The American Medical Association in June announced drug shortages were posing an urgent public health crisis with nearly 200 drugs currently in short supply. With a number of these being anaesthetic drugs used in surgery, what risks does a shortage pose for the patient?

Featuring:

James Grant – President of the American Society of Anaesthesiologists.

Judy Smith – Coordinator of Perioperative Nursing in the Faculty of Health at the University of Technology Sydney.

Rodney Mitchell – President of the Australia New Zealand College of Anaesthetists.