Australian Anaesthesia

Happy Movember! I hope you are delighting all or being delighted by the outcrops of facial hair and raising awareness and funds to support men's health.

In this episode, I chat with ASA member Dr Paul Scott who is the inventor of the SAM Safety Shield. The SAM Safety Shield is an airway device designed to improve bag-mask ventilation in men with facial hair. Get the link with Movember now?

To learn more about the SAM Safety Shield: https://scottairwaymanagement.com/

To watch this podcast on YouTube and see the SAM Safety Shield: https://www.youtube.com/c/AustralianSocietyofAnaesthetists

To see other useful resources developed by ASA member anaesthetists: https://asa.org.au/innovations-and-inventions/

To buy ASA Medical Warning Cards: https://asa.org.au/merchandise

The full version of this episode is only available for ASA members and can be found on the ASA website:

https://asa.org.au/asaeducation/podcasts/practice-vivas1

More exam tips can be found here: https://asa.org.au/asaeducation/trainee-resources

Register to attend an online ASA viva practice session: https://asa.org.au/events/

If you're not a member and would like to access these resources, then find out more about membership here:

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

Australian Society of Anaesthetists Medical Warning Cards can be purchased here: https://asa.org.au/merchandise

The ASA's Anaesthesia Recipe Book can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AustralianSocietyofAnaesthetists

In this episode I hand the microphone to Dr Peter Waterhouse, Chair, ASA Professional Issues Advisory Committee to discuss Bundled Care arrangements.

This podcast is from an article in the June 2022 edition of Australian Anaesthetist:

https://asa.org.au/publications/australian-anaesthetist

More information and resources are available for ASA members (login required):

Managed Care resources: https://asa.org.au/policy/managed-care-2/

Part 3 courses: https://asa.org.au/asaed-learning-resources-2/

New Fellows Resources: https://asa.org.au/asaeducation/new-fellow-resources

Come and find our more at the Combined Scientific Congress, 21-24 October 2022 in Wellington: https://www.csc2022.co.nz/

Interested in becoming an ASA member? https://asa.org.au/types-of-membership/how-to-join

I chat with Professor PJ Devereux, cardiologist and perioperative medicine guru ahead of the Combined Scientific Congress in Wellington on 21-24 October 2022.

We chat life in Canada, insights into the POISE trials and I quiz him on the big questions in periop-medicine.

Come and continue the conversation at CSC Wellington: https://www.csc2022.co.nz/

Want to attend another Common Issues Group (CIG) scientific meeting at member rates? Or apply for the CIG scholarship worth $4000?

More details for ASA members here:

https://asa.org.au/committees/trainee-members-group-tmg

Or find out more about becoming an ASA member here:

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

In this episode of Talking Money, I discuss Medicare Benefits Schedule item number 17615 and when and how to use it properly and in a way that is compliant with Medicare.

The full episode is exclusively available for members of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists. It can be found here (log in required):

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

Find out more about being an ASA member here: https://asa.org.au/types-of-membership/how-to-join/

ASA members also have access to the ASA Relative Value Guide. Download the app here:

https://apps.apple.com/au/app/asa-relative-value-guide/id949342730

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.net.aaic.android.rvg&hl=en_AU&gl=US

I chat with Dr En'en Tong, a geriatrician with an interest in palliative care about how we might talk with our patients about the their goals of care when it comes to having surgery.

She shares with us the REMAP framework and recommends the Vital Talk website:

https://www.vitaltalk.org/guides/transitionsgoals-of-care/

https://acpdecisions.org/goals-of-care-conversations-3-ways-to-improve-your-skills/

Keen to improve your communication with patients and colleagues?

Look for Episode 55 of the Australian Anaesthesia podcast on "Hypnotising Children' https://asa.org.au/podcasts

More Communication and Leadership workshops can be found on the ASA Events page: https://asa.org.au/events/

I chat with Dr Andrea Wojnicki, communication coach and founder of Talk About Talk. We discuss Harvard, the Olympics, leadership and of course, communication.

ASA members can find out more about the workshops with Dr Wojnicki on the ASA Events page: https://asa.org.au/events/

These workshops are complimentary for ASA members. To find out about joining: https://asa.org.au/types-of-membership/how-to-join/

We are looking forward to a 'face to face' workshop with Andrea dialling in at the forthcoming Combined Scientific Congress: https://www.csc2022.co.nz/

To hear Andrea's podcast and subscribe to her newsletter: https://www.talkabouttalk.com/

I chat with Dr Amy Imms, founder of The Burnout Project and ask are we more burnt out and what can we do about it?

https://theburnoutproject.com.au/

Resources from the Wellbeing Special Interest Group can be found here:

https://www.acecc.org.au/page.aspx?A=2428

Remember, if something has happened at work and you are concerned about AHPRA, please get in contact with the ASA as we may be able to support you through the process.

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In this episode I chat with Dr Caroline Corbett, President of the South African Society of Anaesthesiologists (SASA) and inventor of the SmartBlade video laryngoscope.

To learn more about SASA: https://www.sasaweb.com/

To learn more about the SmartBlade: https://smartblade.co.za/

The Australian Society of Anaesthetists offers scholarships for trainees to attend a scientific meeting of the Common Issues Group (CIG). The CIG is the anaesthesia societies of the US, UK, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia. To apply for the ASA Trainee International CIG Scholarship: https://asa.org.au/committees/trainee-members-group-tmg

If you are interested in applying for this scholarship, you do need to be a member of the ASA for at least one year. Apply for membership here: https://asa.org.au/types-of-membership/how-to-join/

You may have heard of the ACCC Exemption for small businesses to collectively bargain.

This exemption doesn't mean that you can act in breach of the Law. In this episode I discuss what this means, whether it is something you might consider and how the ASA can help you navigate this process.

The full episode is available for ASA members via the ASA website. You will need to log in:

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

If you are not a member, then join the ASA to obtain access to this episode and more.

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