Table 4 Preferred podcast topics* by training level
From: eLearning among Canadian anesthesia residents: a survey of podcast use and content needs
Junior residents† | Senior residents‡ | |
|---|---|---|
Basic science topics | ||
Physics | 49 (50) | 17 (40) |
Physiology | 86 (88) | 38 (88) |
Anatomy | 47 (48) | 23 (56) |
Pharmacology | 87 (89) | 36 (84) |
Research Methods/Statistics | 37 (39) | 15 (35) |
Equipment and monitoring in anesthesia | 77 (79) | 33 (77) |
Basic skills in anesthesia, e.g. rapid sequence induction, basic airway skills, prone positioning ,TIVA | 45 (47) | 17 (40) |
Procedural topics | ||
Regional anesthetic techniques | 78 (81) | 36 (84) |
Ultrasound guided vascular access | 52 (54) | 16 (38) |
Advanced airway skills, e.g. jet ventilation, intubating laryngeal mask, fiber-optic techniques, cricothyroidotomy, surgical airway. | 74 (77) | 33 (78) |
Procedures in pediatrics - e.g. routine and difficult pediatric airway, regional techniques, difficult vascular access | 69 (72) | 28 (65) |
Lung isolation in an adult/pediatric patient | 59 (62) | 26 (61) |
Trans-esophageal echocardiography | 77 (81) | 32 (74) |
Acute Pain | 58 (59) | 24 (56) |
Clinical topics | ||
Chronic Pain | 55 (56) | 28 (65) |
Obstetric Anesthesia | 63 (64) | 29 (68) |
Vascular Anesthesia | 62 (63) | 29 (67) |
Ophthalmic Anesthesia and eye blocks | 39 (40) | 16 (37) |
Trauma and Prehospital Care | 69 (70) | 30 (70) |
Cardiac Anesthesia | 68 (69) | 28 (65) |
Thoracic Anesthesia | 67 (68) | 36 (84) |
Neuroanesthesia | 59 (60) | 32 (74) |
Plastics and burns | 46 (47) | 20 (47) |
Orthopedic Anesthesia | 32 (33) | 16 (38) |
Pediatric Anesthesia | 56 (57) | 35 (81)¶ |
General surgery, gynaecology and urology (including laparoscopy and anesthesia) | 40 (49) | 15 (35) |
Intensive Care | 70 (71) | 38 (88) |
Craniofacial/Maxillofacial/ENT Anesthesia | 46 (47) | 17 (40) |
Dental Anesthesia | 24 (24) | 11 (27) |
Challenging clinical scenarios e.g. malignant hyperthermia, morbid obesity, childhood syndromes | 88 (90) | 37 (86) |
Massive transfusion and blood products | 73 (75) | 34 (79) |
Professional topics | ||
Professionalism and ethics | 21 (21) | 9 (21) |
Patient safety and anesthesia | 45 (46) | 18 (42) |
Medico-legal issues and anesthesia | 49 (50) | 18 (42) |
Mortality and morbidity in anesthesia | 58 (59) | 33 (77) |
Time management and anesthesia | 35 (36) | 14 (33) |
Crisis management and anesthesia | 82 (84) | 35 (82) |
Anesthesia in the resource limited setting | 50 (51) | 21 (49) |
Choosing between academic and non academic careers | 45 (46) | 12 (28) |
Organ donation and anesthesia | 47 (48) | 20 (47) |
Finance and well being for anesthesiologists | 54 (55) | 19 (44) |
Total | 98 (100) | 43 (100) |