BMJ: Why anaesthetists are calling for an extraordinary meeting on anaesthesia associates

[TheLoneWolf]

Why anaesthetists are calling for an extraordinary meeting on anaesthesia associates

Richard Marks explains why a group of anaesthetists is calling for a wider debate on increasing the number of anaesthesia associates In the past I never really gave much thought to anaesthesia associates. I knew that they were science graduates or healthcare practitioners who did a two year...

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I wonder what would happen to a board certified anesthesiologist if they had written this in one of our journals.

I would imagine the big players would be asking for his head by the end of the day.

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[ambiturner]

If you give a finger, you’ve lost the whole arm. Amazing how similar it reads to the story in the US.

 

[GassYous]

Have flies, get spiders to eat the flies. Then geckos to eat the spiders.

 

[anbuitachi]

anesthesiologists are highly respected in other developed countries. not like here

 

[Ashers]

anesthesiologists are highly respected in other developed countries. not like here

This for sure. I have 2 friends who are anaesthetist consultants in England. They are both highly respected, one diagnosed the Novichuk poisoning in Salisbury. I do know an AA who did a rotation in England during his school, but they aren't widely used.