The American Society of Anesthesiologists is celebrating the 2016 Physician Anesthesiologists Week from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6.
Here are three points:
1. The event aims to alert policymakers, the media and the public that the care provided by physician anesthesiologists is necessary, and it saves lives.
2. The ASA has released the "Physician Anesthesiologists Week Toolkit" for the event.
3. The ASA is an educational, research and scientific association of physicians, founded in 1905.