Airwayve
Episodes
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia
31 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Airwayve episode, we kick off our anesthetic emergencies season with a practical look at hypoxemia and hypoxia. We review the oxygen cascade, ...
S5E14 Introduction to Ventilation Settings
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Don’t hold your breath for this one. In this month’s episode, we take a deep dive into ventilation basics and walk through how normal respiratory ...
S5E13 Liver Disease
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Airwayve, join Manuela and Tariq as they explore the anesthetic considerations for patients with liver disease. We start with a ref...
S5E12 Pulmonary Hypertension
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Airwayve, Alex and Josephine dive into the challenges of managing pulmonary hypertension in the OR. We begin by reviewing normal pu...
S5E11 Prone Positioning
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Airwayve, join Jenny and Alex as they discuss patients receiving prone positioning in the OR. We first start with the basics- what ...
S5E10 Elevated Intracranial Pressure
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Airwayve, your hosts Alex and Jenny tackle anaesthetic considerations for patients with elevated intracranial pressure. Join us as ...
S6E8 Matching into Anesthesia: Post-CaRMS Reflections with Incoming PGY1s
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Grace and Winnie sit down with their classmates Sanjum and Irene- newly matched anesthesia residents at McMaster and U of T- to refle...
S6E7 Anesthesia Subspecialties: Medical Assistance in Dying with Dr. Middleton
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us this month with Airwayve hosts Winnie and Grace, alongside a special guest Dr. Sean Middleton to talk about medical assistance in dying (MAiD)...
S6E6 Anesthesia Subspecialties: Palliative Care with Dr. Wheeler
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us this month with Airwayve hosts Winnie and Grace, alongside a special guest Dr. Kathleen Wheeler to talk about palliative care. Dr. Wheeler wor...
S6E5 Anesthesia Subspecialties: Regional Anesthesia With Dr. McHardy
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us this month with Airwayve hosts Winnie and Grace, alongside a special guest Dr. Paul McHardy to talk about regional anesthesia. Dr. McHardy is ...
S6E4 Anesthesia Subspecialties: Obstetrical Anesthesia With Dr. Carvalho
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us this month with Airwayve hosts Winnie and Grace, alongside a special guest Dr. Jose Carvalho, to talk about obstetrical anesthesia. Dr. Carval...
S5E9 OSA and Obesity
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join two of our new Airwayve hosts Alex and Jenny for an episode covering anesthetic considerations. In today's talk they cover obstructive sleep...
S6E3 Anesthesia Subspecialties: Cardiac Anesthesia with Dr. Segura
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us this month with Airwayve hosts Grace and Winnie, alongside a special guest Dr. Juan Camilo Segura Salguero, to talk about cardiac anesthesia. ...
S5E8 Pediatric Anesthesia
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join two of our new Airwayve hosts Irene and Alex for this month's episode covering pediatric anesthesia. In today's talk they give an overv...
S6E2 Anesthesia Subspecialties: Neuroanesthesia with Dr. Nelli
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month's episode with Airwayve hosts Winnie and Grace is an interview with Dr. Jennifer Nelli about neuroanesthesia. Dr. Nelli is a staff ane...
S5E7 Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Airwayve hosts Winnie and Grace for another episode covering anesthetic considerations. In today's talk they cover postoperative nausea and ...
S6E1 Anesthesia Subspecialties: Chronic Pain with Dr. Adly
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Airwayve hosts Winnie and Grace as they launch Airwayve's newest mini-series covering anesthesia subspecialties. Today they are joined by Dr...
S5E6 COPD
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Airwayve hosts Winnie and Raven for an episode covering an important concept in respiratory physiology - ventilation and perfusion - as well as a...
S5E5 Obstetric Anesthesia
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month's Airwayve episode is hosted by Dorisa and one of our new hosts, Maxine! We cover some physiologic changes during pregnancy and pre-op...
S5E4 Asthma
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month's Airwayve episode is hosted by Maia and one of our new hosts, Winnie! We cover some respiratory physiology, pathophysiological change...
S5E3 Atrial Fibrillation
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Airwayve hosts Raven and Dorisa for an episode on atrial fibrillation. This episode provides an overview of the electrical conduction system of t...
