Show Notes
Alli and Steve are two passionate, inspiring individuals. Alli is a Psychotherapist & Registered Nurse. Steve, a Senior Cardiac Anaesthetist. Anaesthetised close to 20,000 patients for open heart surgery.
Our chat covered topics you don’t often hear medical professionals speak about openly. Selfcare practices, career highlights and lowlights and changing patient outcomes. While sharing the vision behind My Surgical Buddy and what lead Steve to develop this fantastic incentive for peri operative patients.
Steve has 40years experience, specialising in open heart surgery. Author of “The Perfusion Crisis Manual”. Steve also set up the “Perfusion course” for young anaesthetist which now runs out of Monash University.
During on conversation Steve speaks passionately about his vision for My Surgical Buddy, discussing the research and initiatives behind starting this service. Please head to the My Surgical Buddy website for more details
https://mysurgicalbuddy.com.au/
Alli has experience in counselling and working with issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, and relationship problems. Alli’s passion is chronic disease and trauma, working with patients on their surgical journey to improve their health outcomes and better their life.
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