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In this months podcast Riaz Aziz talks to Professor Jennifer Hunter MBE about her August 2020 article "Reversal of neuromuscular block" . Professor Hunter provides an excellent insight into the ideal way of using these agents and the dynamic research underway in this field.

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In July's BJA Education Podcast, Anthony Wynn-Hebden talks with Dr Daria Moaveni about her essential notes piece, 'Management of intrathecal catheters in the obstetric patient'. Dr Moaveni describes the insertion of intrathecal catheters, discusses the safety aspects of their use, and gives step by step guidance on how to use them to provide both analgesia and anaesthesia

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In the June 2020 BJA Education podcast, Pooja Shah speaks to Dr Carlos Delgado, Dr Laurence Ring and Dr Mary Mushambi about General Anaesthesia in Obstetrics. In this issue, we discuss the OAA/DAS guidelines, how to approach general anaesthesia in the obstetric patient as well as how to mitigate the difficult airway of the obstetric patient. We also discuss features of anaesthesia for major fetal surgeries and EXIT procedures, with special reference to anaesthesia in the Covid-19 patient.

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Riaz Aziz talks to Cliff Shelton and Stuart White about their May 2020 article "Anaesthesia for hip fracture repair ". In this 2-part podcast epidemiology, key research items and the impact of the COVID -19 pandemic on the service will be discussed.

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Riaz Aziz talks to Cliff Shelton and Stuart White about their May 2020 article "Anaesthesia for hip fracture repair ". In this 2-part podcast epidemiology, key research items and the impact of the COVID -19 pandemic on the service will be discussed.

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In this episode of the BJA Education ‘Hot Topics’ series, Pooja Shah talks to Dr Giampaolo Martinelli; a proponent of Lung Ultrasound (LUS), about the utilisation, diagnostic capabilities and prognostication of the patient with Covid-19 using this modality of imaging. Dr Martinelli outlines the method of performing LUS and the identifiable hallmarks of this disease.

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In this BJA Education podcast, Pooja Shah discusses the worldwide trends in substance use among anaesthetists with authors Dr Garrett Burnett and Dr Ethan Bryson. We discuss the likely reasons for anaesthetists developing substance use disorders, the signs and symptoms of these disorders as well as an understanding of what a treatment programme entails.

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In this podcast Riaz Aziz speak to Dr Jim Buckley about the COVID 19 pandemic. Jim Buckley is an Intensive care consultant working at Royal Free hospital in London. They explore the virology, clinical management and psychological well being of the frontline staff.

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In our first BJA Education 'Hot topics' Podcast, Anthony Wynn-Hebden talks with Professor Tim Cook about the COVID-19 pandemic, the strain it will put upon hospitals around the world, and important steps that we need to take in order to deal with with this problem.