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March 24, 2012

Certificate in Business Administration Program 2012

April 30 - 02 2012, 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

2012 ASA LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE

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FDA MEDWATCH ALERTS

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January 12, 2012

Respironics, Inc. Trilogy 100 Ventilators: Class I Recall - Device May Stop Delivering Therapy to Patient

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FDA notified health care professionals of the Class 1 recall of this product due to a manufacturing issue can stop delivering therapy to the patient. Part of the blower that circulates air and other gases through the ventilator may move out of position and cause the device to alarm.  Failure to respond could result in the potential for harm or death of a ventilator-dependent patient.

January 12, 2012

Bedford Laboratories Vecuronium Bromide And Polymyxin B For Injection USP For Injection: Recall - Glass Particles

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Bedford Laboratories issued guidance on the nationwide voluntary product recalls originally issued on August 2, 2011. The recalls were initiated after the discovery of a visible glass particle in a limited number of vials within the lots listed.

January 09, 2012

Endo Pharmaceuticals Opiate Products by Novartis Consumer Health: Public Health Advisory - Potential Safety Risk

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FDA is advising health care professionals and patients of a potential problem with opiate products manufactured and packaged for Endo Pharmaceuticals by Novartis Consumer Health at its Lincoln, Nebraska manufacturing site.

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Self-Education and Evaluation (SEE) Program

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Clinical Information

DoctorsASA offers members a wealth of resources to stay informed and connected to the latest information about anesthesiology. Our member benefits include access to a rich Knowledge Base, as well as standards, guidelines, statements and practice parameters that are based on the most up-to-date scientific evidence.

If you are a current ASA member with a clinical question or concern, please contact us and it will be routed to the appropriate committee. If you are a patient seeking clinical information, please visit our patient site, LifelinetoModernMedicine, for information on a wide variety of topics related to anesthesia.

 

Quick links to clinical information:

Practice Parameters

Practice Parameters: Submitted to the ASA HOD for Approval 

Standards, Guidelines and Statements and Other Documents 

Interpretive Guidelines Implementation Templates 

ASA Stop Smoking Initiative for Providers

ASA Physical Status Classification System

Work-Life Balance

 

Recommendations and Clinical Management Tools - ASA Committees