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Aug 13, 2026
Recorded at the Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM) World Congress in London this episode of TopMedTalk sees Andy Cumpstey speaking with a panel of experts about the VITAL trial: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial about volatile vs total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) for major non-cardiac surgery in...
Aug 10, 2026
At the ANZCA Annual Scientific Meeting in Auckland, Kate Leslie and Andy Cumpstey discuss ANZCA’s Emerging Leaders Conference (ELC), a retreat-style program held immediately before the ASM for clinicians within five years of achieving FANZCA, with allowances for career disruptions.
Their guests, Dr Saana Taylor FANZCA...
Aug 6, 2026
From the 58th annual meeting of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) in Montreal, Mike Grocott and new co-host Joe Larvin speak with SOAP president Ron George about SOAP’s growth to over 1,000 attendees and its international, collaborative community.
George outlines his career from Dalhousie to...
Aug 3, 2026
This classic TopMedTalk piece was originally cast in April 2020.
The debate 'Direct laryngoscopes should be consigned to history', was hosted by The Royal College Of Anaesthetists and carried out by our two guests on this piece, where the debate is outlined in advance.
We get into the advantages and challenges behind...