A series of educational podcasts on core topics such as obstetric anaesthesia, ethics, difficult airways, regional anaesthesia, pain medicine and intensive care. http://www.aagbi.org/foundation/cpdcasts.htm http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:25:00 +0000 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:13:42 +0000 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) unlicensed version http://www.feedforall.com When a 32-year-old man suffers significant nerve damage after plating of the clavicle performed under regional and general anaesthesia, the surgeon is all too ready to blame the interscalene brachial plexus block. How common is significant nerve damage? What can you do to minimise the risks of this feared complication? Do the benefits of this technique outweigh its risks? In this session, four experts in regional anaesthesia - Andrew Hartle, Will Harrop-Griffiths, Nick Denny and Chandra Kumar - explore the controversial topic of regional anaesthesia and nerve damage. http://www.aagbi.org/foundation/foundationethics2.mp3 DA975734-E564-47D2-9165-72288D87F2BC Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:02:45 +0000 You are in an anaesthetic room preparing to anaesthetise a patient when a trainee paramedic enters the room and asks you whether he can intubate the patient's trachea in order to complete the 10 intubations he needs to be "signed off". Should you agree to this because it is in society's interest to have skilled paramedics or refuse on the grounds that the patient is not in a position to give - or refuse to give - informed consent? In this session, five leading experts in clinical ethics - David Bogod, Les Gemmell, Andrew Hartle, Steve Yentis and Stuart White - debate the ethical considerations of this all-too-common situation. http://www.aagbi.org/foundation/foundationethics1.mp3 3C19DE2D-6D6B-49C6-87AA-164EB4AF6912 Tue, 9 Dec 2008 15:43:42 +0000