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WHEN INTERNS AND RESIDENTS UNIONIZE

The Anesthesia Consultant

On May 2, 2022, residents and fellows (medical doctors in their first years of educational work after medical school) at Stanford University Health Care voted to unionize. In an email to medical staff, the Graduate Medical Education administration wrote: “ Stanford Health Care (SHC) residents and fellows voted in favor of having The Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR), a local of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), serve as their collective bargaining representative.

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Trocar, Cannula, and Obturator: The Sections of a Trocar

Trocar Supplies

A trocar is an extraordinarily useful surgical instrument. Surgeons have been using trocars for generations to minimize the trauma of surgical procedures and reduce the need for anesthesia, and to help patients recover faster. What Is a Trocar and Cannula Used For? In the t reatment of endocrine issues in people, trocar and cannula make the administration of hormone therapy simple and predictable.

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COVID-19 Malpractice Insurance Flexibility

AANA

In light of the challenges being faced by the healthcare community as a result of COVID-19, it has come to our attention that nurse anesthetists may be asked to function in the capacity of registered nurses. To be clear, neither the AANA nor AANA Insurance Services are suggesting that nurse anesthetists should be mandated to […] The post COVID-19 Malpractice Insurance Flexibility appeared first on AANA Insurance Services.

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We need nurses – here’s how to help them stay inspired.

Transforming Outcomes

If you or a loved one has ever received medical care, you know just how important nurses are. As the nursing industry seeks to fill a projected nursing shortage in the U.S., The DAISY Foundation celebrates the profession by lifting nurses up. DAISY originated in 1999 in memory of the extraordinary nursing care provided to J. Patrick Barnes during his eight-week hospitalization for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).

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Anesthesia Insights: Spotlight on Daniel Dura

Graphium Health

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Daniel Dura, CEO of Graphium Health visits the show this week to discuss anesthesia, technology, and the fascinating career path that led him here — and what has happened ever since. You’ll hear familiar names like Macromedia, Fujitsu, Adobe, and more all painting a story of how Graphium & its suite of Anesthesia software tools were born.

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Featured Author Podcast: Dural Puncture Epidural in Obese Parturients

Anesthesiology Journal

Moderator: James Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Ashraf S. Habib, M.B.B.Ch., M.Sc., M.H.Sc. and Scott Segal, M.D., M.H.C.M. Articles Discussed: Quality of Labor Analgesia with Dural Puncture Epidural versus Standard Epidural Technique in Obese Parturients: A Double-blind Randomized-controlled Study Dural Puncture Epidural for Labor Analgesia: is it Really an Improvement Over Conventional Labor Epidural Analgesia?

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Impact of Windows on Patient Experience

Clemson

Several studies have shown that daylight has a significant impact on patients in healthcare facilities including reduced length of stay, reduced perceived pain, reduced intake of pain medication, and reduced depression. Other studies have shown that the type of window view (nature vs. non-nature) also impacts health outcomes such as perception of pain and length of stay.