With the new wave of Covid-19, educators and students alike are finding themselves in virtual classrooms instead of physical classrooms. In this article, we provide insight on how you, as an educator, can be more effective when teaching online. Imagine you are a student and want to learn a new ... Read More »
Patients undergoing ambulatory surgical procedures are routinely sent home the same day of their surgery. Effective systems for follow up to monitor for things like wound healing and pain management is therefore critical. Forcing patients to make the trek back to the clinic, especially when many went back to work ... Read More »
New research presented at this year’s World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA) in Hong Kong (Aug. 28 – Sept. 2) shows that allowing children to use iPads to distract them before surgery requiring general anaesthesia is as effective at lowering their anxiety as conventional sedatives. Furthermore, parental satisfaction and quality of ... Read More »
A major operation is a scary time for a child and new research shows an iPad game is just as effective as a sedative when it comes to reducing anxiety levels before the anaesthetic kicks in. The French study of more than 50 children aged four to 10 gave them ... Read More »
