BJA Education

In the second of two October 2017 editions of the BJA Education Podcast, Dr Adrian Wong and Dr Olusegun Olusanya discuss their article on Burnout and Resilience in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine. Illustrated by personal stories from the authors, this discussion focuses on the identification of occupational burnout, preventative strategies, and sources of help for those at risk of developing burnout associated with working in acute specialties.

In the first of two October 2017 BJA Education podcasts, Dr Mark Thomas from Great Ormand Street Hospital in London discusses his paper on pre-operative fasting in children. The discussion explores the evidence base for fluid fasting in paediatrics, and strategies to minimise the duration of fluid fasting whilst maintaining patient safety. There is a blog associated with this paper on OUP blogs.

In the September 2017 BJA Education podcast, Dr Olivia Davies from University College Hospital discusses the pre- intra- and post-operative strategies to minimise postoperative pulmonary complications following non-cardiothoracic surgery.

In the March 2017 edition of the BJA Education podcast, Dr Jeremy Campbell from Queen Charlotte's Hospital in London discusses his article 'The future of general anaesthesia in obstetrics'. Topics include the prevention of accidental awareness under general anaesthesia, the debate around induction agents and muscle relaxants in obstetric practice, and the safety implications of general anaesthetic technique.

Dr David Mulvey, consultant anaesthetist from Royal Derby Hospital, discusses his article "Principles of total intravenous anaesthesia: practical aspects of using total intravenous anaesthesia", published in the August edition of BJA Education. Topics discussed include the assessment of depth of anaesthesia, recent advances in TIVA, and the ideal TIVA technique.

Dr Alastair Glossop, Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and the NICE Scholar in 2010-2011 for the "Evaluation of the Health Economic Benefits of Non-Invasive Ventilation", discusses his article "Non-Invasive Ventilation in the perioperative period", published in the September 2016 edition of BJA Education. Topics discussed include using NIV to prevent post-operative pulmonary complications, patient selection and including NIV in a wider perioperative strategy.

Dr Naveen Eipe, assistant professor of anaesthesia at the University of Ottawa Hospital joins us to discuss his article intravenous lidocaine for acute pain: an evidence based clinical update which will be published in the September 2016 edition of BJA Education. Topics discussed include the extensive benefits of using lidocaine, practical considerations and the newly named, 'Ottawa Pain Ladder'.

Nicola Beaumont, clinical lead physiotherapist in critical care discusses her article "Respiratory physiotherapy in the critical care unit" from the February print edition of CEACCP. Topics discussed include the physiological consequences of critical illness and mechanical ventilation, respiratory physiotherapy interventions and their evidence base, and rehabilitation both during and following critical care admissions.