Is the Compassion of Anesthesiologists Associated With Postoperative Pain and Patient Experience? A Prospective Cohort Study
Anesthesia Analgesia
Reviewed September 2025 by Dr Andrew O’Donoghue
This study, published in Anaesthesia & Analgesia (2025), investigates the role of anaesthesiologist compassion in shaping postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing same-day surgery. The...
Fatigue in anaesthesiology
Call for a change of culture and regulations
European Journal of Anaesthesiology
Reviewed January 2023 by Dr Shona Chung
This editorial focuses on the difficulties of implementing Fatigue Risk Management Systems (FRMS) in healthcare – and more specifically in anaesthesia and intensive care. Written by members of the...
How Did They Get There? What Perspectives From the Top Tell Us About Developing Women Leaders in Academic Anesthesiology
Anesthesia Analgesia
Reviewed January 2023 by Dr Susan Hale
This editorial focuses on the concept of sponsorship in academic medicine as raised in the above study [Basile et al, 2023] and reflects on how effective sponsorship can be promulgated at personal,...
Gender Gap
A Qualitative Study of Women and Leadership Acquisition in Anesthesiology
Anesthesia Analgesia
Reviewed January 2023 by Dr Susan Hale
Introduction This study investigated the role of internal and external factors influencing the career pathways of 26 women identified as being in leadership positions in academic anesthesiology in...
Should we change women to become leaders or should we change leadership for everyone?
Pediatric Anesthesia
Reviewed January 2023 by Dr Susan Hale
This editorial, written by authors from the Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management at Perth Children’s Hospital, describes various initiatives such as the Woman’s Empowerment and Leadership...
Evaluating the Women's Empowerment and Leadership Initiative
Supporting mentorship, career satisfaction, and well-being among pediatric anesthesiologists
Pediatric Anesthesia
Reviewed January 2023 by Dr Susan Hale
Aim To evaluate the impact of the Women’s Empowerment and Leadership Initiative (WELI) on career development over time. Method This is an anonymous voluntary email survey study of proteges and...
