In a Problem-Based Learning Discussion Sunday, members of a roundtable discussion group were asked to think about whether they would participate in a procedure harvesting organs from a living organ donor who was close to death.
ANESTHESIOLOGY 2016 Daily
In-flight emergencies: Limited resources in a challenging situation
While traveling in 2014, anesthesiologist Philip Rubin, M.D., tried to assist a fellow passenger who suffered a heart attack on a domestic flight. He was surprised by the limited resources available on board a large passenger jet for a medical emergency and has since been working to improve the equipment available on planes in the U.S.
OnDemand offers 450 hours of educational programming
Almost 19 calendar days of educational programming.
When it debuts at the conclusion of the meeting this year, that’s what ANESTHESIOLOGY OnDemand is going to offer you.
Self-Study sessions double in size and convenience
The ANESTHESIOLOGY 2016 annual meeting has a big problem — there’s just too much quality content for any one individual to digest. One of the ways ASA is addressing this issue is through its ever-growing Self-Study program.
Aging anesthesiologists can still play a key role
The “gray tsunami” of aging baby boomers is reflected in the specialty of anesthesiology as much as in any other segment of the population. The number of practicing anesthesiologists over age 65 has increased from 10 percent to close to 15 percent in the last 10 years. Those senior anesthesiologists, though, still have a lot to offer.
MACRA panel aims to help ease transformation of Medicare payment
If you find the new rules and regulations associated with the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) daunting or confusing, you’re not alone.
Do you SEE yourself as a question writer?
The ASA’s Self-Education and Evaluation (SEE) program is one of the society’s most popular and valuable educational tools. That’s because SEE is one of the best ways for physician anesthesiologists to stay at the forefront of the latest knowledge and techniques that help enhance patient care.
ASA Monitor sounds off with 2016 podcast initiative
All ears are on the ASA Monitor these days, as thousands of members continue to tune in to the Monitor’s exciting new podcast program – a media initiative that began in April 2016.
ASA Monitor: By you, for you
The ASA Monitor has gone through some big changes over the last year. It got a new name (it had long grown out of its ASA Newsletter designation). It has its own website. And its content is now being accompanied by informative and entertaining podcasts.
‘The Cubs are in the World Series; What will be the next epic event for anesthesiology?’
Tens of millions of Chicago Cubs fans the world over woke up on Sunday morning and scanned their respective horizons, looking to see if the sun would rise. When it did, they realized they truly had witnessed a historic event – the Cubs first World Series appearance in 70 years.