The Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program helps train emergency personnel in the management of acute trauma cases, and a session Tuesday served as both a review and an update of trauma processes for physician anesthesiologists. “ATLS asks you to think differently,” said Dr. McCunn, of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Divisions […]
Read MoreRedirecting five minutes of your working day can make you a better physician anesthesiologist. The key is to follow developments outside anesthesiology. “We talk about an enlarged scope of our practice, which means you need some tools to help you keep up with very little time invested,” said James C. Eisenach, M.D., Francis James III […]
Read MoreWhat is professional behavior for a physician? It depends on whom you ask, but the bottom line is that a lack of professionalism not only reflects on you personally, it can affect the care of patients. Those issues were discussed during “Tired Of Not Being Taken Seriously? Professionalism And How It Affects You.” “Professionalism is […]
Read MoreThe time has come to stop talking change and start leading change. U.S. health care is at a crossroads, and physician anesthesiologists are poised to take a leading role. “Health care is changing at an astounding, even alarming, rate,” said Karen Domino, M.D., M.P.H., Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University […]
Read MoreA coalition of more than 15 consumer advocacy groups and medical experts wants new leadership at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), charging that the agency’s opioid policies are exacerbating the nation’s epidemic of opioid addiction and overdose deaths. In a letter sent to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell […]
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