Relaxation and preparation for the FRCA exam

In this special episode of Anaesthesia on Air Dr Emma Plunkett speaks to Dr Jim Brunning and Dr Joe Pick about wellbeing in the context of preparing for and sitting the FRCA examination alongside a bonus guided relaxation to help you relax and prepare for any stress-inducing activity.

Drawing on their own experiences Jim, Joe and Emma discuss the importance of relaxation, sleep, time-management, and more. They explore methods exam candidates can apply in their own preparations, anxiety and imposter syndrome, and how to take a healthy perspective.

Many of the tools they discuss apply to general wellbeing and work/life pressures, not just for exam candidates.

This discussion is accompanied by a guided relaxation audio resource. The relaxation recording, led by Jim Brunning, can be saved and used in any relevant situation.

Related information:

• RCoA guidance: Support for the FRCA examinations

• RCoA information: Workplace wellbeing

• AAGBI information: Wellbeing and support

• YouTube: Breathe With Sandy - YouTube

• YouTube: Breathing Techniques to Reduce Stress and Anxiety

• YouTube: Powers of Ten

• Podcast: The Happiness Lab, with Laurie Santos

• Blog post: Bonnie Ware, Regrets of the Dying

• Book: Sleep, by Nick Littlehales

• App: SOMA Breath

• App: Oxygen advantage

[Recorded July 2024]