Lecture notes and other educational resources:
RPA's varied lecture notes on anaesthesia include Chris Thompson's envenomation information (spiders & ticks, snakes, marine animals), Michael Bookallil's Acid-Base lecture notes (try the frames version), W. John Russell's notes on Insertion of Double Lumen Tubes and Malcolm Fisher's Anaphylaxis notes
Clive Collier's Epidural Information Centre contains detailed epidurograms - find out why some blocks are problematic.
Richard Riley's AnaesthesiaWA has a great set of emergency protocols amongst other gems.
For more info on poisonings or bites, toxinology.com from Adelaide and Andrew Dawson's HyperTox reference can come in handy.
Kerry Brandis' AnaesthesiaMCQ site has a tutorials on Acid-Base and fluid balance, as well as a link to the the Black Bank Wiki (reuires password). Other MCQ banks include the PET Bank at GasBoys, etc. Mark Finnis has excellent lecture notes for the primary and fellowship ANZCA exams; also intensive care notes and exam hints. Exam reports are available from ANZCA.
Allan Palmer's PalmerNet educational pages include notes on Statistics, Intravenous Induction Agents, Sedation for Dentistry, and many other post-grad lectures on a variety of topics.
Andy Pybus and Phil Dey's ManBit site includes the St George collection of interesting TOE videos (actual videos available on CD from ManBit), the Hypertextbook of Regional Anaesthesia for Obstetrics, a guide to pain in labour, the haemoglobin oxygen dissociation curve and pulmonary artery catheter insertion (with accompanying notes), their on-line multiple choice questionnaires and links to the 'ARKIS' anaesthesia record keeping system and billing software.
American Heart Association Guidelines: CPR, and Bacterial endocarditis prevention guidelines. Here's a link to the ASA Difficult Airway Algorithm.
The Australian Resuscitation Council provides useful guidelines and flowsheets for resuscitation efforts.
The ANZICS Newsletter has some interesting articles at times.
The NSW Dept of Health Clinical Information Access Project (CIAP) is a fantastic resource for doctors in NSW.
Other USEFUL sites:
The Virtual Anaesthesia Textbook provides comprehensive link listings for simulators, journals, Medline, Societies and Departments, Statistics, Anatomy, Narcotics, Local Anaesthesia, Respiration & Sleep Apnoea, PONV, etc etc
GasNet's extensive resources are no longer on the net, unfortunately.
ACCRI maintains an extensive listing of internet resources for anaesthetists.
Australian Prescriber (an independent review of therapeutics, many useful links).
Australian Doctor and Medicine Australia provide general medical information
Books
Textbooks can be ordered on-line from the ASA (e-mail Mi-Tec).
Sydney University's MedSoc Co-Op can also be e-mailed for quotes and purchases.
Thomas Faunce's 377 page book (not on-line!) includes the College of Anaesthetists and ICU primary exam syllabus with annotations and relevant information. Available from Thomas (02) 6125 3563 (work) or Uni Co-Op Bookshop medical section, 80 Bay St Broadway, Sydney.
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