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ACSA Anniversary celebrations continue

We continue to celebrate anaesthetic departments that have been accredited and re-accredited over the last year.

In the last Bulletin issue, ACSA reviewed the achievements of the scheme upon its 10th anniversary. We continue to reflect now by celebrating anaesthetic departments who have been accredited and re-accredited over the last year. They share their experiences in their own words.

Anaesthetists need time to cover the following essential points in the more immediate preoperative phase. The anaesthetic room is not usually an appropriate place for this except in an emergency. Assessment Interview and medical case notes rev...

Anaesthetists need time to cover the following essential points in the more immediate preoperative phase. The anaesthetic room is not usually an appropriate place for this except in an emergency.

Assessment

  • Interview and medical case notes review to establish current diagnoses, current medicines and past medical and anaesthetic history.7,8
  • Examination, including airway assessment.
  • Review of results of...

Flexibility in training

Information on less than full-time training (LTFT), out of programme (OOP) opportunities, and returning to training afterwards.