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Desiree Chappell, Dr Vijaya Gottumukkala and Dr George Nassif discuss the changes enhanched recovery has brought into their world, the conversation then moves to narcotics and the opiode epidemic.

The Roundtable Blog on TopMedTalk, live from ASER 2018.

Dr Julie Thacker takes some time with Desiree Chappell to discuss ASER's vision for this year.

Monty Mythen, Joff Lacey and Mike Grocott chat with Desiree Chappell about the plan for the TopMedTalk team at ASER 2018.

Joff Lacey will be out and about with his roving mic getting on the spot interviews with attendees, gathering late breaking news as it happens.

Mike Grocott will be doing Journal Club, a deep dive into some of thre big papers of the last 12 months or so.

And finally, Desiree Chappell, will be returning to her popular Round Table Blog podcasts; bringing people from diverse backgrounds to the conversation so they can explain how they apply the perioperative process to their work.

Monty Mythen, Joff Lacey and Mike Grocott look ahead to this years conference and look back over the meeting last year in Washington.

The team discuss the association between low blood pressure and outcomes and the first interventional trial related to that.

They are then joined by Dr Patrick Shanahan who discusses, amongst other things, the issues related to opiode and narcotic use which can be reduced by the perioperative process.

Desiree Chappell, Monty Mythen, Tim Miller and Stefan Holubar discuss some of the big issues at ASER 2018.

The team discuss whether or not we're at the point of mass adoption for enhanced surgical recovery? Where next with post operative opitate prescriptions? And finally what to expect this year from ASER 2018.

Desiree Chappell, Monty Mythen, Tim Miller and Stefan Holubar discuss some of the big issues at ASER 2018.

The team discuss whether or not we're at the point of mass adoption for enhanced surgical recovery? Where next with post operative opitate prescriptions? And finally what to expect this year from ASER 2018.

Mike Grocott, Joff Lacey, Monty Mythen and Julie Thacker react to the American Society for Enhanced Recovery (ASER) and Perioperative Quality Initiative (POQI) joint consensus statement on optimal analgesia within an enhanced recovery pathway for colorectal surgery.

What is "optimal analgesia" and how rapidly should a patient "return to normal"?

The links to the papers are here:

Part 1:

https://perioperativemedicinejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13741-017-0064-5

Part 2:

https://perioperativemedicinejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13741-017-0063-6

Mike Grocott, Joff Lacey, Monty Mythen and Julie Thacker react to the American Society for Enhanced Recovery (ASER) and Perioperative Quality Initiative (POQI) joint consensus statement on optimal analgesia within an enhanced recovery pathway for colorectal surgery.

What is "optimal analgesia" and how rapidly should a patient "return to normal"?

The links to the papers are here:

Part 1:

https://perioperativemedicinejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13741-017-0064-5

Part 2:

https://perioperativemedicinejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13741-017-0063-6