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Blue Book audio recordings
Audio recorded chapters of the Blue Book are available to listen to now on our SoundCloud.

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

The following chapters 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 Hodsdon and Professor David A Story
Medicolegal insights into anaesthesia by Dr Chris Bolton
Epidural labour anaesthesia by Dr Victor Chen and Dr Harriet Wood
Teaching medical students during clinical anaesthesia placements by Dr Jeremy Rogers, Dr Jeremy Carman, Dr Andrew Gardner, Dr Ross MacPherson
Preparing the elderly patient for elective non-cardiac surgery by Dr Naomi Osborne, Dr Leena Nagappan, and Dr Kevin Kwan
Enhancing powerful medication – applications of the placebo response for pain management by Dr Andrew Watson and Professor Thomas Bruessel

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

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