In my happy place in #SouthAustralia in the #Riverland before my anaesthetic locum starting tomorrow with James. Looking after country folk is very satisfying. #MedSky #AnSky With @urethroplasty.bsky.social#SouthAustralia

The Case Registry for NAP8 launches today! #NAP8 will study major complications of regional anaesthesia (peripheral nerve and central neuraxial blocks) as well as perioperative spinal cord and peripheral nerve injury. Find out more 👉 https://ow.ly/8GkJ50Z12n9

🔊 New Podcast Episode | Australian Anaesthesia – Ep 117 Anaesthesia, Advocacy, and Authentic Leadership with Dr Mark Priestley 🎧 Listen now: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/d9edd850-21b9-4a0b-a673-472488729e45/

Exaggerated plethysmography waveforms associated with premature ventricular contractions in a 58-year-old man with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and significant cardiac history who underwent laparoscopic appendectomy. #AnSky #MedSky doi.org/10.1002/anr3...

Successful spinal anaesthesia for caesarean birth after epidural blood patch for intracranial hypotension headache #AnSky #MedSky #ObsSky doi.org/10.1002/anr3...

In this #retrospectivestudy, #airway and #respiratory #adverseevents were the most frequent trigger for emergency calls during #proceduralsedation and analgesia https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00051-6/fulltext

Happy Birthday to @bobfunn.bsky.social A dear kind friend of @urethroplasty.bsky.social and me. Big mwah’s xx

In the latest issue of Te Puna Kairehu, we hear from two Wellington Geriatricians who've established a Perioperative Older Persons Service (POPS) in Wellington to improve support for older adults under General and Vascular surgical services. Read more [https://kairehu.anaesthesia.nz/pops/]

GLPs and gastric ultrasound In a survey of resident and consultant anaesthetists, it was found that when assessing a patient receiving GLP-1 RAs who has not undertaken a 24-h clear fluid diet, only 43% of respondents would use gastric ultrasound. #AnSky #GLP1 doi.org/10.1111/anae...

Home safe after #asm26akl. Such a wonderful meeting of workshops, academia and friendship. Again congratulations to new @anzca.bsky.social President @gonggasgirl.bsky.social#asm26akland thanks to everyone who was involved in organising this. So appreciate you all. BRAVO!!!

Oops come to #asm27adl Bit tired, cheers all xx

Thank you all for coming along! Some important topics covered - plastics in healthcare, rationalising pathology testing &imaging, nitrous decommissioning and sustainable anaesthesia in lower resource environments 🌱🌍 #asm26akl

That’s a wrap from me from #asm26akl. I am no good at live posting so I hope you all got an idea of what was happening. So wonderful to catch up with all my conference buddies. Come to #asm26akl Adelaide will rock!!! @anzca.bsky.social#asm26akl#asm26aklTime to rest my feet xx

Massive thanks to the wonderful team of #asm26akl Lead by Dr Kerry Benson-Cooper it was a wonderful meeting of such interesting topics. Well done to the new #NZICC who are still finding their feet, all staff were so friendly and helpful. @anzca.bsky.social#asm26akl#NZICCBRAVO!!!

The sustainability talk co-chaired by @archiecurium.bsky.social was packed with interested colleagues. Some shocking slides about our impact on the environment. Well done Archie!! @anzca.bsky.social #asm26akl

I may have had fruit covered in the chocolate fountain for lunch, but Kate Leslie @katy-skier.bsky.social was there as well!! Bravo to who ever thought of this. Can confirm delicious. Also may have gone back twice 😬 @anzca.bsky.social #asm26akl

DEI was a great session. Scott Ma bought tears to our eyes with his description of the treatment of his non English speaking Grandmother. How cultural communication is so important. Missed the first part was sleeping oops… Bravo Scott xx @anzca.bsky.social #asm26akl

Welcome to the new President of @anzca.bsky.social, Dr Tanya Selak. Heart warming speech in front of of her family, including a surprise visit from her children from Australia. Her message is we are a Village at ANZCA so we all need to be Villagers. #WeAreAVillage #asm26akl

Lovely party at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron tonight. Beautiful views, lovely food and wine, and wonderful friends. NZ rocks xx #asm26akl @anzca.bsky.social#asm26akl

Wonderful breakfast today where we heard the stories of brave women and a man!! Incredibly honest and personal story from incoming President Dr Tanya Selak. #asm26akl @anzca.bsky.social @gonggasgirl.bsky.social#asm26akl

Three incredible researchers with compelling projects. Winner announced tomorrow #ASM26AKL

The Gilbert Brown prize! Supporting young Anaesthetists. Chaired by @hypoxicchicken.medsky.social 🤗 @anzca.bsky.social #asm26akl

The @anzca.bsky.social staff at #asm26akl work so hard. Thank you Jan. Great fun catching up with Twitter buddies @archiecurium.bsky.social#asm26akland #MaplesonD

