"TopMedTalk Down Under" continues our 'as live' coverage of the 2024 Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and Faculty of Pain Medicine's Annual Scientific Meeting.

This conversation highlights the complexities and challenges of conducting clinical research, the need to navigate unexpected results and limitations in study design.

Find out more about the ANZCA foundation here: https://www.anzca.edu.au/research/anzca-foundation

Presented by Andy Cumpstey, Clinical lecturer, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Southampton, England, and Kate Leslie, Professor, Specialist Anaesthetist and Head of Research at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the University of Melbourne with their guests Jai Darvall, Associate Professor, Anaesthetist and intensive care specialist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, co-lead of the perioperative medicine service within the Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, and senior lecturer in critical care education at the University of Melbourne, Lachlan Miles, Associate Professor, Staff Specialist and Head of Research in the Department of Anaesthesia at Austin Health, an Honorary Principal Fellow of the Department of Critical Care at the University of Melbourne, Stefan Dieleman, Staff Specialist, Head of Research in the Department of Anaesthesia at Westmead Hospital and Associate Professor, Academic Lead for Anaesthesia at Western Sydney University, and a Clinical Associate Professor at The University of Sydney.