This week Danica Kindrachuk from the University of Saskatchewan gives an introduction to Anesthesia

After listening to the podcast learners will be able to:

• Understand a bit of the history of anesthesia and understand its importance.
• Describe anesthesia and its scope of practice.
• Understand the differences between and uses of local, regional, and general anesthesia.
• List 4 main goals of general anesthesia.
• Define the term “balanced anesthesia” and its rationale.