APSF News & Updates
APSF Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Center
March 15, 2020
The APSF and ASA are coordinating their efforts to provide anesthesia professionals with the most current information on caring for COVID-19 patients. View articles, media & guides, FAQs, helpful links and more…
SHEA Podcast Features APSF Board Member Richard Prielipp MD: Infection Prevention Adjustments for the Anesthesia Provider with the APSF
July 1, 2020
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) interviewed APSF Board Member Richard Prielipp MD MBA as a part of their “The COVID-19 Allies in Prevention” Podcast Series. In this…
A Solution to Medication Error Related to the Similar Appearance of Prefilled Syringes
July 1, 2020
Disclaimer: Viewers of this material should review the information contained within it with appropriate medical and legal counsel and make their own determinations as to relevance to their particular practice…
ASA-APSF Joint Statement on the Necessity of Wearing Face Masks in Public
June 30, 2020
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) strongly urge all persons over the age of 2 to cover their nose and mouth with a…
AORN, ASA, and APSF Clarification of Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) Use in the Operating Room and Other Procedural Areas in Which Sterile Fields are Present
June 30, 2020
A number of facilities in the US were misinterpreting the AORN guidelines on PAPR use and denying anesthesia professionals and other operating personnel who failed to be satisfactorily fit-tested with…
