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Operation Preparation, a podcast hosted by St Jamesโs Hospital staff, provides surgical patients with key information ahead of their upcoming procedure with the objective of empowering patients and seeing them have better outcomes. Now in its fourth season, the podcast seeks to answer the common questions people have about anaesthesia in the lead up to surgery, by providing a compilation of relevant patient experiences and insights from which new patients can benefit from, allowing them to clarify their own concerns.
This podcast is for general guidance and information only. Always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare professional with any questions regarding a medical condition.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
Episode 24 โ Your Irish Cancer Society Resource Toolkit
In the final episode of Season 4, the PAAC team explores perioperative care and cancer support and resouces. This episode features the Irish Cancer Society with Director of Clinical Affairs Amy Nolan and breast cancer survivor Anna.
This episodes describes the Irish Cancer Societyโs services and resources, funded by donations, including transport, night nursing, counselling, support lines, daffodil centres and welfare and supports teams. It also covers research investment, screening programmes, skin cancer awareness, showing improved outcomes with over 220,000 survivors in Ireland. Anna shares her breast cancer journey, surgery, reconstruction, recovery challenges, and importance of support, preparation, asking questions.
For more information:
Check out the Operation Preparation โSteps For A Stronger Startโ website here (https://www.stjames.ie/operationpreparation/), where transcripts of this episode can be found. You can visit the PAAC webpage here (https://www.stjames.ie/services/sacc/preanaestheticassessmentclinic/) and the St James's Hospital website here (https://www.stjames.ie/).
Visit the Irish Cancer Society (https://www.cancer.ie/).
Contact Number: 1800 200 700
Email the team with questions/topics you would like us to cover here at operationpreparation@stjames.ie (mailto:operationpreparation@stjames.ie)
Abbreviations:
PAAC โ Pre-Anesthetic Assessment Clinic
CAIA โ CAIA services for children, adolescents and young adults
GP โ General Practitioner
IT โ Information Technology
221+ group โ group affected by cervical check screening programme failures
LACES โ Life and Cancer Enhancing Survivorship programme
This podcast is for general guidance and information only. Always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare professional with any questions regarding a medical condition. Music created and recorded by Niall Malone & Mikey Murray. Recording & Sound Production by Kevin at Philtrum Pictures.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
20 May 2026
Episode 23 โ Your Childโs Surgery
In this episode the team are joined by guest speaker, paediatric Consultant Anaesthesiologist and Intensivist Dr Suzane Crowe and the PAAC team focuses on preparing children and families for surgery. This episode outlines what happens on the day, including admission, play therapy support and meeting the theatre staff. They describe anaesthesia options such as face mask or IV cannula induction, monitoring devices, and expected behaviours during going asleep and recovery.
The episode covers side effects like agitation, fasting guidance, pain management and recovery expectations. Paediatric patient Emmett shares his experience with delays, emergency re-operation, and reassurance from staff and parents.
For more information:
Check out the Operation Preparation โSteps For A Stronger Startโ website here (https://www.stjames.ie/operationpreparation/), where transcripts of this episode can be found. You can visit the PAAC webpage here (https://www.stjames.ie/services/sacc/preanaestheticassessmentclinic/) and the St James's Hospital website here (https://www.stjames.ie/).
โYour Little Sleepโ - childrenโs hospital preparation book by anaesthesiologist Dr. Ann-Marie Crowe โ buy here - https://geniusjuniors.ie/products/your-little-sleep-an-illustrated-storybook-for-children-having-an-operation-or-scan-under-general-anaesthesia?srsltid=AfmBOorfJkTIwhnkHDJPqL-ibikw_j63CJccM1vcjVOk7Fs-d_UvWDhl (https://geniusjuniors.ie/products/your-little-sleep-an-illustrated-storybook-for-children-having-an-operation-or-scan-under-general-anaesthesia?srsltid=AfmBOorfJkTIwhnkHDJPqL-ibikw_j63CJccM1vcjVOk7Fs-d_UvWDhl)
โIntensive Care: True Stories of Healing, Heartache and Hope from Inside Irish Childrenโs Medicineโ by paediatric consultant anaesthesiologist and intensivist Dr Suzanne Crowe โ buy here - https://booksupstairs.ie/product/intensive-care-true-stories-of-healing-heartache-and-hope-from-inside-irish-childrens-medicine/ (https://booksupstairs.ie/product/intensive-care-true-stories-of-healing-heartache-and-hope-from-inside-irish-childrens-medicine/)
Beano Magazine โ Denis The Mennis has an anaesthetic - https://www.rcoa.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/2025-11/Beano2025web.pdf (https://www.rcoa.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/2025-11/Beano2025web.pdf)
Email the team with questions/topics you would like us to cover here at operationpreparation@stjames.ie (mailto:operationpreparation@stjames.ie)
Abbreviations:
PAAC: Pre Anaesthetic Assessment Clinic
CHI โ Childrenโs Health Ireland
ICU โ Intensive Care Unit
GP โ General Practitioner
Sats โ Oxygen saturation
COโ โ Carbon dioxide
This podcast is for general guidance and information only. Always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare professional with any questions regarding a medical condition. Music created and recorded by Niall Malone & Mikey Murray. Recording & Sound Production by Kevin at Philtrum Pictures.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
20 May 2026
Episode 22 โ The Pain Team
In this episode, the PAAC team focuses on the role of The Pain Team in managing your pain after surgery with guest speakers Dr Aine O Gara -consultant in Pain Medicine - and Pain Clinical Nurse Specialist Lynn O Donnell. They explain how specialists use techniques such as epidurals, nerve blocks, and patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), alongside oral and IV medications, to provide individualized pain relief. Patients are encouraged to communicate openly about their pain, side effects, and previous medication use to ensure effective treatment. This episode highlights the importance of pain control for optimum recovery, including mobility and breathing exercises, and outlines how to manage pain in hospital and at home.
For more information:
Check out the Operation Preparation โSteps For A Stronger Startโ website here (https://www.stjames.ie/operationpreparation/), where transcripts of this episode can be found. You can visit the PAAC webpage here (https://www.stjames.ie/services/sacc/preanaestheticassessmentclinic/) and the St James's Hospital website here (https://www.stjames.ie/).
Email the team with questions/topics you would like us to cover here at operationpreparation@stjames.ie (mailto:operationpreparation@stjames.ie)
Abbreviations:
PAC โ Pre-Anaesthetic Assessment Clinic
PCA โ Patient-Controlled Analgesia
GP โ General Practitioner
IV โ Intravenous
Pre-op - pre-operative
This podcast is for general guidance and information only. Always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare professional with any questions regarding a medical condition. Music created and recorded by Niall Malone & Mikey Murray. Recording & Sound Production by Kevin at Philtrum Pictures.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
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