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Uncategorized Published - 15 November, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
As Colleagues Head for the Exit, Remaining Staff Feel the Heat

Authors: Chelsea Altinger Casey, MD; Christopher J. Malgieri, MD ASA Monitor November 2022, Vol. 86, 36. We’ve all heard the parable of the boiling frog. If you put a frog into boiling water, it will jump out. But if you place it in tepid water and slowly raise the temperature, you get a boiled frog. The frog […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 November, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Editorial: APSF’s Statement About Criminalization of Medical Error and Call to Action Against Preventable Adverse Events

Authors: Jeffrey Cooper, PhD; Brian Thomas, JD; Elizabeth Rebello, Rph, MD, FASA, CPPS, CMQ; Paul Lefebvre, JD; Karen Feinstein PhD, MSW; Lynn Reede, DNP, MBA, CRNA, FNAP; Seema Kumbhat, MD; Steven Greenberg, MD, FCCP, FCCM Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation October 2022 Almost five years ago, Charlene Murphey, a patient at Vanderbilt Medical Center, died from […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 November, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Position Statement on Criminalization of Medical Error and Call for Action to Prevent Patient Harm from Error

APSF Criminalization of Error Task Force: Jeffrey Cooper, PhD; Brian J. Thomas, JD; Elizabeth Rebello, MD; Paul Lefebvre, JD; Karen Wolk Feinstein, PhD; Lynn Reede, DNP, MBA, CRNA, FNAP; Seema Kumbhat, MD; Steven Greenberg, MD, FCCP, FCCM Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation October 2022 SUMMARY:Preventable harm, from the systems of care intended to improve health, continues […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 November, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Productivity Measurement Variations in Academic vs. Clinical Settings

Author: Kelly Wolfgang ASA Monitor November 2022, Vol. 86, 30. According to Amr Abouleish, MD, Vice Chair of Faculty Development and Professor of Anesthesiology at University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine, productivity measurements are imperative for quantifying the quality and value of anesthesia work being performed. “Leaders want to see an objective measurement of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 November, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Perioperative Concussion: Learning from Football and Improving Patient Safety

Author: Arnoley S. Abcejo, MD ASA Monitor November 2022, Vol. 86, 44. Concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury, results from a physical blow to the head, often synonymous with post-injury concussive symptoms such as headache, cognitive impairment, and sleep disturbance. Our understanding of this disease has grown rapidly over the last two decades. We know that […]

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