S5E2 Diabetes Mellitus: Pharmacology and Emergencies
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Airwayve hosts Raven and Maia for part two of our discussion on diabetes mellitus. In this episode, we cover pharmacology and three life-threaten...
S5E1 Diabetes Mellitus: End Organ Complications
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Airwayve hosts Raven and Maia for an episode on anesthetic considerations for diabetes mellitus focusing on end organ complications. This episode...
S4E7 Awake Intubation
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Airwayve hosts Raven and Dorisa as they provide an overview of awake intubation covering the following topics, illustrated with a clinical case:R...
S4E6 Regional Anesthesia Overview: Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Block
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Airwayve host's Maia and Dorisa as they provide an overview of regional anesthesia using a clinical case to cover the following topics:Â Wha...
S4E5 Neuraxial Anesthesia Overview
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Airwayve host's Diljit and Cody as they provide an in-depth overview of neuraxial anesthesia using a clinical case to answer the following q...
S4E4 Myasthenia Gravis
27 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Grace and Anushka as they take a deeper dive into the role of neuromuscular blocking agents in the context of patients diagnosed with Myasthenia ...
S4E3 Approach to Hypotension
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode will outline a general approach to understanding, diagnosing, and ultimately managing intra-operative hypotension. Join Airwayve Podcas...
S4 E2 Volatile Agents
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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S4E1 CaRMS Match Q&A
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode introduces four new Airwayve Podcast hosts Diljit Gill, Cody Tran, James Cho, and Emily Au. Join us as we welcome back former Airwayve ho...
S3E7: Vasopressors
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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S3E8 - Laparoscopic Surgery
12 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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S3E6 - Interview with Dr. Dimitri
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S3E5 - Aortic Stenosis
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S3E4 - Opioids
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S3E3 - Interview with Dr. Richard Cooper
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Cooper a Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He spent his career as a Clinical anesthesiologist at Univers...
S3E2 - Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Neuromuscular blocking agents are used to chemically paralyze skeletal muscle during surgery to: Provide paralysis of the vocal cords for intubation ...
S3E1 - Induction Agents
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Key principles of pharmacology :Pharmacokinetics : What the body does to the drug.A. AbsorptionD. DistributionM. MetabolismE. ExcretionPharmacodynam...
How To Be a Strong Anesthesia Clerk
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! Airwayve is back to bring you tips for your anesthesia rotations. This episode highlights the importance of professionalism in anesthe...
S2E9 - Interview with the CAS President
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Dolores McKeen grew up and did her medical training in Newfoundland. She movedto Halifax to further train at the IWK on a 2-year plan, and ended u...
S2E8 - PACU Handover
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the final episode of this series on general anesthesia! PACU handover can seem complicated, but it's ultimately about transferring profes...
S2E7 - Emergence
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is emergence? The time from discontinuation of an anesthetic to when the patient can make a non-reflex response to verbal command Maneuvers to i...
S2E6 - Maintenance
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two overarching goals for the maintenance phase of an anesthetic:Maintain appropriate depth of anestheticMaintain patient’s stabilityInhalational An...
S2E5 - Difficult Airways
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Overall approach to a difficult airwayAlways ask for help!The goal is oxygenation, not intubationYour first attempt is your best attemptDon’t panic!...
S2E4 - Airway Management
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out this great video which summarizes the steps below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AOB2PtHfVM&ab_channel=InterAnestHere are a few key s...
S2E3 - Induction
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss induction, the stage of general anesthesia that encompasses the onset of sedation, amnesia, analgesia, and sometimes akine...
S2E2 - Preparing the Operating Room
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss setting up the operating room for a general anesthetic. The mnemonic SOAP-IM(S) is a helpful checklist for organizing all ...
S2E1 - Pre-Op Evaluation
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first episode in series #2 (approach to general anesthesia). In this episode, we break down the pre-operative evaluation. Â Step 1: Confir...
S1E3 - Q/A with an Anesthesiologist
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. John Centofanti is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Program Director of the Critical Care Residency Program McMaster Uni...
S1E2 - Anesthesia Myths and Scope of Practice
13 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss the diverse roles that anesthesiologists have in the hospital and outpatient settings and tackle some stereotypes and myth...
S1E1 - An Introduction to Anesthesia
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we provide a brief overview of our podcast, and the general modalities of anesthesia. These encompass:Â General Anesthesia:Â Provide...