This talk “Nutritional screening and assessment tools for prehab” was originally given at the World Congress of Prehabilitation Medicine in London. For more information about some of this year’s conferences please go to www.ebpom.org Presented by Chelsia Gillis, Assistant Professor in the School of Human Nutrition in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at McGill University. It is the second in a series of three talks which precede a panel discussion on the wider subject...

Medtronic’s External Research Program is open to all investigators who are interested in applying for support of their independently developed research. This podcast explains more. To submit an External Research Program yourself please go here: http://erp.medtronic.com Presented by Desiree Chappell with her guest Katherine Liu, Program Manager, Global Clinical Research, Medtronic.

Taken from The World Congress of Prehabilitation this talk goes through some psychological screening and assessment tools for prehabilitation. It is the first in a series of three talks (soon to be released here on TopMedTalk) which precede a panel discussion on the wider subject of screening and assessment for prehabilitation. Presented by Carol Keen, Consultant AHP, Physiotherapist, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This piece was originally the John Snow Plenary Lecture given at the World Congress of Prehabilitation in London. It is introduced by Franco Carli, Professor of Anesthesia at McGill University and Associate Professor in the School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition at McGill University; our speaker is Gerrit Slooter, MD, PhD, Surgical Oncologist, Maxima Medical Centre, The Netherlands. If you would like to learn more about the conferences available this year checkout www.ebpom.org

This is the second part of a question and answer session which was originally presented at The World Congress of Prehabilitation. Featuring Mike Grocott, TopMedTalk’s co-editor in Chief and the Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Southampton as well as an NIHR Senior Investigator, Denny Levett, Professor in Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care at the University of Southampton and a Consultant in Perioperative Medicine at Southampton University...

Our coverage of the 18th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA 2024) continues. A truly global congress for anaesthesiology and critical care we were fortunate to meet and speak with two practitioners from Ukraine. In our conversation with them we cover, anesthesia practices in Ukraine, staffing shortages in a war-torn nation’s hospitals, medical training and practice in war conditions. Desiree Chappell speaks with her guests, Yelyzaveta Plechystaya, Chief of the anesthesia department...

TopMedTalk brings you more exclusive coverage, direct from the 18th WFSA World Congress of Anaesthesiologists in Singapore. Now its tenth year, the Global Scholars Program provides support for young leaders in the specialty from low- and middle-lower income countries, more detail here: https://www.asahq.org/charity/programs/globalscholars Here Desiree Chappell has a conversation with two global scholars, Kpehe Maimie, West African College of Surgeons and Faculty, SAFE obstetrics &...

This question and answer session was originally presented at The World Congress of Prehabilitation. It features Mike Grocott, TopMedTalk’s co-editor in Chief and the Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Southampton as well as an NIHR Senior Investigator, Denny Levett, Professor in Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care at the University of Southampton and a Consultant in Perioperative Medicine at Southampton University Hospital NHS Foundation trust (UHS),...

Desiree Chappell speaks about about the Perioperative Quality Initiative (POQI) with Mike Grocott, TopMedTalk’s co-editor in Chief, Professor of Anaesthesia and critical care at the University of Southampton and Guy Ludbrook, Professor of Anaesthesia at the University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital. The Perioperative Quality Initiative is here: https://thepoqi.org/ And there’s more information about the Global Summit here:...

More from our coverage of the 18th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA 2024) The Network for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management, Haemostasis and Thrombosis (NATA) is a global independent medical association dedicated to advancement and promotion of best clinical practise in the management of anaemia and iron deficiency, critical bleeding, and thrombosis. Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen speak to Jens Meier, Professor, Head of the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care,...

More from our exclusive coverage of the 18th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA 2024) as Desiree Chappell speaks with her guests Denny Levett, Professor in Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care at the University of Southampton and a Consultant in Perioperative Medicine at Southampton University Hospital NHS Foundation trust (UHS) and BobbieJean Sweitzer, Systems Director of Perioperative Practices at Inova Health, Falls Church, Virginia. How has the term malnutrition evolved?...

“What is prehabilitation?” is presented by Mike Grocott, TopMedTalk’s co-editor in Chief and Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Southampton, as well as an NIHR Senior Investigator. Originally presented at The World Congress of Prehabilitation, this challenging and exciting talk sets the tone for those of us who advocate for Prehabilitation; how do we define it and where is the evidence that it works? The intention here is to start a stimulating...

