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A post by Dr Vinesh Soaker The Fellowship of the College of Anaesthetists (FCA) is, for many of us, the mountain at the end of a very long climb. It is consuming, and at times …. unfair. Basically, it demands from you to be a jack of all trades and a
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Dearest gentle readers (those of you who aren't gentle can still read this obviously) This month's update is done by yours truly, Jeremy. As all of you know, I do partake in a little tongue-in-cheek with my editions. However, as we approach November, we are also
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October–November 2025 Edition “Where science meets soul — one airway at a time.” ✨ From your beloved newsletter team This is our revival... 😄 Hey team, We’ve finally hit that sprint toward year-end — the stretch where spring shifts into summer, the exam countdown begins, and the theatre coffee queue somehow gets
Brought to you by yours truly - the alleged prickly pear, Jeremy. Dearest gentle readers — we’ve made it to December! 🥰 Whether you’re winding down, gearing up for the holiday shifts, or simply counting down to some well-earned rest, here’s your monthly dose of updates, exam-friendly summaries, and
A post by Dr Vinesh Soaker The Fellowship of the College of Anaesthetists (FCA) is, for many of us, the mountain at the end of a very long climb. It is consuming, and at times …. unfair. Basically, it demands from you to be a jack of all trades and a
Dearest gentle readers (those of you who aren't gentle can still read this obviously) This month's update is done by yours truly, Jeremy. As all of you know, I do partake in a little tongue-in-cheek with my editions. However, as we approach November, we are also
October–November 2025 Edition “Where science meets soul — one airway at a time.” ✨ From your beloved newsletter team This is our revival... 😄 Hey team, We’ve finally hit that sprint toward year-end — the stretch where spring shifts into summer, the exam countdown begins, and the theatre coffee queue somehow gets
From the newsletter team... we want to express our gratitude to each and every faithful reader that has been opening our emails and posts every week. I thank everyone from the bottom of my heart. You guys shower us with blessings that we in turn shape and share weekly. Its
🔍 The Things You Learn When No One's Looking Some lessons are taught in tutorials. Others live in textbooks. But the ones that stay with us? They tend to arrive quietly — in a corridor conversation, at the bedside, or in the few unhurried minutes before theatre starts. It’s
Monthly publication of what's what in Pretoria Anaesthesia.
Hello everyone ! This week we move to being half way through July and I don't know about you but I can't believe how fast these last few month are moving ! Just the other day we were wishing everyone goodluck for exams and guess what they are
From the newsletter team... we want to express our gratitude to each and every faithful reader that has been opening our emails and posts every week. I thank everyone from the bottom of my heart. You guys shower us with blessings that we in turn shape and share weekly. Its
It’s July, and we’ve made it halfway through the year! You can either see it as “Thank goodness we’ve reached the second half” or “Oh no! It’s already the second half!”, either way, you still have another 6 months to make the most of this year!
Hello everyone ! In life you get weeks that either go your way or take a short left and leave you wondering what on earth happened. Well, the last week was one of those weeks. Firstly, we would like to congratulate every single person who obtained a diploma, an FCA, published
🔍 The Things You Learn When No One's Looking Some lessons are taught in tutorials. Others live in textbooks. But the ones that stay with us? They tend to arrive quietly — in a corridor conversation, at the bedside, or in the few unhurried minutes before theatre starts. It’s
I write this to you, my fellow readers, whilst drinking a cup of hot chocolate and wearing a face mask (self-care Sunday, uh Monday) looking a little like ghost face from the Scream movies 🤣 None the less, I think we can all agree this long weekend was a much needed
Hi everyone, sorry we have been a bit quiet of late! The newsletter has suffered some technical difficulties of late and in truth also some human difficulties as well. It’s not easy bringing you the most exciting, well written and just spectacular newsletter we know you long for every
Apologies for the two week break that we took. <3 This week, I'd like to shine a light on something often left unspoken — the quiet excellence of the team that makes safe anaesthesia care possible. It’s easy to talk about machines and monitors. We can name
Apologies for the delayed release. To the Mamas Who Do It All This weekend, we pause to honour the incredible women who navigate motherhood with the same grace, courage, and fierce determination they bring to registrar time. To our colleagues who juggle the chaos of call schedules with school drop-offs,
This past weekend was a very exciting and prestigious one for us a department, where a few of our Consultants (and Alumni) were in attendance of their graduation 🎓 Prof Sandra Spijkerman We would like to extend a heartfelt congratulations to Prof Sandra Spijkerman on completing her PHD 📜 Your hard work
Greetings all! We have officially started on the 5th month of the year, and is it just me or is time flying by??? Also its getting darker earlier and chillier by the day, so I guess we can say Autumn is here 🍂✨ May the 4th be with you 🖖🏻 (its the
Hello again everyone ! I hope everyone is having a great April with all the public holidays. I feel like this month is so disrupted with all these holidays I struggle to know which day of the week it is. But nevertheless in case you weren’t aware today is freedom