Anesthesiology/Anesthesiology

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Expert: Dr Ian Jackson - please note UK based - 12/3/2007


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Is there a difference between an anesthesiologist and an anesthesiologist nurse?

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Hi there Kyle
I am UK based an so migt not be the best person to answer this but my understanding is that an anesthesiologist is a fully trained doctor who then specialises in anaesthesia. An anaesthesiologist nurse is someone trained to provide anaesthesia from the start through a shorter training programme. We don't have the latter in the UK (well only very few as an experiment). Why are we trying them?
Bottom line is to try and provide the same service but cheaper and to fill for gaps where we can't employ medical anaesthetists in unpopular spots around the UK.
Dr Ian Jackson

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Dr Ian Jackson - please note UK based

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I am a Consultant Anaesthetist in the UK. My interests include ambulatory or day surgery, obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia, acute pain management (use of epidurals and patient controlled analgesia)anaesthesia for surgery on the airway, orthopaedics and most things except brains and hearts. Interest in prehospital care of trauma and provision of medical cover at motorsport events.

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European Society of Regional Anaesthesia
British Association of Day Surgery
Obstetric Anaesthetists Association
Association of Anaesthetists

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