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SAS doctors as Educators

In this episode of Anaesthesia on Air, Dr Ashwini Keshkamat talks to Dr Sarah Thornton and Dr Roger Sharpe about SAS doctors in Educational roles.

Ethics and the resident anaesthetist

Ethics underpins all we do. However, it can be difficult to integrate into clinical practice. This article tells you how to get involved.

Author: Dr John Shenouda, ST6, Queen Charlotte’s Hospital; Member, RCoA Ethics Committee

Ethics underpins all that we do in medicine and anaesthesia. It’s a topic that’s always fascinated me, though I’ve found it challenging to incorporate into anaesthetic training besides daily clinical decision-making.

Seeking to further my understanding of medical ethics and global health, I completed a Medicine in Conflict and Catastrophe postgraduate diploma. This provided the platform for me to start vulnerability assessments. Working alongside colleagues, we successfully rehoused asylum seekers from Penally barracks to safer, more appropriate housing while their applications were reviewed.

Many royal colleges have recently formed ethics committees to advise their councils on matters relevant to the colleges and their membership.

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The History of Anaesthesia

From plants to the anaesthetics machinery of today. Shakespeare’s observation (from Cymbeline) explains why attempts to alleviate the pain of disease, injury or simple surgical procedures by producing unconsciousness are almost as old as civilisation, although the techniques were crude.

Refugee Buddy

Become a Refugee Buddy. The Refugee buddying system is a joint venture between the RCoA, the Association of Anaesthetists and Refuaid. A refugee buddy will be an anaesthetist, intensivist or pain medicine specialist who will provide informal support to a refugee anaesthetist who wishes to enter UK practice within the NHS in anaesthesia.