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/

Find the full episode here: https://asa.org.au/talking-money/

Non-members can apply to join here: https://asa.org.au/types-of-membership/how-to-join

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/careers/conditions/Pages/v.aspx

In this episode I am chatting with Dr Jannicke Mellin-Olsen, Past President of the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiology (WFSA).

She is one of the most inspiring people I have ever met. We talk about her path to leadership and what inspired her to become such a strong advocate for patient safety and global health. Warning - you may need a box of tissues!

We also discuss what happened on the last day as WFSA President. You definitely won't be ablt to guess.

The Australian Society of Anaesthetists is a proud supporter of the WFSA. To find out more: https://wfsahq.org/

Welcome to our new series on your private anaesthesia practice.

A lovely surgeon has asked you to work with them and requests you don't charge an out-of-pocket fee. How do you approach this?

ASA members can access the full episode here: https://asa.org.au/podcasts/talking-money

Not an ASA member? Click here to join: https://asa.org.au/types-of-membership/how-to-join

I chat with anaesthetist Claudia von Peltz about the 4th Consensus Guidelines on the Management of PONV, published by the American Society for Enhanced Recovery (ASER).

4th Consensus Guidelines on PONV: https://journals.lww.com/anesthesia-analgesia/fulltext/2020/08000/management_of_postoperative_nausea_and_vomiting_.15.aspx

Addendum to the 4th Consensus Guidelines: https://journals.lww.com/anesthesia-analgesia/Citation/2020/11000/Fourth_Consensus_Guidelines_for_the_Management_of.69.aspx

Australian summary: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0310057X211030518

I review this article on what it means to report quality measures in the US.

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1258#:~:text=Each%20year%20US%20physician%20practices,the%20reporting%20of%20quality%20measures.