Anesthesia, Cardiac, Critical Care, Resuscitation

Episode 140: Transfusion Triggers and The TRICS 3 Trial with David Mazer

September 24, 2019 ACCRAC Leave a comment

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast

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In this 140th episode I welcome Dr. David Mazer to the show. Dr. Mazer was the PI and first author on the TRICS 3 trial looking at liberal versus restrictive transfusion strategies in moderate to high risk cardiac surgery patients published in the NEJM in 2017.

CME: https://earnc.me/6SR7cb

Dr. Mazer would like to add the following random recommendation: For a great combination of live jazz and good food and drinks in Toronto, check out the Jazz Bistro just up the street from St. Michael’s Hospital.

Reference: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1711818

Dr. Mazer can be reached at David.Mazer@UnityHealth.To

Anesthesia, Key Words, Pharmacology, Regional, Show Notes

Episode 139: Keywords Part 5: Succinylcholine and Interscalene Block

September 17, 2019 ACCRAC 3 Comments

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast

Episode 139: Keywords Part 5: Succinylcholine and Interscalene Block

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In this 139th episode I welcome Dr. Gillian Isaac back to the show to discuss another 2 ABA keywords, succinylcholine and interscalene brachial plexus block.

CME: https://earnc.me/WBEa4s

Outline by April Liu Download

Anesthesia, Pain, Procedures, Regional

Episode 138: Lower Extremity Blocks Part 1: Ankle and Sciatic

September 10, 2019 ACCRAC 4 Comments

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast

Episode 138: Lower Extremity Blocks Part 1: Ankle and Sciatic

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In this 138th episode I welcome Drs. Segna and Rayaz back to the show to discuss lower extremity nerve blocks. We cover the ankle block and sciatic nerve block approaches today and will cover the anterior leg in a later episode.

CME: https://earnc.me/oFIwW1

References and Pictures Download

The Medium Article: https://medium.com/@admiralcloudberg/the-near-crash-of-air-canada-flight-759-c61094867d45

Life Lessons, Well-Being

Episode 137: Contracts and Negotiation with Steve Kaufman

September 4, 2019 ACCRAC 2 Comments

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast

Episode 137: Contracts and Negotiation with Steve Kaufman

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In this 137th episode I welcome Steve Kaufman to the show to discuss contracts and negotiation for doctors. Steve is a lawyer with decades of experience helping doctors negotiate contracts.

CME: https://earnc.me/oFIwW1

If you have questions for Steve you can contact him directly at 410-659-1385, or email at SKaufman@wcslaw.com and he’s on twitter at @SKaufmanWCS

Anesthesia, Key Words, Pain

Episode 136: Keywords part 4: Celiac Plexus Block and Dexmedetomidine

August 28, 2019 ACCRAC Leave a comment

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Episode 136: Keywords part 4: Celiac Plexus Block and Dexmedetomidine

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In this 136th episode I welcome Dr. Gillian Isaac back to the show to discuss another 2 ABA keywords, Celiac Plexus Block and Dexmedetomidine.

CME: https://earnc.me/eM03ez

Show Notes by Dr. Brian H Park

Anesthesia, Critical Care, Resuscitation

Episode 135: A Case For Low Dose Norepinephrine

August 21, 2019 ACCRAC 7 Comments

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast

Episode 135: A Case For Low Dose Norepinephrine

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In this 135th episode I discuss my argument for using low dose norepinephrine to treat or even prevent hypotension in the OR and ICU. I discuss the CENSER trial looking at early norepinephrine in sepsis as well as a paper looking at preemptive norepinephrine in open cystectomies and a review article of trials looking at pressor use in free flap surgery. Join in the conversation here with your comments and on the ACCRAC Facebook page and Twitter @accracpodcast and @jwolpaw.

CME: https://earnc.me/nkqZ0P

References:

CENSER: https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/rccm.201806-1034OC

Cystectomies: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24012203

Free Flaps: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26340760

Education, Life Lessons

Episode 134: How to podcast

August 12, 2019 ACCRAC Leave a comment

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Episode 134: How to podcast

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In this 134th episode I turn over the host chair to Dr. Dave Berman and he interviews me about how I got started in podcasting and things to think about for anyone interested in starting a podcast.

CME: https://earnc.me/DBzwAR

Reference: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31222949

Airway, Anesthesia

Episode 133: Introducing the Depth of Anesthesia Podcast

August 6, 2019 ACCRAC 1 Comment

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Episode 133: Introducing the Depth of Anesthesia Podcast

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In this 133rd episode we bring you the first episode from a new, fantastic anesthesia podcast called “Depth of Anesthesia” hosted by David Hao at MGH. in this episode they explore the evidence behind verifying mask ventilation before administering paralytic.

CME: https://earnc.me/UMptYs

Anesthesia, Anesthetic agents, Key Words, OB, Procedures, Show Notes

Episode 132: Key Words Part 3: Spinals and Etomidate

August 5, 2019 ACCRAC 5 Comments

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast

Episode 132: Key Words Part 3: Spinals and Etomidate

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In this 132nd episode I welcome back Dr. Gillian Isaac to do more ABA keyword review. We review Spinals for the Basic Exam and Etomidate.

CME: https://earnc.me/bT3wiQ

Outline by April Liu Download

Anesthesia, Education, Well-Being

Episode 131: Disabilities in Medicine with Drs. Meeks, Brookman and Fitzsimons

July 29, 2019 ACCRAC Leave a comment

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Episode 131: Disabilities in Medicine with Drs. Meeks, Brookman and Fitzsimons

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In this 131st episode I welcome Drs. Meeks, Brookman and Fitzsimons to the show to discuss what it means to be a resident with a disability, what needs to be done to assure adequate and legal accommodations for these trainees, and why it’s important to do so.

CME: https://earnc.me/Yf6wxG

References:

Meeks LM, Herzer KR. Prevalence of self-disclosed disability among medical students in US allopathic medical schools. Jama. 2016 Dec 6;316(21):2271-2. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2589334

Meeks, L.M., Herzer, K., & Jain, N.R. (2018). Removing barriers and facilitating access: Increasing the number of physicians with disabilities (Invited Commentary).Academic Medicine, 93(4), 540-543. doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000002112 https://bit.ly/2Gyx53x

Meeks, L.M., & Jain, N.R. (2018). Accessibility, inclusion, and action in medical education: Lived experiences of learners and physicians with disabilities. Washington, D.C.: Association of American Medical Colleges. https://store.aamc.org/accessibility-inclusion-and-action-in-medical-education-lived-experiences-of-learners-and-physicians-with-disabilities.html

Meeks LM, Jain NR. The guide to assisting students with disabilities: equal access in health science and professional education. Springer Publishing Company; 2015 Aug 13. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=a1LSCgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=Meeks+LM&ots=uXnapo3t_7&sig=2HN6lTPwBo7G9VdlXht9cIccrXg#v=onepage&q=Meeks%20LM&f=false

Fitzsimons MG, Brookman JC, Arnholz SH, Baker K. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and successful completion of anesthesia residency: a case report. Academic Medicine. 2016 Feb 1;91(2):210-4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26244258

Schwarz CM, Zetkulic M. You Belong in the Room: Addressing the Underrepresentation of Physicians With Physical Disabilities. Academic Medicine. 2019;94(1):17-9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30157092

AAMC Webinars on Disability. https://www.aamc.org/members/gsa/pdopportunities/427068/archivedwebinars.html