Have you ever wondered whether you have made the right career choice?

What if your passion was for a totally different career?

And after graduating from 2 Ivy League universities and achieving success in a highly competitive sub specialty field, could you give it up to follow your passion?

I explore all this and more with Dr Shari Hall who left anaesthesia to fulfill her dreams.

"Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?" Henry David Thoreau

That's the opening quote from this video made by the Cleveland Clinic. I encourage you to watch it.

https://youtu.be/cDDWvj_q-o8?si=OIns_-f4LtyVqWXD

Dr Sarah Lee, an anaesthetist in Melbourne and tour de force in bringing accessible, interesting and practical CPD meetings to you. And they qualify for those hard to get Practice Audit CPD points!

(To be eligible for those points, you'll need to do the pre-meeting survey and participate in the meeting).

The next ADVANCE meeting is on Monday 26th May 2025 and is on thoracic anaesthesia.

Contact us on [email protected] for the registration link.

Missed out on the meeting and still want a refresher on thoracic anaesthesia? Refresh the basics and learn some tips in our Anaesthesia Recipe Book - its only for our members and can be found on the ASA website:

https://asa.org.au/asaeducation/anaesthesia-recipe-book

Pop the champagne and come and celebrate 100 episodes of the Australian Anaesthesia podcast with me!

Thank you to all the wonderful guests over the years, the Australian Society of Anaesthetists and most of all, YOU, for listening and supporting me and this podcast.

Here are the links to some of the episodes I mention:

Ep10: Fit Testing with Occupational Hygienist Kate Cole

https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/c450e8f2-bc5c-46bf-9e2a-bd1ff60cc0aa/2020-0508-cole-respiratory-protection-final-tc.mp3

Ep44. Inside a COVID ECMO with Dr Ryan Salter

https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/57ca5cdd-68e7-4175-acf9-0c2f0efdb2a6/asa-44v2.mp3

Ep59. Are you burnt out? with Dr Amy Imms

https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/49902b7e-f0bc-429b-9999-cdf2c264ede3/EP59-20Are-20you-20burnt-20out-20AAP-converted.mp3

Ep64. I didn't pass my exam with Prof David Story

https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/b3ec0d08-4d34-4f45-b417-ac217979226b/EP62-20I-20didn-27t-20pass-20my-20exam-20AAP-converted.mp3

Ep33. Substance use disorder: A personal perspective with Dr Colin Baird

https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/a77b030a-5fbd-4b91-b5ef-4802588ac039/default-tc.mp3

The Wellbeing Playlist: https://acecc.org.au/special-interest-groups/wellbeing/

The Leadership & Management Playlist: https://acecc.org.au/special-interest-groups/leadership-management/

Ep41. The Secret Thoughts of Presidents: Dr Jannicke Mellin-Olsen from the WFSA

https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/0a3e5307-8400-4925-a608-e649cfc13870/asa-41.mp3

Ep80. Theatre lights on... Antarctica! with Dr David Tian

https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/6583bcfc-86b6-43d2-a169-1d0bb09042f3/EP80-Dr-David-Tian-AAP-2-converted.mp3

Ep25. The Anaesthetic Crisis Manual with Dr David Borshoff

https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/9a23e649-031e-4a2f-a3ae-4c29a894a298/default-tc.mp3

Ep78. AMAX4 - a cognitive aid for anaphylaxis with Dr Ben McKenzie

https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/693c6f91-dba4-4aeb-aa2c-135dcd76add4/EP77-AMAX4-AAP-converted.mp3

Ep50. How to become a specialist anaesthetist with guest host Chau

https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/72f6f5b0-3923-423e-a0c1-4eb17cbe6fa6/asa-49-v2-with-nr.mp3

Ep70. From overseas to Austalian Specialist Anaesthetist with Dr Amritha

https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/f4f513f9-39af-4d88-968f-0f40dd9cdb54/EP70-v2.mp3

You know where to find the rest!

If not, please reach out to me on [email protected]

You may have heard of the Lifebox oximeter but did you know that Lifebox has also developed a capnograph? Every day in our region, anaesthetics are being given without an oximeter or capnograph. And as you can imagine, the outcomes are not always great. Lifebox seeks to address this and may be the only not for profit dedicated to improving surgical and anaesthesia safety throughout the world.

Join me as I chat with Assoc Prof Rob McDougall, Member of the Lifebox Global Governance Council about the work of Lifebox. And of course we would love for you to be involved!

