APSF News & Updates
ASA and APSF Updated Statement on Perioperative Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in the Asymptomatic Patient
December 5, 2022
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) continue to review available data and updated information concerning the transmissibility and risk of SARS-CoV-2 in the…
Kuster Introduces Bipartisan Legislation To Reduce Opioid-Related Deaths
November 9, 2022
Today, Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Tom Emmer (R-MN) introduced the Inpatient Opioid Safety Act of 2021, legislation to improve patient safety, simplify care, and reduce preventable opioid-induced injury and death under the Medicare and Medicaid programs…
APSF Newsletter – October 2022
October 1, 2022
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation is pleased to announce the release of the October 2022 APSF Newsletter.
Sepsis Alliance Summit 2022
September 14, 2022
This September, Sepsis Alliance is proudly hosting its Sepsis Alliance Summit. Set to coincide with Sepsis Awareness Month, the event will feature two days of learning and inspiration for healthcare professionals across the continuum of care…
Patient positioning is 90% of the airway management battle. “How goes your battle?”
September 12, 2022
Ten years ago, in a Letter addressed to the Editor of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Newsletter, I queried why head position was not mentioned as a preplanned strategy in the 2012 ASA Difficult Airway…
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