Anaesthesia

A quick survey before we begin

What do you need to do to pass the exam?

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Make sure you get through this syllabus!

Learn from the experience of SIMGs that have passed this exam -

Interview with Pooja - SIMG and passed the exam on her first attempt

Interview with Charles - SIMG and cardiac anaesthetist

General Exam Tips Audio

General Exam tips PDF

How to structure your patient assessment

How to structure your patient assessment AUDIO

How to structure your patient assessment PDF

Patient assessment Quiz

How to approach Advanced Life Support in this exam

ALS framework audio

ALS Framework PDF

The initial approach to problems in theatre - The 4 Phase Approach

Phase 1 and 2 video lesson

Phase 1 and 2 audio file

Phase 3 and 4 video lesson

Phase 3 and 4 audio file

Problem solving presentation PDF resource

Crisis Resource Management in the exam

Crisis Resource Management Audio File

Crisis Resource Management PDF

How to read Arterial Blood Gases

Viva Session 1 - Practice Vivas- 24 Aug 2021

Viva Session 2 - Practice Vivas- 31 Aug 2021

Viva session 3 - Opening Stem Drills- 7 Sept 2021

Viva Session 4 -Opening Stems- 14 Sep 2021

Viva session 5- Crises session 21 Sep 2021

Viva session 6- Obstetric Crises- 28 Sep 2021

Viva session 7 -ABGs- 5 Oct 2021

Viva Session 8- Practice Vivas- 12 October 2021

Viva session 9 - Rapid Fire Viva Practice-19 Oct 2021

ECG drills and vivas- 23 Nov 2021

Viva Opening Stems session - 30 Nov 21

Paediatric Viva session- Guest Speaker Dr Priya

Upper GI Viva session

Practice Viva Session- Guest Speaker Dr Charles

Random disease session with Lahiru

Practice Viva Session- Dr Jane

MedViva - Session 1 (09/03/22)

Anaesthetic Viva - Opening Stem Practice

MedViva - Complex Multisystem Diseases

MedViva - Being Succinct

Anaesthetic Viva - 4 more stems

NAP Studies - Viva Session with Lahiru

Practice Viva Session with Dr Alex Henry

Practice Viva Session with Dr Faith

Practice Viva Session with Dr James Correy

Neuro Disease in Pregnancy - VIVA practice with Lahiru

Difficult Decisions - VIVA practice with Lahiru

Subspecialty Topics- VIVA Practice with Sarah

Viva 1 Lahiru - Airway surgery

Anaesthetic Viva - Mock Example with Consultant Anaesthetist (FANZCA) as Candidate

Congratulation on completing the structures and frameworks lessons!

Essential Resources