
BJA Education Podcasts
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96 episodes
Prehabilitation for people with cancer
This month Sam speaks to Dr Hanna van Waart and Dr Marta Seretny about what we mean by prehabilitation and how this applies within different cancer populations. They discuss the holistic nature of prehabilitation and how increasing evidence is ...
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Anaesthesia for clipping of intracranial aneurysms
In this podcast, Pooja Shah speaks to Jun Hiu and Caroline Larkin about the management of intracranial aneurysms, drawing on key insights from the August 2025 article in BJA Education. The discussion explores management techniques, per...
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Anaesthesia for pancreatic resection surgery
This month Alex speaks to Dr Alex James about the recent two articles on anaesthesia for pancreatic resection surgeryAnaesthesia for pancreatic resection surgery: pa...
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Pathophysiology and Risk Factors for Postoperative Nausea & Vomiting in Adults & Children
In this Podcast Stuart talks to Professor Anthony Kovac about his recent article on the Pathophysiology and Risk Factors for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Adults and Children.
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Perioperative management of Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula (TOF) and Oesophageal Atresia (OA)"
This month Stuart talks to Dr Naveen Canchi-Murali about his recent article on Perioperative management of Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula (TOF) and Oesophageal Atresia (OA) .
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Early intensive care management of major trauma in adults
This month Alex speaks to Dr Jo Gordon and Dr James Shilston about their recent two articles on the early intensive care management of major trauma in adults.Related Articles:
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Jet Ventilation
This month Stuart talks to Dr Craig Lyons about his recent article on Jet Ventilation.Related Article.
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Anaesthetic management of abdominal trauma
This month, Sam speaks to Dr Luke Edwards, Dr Jo Organ and Ms Kate Hancorn, anaesthetic and surgical representatives from The Royal London Hospital about their article, co-authored with Dr Tim Egan, on The Anaesthetic Management of Abdominal Tr...
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Haemostatic Agents in the Management of Obstetric Haemorrhage
This month Stuart talks to Dr James Conwell about his recent article on pharmacological agents in the management of obstetric haemorrhage.Related article...
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Perioperative management of children with congenital heart disease undergoing non-cardiac surgery
In this podcast, Pooja Shah speaks to Prof Dolores Njoku and Dr Jessica Bauerle on the perioperative management of children with congenital heart disease undergoing non-cardiac surgery, an article from the December 2024 issue. They cover the re...
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Placental abruption
This month Alex speaks to Dr Craig Smith about their recent article on placental abruption.Related Article
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Update on the perioperative management of diabetes mellitus
In this episode, join Pooja Shah as she delves into the intricacies of perioperative management of diabetes mellitus with experts Jorinde Polderman and Abraham Hulst building on insights from their article published in August 2024. We explore t...
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Are maternal mortality rates increasing?
Join Pooja Shah as she speaks to Dr Jim Bamber and Dr Pervez Sultan about the changes in maternal mortality rates, how AI may influence these rates in the future and how to measure quality in obstetric anaesthesia.
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Open Disclosure
This month Alex speaks to Dr Steve Philpot about their recent article on open disclosure.Related Article
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Perioperative Management of Patients with Spina Bifida.
This month Stuart talks to Dr Sean Hartigan and Dr Bill Walsh about their recent article on the perioperative management of patients with spina bifida. Related Artic...
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Anaesthesia for Paediatric Neurosurgery Part 2
This month Sam talks to Dr Catalina Stendall for the second part of Anaesthesia for paediatric neurosurgery. They discuss more specifics on the intra-operative management of paediatric neurosurgery and the post-operative period. They also discu...
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Anaesthesia for Paediatric Neurosurgery Part 1
This month Sam talks to Dr Catalina Stendall about her article on anaesthesia for paediatric neurosurgery, co-authored by Dr Laura Bowes and Dr Ed Carver. They cover neurophysiology in paediatrics and how we assess, stabilise and anaesthetise p...
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Perioperative management of patients with a ventricular assist device
In this podcast Pooja discusses left ventricular assist devices with Dr Sara Allen. The podcast focuses on patients with these devices undergoing non-cardiac surgery. Dr Allen provides a brief overview of the workings of the pump and also descr...
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Temporary Epicardial Pacing After Cardiac Surgery
In this month's edition, Pooja speaks with Mike Gillham and Tom Barr regarding their article titled 'Temporary Epicardial Pacing After Cardiac Surgery.' They delve into the importance and procedural aspects of performing pacing checks both duri...
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Possibilities and challenges for artificial intelligence and machine learning in perioperative care
In this month's podcast, Sam talks to Siri van der Meijden about the current uses of AI and machine learning in perioperative care. They discuss the challenges clinicians may face and ways to assess whether an AI model fits for different popula...
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Anticoagulation for cardiopulmonary bypass - part 2
Dr Bruce Cartwright discusses the challenges of anticoagulating patients with pre-existing abnormalities of coagulation who require CPB.
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Anticoagulation for cardiopulmonary bypass - part 1
Dr Bruce Cartwright talks us through the use of heparin and its alternatives for anticoagulating patients undergoing CPB. Read Associated Article
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Anaesthesia for awake breast surgery
Anthony speaks to Prof. Hamilton about the use of regional anaesthesia for awake breast surgery. Find out the indications, the important points in communication with patients, and the conduct of this type of anaesthesia.
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Preassessment of functional capacity - subjective and objective methods of assessment.
Delve into this podcast to hear Pooja Shah speak to Dr Earlene Silvapulle, author of two articles on 'Preassessment of functional capacity' in the July and August 2022 BJA Education articles. The podcast covers some aspects of both subjective a...
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