In this episode, we discuss the diverse roles that anesthesiologists have in the hospital and outpatient settings and tackle some stereotypes and myths about the specialty.

Anesthesiologists can be seen in:

• The operating room and pre-op clinics
• ICU
• ER
• Labour and delivery
• On the wards as part of the Acute Pain Service (APS)
• In chronic pain clinics

Common myths:

• Anesthesiologists do the same things each day
• Anesthesia is only about putting people to sleep
• It’s “boring” work
• Anesthesiologists don’t diagnose conditions

Check out this article written by a McMaster Med student which discusses how anesthesia is portrayed on TV: https://rb.gy/91afx9

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