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Nov 30, 2019
More of our coverage of the American Society of Enhanced Recovery (ASER) annual general meeting. Reflections regarding the rise of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET); a growing field, particularly in the US.
The "Prehabilitation World Congress in association with POETTS & EBPOM" meeting discussed in this podcast is...
Nov 29, 2019
Perioperative medicine is defined here as: "the practice of patient centred multidisciplinary and integrated medical care of patients from the moment of contemplation of surgery until full recovery". Population health is defined as: "the health outcomes of a group of individuals including the distribution of such...
Nov 28, 2019
If we look at the evidence, is there a case for "vascular geriatrics"? Co-managed care in vascular surgery could be a way forward, this talk builds the case for change.
Readmission rates in this group are dissapointing, how do we reasonably tackle this issue? How do we balance questions regarding appropriateness and...
Nov 27, 2019
This piece is taken from the free papers presentations given at EBPOM 2019. Can two weeks of prehabilitation really make a difference for patients facing primary surgical resection of colorectal cancer? How feasable is it to recruit patients into such a programme? Can we make a real change in their objectively measured...
Nov 26, 2019
Obstructive sleep apnea is important to identify in patients, this piece explains how; use the official STOP BANG website here: http://www.stopbang.ca/osa/screening.php
Opioids and pain management strategy is discussed, alongside reflections on the differences between the healthcare systems of Canada, the UK and...