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:...

“AI Predictive Monitoring to prevent Hemodynamic Instability and Deterioration in Perioperative and Acute Care Patients” was a talk given at the Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM) World Congress. For more on their conferences check out www.ebpom.org Presented by Feras Hatib, Vice President of the R&D Algorithms and Signal Processing organization for Critical Care and Vascular at Edwards Lifesciences in Irvine California. This piece works as a standalone talk but it is part 3...

Should we delay surgery for prehabilitation? A short dissection of a perennial topic for anyone interested in perioparative medicine and enhanced recovery after surgery. This piece was originally part of the Prehabilitation World Congress in London. For more on this year’s conferences, organised by Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM), check out www.ebpom.org Presented by Andrew Davies, consultant in upper gastro-intestinal surgery at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Hospital Trust.

This conversation comes from the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology conference 2023. It gets right to the business end of our profession and discusses industry trends and challenges in anesthesia; payment cuts, healthcare pricing, reimbursement, staffing and leadership. Presented by Desiree Chappell, TopMedTalk Co-Editor in Chief, Vice President of Clinical Quality at NorthStar Anesthesia, with her guests Adam Spiegel, CEO, NorthStar Anesthesia and Randy Moore, Chief Anesthetists...

“It's evolution, not revolution, we've got a long way to go. But I'm certainly really excited to be on this journey. And I hope some of you will want to come on that journey with us.” This piece looks at artificial intelligence (AI) in perioperative care. How and why can this new technology help? Presented by Sandy (Alexander) Jackson, specialty trainee in anaesthetics and intensive care medicine and an NIHR Doctoral Fellow at the University of Southampton.

“Every single one of you can and should go build an AI model. It's actually pretty simple these days. But then think about; what actually is the problem here? And where could the system go wrong?” This podcast opens up the first in a four part series here on TopMedTalk about a topic which has defined the last few years; what does the development of artificial intelligence (AI) systems mean for perioperative medicine, what will the benefits be and where do we already see potential challenges?...

Anesthesiology 2023, a huge event in the perioperative calendar for us here at TopMedTalk; the annual general meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Part one of this podcast is here: https://topmedtalk.libsyn.com/anesthesiology-2023-digest-part-1-topmedtalk The pieces linked to in this podcast are here: Opportunities in Anesthesiology | #ANES23 https://topmedtalk.libsyn.com/opportunities-in-anesthesiology-anes23 The GAP study: Gabapentin and perioperative pain,...

Anesthesiology 2023, a huge event in the perioperative calendar for us here at TopMedTalk; the annual general meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). This piece includes clips from the following podcasts: Mani Vindhya, Chief Medical Officer at Provation iProcedures | #ANES23 https://topmedtalk.libsyn.com/mani-vindhya-chief-medical-officer-at-provation-iprocedures-anes23 O.R. Sustainability & End-tidal Control | #ANES23 ...

This wide ranging conversation gets into the thorny subject of reimbursement; how and why can practitioners advocate for a fairer rates? Also, what is the role of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology in this debate? Further, what are some of the realities of the ‘no surprises’ billing act? Presented by Desiree Chappell and Randy Moore, Chief Anesthetists Officer of NorthStar Anesthesia with their guest Dru Riddle, PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAAN,American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology...

“We do need to give ourselves credit for the sacrifices we made along the way…” This entertaining piece is a conversation about blood pressure, swimming, extreme physiology and the joy of exercise. You will hear Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen chatting with Nuala Moore, an Irish swimmer known for open water swimming and ice swimming. She was the 2011 winner of the Margaret Smith Award of the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association, given for increasing the profile of open water swimming;...

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) annual conference, here we speak with the outgoing and incoming Presidents of the organization. What can we expect in the year to come and what have been the highlights of the year past? Desiree Chappell and her co-host Randy Moore, CRNA and Chief Anesthetist Officer of Northstar Anesthesia, Irving, Texas, speak with outgoing AANA president Angie Mund, DNP, CRNA, Department Chair, Clinical Sciences MUSC College of Health Professions...

Intraoperative hypotension is now firmly associated with harm and poor outcomes, this conversation should get you thinking about what this means to you as a practitioner. Here Desiree Chappell speaks with Amy Yerdon, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Nursing Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care, University of Alabama, Birmingham and Bradley Steg, CRNA is a Nurse Anesthetist in Jackson, Tennessee.

