Iain Moppett
@iainmoppett.bsky.social
Human, doctor, anaesthetist, academic - in that order. Director Centre for Research & Improvement at RCoA. Editor Anaesthesia. #HipFracture #AnSky #PatientSafety Views own. Work for University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals.
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Emergency Department (ED) staff: screen ALL patients over 65 for delirium.
Emergency departments are where it's most missed and most dangerous.
Make it as routine as checking blood pressure.
Emergency departments are where it's most missed and most dangerous.
Make it as routine as checking blood pressure.
November 20, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Emergency Department (ED) staff: screen ALL patients over 65 for delirium.
Emergency departments are where it's most missed and most dangerous.
Make it as routine as checking blood pressure.
Emergency departments are where it's most missed and most dangerous.
Make it as routine as checking blood pressure.
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Gosh. Thursday. 😭
Incredible poem in BMJ Emergency Medicine from QLD-based registrar Dr Kirsty Whitmore.
Incredible poem in BMJ Emergency Medicine from QLD-based registrar Dr Kirsty Whitmore.
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Gosh. Thursday. 😭
Incredible poem in BMJ Emergency Medicine from QLD-based registrar Dr Kirsty Whitmore.
Incredible poem in BMJ Emergency Medicine from QLD-based registrar Dr Kirsty Whitmore.
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Our Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) are recruiting for a Surgical Deputy Director.
The successful applicant must be a member of the The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
For more information & to apply 👉https://ow.ly/LKYi50XouaP
The successful applicant must be a member of the The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
For more information & to apply 👉https://ow.ly/LKYi50XouaP
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Our Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) are recruiting for a Surgical Deputy Director.
The successful applicant must be a member of the The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
For more information & to apply 👉https://ow.ly/LKYi50XouaP
The successful applicant must be a member of the The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
For more information & to apply 👉https://ow.ly/LKYi50XouaP
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This #RCoA commissioned mixed-methods #systematicreview looks at the role of and working models of non-physician providers of #anaesthesia in high-income countries - what evidence exists in the literature?
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00471-4/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00471-4/fulltext
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This #RCoA commissioned mixed-methods #systematicreview looks at the role of and working models of non-physician providers of #anaesthesia in high-income countries - what evidence exists in the literature?
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00471-4/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00471-4/fulltext
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There is a U-shaped relationship between BMI and the risk of postoperative loss of independent living.
Patients with mild obesity experienced a lower risk of losing the ability to live independently after surgery.
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
Patients with mild obesity experienced a lower risk of losing the ability to live independently after surgery.
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
There is a U-shaped relationship between BMI and the risk of postoperative loss of independent living.
Patients with mild obesity experienced a lower risk of losing the ability to live independently after surgery.
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
Patients with mild obesity experienced a lower risk of losing the ability to live independently after surgery.
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
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Shocking reality: 1 in 4 older hospital patients develop #delirium, yet most families have never heard the word.
We need to do much better in improving public awareness of delirium.
We need to do much better in improving public awareness of delirium.
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Shocking reality: 1 in 4 older hospital patients develop #delirium, yet most families have never heard the word.
We need to do much better in improving public awareness of delirium.
We need to do much better in improving public awareness of delirium.
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We are pleased to announce that Professor Malcom West and Professor John Moore have been appointed as clinical co-leads for the first National Clinical Audit of Perioperative Care (NCAPC).
Learn more about the project and the clinical co-leads 👉 ow.ly/2MSf50XrMQk
#Ansky #Medsky
Learn more about the project and the clinical co-leads 👉 ow.ly/2MSf50XrMQk
#Ansky #Medsky
November 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
We are pleased to announce that Professor Malcom West and Professor John Moore have been appointed as clinical co-leads for the first National Clinical Audit of Perioperative Care (NCAPC).
Learn more about the project and the clinical co-leads 👉 ow.ly/2MSf50XrMQk
#Ansky #Medsky
Learn more about the project and the clinical co-leads 👉 ow.ly/2MSf50XrMQk
#Ansky #Medsky
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Join us in London or online for our Hip fracture care seminar.
Covering topics such as: Surgical options and potential controversies surrounding hip fracture surgery; Enhanced recovery for hip fracture care; and more.
📆 Tuesday 9 December 2025
📍 21 Portland Place & online
👉 buff.ly/8Z4EJNy
Covering topics such as: Surgical options and potential controversies surrounding hip fracture surgery; Enhanced recovery for hip fracture care; and more.
📆 Tuesday 9 December 2025
📍 21 Portland Place & online
👉 buff.ly/8Z4EJNy
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Join us in London or online for our Hip fracture care seminar.
Covering topics such as: Surgical options and potential controversies surrounding hip fracture surgery; Enhanced recovery for hip fracture care; and more.
📆 Tuesday 9 December 2025
📍 21 Portland Place & online
👉 buff.ly/8Z4EJNy
Covering topics such as: Surgical options and potential controversies surrounding hip fracture surgery; Enhanced recovery for hip fracture care; and more.