Thank you to Podcasthon for encouraging and supporting podcasters to raise awareness about their favourite charity.

To support our work and donate to Lifebox Australia New Zealand: https://members.anzca.edu.au/anzca/ANZCA/Donation/ANZCA/Donations_Standard/Donations/Donation_Options.aspx

All donations are tax deductible (for Australian tax residents)

Are you claiming for anaesthesia time units in a way that is compliant with Medicare and health fund rules?

In this episode I revisit two earlier podcasts.

From Ep52 of the Australian Anaesthesia podcast with Dr Mark Sinclair, I refresh our memories of the 2022 changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule around anaesthesia time units.

From Ep11 of our Talking Money series with Dr Andrew Mulcahy I include our discussion of pre-anaesthesia consultations.

I go through various clinical scenarios and how they are regarded by our Economics Advisory Committee.

The full version of this podcast is available exclusively for ASA members on the ASA website:

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

In this episode I chat with Dr Anne Frankl, Melbourne paediatric anaesthetist and coach for doctors.

We discuss what is coaching, how and why to become a coach as well as how it refreshed her career after burnout.

To find out more about Anne: https://www.drannefrankl.com/

Meet other Innovators here: https://asa.org.au/innovations-and-inventions

Anne's workshops are coming to the ASA! Keep a lookout in your emails for dates. Register here: https://asa.org.au/asaeducation/events

Find out more about WELI, the Women's Empowerment and Leadership Initiative, here: https://ausnzweli.org/

or by listening to Ep83: https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/ee9632df-8266-49ed-ac54-d1474a1382b7/EP83-Women-s-Empowerment-AAP-converted.mp3

In this episode I am chatting with ASA member Dr Stan Tay, who may sound familiar to some of you. He is a podcaster and content producer at the Anaesthesia Coffee Break podcast and Adrenaline Memories.

He is also a co-developer of an automated billing service called Anaemate. We chat about how anaesthesia billing and the flow of money, how Anaemate works and what it was like as an anaesthetist going from idea to app developer.

This podcast is not an endorsement of Anaemate. Please do your research and use a billing service, app, company (or not) according to your needs.

To learn more about Anaemate: www.anaemate.com.au

ASA Members can access the Talking Money podcast series here: https://asa.org.au/asa-public-podcasts/talking-money

Learn more about the Innovations and Inventions made by ASA members and other like-minded people: https://asa.org.au/innovations-and-inventions

Have you got an innovation you'd like to discuss on the podcast? Let us know - [email protected]

In this episode I am chatting with ASA member Dr Stan Tay, who may sound familiar to some of you. He is a podcaster and content producer at the Anaesthesia Coffee Break podcast and Adrenaline Memories.

He is also a co-developer of an automated billing service called Anaemate. We chat about how anaesthesia billing and the flow of money, how Anaemate works and what it was like as an anaesthetist going from idea to app developer.

This podcast is not an endorsement of Anaemate. Please do your research and use a billing service, app, company (or not) according to your needs.

To learn more about Anaemate: www.anaemate.com.au

ASA Members can access the Talking Money podcast series here: https://asa.org.au/asa-public-podcasts/talking-money

Learn more about the Innovations and Inventions made by ASA members and other like-minded people: https://asa.org.au/innovations-and-inventions

Have you got an innovation you'd like to discuss on the podcast? Let us know - [email protected]

Some big news! We have a new editor in chief at Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (AIC), the journal produced by the Australian Society of Anaesthetists.

Join me as we get to know Professor Philip Peyton and learn about some of the behind-the-scenes working of a journal.

Feel inspired? In Ep.48, I chat with Dr Michael Cooper, AIC Editorial Board member about prizes that are awarded by the journal.

https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/b698c693-e0c0-42cd-93c4-7a37fc57e89b/asa-48-edit.mp3

Learn more about AIC here: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/aic

In this episode, I chat with Dr Vin Gamage, a General Practitioner (GP) training to be a GP Anaesthetist. He is also an authorised prescriber of methadone.

We discuss long-acting injectable buprenorphine: its history, development and the formulations currently available in Australia. Crucially, we discuss how to manage acute pain in someone who might be on one of these medications.

There is a bit of pharmacology in this episode. So we have made a video which summarises some of the specifics. It can be found in the 'Anaesthesia Recipe Book' on the ASA website: https://asa.org.au/asaeducation/anaesthesia-recipe-book.

You'll need to be an ASA member to access the video.

The Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League can be found here: https://aivl.org.au/