Anesthesia

MedCentral-Shelby (Ohio) Hospital announced the addition of Jacqueline Wunderlich, MD, to its medical staff.

Limerick, Pa.-based Teleflex, a global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, announced it will showcase its regional anesthesia and pain management products during the ESRA Congress in Glasgow, UK, Sept. 4-7, according to a Daily Finance report.

This article is sponsored by Airtraq. Here are eight current trends in airway management for cases in ambulatory surgery centers from Felipe Urdaneta, MD, an anesthesiologist in Gainesville, Fla., and Richard E. Galgon, MD, MS, Assistant Professor in the Department…

Santa Ana, Calif.-based Allied Anesthesia announced that its physicians will participate in an event organized by AccessOC that provides low-risk outpatient surgeries to some of Orange County's neediest residents Sept. 7.

Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, Minn., announced the addition of anesthesiologist Stacy Brazier, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Lake Country Echo and Pine River Journal report.

Oelwein, Iowa-based Covenant Clinic announced the addition of Dilip Sidhu, MD, to its anesthesiology team.

Fairview Range Medical Center in Hibbing Minn., announced the addition of anesthesiologist Phillip Mickelson, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Hometown Focus report.

Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia announced that John Di Capua, MD, has been named CEO of NAPA Management Services Corporation and interim managing partner of NAPA.

In a letter to the FDA, the American Society of Anesthesiologists has addressed public health concerns associated with the use of equianalgesic opioid conversion tables and has recommended a staged approach for opioid conversion labeling.  

Sen. Jim Marleau has introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate to impose licensure on anesthesiologist assistants, according to a Belleville View report.