| What is anaesthesia? Is it just "without sensation"? | Possible half-full day trade display by GE (Datex-Ohmeda) |
| What is the purpose of anaesthesia? Sleep and muscle relaxants | Possible half-full day trade display by Ulco |
| The physiology / pharmacology behind anaesthesia | Possible half-full day trade display by Drager |
| Introduction to patient monitoring needs | Possible half-full day trade display by Philips |
New vs. traditional - improvements
Gas vs. Intravenous Anaesthesia. What is happening with Nitrous Oxide Gas?
Delivery of Gases, fluids and agents to the patient. Speed of activation.
ANZCA guidelines for monitoring in anaesthesia the clinical reasons for doing so, and the attributes of monitors which make them useful or difficult in a practical clinical sense
Do you outsource your Anaes Machine technical support? Why and how often
is maintenance conducted?
In house technical support requires flowmeters, pressure meters, agent
concentration and O2 concentration meters.
A good tool kit and some know how can get you started.
Older patients may be frail and more drug sensitive. Risk Assessment
Techniques
Do older patients have less brain reserve?
Will we have older Anaesthetists and older Surgeons working on older
and more obese patients?
Possible New technology
Insitu blood analysis?
Patient DNA profiling?
Brain blood flow determination?
Patient consciousness display?
Location / content of whole of patient electronic record?