Episode Details

Originally broadcast live from Anesthesiology 2019, this piece focuses on the mission to advocate and apply prehabilitation, pre-optimisation and enhanced recovery. Defined here as "good public health [...] with the crucible of surgery".

How do we do that in a way that both patients and front line providers understand the value of it? Can this message help to allow for delays in surgery?

Also, how do we take our message to social media, specifically Twitter? Listen in for some excellent tips before you make a point of following our guest's twitter account here: https://twitter.com/jeffsimmons

Presented by Desiree Chappell and Mike Grocott with Jeff Simmons, Associate Professor, Medical Director for UAB’s Preoperative Assessment, Consultation, and Treatment Clinics and all Paranesthesia Care Units. Co-Chair of the Operating Room Executive and Perioperative Oversight Committees.