Today I am joined by Maurice, now a retired learning and development facilitator with ANZCA. We are releasing our newly created education tool "Conversation Starters in the Operating Theatre" available on the website. We start are conversation today talking about the concept of a 'curious learner' (07:56). Then we move on to discuss how we can suspend judgment when it comes to teaching (11:10) and how to make the trainee-supervisor work well with the aid of FAST goals (17:09). Finally, we talk about 6 learning strategies the strategies shared by The Learning Scientists.

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I'm back for another year with a new series on "Equipment & Safety." There is a lot to cover today starting off with oxygen production (01:37) followed by a look at storage with cylinders (05:27) and a VIE (17:21). I then discuss modes of oxygen therapy (23:14). In the second part of the episode, I look at different breathing circuits (29:33), CO2 absorbents (35:23) and vaporisers (42:32). Finally, there were a lot of SAQs to cover today (53:15). It's a great topic to cover before the exam and thanks for listening!

In our last episode of our renal series, we finish by firstly looking at the counter-current mechanism (01:02). This then leads into a discussion of production of dilute and concentrated (11:59). We then overview the RAAS in more detail when we cover the regulation of renal function (14:38). The last LO for this series covers physiologic and clinical assessment of renal function (27:03). To end as always, we look at the previous SAQs (31:25). Thanks for listening, merry Christmas and happy new year and I will be back next year!

In our second episode of our renal series, we start of by looking at the endocrine functions of the kidney (01:48). Then take a deep dive into glomerular filtration (07:34) and tubular function (18:28). To help understand the later we take a detour by looking at renal handling of different substances (31:16). Our last LO for today is understanding renal acid-base control (35:12). To end as always we look at the previous SAQs (41:54). Thanks for listening! As always if you have any feedback let me know

Today is the start of our 'Renal Physiology' series. I start off with going through the fundamentals by firstly covering gross and functional anatomy (02:06). Then I look at renal blood flow (12:59) and the last topic is measurement (25:36). As always at the end I go through the past SAQ's (33:01). Renal is one of those topics that I just had to keep going over again and again, so hopefully this series helps you with understanding key LOs. Thanks for listening! As always if you have any feedback let me know

Today I'm joined by a very special guest in Maddie. Maddie sat the 2025.1 exam and won the Renton! She has kindly given some of her time to share her tips leading into the last week before the vivas (02:20) and offered to give some examples opening viva stem answers (11:56). We go through more than 30 stems in total with the second half later in the episode (39:14). In between she gives some advice regarding how to transition from SAQ to Viva mode following the written (21:02). There are some amazing hidden gems she shares, and I want to thank her for taking the time to do this!! Hope you guys enjoy and thanks for watching! As always if you have any feedback let me know at anirudh@sweetdreamsanaesthesia.com

Today I'm back doing a 'Live Practice Viva'. Thanks to Derek for doing this and Celia for being a special guest examiner again!! I hope you get some technical and non-technical skills from the video. As per previous episodes we covered four topics which were: Isomers/Warfarin (04:08), Resipratory changes in Pregnancy (09:08), Nausea & Vomiting (14:08) and Atelectasis & Peep (19:08). We then go through some feedback. Hope you guys enjoy and thanks for watching! As always if you have any feedback let me know at anirudh@sweetdreamsanaesthesia.com

With the 2025.2 written now in the books I thought I would review this most recent paper. Harry and Robbie join me today to help with this and they will also be educating me on the use of AI. Today's episode has 2-parts, the first is a look at how AI can be used as an adjunct to study. The second (27:49), I will go through the 2025.2 exam paper blind in persual conditions while Harry and Robbie will do the same but using AI to generate a guide to what you should write in the perusal time to help better answer the question. This was an eye-opening episode for me and it showed that AI is used properly it can have a lot of credibility in the answers it's providing. It also not just an answering tool and if we can use it in the right way, it may very well change the way we teach in the future. Thanks for listening! As always if you have any feedback let me know @ anirudh@sweetdreamsanaesthesia.com