Australian Anaesthesia

I chat with Dr Mandy Baric about her pivotal work in Mongolia and being Australia's only recipient of the Order of the Polar Star from Mongolia.

The ASA supports a number of global health projects through our Overseas Development and Education Committee (ODEC).

For more information: https://asa.org.au/committees/overseas-development-and-education-committee/odec-events-courses-workshops-and-ongoing-projects

To apply for the Real World Anaesthesia Course: http://www.realworldanaesthesia.org/about.html

You need to be a member of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists to find out more. Apply to join here: https://asa.org.au/types-of-membership/how-to-join/

Come and have a sneak peak with Dr Michael Cooper into the workings of AIC, the scientific journal produced by the Australian Society of Anaesthetists.

ASA member access to the journal: https://asa.org.au/publications/anaesthesia-and-intensive-care

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/aic

Congratulations to the Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 2020 prize winners:

Kasia Kulinski & Natalie Smith: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0310057X20947731

Yasmin Endlich, Julie Lee & Martin Culwick: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0310057X20957657

Jessica Lim: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0310057X20902774

Adam Levin, Christine Ball & Peter Featherstone: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0310057X20969701

I speak to George Yi, a first year anaesthesia registrar who learnt the hard way how to get onto the anaesthesia training program.

A recording of the ASA webinar with interview expert Lynn Hemmings on how to "ACE the Interview" can be found here: https://asa.org.au/asaeducation/pmet-resources

You do need to be an ASA member to access the video. Membership is free for Pre-vocational doctors and Basic Trainees.

https://asa.org.au/types-of-membership/how-to-join

Congratulations on landing an anaesthetic job next year. Now what? I chat with Renton prize winner, Dr Kaylee Jordan and recent successful first part exam candidate, Dr Hamish Lanyon about how to approach this time and the Part 1 exam.

Come to the ASA practice viva nights: https://asa.org.au/events/

ASA viva nights are only for ASA members and its free to join: https://asa.org.au/types-of-membership/how-to-join

MAK95: https://www.mak95.com/

Introducing new podcast music, Dr Andrew Miller as the President of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists and presenting a summary of some of the incredible work of the ASA over the last year.

My reflections as the outgoing President of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists are in this Geoffrey Kaye Oration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdDAf3-miAc

I chat with Sarah, a nurse, midwife, mother and patient about her experience of health insurance and managed care in the US.

Private Health Insurance Factsheet: https://asa.org.au/managed-care/

Have you been offered an "uplift fee" in return for not charging an out-of-pocket fee? Are you trying to decide whether to accept this offer?

If so, we have an informative video to help you answer this question. We also have a spreadsheet so that you can do the calculations yourself. All kindly prepared by ASA member Dr Zain Upton, who started life learning actuarial studies.

You need to be an ASA member to access these resources. Visit the ASA Talking Money podcast webpage (member login required):

https://asa.org.au/asa-public-podcasts/talking-money

Are you wanting your work to be effective, enjoyable and sustainable?

I chat with Dr Renee Franklin, an anaesthetist from New Zealand and Dr Melanie Johns, a General Practitioner and Professional Supervisor about what is involved in Professional Supervision.

Melanie Johns' website: https://melaniejohns.co.nz/

I chat with NZ anaesthetist and intensivist Dr Ryan Salter about working in a cardiac/ECMO referral centre during the second wave in the UK.

ASA scrubs are coming! Please email Denyse Robertson on [email protected] to register your interest.

I chat with Dr Samer Narouze, President of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine about the impact of Managed Care on patients with chronic pain or who might benefit from an interventional pain procedure.

For more information please visit:

sendtheeaglehome.com.au/

https://asa.org.au/managed-care/