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If you plan to work as an anaesthetist in a developing country, this podcast will explain how and why you need to adapt.

Mike Dobson


    • Jul 29, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 48 EPISODES


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    Back to 1981

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 34:24


    Here is the introduction to the first ever course on Anaesthesia for Developing countries, featuring Sir Robert Macintosh recounting the development of Draw-over anaesthesia.

    News about courses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 6:16


    The DWA and ADC courses should soon be back as real events in the flesh where you can meet and network with like-minded anaesthetists. Details here...

    The Gap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 15:22


    Why is there a big gap between western anaesthesia and much of the rest of the world. How can we bridge it? See also Hans Rosling on YouTube “Hans Rosling's 200 countries, 200 years, 4 minutes”

    Varieties of African experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 28:29


    Keith Thomson talks about how he first went to Africa, about Mercy Ships and a variety of land-based life changing missions.

    In it for the long haul

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 34:21


    Dr Eric Vreede has spent most of his professional life working overseas. He talks to Mike about his experiences and aims.

    Tansen - a hospital in rural Nepal

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 26:08


    Mike and Steve Pickering talk about the hospital where Mike gave his first anaesthetic in 1968, and where Steve now works.

    DWA and other courses

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 15:34


    Rachel Freedman, course director of the RCoA Developing World Anaesthesia course, tells you why you should join in.

    Tetanus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 35:21


    Ray Towey describes his experience of this terrifying and complex disease.

    Lifebox

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 24:03


    Dr Rachel Freedman tells us about the Lifebox project, and her time as a Lifebox fellow in Mbarara, Uganda

    The view from Zambia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 40:48


    Dr Naomi Shamambo talks about her experiences as a trainee in both Zambia and UK, and the different roles of doctor, nurse and clinical officer anaesthetist.

    Anaesthesia in Serbia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 34:33


    Professor Vojka Neskovic talks about her experiences as an anaesthetist in Belgrade.

    Easter break

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 0:47


    Anaesthesia Compass is having a break over Easter and will resume on Friday April 16th

    Learning from recent history

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 21:34


    Mike Dobson reviews how anaesthesia has developed in the west since 1970, and how some of those developments have impacted on the rest of the world

    Planning a new anaesthesia service in rural Ghana

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 35:18


    Karen Leyden is a UK consultant anaesthetist who spent her infancy in Gulu, Uganda, worked as a teacher in Honduras, and is now the lead in planning the anaesthesia service in a brand new hospital. She talks about the choices that have to be made.

    Inspiring people of East Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 26:42


    Mark Newton tells about some of the people who have impressed and encouraged him at Kijabe hospital.

    A teaching hospital in a rural setting

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 32:29


    Mark Newton talks about his 23 years working in Kijabe Hospital, Kenya.

    Trauma care in Myanmar: the bigger picture

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 43:01


    Tom Bashford talks to Lucy Guile about developing a systems approach to improving anaesthetic care in low income settings, and outlines some pros and cons of combining academic and clinical training.

    Power Sources for the hospital

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 38:22


    Mike and Bill continue their discussion about generators, PVAs ( photovoltaic arrays), batteries, and future developments to improve availability of good quality electrical power.

    Power supplies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 31:02


    Reliable electrical power is vital in the hospital and operating theatre. World expert Bill Wright talks about the things that often go wrong, and how to keep your electro medical equipment from being damaged.

    The view from Nigeria

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 32:04


    Dr ElHassan Dhatti from Kano tells us about life as one of 300 specialist anaesthetists in a country of 208 million people

    Zimbabwe past and future

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 43:20


    Laurie Marks tells us how anaesthesia, and hospitals in Zimbabwe have coped with 20 turbulent years, and with Paul Fenton recalls the life and contribution of the late and much loved Ruth Hutchinson.

    Paediatric anaesthesia in LMIC's

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 37:30


    Nick Boyd, consultant paediatric anaesthetist talks about the particular challenges of anaesthetising children where resources are limited

    2021 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 5:24


    A look back at where we've been with the podcast since it started in June, and where we're heading in the new year.

    Christmas Compass

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 4:39


    Thanks to our listeners, and maybe a way to express your own thanks.

