The CRNA Chase
OCTOBER 20, 2024
At the Society of Future Nurse Anesthetists (SFNA) , we are committed to enhancing the professional journey of aspiring nurse anesthetists by providing valuable resources, mentorship, and opportunities for growth. We are excited to announce our latest partnership with MemberDeals, a leading provider of exclusive savings on entertainment, travel, and experiences.
Anaesthesia News
MAY 3, 2024
INTRODUCTION: The importance of functional right ventricular failure and resultant splanchnic venous congestion has long been under-appreciated and is difficult to assess by traditional physical examination and standard diagnostic imaging. The recent development of the venous excess ultrasound score (VExUS) and growth of point-of-care ultrasound in the last decade has made for a potentially very useful clinical tool.
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Neurosurgery
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Nelson “Nick” Hopkins , III, MD, FAANS(L) is revered as the father of endovascular neurosurgery. In addition to his many accolades and leadership positions in neurosurgery, he was a SUNY Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery and Chair at the University at Buffalo (UB) from 1989 to 2013. Best venerated for his pioneering achievements in the field of endovascular neurosurgery, he innovated catheter-based minimally invasive treatment of vascular diseases in the brain and spine.
NVIDIA: Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
All the electricity that powers NVIDIA’s global operations will come from renewable sources by the end of January. It’s the right fuel for the company’s mission: to help customers and partners harness AI and accelerated computing for sustainable growth. This week, world leaders gather in New York City to mark Climate Week 2024. It’s a good time to take stock of recent gains in energy efficiency in fields from manufacturing and cloud computing to healthcare and beyond.
The Stitch
JULY 25, 2024
Dr. James R. Lupski has delivered more than 620 lectures in 37 countries, but none was received with nearly the same enthusiasm as his Mendel lecture this past June in Berlin. The post Congratulations, Dr. James R. Lupski, 2024 Mendel Lecturer and recipient of the Gilded Pea Award! appeared first on Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network.
Incredible Health
MARCH 14, 2024
The post Celebrating Milestones and Inspiring Change: Insights from Incredible Health’s Fifth Annual State of US Nursing Report appeared first on Incredible Health.
Nashville Anesthesia Professionals
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Volatile anesthetics play a crucial role in modern surgical procedures, offering reliable and reversible anesthesia for patients undergoing surgery. However, there are multiple factors affecting their use, ranging from clinical efficacy to safety profile to production cost. The production cost of volatile anesthetics is a complex interplay of raw material expenses, manufacturing processes, regulatory requirements, and environmental considerations.
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IU School of Medicine
MARCH 11, 2024
“At any moment, in a matter of seconds, I could have a sickle cell crisis,” writes Indiana University School of Medicine clinical pathology resident Halimat Olaniyan, MD, in her book, “ Breaking the Cycle of Pain, Short Stories on Living with Sickle Cell.” “As the crescent-shaped red blood cells coursing through my veins turn on me,” she continues, “they stick together and block the flow of blood in my body.
DFW Anesthesia Professionals
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Rural hospital closures in the United States have become an increasingly concerning trend in recent years, with significant implications for healthcare access and quality in affected communities. Since 2010, over 130 rural hospitals have shut their doors, with a record 19 closures occurring in 2020 alone. Texas has been hit particularly hard by closures.
AAS
JUNE 11, 2024
“I just need you to care!” I was a chief resident, and I was yelling. The source of my righteous indignation is a long clinical story, but it boils down to the following principle: my patient’s concerns had been disregarded and they were sent home from the ER without a proper workup. It was now […] The post I Just Need You To Care appeared first on Association for Academic Surgery (AAS).
The CRNA Chase
AUGUST 19, 2024
GREENVILLE, SC., August 19, 2024 – The Society of Future Nurse Anesthetists (SFNA), a new nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering critical care nurses and aspiring nurse anesthetists, is excited to announce its official launch. Founded by Kiki Mattress, MSNA, CRNA, SFNA aims to provide comprehensive education, mentorship, and resources to foster academic success and professional growth for future Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs).
