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Uncategorized Published - 14 March, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Improving Patient Safety in Obstetric Anesthesia: An Introduction to the AQI AIRS Database

Author: Robert D’Angelo, M.D. ASA Monitor 03 2017, Vol.81, 20-21. Robert D’Angelo, M.D., is Section Head and Vice Chair, Obstetric Anesthesia, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Initiatives in recent decades to improve quality in medicine have and will continue to significantly impact anesthesia practice. In order to assess and improve quality, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 March, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Zika Virus: Points to Ponder?

Author: Charles J. Chase, D.O. ASA Monitor 03 2017, Vol.81, 18-19. Charles J. Chase, D.O., is Past President, Florida Society of Anesthesiologists; Anesthesiologists of Greater Orlando, a subsidiary of Envision Healthcare. An insidious infectious disease has captured world attention and generated fear in the hearts of all pregnant women. Unless you have been living on […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 March, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
The OB Patient Experience – A New Paradigm

Author: Mark Zakowski, M.D. ASA Monitor 03 2017, Vol.81, 14-16. Mark Zakowski, M.D., is Chief of Obstetric Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles. He is President, California Society of Anesthesiologists, and First Vice President, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology. Patient experience is the new Holy Grail. Just as patient satisfaction became king, scores are […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 March, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
The Pre-Induction Huddle

Author: Bronwyn Cooper, M.D. ASA Monitor 03 2017, Vol.81, 12-13. Bronwyn Cooper, M.D., is Director of Quality and Patient Safety, University Campus, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts. Bronwyn Cooper, M.D., is Director of Quality and Patient Safety, University Campus, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts. Anesthesiology has led the patient safety movement […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 March, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Committee on Obstetric Anesthesia: Promoting the Best Possible Care for Mother and Child

Authors: Heather C. Nixon, M.D.; Edward (Ted) Yaghmour, M.D. ASA Monitor 03 2017, Vol.81, 8-9. Heather C. Nixon, M.D., is Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago. Edward (Ted) Yaghmour, M.D., is Associate Professor and Director of Scheduling and Development, Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of […]

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