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This tutorial covers the principles of safe and rational prescribing of opioids for patients on discharge from hospital after surgery. It is intended to be relevant to a wide range of prescribers.

This tutorial reviews the Superior Trunk block, a relatively new regional technique useful for shoulder surgery analgesia and anesthesia.

Prone ventilation is considered for patients with ARDS with PaO2/FiO2 of less than 150 on arterial blood gas. This improves overall lung compliance, leads to homogenous distribution of transpulmonary pressures, improves right heart function, and improves 28-90 days mortality.

Speaking up and flattening hierarchy plays an important role in maintaining patient safety. This tutorial presents definitions, techniques, strategies, and barriers for implementing speaking up in the operating room.

British Journal of Anaesthesia 113 (S1): i1–i3 (2014) Volume 113, Number S1, July 2014 EDITORIAL Special issue on anaesthesia and cancer

Over the course of a 2 day expert workshop held on the topic of cancer and anaesthesia at the College of Anaesthetists of Ireland in Dublin, Ireland, the following consensus statement was developed by delegates to this unique BJA workshop...

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Director-General World Health Organization: Care for cancer, like so many other diseases, reflects the inequalities and inequities in our societies. The impact on children is devastating. Each year, an estimated 400 000 children are diagnosed with cancer...

Strong health systems require strong cancer systems and strong cancer systems strengthen health systems. This symbiotic relationship should be cultivated and leveraged to substantively advance universal health coverage.

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly ten million deaths in 2020. The cancer burden is growing globally, exerting tremendous physical, emotional and financial strain on individuals, families, societies and health systems. Many of these systems...

Purpose: The ability to develop and evaluate approaches to the management of advanced cancer in sub-Saharan Africa is limited by the lack of local, reliable and valid data to ensure that practice is evidence-based, replicable and reflects the needs of...