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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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Senate HELP Committee Releases Health Care Reform Legislation

Chicago — (June 9, 2009) 

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee has released a comprehensive health reform bill: the “Affordable Health Choices Act.” Committee leadership has indicated that they will begin marking up the bill next Tuesday, June 16.

Please see the following links for more information:
Please check the ASA website for important updates and analysis.

THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS

Anesthesiologists: Physicians providing the lifeline of modern medicine. Founded in 1905, the American Society of Anesthesiologists is an educational, research and scientific association with 46,000 members organized to raise and maintain the standards of the medical practice of anesthesiology and improve the care of the patient.

For more information on the field of anesthesiology, visit the American Society of Anesthesiologists Web site at www.asahq.org. For patient information, visit LifeLineToModernMedicine.com

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j.gremmels@asahq.org
847-268-9128