Sunday, 15 September 2013

Anaesthesia resource - AnaesthesiaUK


anaesthesia ukAnaesthesiaUK (frca.co.uk ) is an anesthesia portal with training resources for anaesthetic professionals and students. It provides interactive practice questions, journal abstracts ,software,image library,exam preparation resources and  reference articles for the Primary FRCA, Final FRCA, Irish FCARCSI, European Diploma of Anaesthesiology, American Board examinations.AnaesthesiaUK is endorsed by The Royal College of Anaesthetists, The Irish College of Anaesthetists and The Intensive Care Society for its role in education.


Highlights of this site are :

Journal section - provides summaries of selected recent papers in anesthesia . It may help you to keep up-to-date without having to read through all the medical literature.

Exams section  - contains  examination papers of FRCA I and II, FCARCSI examination and American Board Examination I and II as well as OSCE and viva examination. This section will help for other anesthesia exams conducted world wide.

Forum   - Here discussions on different important topics are initiated by the users and it can be accessed after validation from the web administrators..

image library  - Users may download as well upload clinical and professional images here.

Tutorial of the week  -a weekly web-based tutorial run by the World Anaesthesia Society.

Resources   - Topics related to basics like anatomy, pharmacology and physics as well as related to clinical anaesthesia e.g. ECG interpretation, acute and chronic pain, coagulation, clinical governance, fluid management, obstetric and regional anaesthesia etc are covered in great detail. 

Intensive Care-   here you will find recent literature on respiratory, nutritional, renal and haematological therapy. It also includes articles on sepsis and cardiology and a special topic on ethics in intensive care.

Software  - Provides Link to download Apps for Mobiles/Handhelds. It also include link to downloadable RCoA electronic logbook.

Most of the site resources are available without registration; however, registration is required if you wish to participate in the online examination section. Since the registration process requires that one submit one’s "GMC number," viewers outside the UK who wish to explore this feature should contact the site via the e-mail feedback section and access will be organized. 

In short  AnaesthesiaUK is Free, up to date, peer reviewed, and well organized  anaesthesia resource.  Very highly recommended !!


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