SurgicalPerformance
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
SurgicalPerformance users can capture their Patient-reported Outcomes (PROMS), which complements clinically important outcomes. PROMS are important because they represent the patient-perspective of a healthcare episode. For example, a patient could have had an uneventful recovery from surgery but continue to be troubled by ongoing pain or fatigue.
Ed Mariano
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
2023 is the 75 th anniversary of the California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA) ! In addition to celebratory events, CSA is also introducing the 1 st annual CSA President’s Impact Awards. This is an important new initiative developed by the CSA Membership Committee and other CSA leaders, and I am thrilled to provide a little more detail about these awards, which be presented at the CSA annual meeting in San Diego this April.
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PANA
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Dawn Bent, DNP, MSN, CRNA , didn’t choose to be a nurse anesthetist as much as the profession chose her. She was working as an ICU nurse for eight years when one of the anesthesiologists that she worked with told her: “I think you would be a great nurse anesthetist.” She didn’t know what that was, and so he took her over to the operating room and let her see the profession in action.
The Anesthesia Blog
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
We are delighted to announce that our 2024 special supplement will focus on sustainable healthcare and the role of the anaesthetist. This month’s issue shows how important this theme is also in 2023. First, Waspe and Orr review regulatory guidelines for environmental risk assessment of propofol in wastewater. They outline the two phases of an environmental risk assessment for medicinal products and remind us that other drugs such as: erythromycin; clarithromycin; ibuprofen; diclofenac; ethinyles
Surgical Directions
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
CHICAGO, FEBRUARY 21, 2023 / PR NEWSWIRE / After becoming independent in 2021, Surgical Directions is proud to announce that it achieved 45% growth in top-line financial performance in 2022. Surgical Directions is a healthcare solutions company that measurably improves the surgical and procedural performances of healthcare organizations in the United States.
EARN Cares
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Cardiac ICU: A Day in the Life Are you a detail-oriented person intrigued by the heart, lungs, and vascular system? You might have a calling to become a cardiac ICU nurse. Cardiac ICU nurses are highly skilled nurses trained to manage complex cardiovascular health problems. Although community hospitals may have a cardiac ICU, the sickest of the sick are often cared for in large, academic medical centers.
SurgicalPerformance
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Topical treatment found noninferior to surgery for the treatment of vulvar high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions Surgery and laser vaporisation is the standard treatment for vulvar high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (vHSIL), but recurrences are observed in 50% of patients.
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PANA
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Tita Pale Ndognjem, DNAP, CRNA , says he never knew about Black History Month until he came to the United States. Yet, he’s the perfect example for why Americans pause every February to pay tribute to individuals like him. Tita’s career began in his native country of Cameroon , and it took him through France, England, and now the United States. There were many challenges along the way.
Bender
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Over the last century, Bender's isolated power systems (IPS) have become the go-to method of electrical protection in medical facilities. These areas within the facility are often more vulnerable to shock and therefore, require extra protection, not only for added safety to patients and staff, but also to remain compliant with national and local safety codes.
Trocar Supplies
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Today's high-quality surgical tools are available in such a tremendous variety of surgical tool materials that it can be hard to decide which material is best for everyday use. State of the art surgical instrument materials include surgical grade stainless steel, resin, titanium, tungsten, and carbon steel. How can you choose the material that works best for your applications?
Surgimate
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Surgical practices today are increasingly reliant on technology in order to carry out their daily operations. This is partly due to legislation that requires — among other things — the use of electronic health records (EHRs) and open access through the internet to structured electronic health information. It’s also due to the challenges and complexities of running a surgical practice which requires technology to ease the process and make things more efficient.
SurgicalPerformance
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer are less likely than those without a history of these cancers to become pregnant, according to a new study. Childhood and adolescent cancer survivors were also at an elevated risk for severe maternal and cardiac morbidity, and at greater risk for preterm birth.
Anesthesiology Journal
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Moderator: James Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Leo M. A. Heunks, M.D., Ph.D. and Ewan Christopher Goligher, M.D., Ph.D.
PANA
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Jacqueline Sergon, MSN, BA, CRNP, CCRN, SRNA , has had to overcome immense personal self-doubt, financial challenges, institutional racial micro-aggression, and discrimination to get to where she is today. That’s why the SRNA at the University of Pittsburgh has made it among her personal and professional goals to correct the current narrative of who comes to mind when people think of a CRNA.
PANA
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
It was Perpetua M. Auguste’s cousin who introduced her to the fact that she can go beyond bedside nursing and specialize. Her choice? Nurse anesthesia. “I chose to pursue a graduate degree in nurse anesthesia because I believed I could do it,” said Auguste, BSN, RN, CCRN , who is on pace to graduate from the , University of Pennsylvania in 2025. “Don’t get me wrong: The thought was scary and overwhelming, and I didn’t exactly know how or when.
PANA
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
For LaJasmine R. Jefferson, BS, BSN, RN, CCRN, SRNA , a career in health care was never in doubt. “Potentially cliché but absolutely genuine, as a young child I knew I was going to be in health care providing care for individuals,” said Jefferson, who is attending the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Doctorate in Nurse Anesthesia program, with plans to finish in 2024. , “At a very young age, my mother was also struggling with a medical ailment, and being extremely attached to her all
PANA
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Vaunique Brown, BSN, RN, CCRN, still remembers her first intubation. She and her classmates were in clinical for a week at this point, and she had not intubated anyone yet. After seeing the vocal cords and observing the ETT go through, she whispered aloud, “Oh my, God, I got it.” And with that excitement and growing confidence, she knew she had made the right decision to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist.
PANA
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Ashley Bell, BSN, RN , has always been fascinated by the way patients are put into a state where they are unable to feel and respond to outside stimuli, and then when they awake, they have no recollection of what took place throughout the surgery. That interest in the inner workings of anesthetic treatment has fueled her passion to be a nurse anesthetist.
PANA
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
It shouldn’t be surprising that the in-depth understanding of pharmacology as well as airway management required of CRNAs would pique the interest of Lester Anim, BSN, RN CCRN-CMC-CSC. He’s a lifelong learner. He’s also someone who remains calm, even under intense pressure, a trait common among nurse anesthetists. Anim also has drive. “Imposter syndrome is still a problem for me,” he said.
PANA
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
It all began with a simple conversation. Michelene Y. Jeter Ogagan, MSN, CRNA , was talking to a family friend when she decided to pursue a career in nurse anesthesia. She wasn’t even a nurse at the time, but Ogagan immediately did some online research. Afterward, her interest piqued, she reached out to Dr. Richard Henker , professor of nurse anesthesia at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nurse Anesthesia.
PANA
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
As an African American female, Black History Month holds a special significance for Lexus Miller, RN, BSN, CCRN , who currently is enrolled in the Bloomsburg University DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program. The month gives her and others the opportunity to learn about and celebrate the contributions and accomplishments of Black people throughout history. Black History Month provides a space for reflection and conversation about the ongoing challenges Black people still face today, and how these issues i
PANA
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Darlene Adames ’ passion to pursue anesthesia grew intensely after working in a high-acuity pediatric cardiac intensive care unit. Her love for critical care, learning in depth about her patients, their physiology, and the medications they were on gave her the opportunity to learn about anesthesia. The combined practice and science of anesthesia and patient care is what drove her to this path.
Anesthesiology Journal
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Creator: Evan D. Kharasch, M.D., Ph.D. March 2023, Volume 138, Issue 3 Overview of March issue original studies.
Anesthesiology Journal
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Simone Gattarello, M.D., Ph.D. and Daniel R. Calabrese, M.D.
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