Despite the fact that a return on investment is a given after 12 months why is it that resources are not available for those of us pushing for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)? How do we convert the conversation down from pure financial terms into a lexicon that institutions can understand?

The 'Council of Nurses' idea advocated in this piece is explored further in a previous podcast on TopMedTalk to be found here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/a-council-of-nurses/

Join the team on the first day of the ASA in San Francisco. Originally streamed live on http://www.topmedtalk.com from the Smith's Medical Booth in the exhibition hall of the conference.

Presented by Monty Mythen and Desiree Chappell with their guest Dr Ruchir Gupta, medical lead for enhanced recovery at Stony Brook University.