NovPod, a beginner’s guide to anaesthetics

This podcast miniseries was created to accompany the RCoA Novice Guide, and intended as a friendly, lighthearted introduction for new anaesthetic trainees, and featuring insights and reflections from other trainees, operating department practitioners, and former RCoA President Dr Fiona Donald, amongst others.

The Novpod: a beginner's guide to anaesthetics was created, edited, and co-hosted by Dr Eoin Dore and Dr Duncan Kemp, with Dr Rosie Grimes joining the presenting team for season 2.

The NovPod is hosted by Anaesthesia on Air, and created in association with the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Season 2 is supported and endorsed by the Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association.

On this collection page you can find every NovPod episode. Click through to individual episode pages for more information, links, and contributor biographies. 

[Last updated September 2024 - Series 2]

Season 2, below, focuses on the Initial Assessment of Competence in Obstetric Anaesthesia (IACOA), on topics including maternal pathophysiology, how labour wards work, and drugs in labour.

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Season 1 of the NovPod looks at the Initial Assessment of Competence (IAC), with topics including anaesthetic drugs, induction, maintenance, and emergence, and more.