A guest column by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, exclusive to KevinMD.com.
Fire Prevention Week. National Volunteer Week. Save Your Vision Week. The list goes on! These observances or “awareness weeks” aim to advocate important messages both locally and nationally to the media and public. You may wonder about the effectiveness of an overload of awareness weeks, …
Championing your specialty through awareness weeks
A guest column by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, exclusive to KevinMD.com.
Recently, discussion about health care has reached a fever pitch, between changes in policy, adjustments to scope of practice and a multitude of other medical issues. As health care providers, it is our duty to provide the highest level of medical care to all patients to …
ASA: Doctors and nurses are simply not one and the same
A guest column by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, exclusive to KevinMD.com.
As patient safety advocates responsible for monitoring vital signs, managing pain and safeguarding a patient’s overall health through the surgical process, anesthesiologists are committed to informing patients about the anesthesia experience. The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and the Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists (MSA) have launched a new public education campaign to help patients better prepare and …
Demystifying anesthesia to put patients at ease
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