About this episode

Prof Pierre Foex and Prof Helen Higham discuss their collaboration, the significance of mentoring, and their long-standing ties to anaesthesia and the College.

Welcome to this series of podcasts devised by the RCoA Heritage and Archives Committee. In this episode, Pierre Foex and Helen Higham talk to Maria Rollin about their work together, the importance of good mentoring and Pierre's 50 year association with the College and 66 years association with anaesthesia. They also talk about the success of the Cardiac Disease and Anaesthesia Symposium, which has now been running for over 20 years.

People in this episode

Host: Maria Rollin

Guests: Prof Pierre Foex, Prof Helen Higham

Topics covered

• mentoring
• anaesthesia
• cardiac disease
• symposium
• professional association

Keywords

• mentoring
• anaesthesia
• cardiac disease
• symposium
• Royal College of Anaesthetists
• Pierre Foex
• Helen Higham

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal College of Anaesthetists

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