    Interview with Jeanne Frossard

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 30:31


    Jeanne tells us about working with the Red Cross, MSF and PTC, and about the possibilities for improvising n both clinical work and teaching.

    Building a career in global anaesthesia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 23:51


    Lucy interviews Dr Hilary Edgcombe about her route into global medicine and anaesthesia

    Anaesthesia in the Pacific region

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 29:17


    Wayne Morris, President-elect of WFSA, talks about the challenges of supporting anaesthetists in some of the most isolated places on earth.

    Book review - Global Anaesthesia + Designing and building the right stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 22:34


    Lucy Guile reviews an important new book from OUP, and Mike concludes his interview with Robert Neighbour

    Infrastructure challenges in LMIC's

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 17:41


    Robert Neighbour explains why sending western anaesthetic equipment overseas may cause more problems than it solves

    Primary Trauma Care 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 29:24


    Charles Clayton tells us about how PTC courses work, and how you could get involved.

    Primary Trauma Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 22:18


    Charles Clayton, CEO of the Primary Trauma Care Foundation, talks to Mike Dobson about the needs of patients with severe injuries in LMIC's

    Mercy Ships 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 26:53


    Michelle White tells us of some of the clinical challenges you might meet as a Mercy Ships anaesthetist working in Africa.

    Mercy Ships 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 25:10


    Dr Michelle White in conversation about the work of Mercy Ships in Africa

    Financing your project without money

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 18:36


    Paul Fenton recounts the convolutions of aid and development planning and finance. You'll enjoy it more than you expect...

    Oxygen for His Excellency

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 30:43


    Paul Fenton recounts from his memoirs how Presidential hypoxaemia was turned into anaesthetic opportunity.

    Obstetric anaesthesia in LMICs. Are we teachers or learners?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 17:41


    Caesarean section is the commonest major operation in the world, but patients, indications and infrastructure in LMICs should make us think whether our western approach to anaesthesia there is the right one.

    Intensive care in rural Africa. Establishing and training good staff

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 21:48


    In his second interview, Ray Towey explains the strategy and practicalities of building up the sort of ICU that can make a huge difference to critically ill people.

    Intensive care in rural Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 27:32


    In the first of two interviews with Ray Towey, he talks about the clinical side of rural intensive care. Who are the patient who can most benefit? Does it have to cost a fortune? Join us to find out.

    Intravenous therapy and blood

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 17:46


    This is an area where our practice depends on the laboratory and critical infrastructure as well as clinical acumen. Can you manage with two out of three ? Or maybe just one....

    Equipment maintenance DIY

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 13:17


    It's a scary thought for most anaesthetists that you might have to fix your own equipment. In this podcast I explain how to go about it. It's really not harder than bicycle maintenance!

    Tim Beacon talks about Medaid

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 28:55


    Getting the right equipment, keeping it in good shape, and getting trained technical help are vital parts of infrastructure. Tim and Mike discuss the work of Medaid in support.

    From the village to medical school (Part two) and beyond...

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 46:44


    Ernest Nshom concludes the account of his training and brings us up to date.

    From the village to medical school (Part One)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 46:42


    In an interview with Mike Dobson, Ernest Nshom tells us how a boy born in a village in Cameroon started on the path to becoming a specialist anaesthetist

    Working with MSF - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 20:40


    Continuing the interview with Ben Gupta about his MSF experiences, this time focusing on anaesthetic techniques and drugs.

    What it's like on mission with MSF

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 18:51


    Ben Gupta, consultant anaesthetist in Bristol, reflects on life as a member of a medical team in two very different places - rural Papua New Guinea, and treating victims of the Syrian war in a border hospital in Jordan.

    Oxygen 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 20:49


    How to operate, troubleshoot and look after an oxygen concentrator, and use your precious oxygen in the most effective and economical way

    Oxygen 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 20:39


    Why is there a shortage of oxygen in so many countries? What are the possible technical solutions

    Anaesthesia Compass - finding your way in the developing world

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 20:32


    In our first episode, we analyse the things that make anaesthesia different in countries with limited resources- the world bank lists 143 of them. The PAKD compass will help you find your way.

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