Association of Women Surgeons
OCTOBER 16, 2024
By… Erin King-Mullins, MD Sustainability has become a critical concern across all sectors, and the healthcare industry is no exception.
Surgical Information Systems
AUGUST 21, 2024
Surgical Information Systems (SIS), the industry leader for business and clinical surgical software, has been recognized as a Top Workplace by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
NVIDIA: Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
The Wellcome Sanger Institute, a key contributor to the international Human Genome Project, is turning to NVIDIA accelerated computing to save energy while saving lives. With one of the world’s largest sequencing facilities, the U.K.-based institute has read more than 48 petabases — or 48 quadrillion base pairs — of DNA and RNA sequences to uncover crucial insights into health and disease.
The Stitch
AUGUST 14, 2024
The capabilities of robotic-assisted surgeries expand, providing new possibilities for patient care and treatment outcomes. The post Understanding robotic surgery: Why it’s a game-changer in modern medicine appeared first on Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network.
Incredible Health
JUNE 18, 2024
Download Incredible Health's 2024 Healthcare Executive Report. Explore insights from 100+ healthcare leaders on solving nursing shortage and burnout.
Radius Anesthesia
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The delivery of anesthesia during surgical procedures can be managed by manual control or automated end-tidal control, each of which has distinct advantages and disadvantages. Manual control of anesthesia involves the anesthesiologist directly adjusting the delivery of anesthetic gases based on the patient’s physiologic state as measured by ongoing assessment.
Triage Staffing
AUGUST 8, 2024
Hey rehab therapy new grads! Good news for all new grads in rehab. Triage is offering a $1500 sign-on bonus exclusively for our friends who have recently graduated in specific rehab therapy specialties. Here are the details: $1500 bonus paid out after your third consecutive contract New grad means anyone with under a year of experience Must take three consecutive, 13-week assignments with no more than a 30-day gap Rehab new grads are in a unique position because they’re one of the only spe
The Anesthesia Consultant
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Imagine this: It’s the year 2034. You’re diagnosed with gallstones and you need to have your gallbladder removed. This will require an operating room staffed with a surgeon, a nurse, a scrub technician, and an anesthesia professional. If the current trend of inadequate numbers of anesthesia clinicians in the United States is not reversed, this insufficient supply will be a major problem.
Neurosurgery
JUNE 19, 2024
“Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.” P. J. Abdul Kalam When I was in medical school, a question frequently asked by friends and family was, “How do you decide what kind of doctor to become?” I eventually developed an answer in the form of a metaphor: imagine you are at a gourmet ice cream shop. There is a wide variety of amazing flavors to choose from.
SpecialtyCare
JUNE 19, 2024
The American Heart Association (AHA) recently published a report projecting that 6 in 10 Americans will have some form of cardiovascular disease by the year 2050. This projection comes from “worsening trends” related to important health factors such as diet, exercise, sleep, and maintaining healthy blood pressure, body weight, blood sugar, and blood cholesterol.
The CRNA Chase
AUGUST 5, 2024
Transitioning from working as an ICU nurse to becoming a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) is a journey marked by immense growth but also profound challenges. It’s a path that demands not only clinical excellence but also a significant shift in roles—from direct patient care in a high-intensity setting to the precision and autonomy of anesthesia.
LeanBlog
JUNE 14, 2024
Thanks, as always, to Ryan McCormack for this. He always shares so much good reading, listening, and viewing here! Subscribe to get these directly from Ryan via email. News, articles, books, podcasts, and videos about how to make the workplace better. Operational Excellence, Improvement, and Innovation Toyota admits to cheating on vehicle testing Toyota has long prided itself on its culture of quality and improvement but has recently apologized for falsifying certification on seven vehicle [R
Pima Medical Institute
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
If you like the hands-on side of healthcare and want to help people through rehabilitation and therapy, you should consider a career as an Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) or Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA). But, how do you know which one is right for you? We break down the differences between the two careers below. 1. OTAs and PTAs treat different types of patients.
