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Dec 31, 2020

Pain is a subjective experience that affects all segments of the population. However, there are inter-individual differences in pain. The biopsychosocial model proposes that the intersection of biological, psychological, and social factors create a pain experience and pain outcomes that differ by sex, race,...


Dec 30, 2020

This piece was recorded at the start of the year, to celebrate the launch of Tom Woodcock's book Fluid Physiology, A Handbook for Anaesthesia and Critical Care Practice: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=F-m4DwAAQBAJ&printsec=copyright&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

The editorial team here at TopMedTalk recently...


Dec 29, 2020

This piece considers the need to understand the patient having surgery and the complexity with which they present so we can match our skills to them. Developing these skills requires new approaches; to education and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level; to challenge the old ways of delivering perioperative...


Dec 28, 2020

This piece looks at some of the advantages to having a perioperative interdisciplinary team reducing complications, understanding and discussing risk, facilitating better shared decision making and increased patient satisfaction, even among those who - as part of this process - decide not to go ahead with an...


Dec 27, 2020

"We did not have a concensus view on the very basic subject of fluid physiology and I needed to write a book".

Recorded at the start of the year this piece builds on our previous look at Fluid Physiology, which you can find here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/topmedtalk-tom-woodcock/

We also make reference to the book...