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
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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
🔍 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
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,
A huge thank you to everyone who was on call this weekend. We appreciate the dedication our team has towards our patients and our fellow team mates. Please keep it up! Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates Easter. In the light of team spirit, I would like to take this
Dear gentle readers I humbly present to you the weekly update of this week. From my simple week of leave where I missed my connection flight to now delivering this update a little later than I would like. I am currently typing this update in the comfort of my home
An article by Dr Vinesh Sookur 🥰 As an anaesthesia registrar entering the final year of training, the world can feel like a blurry, caffeinated dream—one that gets blurrier each time you must wake up at midnight for yet another reading and study session. For me, four years in a
Dearest gentle anaesthetists 😝 Thank you for taking the time to read what this author puts out this week. May our lists be calm and planned. Birthday girl Wishing our dearest Dr Yolandi Schoombee a magnificent birthday! A gentleman never asks a lady for her age, so we will just celebrate
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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
A huge thank you to everyone who was on call this weekend. We appreciate the dedication our team has towards our patients and our fellow team mates. Please keep it up! Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates Easter. In the light of team spirit, I would like to take this
Autumn, is that you I see? If you’re like me and sensitive to seasonal changes, then you might have noticed that Summer is on its last few agonal breaths. Time to grab a light jacket and enjoy the last few weeks of sunlight whilst driving to and from work
Dear gentle readers I humbly present to you the weekly update of this week. From my simple week of leave where I missed my connection flight to now delivering this update a little later than I would like. I am currently typing this update in the comfort of my home
So hello ! As some have already realised (Dr Rialize in comments (ironic?) ) this was a desperate attempt at an April fools joke! Well lets just say that it did manage to fool some people who were quite concerned that we were shutting down... Which means we must be doing something
It is with the deepest regret that unfortunately our newsletter has to come to an end. Unfortunately, due to budget cuts we can no longer provide the riveting news of the week to you, our fans…we thank everyone that took the time to read our thoughts of the day
Dr Kalipa We as the department wish you a big Happy Birthday ! Dr Kalipa is a special human being. This human being runs on a purine alkaloid C8H10N4O2 which interestingly is known as coffee! If she hasn't had her morning brew, best be on your best behaviour ! Dr
An article by Dr Vinesh Sookur 🥰 As an anaesthesia registrar entering the final year of training, the world can feel like a blurry, caffeinated dream—one that gets blurrier each time you must wake up at midnight for yet another reading and study session. For me, four years in a
This week I draw inspiration from the hopes that blossoms anew. Something we take granted for. At the end of every day we go home and somewhat reset and bring a new day and new meaning to our anaesthetic practice. My current daily mantra: "Each step forwards I take