📆 Tuesday 9 December 2025
📍 21 Portland Place & online
👉 buff.ly/8Z4EJNy
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Let’s try a little #MedSky game. When I finished med school:
-gastric lavage had been scrapped for ODs
- Doxapram was still used for T2 resp failure in COPD
- co-danthrusate was widely used,
- Quinolones were magic and only consultants were allowed to prescribe them.
What year did I qualify?
-gastric lavage had been scrapped for ODs
- Doxapram was still used for T2 resp failure in COPD
- co-danthrusate was widely used,
- Quinolones were magic and only consultants were allowed to prescribe them.
What year did I qualify?
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Let’s try a little #MedSky game. When I finished med school:
-gastric lavage had been scrapped for ODs
- Doxapram was still used for T2 resp failure in COPD
- co-danthrusate was widely used,
- Quinolones were magic and only consultants were allowed to prescribe them.
What year did I qualify?
-gastric lavage had been scrapped for ODs
- Doxapram was still used for T2 resp failure in COPD
- co-danthrusate was widely used,
- Quinolones were magic and only consultants were allowed to prescribe them.
What year did I qualify?
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Love this, when I finished med school
- cefotaxime was the latest antibiotic
- we had a new look BNF
- we wore white lab coats with nice big pockets
- H. Pylori was starting to be linked to ulcers (yes I did gastro house job)
- vagotomy with Pyloroplasty was a common treatment for GI bleed
- cefotaxime was the latest antibiotic
- we had a new look BNF
- we wore white lab coats with nice big pockets
- H. Pylori was starting to be linked to ulcers (yes I did gastro house job)
- vagotomy with Pyloroplasty was a common treatment for GI bleed
Let’s try a little #MedSky game. When I finished med school:
-gastric lavage had been scrapped for ODs
- Doxapram was still used for T2 resp failure in COPD
- co-danthrusate was widely used,
- Quinolones were magic and only consultants were allowed to prescribe them.
What year did I qualify?
-gastric lavage had been scrapped for ODs
- Doxapram was still used for T2 resp failure in COPD
- co-danthrusate was widely used,
- Quinolones were magic and only consultants were allowed to prescribe them.
What year did I qualify?
November 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Love this, when I finished med school
- cefotaxime was the latest antibiotic
- we had a new look BNF
- we wore white lab coats with nice big pockets
- H. Pylori was starting to be linked to ulcers (yes I did gastro house job)
- vagotomy with Pyloroplasty was a common treatment for GI bleed
- cefotaxime was the latest antibiotic
- we had a new look BNF
- we wore white lab coats with nice big pockets
- H. Pylori was starting to be linked to ulcers (yes I did gastro house job)
- vagotomy with Pyloroplasty was a common treatment for GI bleed
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Our Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) is recruiting for a Deputy Director.
This role is open to senior clinical leaders from any perioperative care profession and offers a unique opportunity to help shape the future of surgical care.
For more information & to apply 👉 https://ow.ly/MzUk50Xou5Z
This role is open to senior clinical leaders from any perioperative care profession and offers a unique opportunity to help shape the future of surgical care.
For more information & to apply 👉 https://ow.ly/MzUk50Xou5Z
November 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Our Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) is recruiting for a Deputy Director.
This role is open to senior clinical leaders from any perioperative care profession and offers a unique opportunity to help shape the future of surgical care.
For more information & to apply 👉 https://ow.ly/MzUk50Xou5Z
This role is open to senior clinical leaders from any perioperative care profession and offers a unique opportunity to help shape the future of surgical care.
For more information & to apply 👉 https://ow.ly/MzUk50Xou5Z
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New subanalysis from #SNAP3 examining the prevalence of frailty & postoperative #morbidity and #mortality in these populations – does this show the need for a specific #perioperative services targeting these subgroups?
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00501-X/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00501-X/fulltext
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
New subanalysis from #SNAP3 examining the prevalence of frailty & postoperative #morbidity and #mortality in these populations – does this show the need for a specific #perioperative services targeting these subgroups?
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00501-X/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00501-X/fulltext
I hope anaesthetists, surgeons and intensivists (and anyone who is interested) will give their thoughts about #Delirium research. Such an important but overlooked issue that affects at least 1 in 16 older surgical patients. www.surveymonkey.com/r/WTHNBZK #AnSky #GeriSky #SurgSky #NIHR
November 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Delirium has a visibility problem, not just a diagnostic one.
How many cases of delirium are you missing day to day by not looking proactively?
How many cases of delirium are you missing day to day by not looking proactively?
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Delirium has a visibility problem, not just a diagnostic one.
How many cases of delirium are you missing day to day by not looking proactively?
How many cases of delirium are you missing day to day by not looking proactively?
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October 31, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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We told my Dad frequently that he had delirium & that it was because he was unwell, 2 years ago.
