In this podcast episode, Gilly Fleming interviews Shashi Chandrasekhariah and Sarah Clark from the Training, Assessment and Quality Group. They discuss the activities of the group, including training, assessment, and quality assurance for doctors in training. They also talk about the portfolio pathway program and the increasing demand for non-traditional training pathways. The group has been working on addressing issues raised in the STR lead training survey, such as differential training experiences and undermining behaviors. The podcast concludes with an invitation for members to get involved in the group's work.

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This FICM Learning podcast episode discusses perioperative medicine, its history, current state, and future direction. The panel includes Prof Ramani Moonesinghe, Professor of Perioperative medicine at UCL, Dr David Murray, Chair of the National Laparotomy Audit project, and Dr Luke Flowers, Chair of the trainee research network. The panel members, who have extensive experience in establishing perioperative medicine as a specialty, provide insights into risk assessment, risk prediction models, and the importance of shared decision-making. They emphasize the need to consider not only mortality but also other patient-centered outcomes, such as discharge destination and length of hospital stay. The future of perioperative medicine lies in optimizing patient pathways, integrating multidisciplinary teams, and investing in pre- and post-operative interventions. The panel also highlights the importance of conveying the value of perioperative care to the healthcare system.

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Gareth (@garemlyn) speak with Dr Alicia Waite (@_aacw) about her journey as a trainee involved in research. They discuss the challenges and barriers to research and those specific to being a trainee focussed and acadaemia.

The TRIC network is a collective of trainees with a passion for research in ICM. They are interested in hearing from any trainee who wishes to be involved in research at any level. So far they have conducted the PIM-COVID study and are collaborating on more. Follow them on Twitter @tricnetwork or check out their website https://tricnetwork.co.uk/

Would you like to be involved in FICMlearning? Whether it is a blog post, an e-ICM post, simulation or a podcast episode we would love to hear from you! Contact us on twitter through @FICMnews or email contact@ficm.ac.uk with your ideas!