William Russ Pugh gave the first anaesthetic in Australia. In his honour, The Australian Society of Anaesthetists' Pugh Award is given to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of anaesthesia, intensive care or related discipline.

Who better to receive this award than Prof Colin Royse, clinician, researcher, educator extraordinaire! Prof Royse shares with me the challenges and insights from his distinguished research career including his interesting thoughts on what it takes to be a pioneer.

Can the ASA support you in your research career? Learn more about our many awards, grants and prizes here: https://asa.org.au/asaeducation/asa-awards-prizes-and-research-grants

Are you an innovator or inventor? Learn what some of your peers have been creating: https://asa.org.au/innovations-and-inventions

Share your ideas with us! podcast@asa.org.au

I am delighted to bring you this conversation with Prof Ki-Jinn Chin, a guru of regional anaesthesia in Toronto, Canada.

This is the last of our podcasts from the Darwin National Scientific Congress. Until 6th January 2025 you can listen to Prof Chin's talks and many more On-Demand. They are available for registrants here:

https://asansc.com.au/ondemand/

Check out more videos on regional anaesthesia made by Prof Chin on his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KiJinnChin

Queries or feedback? Contact us here: podcast@asa.org.au

Coming to you live from the Darwin National Scientific Congress! You can hear the excitement in our voices as well as the chatter of many happy Congress delegates in the background. I hope that's ok!

I was excited to be sitting down with Prof Moonesinghe from University College London. A guru in Peri-op Med! I couldn't resist chatting with her about leadership.

Her presentation at the Congress is definitely worth a listen. It is available On-Demand for registrants here:

https://asansc.com.au/ondemand/

I also encourage you to find out more about the Women's Empowerment and Leadership Initiative. Here's Ep83 where you can meet the founders of WELI in the USA:

https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/ee9632df-8266-49ed-ac54-d1474a1382b7/EP83-Women-s-Empowerment-AAP-converted.mp3

If you're interested in signing up to our Australian and New Zealand chapter, we are currently enrolling! You can express interest here:

https://ausnzweli.org/contact/

I'm back!

I couldn't think of a better reason to dust off the podcast gear than to welcome my incredible guest this week!

Many of you will know Dr Will Flannery as "Dr Glauckomfleckem", ophthalmologist, comedian, cancer survivor (x2!) and survivor of out of hospital cardiac arrest.

As I mention, his keynote at the Australian Society of Anaesthetists National Scientific Congress was moving. Beyond words.

Here are three ways you can engage further:

1. Register to listen to the full talk available on demand - Don’t miss out on any insights! Sign up now and enjoy the entire conversation at your convenience

https://asansc.com.au/ondemand/

2. Watch this podcast episode on YouTube - Prefer video? Catch all the action and visuals by watching the episode on our YouTube channel!

https://www.youtube.com/@AustraliaAnaes

3. Check out the December edition of our Australian Anaesthesia magazine - It features a comprehensive wrap-up of all the action from the congress, including highlights from our discussion!

https://asa.org.au/publications/australian-anaesthetist

Talking Money. Our series where we do more than talk money.

on the 1st March 2024, new items were introduced into the MBS for anaesthetists. I discuss these with our MBS expert, Dr Michael Lumsden-Steel.

This is a snippet of the full podcast.

ASA Members can find the full episode here:

https://asa.org.au/podcasts/talking-money

Not a member? Find out more about membership here:

https://asa.org.au/types-of-membership

Happy 90th birthday to the Australian Society of Anaesthetists!

In this episode, I try my hand at being a historian. We revisit the discovery of modern anaesthetic agents and have a peak into the Ether Dome. Dr William Morton is widely credited as being the discoverer of modern anaesthesia, but did he work alone or with others? You may have heard of Dr Horace Wells and Dr Crawford Long. What was their role and what became of them?

With the help of ASA President Dr Mark Sinclair and Past ASA Presidents Drs Don Maxwell, Bob Hare and Greg Deacon, I discuss the significance of the forming of the ASA and some of the milestone events. We gain a deeper insight into the practice of anaesthesia over the years and the crucial role that the ASA has played in developing a high standard of anesthesia and improving patient safety in Australia. We also delve into the personal side of the ASA, particularly one of the founders, Dr Geoffrey Kaye and the separating of ways that occurred between Dr Kaye and the ASA. Was it ever able to be mended?

All of these stories and more are packed into this bumper episode.

To feedback on the podcast, please contact me on podcast@asa.org.au

While I take a short break, feel free to listen to these related episodes:

My full conversation with Past President Dr Don Maxwell:

https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/b94ca3a2-cbc9-407c-a29b-a579ac16c34d/EP85-Dr-Don-Maxwell-Part-1-AAP-converted.mp3

https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/5325f0ca-7402-4092-bc0b-0ae8c08c27a7/EP86-Dr-Don-Maxwell-Part-2-AAP-V1-converted.mp3

Episodes from webAIRS, the binational anaesthesia incident reporting system:

https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/5940c2ae-2f7a-4174-ad3a-869ac46ccc64/ASA-2054.mp3

https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/f4cc8ce3-390c-42f2-8e3f-d44917dfdba1/EP57-20Lingual-20Nerve-20Injury-20AAP-20.mp3

https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/cf949d95-0e23-4fc7-bded-e54dabe7c75d/EP79v2-jaw-dislocation-AAP.mp3

A first hand account of being an anaesthetist with a substance use disorder:

https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/a77b030a-5fbd-4b91-b5ef-4802588ac039/default-tc.mp3

I hope you are enjoying the birthday festivities!

This is the third and final installment of the chat I had with Immediate Past Chair of the Australian New Zealand Anaesthetic Allergy Group (ANZAAG), Dr Richard Scolaro. We discuss pholcodine and some myths about the management of anaphylaxis.

In part 1 and 2 we discuss anaesthetic anaphylaxis testing and penicillin and cephalosporin cross reactivity and more.

Register for the ASA webinar (members only) on Thursday 21st March with Dr Ben McKenzie: https://asa.org.au/amax4-every-second-counts/

ANZAAG: https://anzaag.com/

Ep.78 with Dr Ben McKenzie https://player.captivate.fm/episode/b9e24099-e5a6-49ed-ab02-1ea196c40ebd

log your CPD: https://www.cpdhome.org.au/

https://asa.org.au/events/

https://asa.org.au/types-of-membership/how-to-join/

We welcome any feedback: podcast@asa.org.au

This is Part 2 of 3 in our series where I chat with Immediate Past Chair of the Australian New Zealand Anaesthetic Allergy Group (ANZAAG), Dr Richard Scolaro. We discuss anaphylaxis to penicillin and cross reactivity to cephalosporins.

In Part 1 we discuss anaphylaxis testing and in part 3 we discuss pholcodine, management of anaphylaxis and more.

ANZAAG: https://anzaag.com/

Register for the ASA webinar (members only) on Thursday 21st March with Dr Ben McKenzie: https://asa.org.au/amax4-every-second-counts/

Ep.78 with Dr Ben McKenzie https://player.captivate.fm/episode/b9e24099-e5a6-49ed-ab02-1ea196c40ebd

log your CPD: https://www.cpdhome.org.au/

https://asa.org.au/types-of-membership/how-to-join/

We welcome any feedback: podcast@asa.org.au