ASA Knowledge Base

Model Curriculum for Trauma Anesthesia Resident Training

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Model Curriculum for Trauma Anesthesia Resident Training

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Model Curriculum for Trauma Anesthesia Resident Training

Risks of Anesthesia at Remote Locations

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:29:00 -0500

The GI suite may be a particularly important area for potential improvement in anesthesia patient safety and liability.

ASA Launches Public Centric Informational Web Site

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:27:00 -0500

ASA recently developed LifelinetoModernMedicine.com, a Web site dedicated to providing resources to the public that focus exclusively on anesthesia care.

ASA Response to Haiti

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:11:00 -0500

American Society of Anesthesiologists disaster relief efforts following the earthquake in Haiti

2004 Distinguished Service Award

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Academic Anesthesiology

ASA Launches Vital Health Campaign

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500

ASA recently launched the Lifeline campaign to advocate on behalf of the specialty and help enhance the public perception and understanding of the role anesthesiologists play.

Contributions of the First American Society of Regional Anesthesia

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600

This discussion will focus on the accomplishments of the first American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA).

Koller and Halsted: Two of the Great Ones

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600

One of the most fascinating aspects of the study of anesthesia history is revealing intersections in the timelines of various “Great Ones” in the progress of our young specialty.

Remembering Why I Became a Doctor

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600

An anesthesiologist's account of volunteering in the medical relief effort following the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010.

How Well Are We?

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Results from ASA's Wellness Screening Program at the 2009 Annual Meeting

ASA Works with FDA to Alleviate Propofol Shortage

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Although the FDA was aware of the problems at the manufacturing level, agency officials did not fully recognize the impact the Propofol shortages were having on hospitals, anesthesia providers and patients until ASA raised the issue.

2009 HOD: A Summary

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Summary of ASA's 2009 House of Delegates activities.

2010 Officers

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600

About the American Society of Anesthesiologists' 2010 officers

First 10 Year MOCA Cycle Nears Completion

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600

December 31, 2010 marked the end of the first complete Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA) cycle for the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA).

Awareness During General Anesthesia: ASA Closed Claims Database and Anesthesia Awareness Registry

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600

The ASA Closed Claims Project provides information on both the liability burden and factors associated with what are possibly some of the most traumatic cases of anesthesia awareness.

How YOU Doin?' Using the 2009 MGMA Cost Survey of Anesthesia Practices

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600

The most recent Cost Survey of Anesthesia Practices from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)

Performance Improvement Program Using AIMS

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600

In addition to providing better documentation of clinical care, automated information management systems (AIMS) have been demonstrated to improve quality of care and practice management.

How Does you Hospital (or Surgical Center) Grant Privileges in Pediatric Anesthesia?

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Pediatric anesthesia continues to become a more refined and distinct subspecialty within community and academic practices.

Wake Up Safe: The Pediatric Anesthesia Quality Improvement Initiative

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Wake Up Safe is a quality improvement initiative undertaken by the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) and supported by the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF).

Why the WLM is Important to ASA

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

It is important to understand how the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology (WLM) impacts the field of anesthesiology.

Pain Medicine It All Begins With the History

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Pain Medicine It All Begins With the History

The Pain Blitz Initiative: Proof of Concept Pilot Study

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s (UPMC’s) Pain Blitz Initiative has been developing a series of pilot projects and studies to combat the problems of the economically troubled future of healthcare and media and societal scrutiny of prescription drug abuse while developing a better care plan for high-risk patients.

The Pain Blitz Initiative Proof of Concept Pilot Study

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

What is ASA Doing for Pain Medicine?

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Strong efforts are being put forth by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and its members on numerous issues related to the practice of pain medicine.

Economic Issues for Pain Medicine

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

ASA has clearly reiterated its belief that Congress must repeal Medicare’s unworkable SGR formula and replace it with an updated system that more accurately reflects the cost of providing health care.

A Day in the Life: 2005

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

A day in the life of an anesthesiologist is chronicled.

A Critical Time for Anesthesiology?

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

It is a critical time for the practice of anesthesiology.

Humor in your Practice and Personal Life