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Jun 26, 2021

This is a story that starts with some of the challenges faced in our world outside the operating theatre and it's about how we might address some of these problems systematically. Healthcare organizations have to deliver high quality, competitive and sustainable results and costs. Good quality perioperative surgery is...


Jun 22, 2021

"Accelerated surgery for hip fracture is safe and feasable, with troponin elevation before randomization, there was a mortality advantage with accelerated surgery. The logistics and resources required for accelerated surgery need to be balanced with the demonstrated benefits and patient's desires for...


Jun 14, 2021

This piece is a question and answer session with questions from the online audience.

What do we think is the clinical care difference that having an elevated level of monitoring and more people around of all all sorts? Why is it good for our patients? As regards admissions to your campus care area; what criteria do you...


Jun 10, 2021

This question and answer session was a highlight of EBPOM London 2020, it works as a standalone piece or as a companion piece to this talk here: https://topmedtalk.libsyn.com/ebpom-2020-london-am-i-safe

The discussion follows themes outlined in the presentation as our online audience asked a series of questions.

Some of...


Jun 3, 2021

Fitness, function and, or, frailty are important determinants of the quality of the life that we live. In the context of major surgery it's very important we recognize and work with individual patients improving and optimizing them and their ability to handle an operation. This piece is an essential deep dive into...