Anesthesia

In a recent blog post by North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA), Matthew Zlotnick, MD, discusses how the presidential election will affect health policy from an anesthesiologist’s perspective.

Cheryl Chow, MS, a doctoral candidate at McMaster University, developed "Story-Telling Medicine" to help fight preoperative anxiety in children, Anesthesiology News reports.

The American Medical Association's updated CPT Standard Codebook could have some serious ramifications on anesthesia practices, according to a report from Anesthesia Business Consultants.

In a recent press release, North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) announced that two of its leading anesthesiologists were chosen as (201) Family Top Doctors in the anesthesiology category for 2016.

Vincent W.S. Chan, MD, will receive the 2017 Distinguished Service Award at the Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting in April 2017.

The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses hopes to raise awareness of their field during PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week.

James Follette, MD, a former anesthesiologist and former drug addict, was recently profiled on syracuse.com for his work as an addiction medicine specialist.

A study in Anesthesia & Analgesia investigated demographic characteristics of pediatric anesthesiologists in the United States.

New York-based University of Rochester Medical Center's Highland Hospital added Steven M. Finkelstein, MD, and David Lyons, MD, to its leadership team.

Lauren Jackson, MD, is Kentucky-based Baptist Health Paducah's new medical director of anesthesia.