This talk “Advancing POM in New Zealand and Australia” was originally the EBPOM Visiting Professor Plenary Lecture given at the Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM) 2023 World Congress. Our visiting Professor is Vanessa Beavis, the Immediate Past President of The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA), having just completed her 2 year term, she is a specialist anaesthetist at Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand and also an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the...

This valuable conversation took place at the annual Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM) Ireland conference. One of our most loved conference settings we’d love you, a TopMedTalk listener, to join us next year. Go now ot www.ebpom.org to find out more. Hear Desiree Chappell in conversation with Anoushka Alfonso, Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), where she is the Director of Enhanced Recovery Program, BobbieJean Sweitzer,...

This week’s podcast is another “from the TopMedTalk table” at the recent World Prehabilitation Society annual conference held this year in London. We’ve been getting a feel for the issues people were discussing by listening to some of the people who took time to pop over and say hello. This week sees us speaking to Imogen Fecher-Jones, lead nurse and project manager for the Perioperative Medicine Service and Preassessment at University Hospital Southampton and Nicholas Tetlow, exercise...

This discussion covers many topics including; preoperative medicine and its evolution, frailty in various age groups, brain health and anesthesia in older adults, cognitive decline and executive function testing. It is presented by Desiree Chappell and Guy Ludbrook with their guest, BobbieJean Sweitzer, Systems Director, Preoperative Medicine, Inova Health, Falls Church, Virginia, and Professor of Medical Education, University of Virginia and the author and editor of 'Preoperative Assessment...

Looking this week at one of the highlights of Anesthesiology 2022 for us here on TopMedTalk; Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen in conversation with the always interesting Bernd Saugel, Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, Center of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany. The study is here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37265355/ Bernd is a popular figure here on TopMedTalk, we featured him recently...

This informative conversation takes a broad look at the field of anesthesiology, the staffing crisis and opportunities arising from that, leadership in medicine, as well as the recent past and long term future of the American Society of Anesthsiologists (ASA). Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with their guests Michael W. Champeau, outgoing President of The American Society of Anesthesiologists, President of the Associated Anesthesiologists Medical Group and Ronald L. Harter,...

"How do you know how much anesthesia your patient needs? Brain monitoring to optimize neurohealth." This piece dives into the details with an important subject for anyone working in surgery at the moment. Desiree Chappell and Guy Ludbrook talk to Jiapeng Huang, Tenured Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Louisville, ASA Board of Directors. -- Originally streamed live as part of our coverage of Anesthesiology 2023;...

This engaging conversation gets into how and why trials and research are moving forward. Find out more about the conference we discuss here: https://euroanaesthesia.org Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with their guests Wolfgang Buhre, Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Vital Functions, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands and Thomas Scheeren, Senior Director Medical Affairs CC EMEACLA, Edwards Lifesciences. -- Originally streamed...

This piece focuses upon The World Congress of Anesthesiologists 2024: https://www.wca2024.org/ Presented by Desiree Chappell and Mike Grocott with their guests Wayne Morriss, President, WFSA (World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists), Clinical Associate Professor, University of Otago, Specialist Anaesthetist, Canterbury District Health Board, New Zealand, Adrian Gelb, Immediate Past President at WFSA (World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists), Anesthesiologist,...

This important piece covers the recent Anestheia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) conference on perioperative hemodynamic instability, and the recent recommendations that they have just launched. The Anestheia Patient Safety Foundation is here: https://www.apsf.org/ Presented by Desiree Chappell and Mike Grocott with their guests, Daniel Cole MD, APSF President, Louise Y. Sun MD, SM, FRCPC , FAHA Professor of Anesthesiology at Stanford University, Michael Scott MB, ChB, FRCP, FRCA, FFICM...

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) welcomes TopMedTalk to its annual conference with an array of great guests and healthy conversation. Recorded at the conference this series takes you right to the stories that mattered. This piece sees Desiree Chappell speaking with Tim Jones, NorthStar Anesthesia’s Vice President of Academic Affairs and Lois Stewart, co director of the South College, Nurse Anesthesia program, Knoxville, Tennessee.

TopMedTalk continues to bring you our coverage of Anesthesiology 2023; the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), the largest and most important gathering of anesthesiologists in the world. We're your free front row seat. For more on the ASA go here: https://www.asahq.org/ Check out our YouTube page for a record of the live stream video of this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@topmedtalk7687/streams This essential conversation contains a look at anesthesia...