Library guides: Anaesthesia essentials: Apps, podcasts & online lectures

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Approaches to Improving the Well-Being of Clinicians (21 Nov 2022)
This program aims to improve the well-being of anesthesiologists by addressing the causes of burnout among healthcare providers in anesthesiology.
Challenges in Risk Management for Anesthesiology (28 Oct 2020)
This program aims to improve perioperative risk management, including policies to optimize quality-related metric and appropriate preoperative patient workups.
The Value of Women on Anesthesia Teams (21 Nov 2022)
This program aims to promote equity between women and men in anesthesiology by recognising the benefits of women in healthcare. This program also looks at implementing strategies that support the progression of women in anesthesiology.
Anesthetic Considerations in Elderly Patients (14 Oct 2022)
This program aims to improve the use of anesthesia in elderly patients, including identifying risk factors and the use of appropriate screening and prognostic tools.

Fully updated 2022/3 collection now available.

AudioDigest Anesthesiology Collection
AudioDigest provides instant online and mobile access to 245+ accredited anaesthesiology, pain medicine and critical care audio lectures presented by experts from leading institutions, bringing clinicians a convenient continuing medical education (CME/CE) experience. Each lecture includes: objectives, pre-test Q&A, summary & readings, post-test Q&A, evaluation. Free registration required.
See our dedicated AudioDigest guide for more information including full registration and access details

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Apps

Recommended apps are listed below, sorted by area. Additional information about ANZCA-subscribed/supported apps can be found on the Apps library guide.

AusDI (Australian Drug Information)
AusDI (Australian Drug Information) contains over 80,000 pages of Australian medicines information, a product identifier tool, and interactions and safety modules. Mobile-optimised site for use on devices. Free registration required.
See our dedicated AusDI guide for more information including full registration and access details
Free registration required to access via mobile devices

BrowZine
BrowZine is an app for tablets and smart devices that allows you to access and browse the entire ANZCA e-journal collection all in the one simple interface.
BrowZine (iOS/Apple)
BrowZine (Android/Google Play)

CPD Value: CPD participants may claim this under the Knowledge and skills ‘Journal readings’ activity.

ClinicalKey
ClinicalKey is a medical search engine and database tool offering access to the Elsevier medical library. The service includes online books, journals, videos, drug information and procedures.
ClinicalKey (iOS/Apple)
ClinicalKey (Android/Google Play)

CPD Value: CPD participants may claim this under the Knowledge and skills ‘Journal readings’ activity.

Read by QxMD
Read by QxMD aims to provide a single place to keep up with newly published medical & scientific research articles.
Read by QxMD (iOS/Apple)
Ready by QxMD (Android/Google Play)

CPD Value: CPD participants may claim this under the Knowledge and skills ‘Journal readings’ activity.

Podcasts

Recommended podcasts are listed below. Additional information about podcasts can be found on the Podcasts library guide.

Blue Book audio recordings

The first six audio recorded chapters of the Blue Book are available to listen to now on our SoundCloud.

Six chapters from the 2021 edition of Australasian Anaesthesia (known as the Blue Book) have been recorded. You can stream these on theANZCA SoundCloud page or listen via Spotify,Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.

The followingchapters are available:

A beginner's guide to in-flight medical emergencies by Dr Gareth Jones, Dr Nicola Emslie and Dr Dean Bunbury
Atrial fibrillation, ablation, and the anaesthetist by Dr Cameron Maxwell, Dr Derek Potgieter and Professor Thomas Bruessel
Bubble trouble: Vascular gas embolism by Dr Bridget Devaney
Direct acting oral anticoagulants - pharmacology and perioperative considerations by Dr Kate Drummond
How can anaesthetists talk to patients with obesity? by Dr Natalie Smith, Dr Anthony Hodsdonand ProfessorDavid A Story
Medicolegal insights into anaesthesia by Dr Chris Bolton

Additional chapters will be recorded and added over the coming weeks. Thank you to Dr Peter Cook for voicing the audio recordings.

Spotlight: ABCs of Anaesthesia Podcast

Join Lahiru Amaratunge and Kas Wickramarachchi for this podcast on all things anaesthesia. Featuring interviews, exam tips and discussions about the latest information, practice and techniques.

Access via iTunes

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Spotlight: Australian Anaesthesia Podcast

Join the Australian Society of Anaesthetists as they chat with experts and friends about issues that impact Australian anaesthesia.

Hosted by Dr Suzi Nou.

Access via iTunes

Access via Google Podcasts