In this essential piece we discuss, anesthesiology and its global impact with experts, empathy with patients, emotional expression in medicine, improving anesthesia care globally and standardisation in anaesthesiology. Direct from the 18th WFSA World Congress of Anaesthesiologists in Singapore, Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen speak with their guest Jannicke Mellin-Olsen, Knight 1st Class of the Order of St.Olav (for services to medicine), past president of the World Federation of Societies...

Direct from the 18th WFSA World Congress of Anaesthesiologists in Singapore Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen catch up with Andy Shaw, Chairman, Department of Intensive Care and Resuscitation at The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. This discussion touches on the topics of; cardiac anesthesia and care, temporary circulatory support in cardiac surgery, professional development and 'task shifting' in healthcare. We also focus upon The Perioperative Quality Initiative (POQI) and health...

Our coverage of the 18th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA 2024) continues. In this piece we cover assisted fluid management in anesthesia. Using AI in anesthesia and its potential impact on anesthesiologists. The validity of the hypotension prediction index in academic debate. Reducing hypertension in surgical patients using HPI. Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen speak with Thomas Scheeren, Senior Director Medical Affairs, Edwards Lifesciences and Paul Van Beest, Anaesthesiologist,...

Our coverage of the 18th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA 2024) continues. This conversation focuses upon The National Audit Projects, https://www.rcoa.ac.uk/research/research-projects/national-audit-projects-naps Patient safety and event reporting in healthcare. Anesthesia trends and patient outcomes in the UK. Cardiac arrest causes and preparedness in medical departments. Cardiac arrest outcomes and quality of care. Anesthesia patient safety and risk management. Presented by...

Mike Grocott, Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen catch up at the end of “Day 2” of our coverage of the 18th WFSA World Congress of Anaesthesiologists in Singapore. With much to look forward to and plenty to look back on the team discuss; medical technology, industry collaboration, anesthesia risk management, patient safety and the global healthcare quality initiatives associated with that.

Listen now as we speak about space exploration, a media career which extends to both television, radio and podcasting. We get into AI, medical safety, the oft made comparison with aviation and the ultimate role of humans and machines in complex systems. This piece was recorded and sent to you directly from The 18th WFSA World Congress of Anaesthesiologists in Singapore. Here we have Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen speaking with Kevin Fong, OBE MRCP FRCA, a well known British doctor and...

Promoting diversity in medical publishing, preparation among women in anesthesia, leadership styles, gender differences in communication, a growth mindset and women in healthcare leadership; are all topics which come up in this conversation.  This piece was recorded and sent to you directly from The 18th WFSA World Congress of Anaesthesiologists in Singapore. Presented by Desiree Chappell with her two guests, Kate Leslie, Professor, specialist anaesthetist and head of research in the...

This discussion includes a look at some of the benefits and adoption of video laryngoscopy in medical practice, improving first pass success rate in endoscopy using virtual reality and video laryngoscope techniques for difficult airways. This piece was recorded and sent to you directly from The 18th WFSA World Congress of Anaesthesiologists in Singapore. It's the first of our pieces from this year's conference, expect more to follow. Desiree Chappell interviews Patrick Schoettker,...

This piece reflects the fact we are currently getting ready for the 18th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA 2024) - we’re going to be bringing you all the coverage of the meeting that we can, live from Singapore. The podcast primes you for the topics we’re expecting to encounter and gives you a taste of where the discussions are at the moment. Featured in this piece are: Carolyn Johnston, consultant Anaesthetist in St Georges hospital in London and Improvement lead for the National...

This piece presents two short talks both of which sit under the headline, “Standardisation of Screening, Assessment, Interventions and Outcomes” and they were given at the recent Prehabilitation World Congress, held in London. The first talk “Standardising prehabilitation outcomes” was presented on behalf of John Moore, a consultant in anaesthetics and critical care medicine from Manchester by Liam Humphries, Senior Research Fellow and lead of the Living Well with Chronic Disease research...

This talk “Behavioural change vs Psychological interventions: which is key in prehabilitation?” was given at the Prehabilitation World Congress as part of a series of presentations under the heading; “Controversies and Standardisation in Prehabilitation”. It was preceded by “Should we delay surgery for prehabilitation?” which is available for you to listen to here: https://topmedtalk.libsyn.com/should-we-delay-surgery-for-prehabilitation-prehabilitation-world-congress Presented by Liam...

This piece is a discussion which followed three presentations at the Evidence Based Perioperaive Medicine (EBPOM) World Congress in London on artificial intelligence in perioperative medicine. Although, for an informed listener, it will work as a standalone piece the presentations which it is in part a response to are here: Part one is here: https://topmedtalk.libsyn.com/ai-in-perioperative-care-part-1-ebpom-london-2023 Part two is here:...