BJA Education

In the second of two October 2017 editions of the BJA Education Podcast, Dr Adrian Wong and Dr Olusegun Olusanya discuss their article on Burnout and Resilience in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine. Illustrated by personal stories from the authors, this discussion focuses on the identification of occupational burnout, preventative strategies, and sources of help for those at risk of developing burnout associated with working in acute specialties.

In the first of two October 2017 BJA Education podcasts, Dr Mark Thomas from Great Ormand Street Hospital in London discusses his paper on pre-operative fasting in children. The discussion explores the evidence base for fluid fasting in paediatrics, and strategies to minimise the duration of fluid fasting whilst maintaining patient safety. There is a blog associated with this paper on OUP blogs.

In the September 2017 BJA Education podcast, Dr Olivia Davies from University College Hospital discusses the pre- intra- and post-operative strategies to minimise postoperative pulmonary complications following non-cardiothoracic surgery.

In the March 2017 edition of the BJA Education podcast, Dr Jeremy Campbell from Queen Charlotte's Hospital in London discusses his article 'The future of general anaesthesia in obstetrics'. Topics include the prevention of accidental awareness under general anaesthesia, the debate around induction agents and muscle relaxants in obstetric practice, and the safety implications of general anaesthetic technique.