Massive day #asm26akl Amazing Plenary talks to begin with. I went to a panel on Obstetric emergencies, then the amazing response to the White/Whakaari Island volcanic explosion Well done to those who presented. Highlight was seeing @gonggasgirl.bsky.social @anzca.bsky.social#asm26akl

@maffygirl.medsky.social doing a chocolate thing. #ASM26AKL @anzca.bsky.social

It was all happening at the #asn27adl stand at #asm26akl. President-Elect @gonggasgirl.bsky.social and I both had a chop of a massive block of #haighs chocolate. Still some plenty left, come and say hello!! Come to #Adelaide in 2027!! @anzca.bsky.social

Another great day at #asm26akl. Very interesting plenary sessions in the morning followed by a brilliant Cardiac Arrest workshop. The workshops here have been extremely good-could not fault them. Caught up with a number of conference buddies. @anzca.bsky.social#asm26akl

Ping @thisgirlblocks.bsky.social

Lovely to meet you today @lizmaxwellnz.bsky.social at #thisgirlblocks #asm26akl @anzca.bsky.social @thisgirlblocks.bsky.social

#Asm26Akl Pre-eclampsia: words that instill fear in on-call anaesthetists. Prof Dennis, pre-eclampsia guru makes it simple: It’s the body balancing competing physiological priorities- an imbalance between oxygen supply & demand. Fetus asks for oxygen Pregnant woman responds The body can’t keep up

Bumping into our possie at the ANZCA ASM. Looking forward to some sweet podcasts! 🇳🇿 😃 #ASM26AKL @anzcandy.bsky.social @topmedtalk.bsky.social

Prof Alicia Dennis is a keynote speaker for #ASM26AKL. An academic clinician researcher & obstetric anaesthetist, she has over 100 publications and has mentored and supervised over 80 medical students, anaesthesia and obstetric registrars and fellows, and early career consultants. bit.ly/46lqjaZ

Brilliant communication session with Liz Crowe this morning! @anzca.bsky.social #ASM26AKL

#Asm26Akl #hottopics Do robots feel pain??? 🤔 @anzca.bsky.social

Power women of regional anaesthesia. Because you can’t be what you can’t see 💜 #ASM26AKL @anzca.bsky.social

ICYMI: Our scientific convenor Dr Marta Seretny had a chat about #ASM26AKL and #anaesthesia on #RNZNights with Emile Donovan in the studio last night: tinyurl.com/2k28jp94, straight after Emile's interview with former NZ PM Helen Clark.😀

And that's day one of the 2026 ANZCA ASM: from a packed workshop schedule, to a special screening of Ka Whawhai Tonu, to a networking lunch for SIMGs, all on a beautiful autumnal day in Auckland. The scientific program starts tomorrow – there is so much more to come! #ASM26AKL

##asm26akl Chronic pain is such a scourge. Our patients living with chronic pain often have multiple medical morbidities, take multiple medications & can be opioid dependent/resistant. Caring for chronic pain patients peri-operatively is such an important role for an anaesthetist @anzca.bsky.social

Lovely to finally meet IRL Becki Marsh of #thisgirlblocks Welcome to #asm26akl Becki. If you are here go to the booth! @anzca.bsky.social

That’s me!!! #asm26akl

Don Mackie are you on #BlueSky yet?? #asm26akl @anzca.bsky.social

Got to see my conference buddy @lightfootsj.bsky.social Great to see you Dr Magpie!!! #asm26akl @anzca.bsky.social

Plenary session. Welcome, welcome, welcome!! #asm26akl @anzca.bsky.social

I did four workshops and they were all utterly brilliant. The standard is exceptional @anzca.bsky.social at #asm26akl

Ready for our workshop on gastric ultrasound facilitated by the fabulous @drnavsidhu.bsky.social (and selfie taking with @maffygirl.medsky.social) #asm26akl

The final workshop of my very busy #asm26akl day was with The Cocktail Guy from Auckland and we made cocktails. I met the loveliest people and life is all about connections and friendship’s and I have a wonderful group of new friends. So much fun bravo @anzca.bsky.social#asm26akl

The day continued with the amazing @drnavsidhu.bsky.social with his #gastricus course at #asm26akl I did so many gastric ultrasounds on the most wonderful med student models. I was a whizz at the end and cannot recommend this enough I now feel ready to go do gastric ultrasound. @anzca.bsky.social

Second workshop I did at #asm26akl was He Ara Whiria-the woven pathway in action which was a deeply personal journey into the historical aspects and current challenges of Māori life. Utterly brilliant and I learnt so much. It was confronting no doubt. Again bravo 👏

And so it begins…, #asm26akl Malignant Hyperthermia @anzca.bsky.social

Looking forward to showing you all the interesting talks at @anzca.bsky.social ASM in Auckland. I have a heap of workshops booked so it will be CPD heaven for me. Currently leaving Australia #MedSky #AnSky