I think it did help, & he volunteers to us regularly now that he’s had strange experiences. He’s got definite dementia now, but I’m happy that he isn’t inhibited in telling us when weird stuff happens.
I think it did help, & he volunteers to us regularly now that he’s had strange experiences. He’s got definite dementia now, but I’m happy that he isn’t inhibited in telling us when weird stuff happens.
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
We told my Dad frequently that he had delirium & that it was because he was unwell, 2 years ago.
I think it did help, & he volunteers to us regularly now that he’s had strange experiences. He’s got definite dementia now, but I’m happy that he isn’t inhibited in telling us when weird stuff happens.
I think it did help, & he volunteers to us regularly now that he’s had strange experiences. He’s got definite dementia now, but I’m happy that he isn’t inhibited in telling us when weird stuff happens.
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How long does it take to get preventive measures identified from child injury research into legislation & practice in Australia? – An average of 19 years - shorturl.at/ZscZI
Getting child injury research evidence into legislation and practice: How long does it take?
To identify the time lag from publication of seminal research that provided evidence that an intervention could reduce a specific child injury and for…
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November 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
How long does it take to get preventive measures identified from child injury research into legislation & practice in Australia? – An average of 19 years - shorturl.at/ZscZI
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There are still several anaesthesia related posts per day visible on this feed, so not entirely dead yet bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
There are still several anaesthesia related posts per day visible on this feed, so not entirely dead yet bsky.app/profile/did:...
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➡️ Hospitals across the UK report capacity for an additional 178 core anaesthetic training posts each year, if government funding were made available.
➡️ Read the Key Interim Findings from our 2025 Census 👉 rcoa.ac.uk/anaesthetic-...
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#Ansky #Medsky
➡️ Read the Key Interim Findings from our 2025 Census 👉 rcoa.ac.uk/anaesthetic-...
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#Ansky #Medsky
October 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
➡️ Hospitals across the UK report capacity for an additional 178 core anaesthetic training posts each year, if government funding were made available.
➡️ Read the Key Interim Findings from our 2025 Census 👉 rcoa.ac.uk/anaesthetic-...
4/4
#Ansky #Medsky
➡️ Read the Key Interim Findings from our 2025 Census 👉 rcoa.ac.uk/anaesthetic-...
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#Ansky #Medsky
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➡️ Across the UK there is a shortage of 2,147 anaesthetists.
➡️ This is 15% below what is needed to meet the needs of patients.
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➡️ This is 15% below what is needed to meet the needs of patients.
3/4
October 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
➡️ Across the UK there is a shortage of 2,147 anaesthetists.
➡️ This is 15% below what is needed to meet the needs of patients.
3/4
➡️ This is 15% below what is needed to meet the needs of patients.
3/4
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📢 Key interim findings from our 2025 Census are out today 🧵
➡️ 89% of clinical leaders report that elective surgery is being delayed because of a lack of anaesthetists.
➡️ 43% say this happens on a daily or weekly basis.
Thread 1/4 👇
➡️ 89% of clinical leaders report that elective surgery is being delayed because of a lack of anaesthetists.
➡️ 43% say this happens on a daily or weekly basis.
Thread 1/4 👇
October 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
📢 Key interim findings from our 2025 Census are out today 🧵
➡️ 89% of clinical leaders report that elective surgery is being delayed because of a lack of anaesthetists.
➡️ 43% say this happens on a daily or weekly basis.
Thread 1/4 👇
➡️ 89% of clinical leaders report that elective surgery is being delayed because of a lack of anaesthetists.
➡️ 43% say this happens on a daily or weekly basis.
Thread 1/4 👇
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What are the priority clinical areas for AI to address?
Complete this short survey to help influence development of AI tools, research & investment.
Complete this short survey to help influence development of AI tools, research & investment.
Help us influence the development of more clinically relevant AI tools and direct future research and investment to the most impactful areas.
We are asking members to share their opinions on the highest priority clinical areas for AI to address, via this short survey www.bio.site/anaes.AI
We are asking members to share their opinions on the highest priority clinical areas for AI to address, via this short survey www.bio.site/anaes.AI
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
What are the priority clinical areas for AI to address?
Complete this short survey to help influence development of AI tools, research & investment.
Complete this short survey to help influence development of AI tools, research & investment.
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Book your place at Anaesthesia Research 2025, taking place in Birmingham 27 to 28 November.
A must for anyone involved in anaesthesia research, this is your opportunity to engage with the future of anaesthesia.
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/bHRWqrI
A must for anyone involved in anaesthesia research, this is your opportunity to engage with the future of anaesthesia.
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/bHRWqrI
October 31, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Book your place at Anaesthesia Research 2025, taking place in Birmingham 27 to 28 November.
A must for anyone involved in anaesthesia research, this is your opportunity to engage with the future of anaesthesia.
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/bHRWqrI
A must for anyone involved in anaesthesia research, this is your opportunity to engage with the future of anaesthesia.
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/bHRWqrI