Amazing to chat to a specialist with the lived experience of how anaesthesia has changed over the last 4 decades! Please check out her book The Chloroformist https://www.mup.com.au/authors/christine-ball Dr Christine is an anaesthesiologist at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and co-convenor of the Master of Perioperative Medicine at Monash University, where she is an Adjunct Associate Professor. Chris has been involved in the study of the history of the specialty for over 30 years and has many publications on the subject, including the book The Chloroformist, published by Melbourne University Press in 2021 She has been an Honorary Curator of the Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History since 1989, a position she still holds. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the current Wood-Library Museum Laureate of the History of Anesthesiology.  --------- Find us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abcsofanaesthesia/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/abcsofa Website: http://www.anaesthesiacollective.com Podcast: ABCs of Anaesthesia Primary Exam Podcast: Anaesthesia Coffee Break Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ABCsofAnaesthesia Facebook Private Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2082807131964430 --------- Check out all of our online courses and zoom teaching sessions here! https://anaesthesia.thinkific.com/collections https://www.anaesthesiacollective.com/courses/ --------- #Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Anaesthetics #Anaesthetists #Residency #MedicalSchool #FOAMed #Nurse #Medical #Meded  --------- Please support me at my patreon https://www.patreon.com/ABCsofA --------- Any questions please email [email protected] --------- Disclaimer:  The information contained in this video/audio/graphic is for medical practitioner education only. It is not and will not be relevant for the general public. Where applicable patients have given written informed consent to the use of their images in video/photography and aware that it will be published online and visible by medical practitioners and the general public. This contains general information about medical conditions and treatments. The information is not advice and should not be treated as such.  The medical information is provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied.  The presenter makes no representations or warranties in relation to the medical information on this video.  You must not rely on the information as an alternative to assessing and managing your patient with your treating team and consultant.  You should seek your own advice from your medical practitioner in relation to any of the topics discussed in this episode’  Medical information can change rapidly, and the author/s make all reasonable attempts to provide accurate information at the time of filming. There is no guarantee that the information will be accurate at the time of viewing The information provided is within the scope of a specialist anaesthetist (FANZCA) working in Australia. The information presented here does not represent the views of any hospital or ANZCA. These videos are solely for training and education of medical practitioners, and are not an advertisement. They were not sponsored and offer no discounts, gifts or other inducements.  This disclaimer was created based on a Contractology template available at http://www.contractology.com.