TM15 New changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule for anaesthetists
Talking Money. Our series where we do more than talk money. on the 1st March 2024, new items were introduced into the MBS for anaesthetists. I discuss these with our MBS expert, Dr Michael Lumsden-...
4 Apr 202414min
Ep90. All things 90! With Drs Mark Sinclair, Don Maxwell, Bob Hare and Greg Deacon
Happy 90th birthday to the Australian Society of Anaesthetists!In this episode, I try my hand at being a historian. We revisit the discovery of modern anaesthetic agents and have a peak into the Ethe...
18 Feb 202447min
Ep89. Anaphylaxis myths debunked with Dr Richard Scolaro (Part 3)
This is the third and final installment of the chat I had with Immediate Past Chair of the Australian New Zealand Anaesthetic Allergy Group (ANZAAG), Dr Richard Scolaro. We discuss pholcodine and som...
4 Feb 202424min
Ep88. Anaphylaxis & antibiotics with Dr Richard Scolaro (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of 3 in our series where I chat with Immediate Past Chair of the Australian New Zealand Anaesthetic Allergy Group (ANZAAG), Dr Richard Scolaro. We discuss anaphylaxis to penicillin and...
21 Jan 202421min
Ep87. Anaphylaxis testing with Dr Richard Scolaro (Part 1)
In this episode I chat with Immediate Past Chair of the Australian New Zealand Anaesthetic Allergy Group (ANZAAG), Dr Richard Scolaro. We chat about anaesthetic anaphylaxis testing and some of the co...
7 Jan 202425min
Ep86. The Secret Thoughts of Presidents: Dr Donald Maxwell (Part 2)
Merry Christmas!Dr Donald Maxwell was President of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists from 1982 - 1984. In this episode we learn about Don's path to Presidency as we well as some of the major ach...
24 Dec 202324min
EP85. The Secret Thoughts of Presidents: Dr Donald Maxwell (Part 1)
Dr Donald Maxwell was President of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists from 1982 - 1984. In this episode we talk about Don's early career and anaesthesia in the 1960s. We also learn about the bi...
17 Dec 202329min
Ep84. Ahpra with AMA Policy Manager Nick Elmitt
In my time as President of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists and since, I have met a few doctors who have had dealings with Ahpra, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. My gene...
3 Dec 202342min
