC go here: https://cpoc.org.uk/