NVIDIA: Healthcare
JANUARY 12, 2024
“This year, every industry will become a technology industry,” NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang told attendees Wednesday during the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. “You can now recognize and learn the language of almost anything with structure, and you can translate it to anything with structure — so text-protein, protein-text,” Huang said in a fireside chat with Martin Chavez, partner and vice chairman of global investment firm Sixth Street Partners and board chair of Recursion, a
The Stitch
JUNE 4, 2024
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma patient Matt Rea flew to Houston to receive CD19 CAR-T cells from his identical twin brother Will Rea. The post Following up with long-term survivor of CAR T cell therapy appeared first on Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network.
Incredible Health
MARCH 14, 2024
Incredible Health reaches 1 million nurses and 1500 hospitals, making it the largest career marketplace for nurses in the United States.
MEDITEK
MARCH 18, 2024
[Photo source: Technical.ly.] Sometimes it’s the simplest detail missed that can cause the greatest amount of trouble! With so many things happening at once in even the most general OR sessions, the furthest thing from anyone’s focus is the cord which supplies power to the OR table — the central piece of equipment supporting the entire procedure.
Radius Anesthesia
AUGUST 19, 2024
Fiberoptic intubation is a specialized technique used to manage difficult airway situations where traditional intubation methods may be inadequate or impossible. This technique utilizes a flexible, thin tube fitted with a fiberoptic camera to provide a real-time, clear view of the airway, allowing for precise placement of an endotracheal tube. It has become an invaluable tool in cases involving anatomical abnormalities, trauma, or other complications that complicate airway management.
CME Corp
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Spot monitors, also known as vital signs monitors, play a critical role in recording and tracking key health parameters such as blood pressure, pulse rate, temperature, and oxygen saturation.
Neurosurgery
AUGUST 15, 2024
On the Neurosurgery Blog, you will see us cross-posting or linking to items from other places when we believe they may interest our readers. We wanted to bring to your attention a recent article featuring Michael J. Feldman , MD, a pediatric neurosurgery fellow at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a former American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Washington Committee alternate resident fellow.
DFW Anesthesia Professionals
AUGUST 5, 2024
Pre-operative anxiety , the psychological distress which patients experience that is provoked by concerns related to their surgical and anesthetic care, 1 is estimated to affect up to 75% of children 2 and 80% of adult patients. 3,4 It has been linked to multiple intra-operative and post-operative complications (e.g., greater volatile anesthetic requirement, increased morbidity and mortality rates, and greater pain somatization and post-operative analgesic requirements). 5 Clinicians should be a
The CRNA Chase
JULY 8, 2024
As the Society of Future Nurse Anesthetists (SFNA) emerges from the Facebook Group “Future CRNA Society,” it is crucial to dive into the comprehensive programs and resources that define this transition phase. SFNA’s commitment is just what I envisioned when I started on this journey to help other aspiring CRNAs like myself. Mission and Vision Mission: The Society of Future Nurse Anesthetists is dedicated to empowering critical care nurses and aspiring nurse anesthetists throug
OR Manager
JULY 30, 2024
One privilege of living at this time in history is the availability of choice, especially for health and surgical needs. Those who make healthcare their business understand this as well. According to Tanna et More » The post Unpacking the impact of private investment on innovation, ASCs appeared first on OR Manager.
Pima Medical Institute
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
If you are a registered nurse (RN) looking to take your career to the next level, earning your Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) could be the right step for you. Whether you are aiming to open doors to advanced career opportunities, expand your clinical knowledge, or take on leadership roles in healthcare, your BSN can be a key tool to help you accomplish your goals.
NVIDIA: Healthcare
JANUARY 8, 2024
Generative AI is transforming drug research and development, enabling new discoveries faster than ever — and Amgen, one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, is tapping the technology to power its research. Amgen will build AI models trained to analyze one of the world’s largest human datasets on an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD , a full-stack data center platform, that will be installed at Amgen’s deCODE genetics’ headquarters in Reykjavik, Iceland.
The Stitch
MARCH 29, 2024
In March, Dr. Kenneth K. Liao achieved a significant milestone by completing his 600th robotic heart surgery. The post Heart surgeon surpasses 600 robotic heart surgeries appeared first on Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network.
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