Anaesthesia on Air

Welcome to the NovPod: a beginner's guide to anaesthetics! In this episode we introduce what we are setting out to do in the coming series and some of the topics we are going to cover. This episode features some interesting reflections and top tips from a few of our excellent consultant colleagues. References and links are listed below.

The Novpod: a beginner's guide to anaesthetics is created, edited, and co-hosted by Dr Eoin Dore and Dr Duncan Kemp. The NovPod is presented by Anaesthesia on Air, in association with the Royal College of Anaesthetists.

Please note that all opinions expressed in the podcast are those of the individuals appearing on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views of the RCoA.

References/links:
RCoA novice guide: https://www.rcoa.ac.uk/training-careers/training-hub/novice-guide

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Anna Maria Rollin talks to David Wilkinson and Karan Verma, who bring perspectives from different ends of the age spectrum, in this podcast recorded for the 75th anniversary of the creation of the National Health Service. Anna Maria, David and Karan discuss how the creation of the NHS changed anaesthesia, how the practice has developed in the decades since, and where the health service might be on its 80th, 90th and 100th anniversaries.

This is the third episode in a series of podcasts devised by the RCoA Heritage Committee to look at the history of the College and the history of anaesthesia.  The series is chaired by Dr Anna Maria Rollin.

[We apologise for the quality of Anna Maria's audio in this recording.]

In the second part of this episode of Anaesthesia on Air, David Bogod and Eleanor Shaw continue their conversation about the journals.  This part will look at the evolution of peer review, fraud and the continuing influence of the journals - amongst other things.

This episode forms part of a series of podcasts devised by the RCoA Heritage Committee to look at the history of the College and the the history of anaesthesia.

The series is chaired by Dr Anna Maria Rollin, current Chair of the Heritage Committee

Join David Bogod and Eleanor Shaw in conversation about the early years of the academic journals.  The episode is in two parts and Part 1 will look at the history of journals from the  inception of the BJA in 1923 to the end of the second world war. 
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In this episode of Anaesthesia on Air Dr. Sarah Muldoon, Consultant Neuroanaesthetist at King's College London and former RCoA Council Member, speaks to Dr. Mary Doherty, Consultant Anaesthetist at Our Lady’s Hospital in Ireland, about her experience as a neurodivergent anaesthetist.

Mary talks about the sometimes surprising ways neurodiversity can benefit and inform clinical practice, and how anaesthetists can work better with their neurodivergent colleagues.

[This episode was recorded in May 2022]

In this first of three heritage-themed episodes of Anaesthesia on Air, Dr Anna-Maria Rollin chairs a conversation between Dr Karan Verma and Caroline Hamson, of the Association of Anaesthetists' Heritage Centre.

In this episode Caroline and Karan discuss the Association's Heritage Centre and the theme of their latest exhibition Going viral - contagion, pestilence and pandemics.

The Association of Anaesthesia's Heritage Centre, in London, is free to visit. Find out more about the Heritage Centre here.

In this episode of Anaesthesia on Air, Doctor Ramai Santhirapala talks to RCoA President, Fiona Donald and council member & SAS doctor, Ashwini Keshkamat about their careers and experiencing as female doctors. 

In this second part of our two-part episode of Anaesthesia on Air, Sarah Thornton talks to Ian Roberts about his role within the Federation Internationale d'Automobile, (the FIA); as the Vice President of the Medical Commission and as Medical Rescue Coordinator for Formula 1 Motor Racing.

In Part 2, Ian expands on his career in F1, and describes his role in Romain Grosjean's crash and fireball at the Bahrain GP in 2021.

This episode is sponsored by Concentric, the market-leading digital consent application, used at more than 20 NHS Trusts.

In this two-part episode of Anaesthesia on Air,  Sarah Thornton talks to Ian Roberts about his role within the Federation Internationale d'Automobile, (the FIA); as the Vice President of the Medical Commission and as Medical Rescue Coordinator for Formula 1 Motor Racing. In Part 1, hear how Ian was drawn to motorsport and how he ended up in the medical car on the Formula 1 grid

The title and topic for this podcast  have come from a recent winning presentation at the Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) Patient Safety in Perioperative Practice Seminar