Burnout or time away in pain, ICU, or administration doesn’t erase your anesthesia training—it just requires a structured path back. For many physicians, it simply means you stepped away to regroup. We work with anesthesiologists every day who want to return to clinical anesthesia after time away in: administration or leadership roles pain medicine critical […]
Read MoreAuthors: Sherrer M et al. Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Newsletter, volume 41, number 1, February 2026. SummaryThis article outlines an anesthesia-led relational leadership model designed to extend perioperative patient safety principles across the broader health care system. The authors argue that anesthesiologists are uniquely equipped to lead beyond the operating room because of their system-wide […]
Read MoreAuthor: Sophie Eydis Becker’s ASC Review As ASCs face ongoing workforce constraints, reimbursement pressure and rising expectations around access and efficiency, anesthesia coverage has emerged as a defining operational priority for 2026. ASC leaders across the country joined Becker’s to share the anesthesia coverage elements they consider non-negotiable, and why those priorities have become firm lines in the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Asif H M et al. Source: Anesthesiology, January 30, 2026, 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005911 Summary:This exploratory observational study investigated how common intraoperative anesthetic and physiologic variables influence human spinal cord blood flow during spinal surgery. Using laser speckle contrast imaging, a noninvasive technique capable of generating high-resolution, real-time blood flow maps, the authors examined the effects of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Johnstone R E et al. Source: Anesthesiology Open, Volume 1, Issue 1, January 2026, Summary:This article examines the origins, passage, and long-term consequences of the Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007, landmark legislation that reversed a financially devastating Medicare policy affecting anesthesiology residency training. In 1995, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid […]
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