What More Can We Do to Reduce Surgical-Site Infections?
Dr. Ed Septimus reveals why the surgical-site infection rate remains high and what steps can be taken to reduce it. (Source: Medscape Anesthesiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Anesthesiology Podcast - May 8, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Cleaning the Healthcare Closet
Because the healthcare budget is not likely to get any bigger, Dr. John Marshall comments that we may need to 'clean the healthcare closet' to make room for new therapies. What can we do without? (Source: Medscape Anesthesiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Anesthesiology Podcast - March 29, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
JAMA: 2012-03-21, Vol. 307, No. 11, Author Interview
Interview with Soeren Mattke, MD, DSc, author of Utilization of Anesthesia Services During Outpatient Endoscopies and Colonoscopies and Associated Spending in 2003-2009 (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - March 20, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
JAMA: 2012-03-21, Vol. 307, No. 11, Editor's Audio Summary
Dr Angus provides summary and commentary on the March 21, 2012 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Dexmedetomidine for Maintaining Sedation, Prehospital Epinephrine and Cardiac Arrest Survival, Autologous Stem Cells in Kidney Transplants, Anesthesia Services and Endoscopy Costs, Hearing Deficits in Older Patients, Shortening medical training, Hearing loss in older adults. (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - March 20, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Utilization of Anesthesia Services During Outpatient Endoscopies and Colonoscopies and Associated Spending in 2003-2009
Interview with Soeren Mattke, MD, DSc, author of Utilization of Anesthesia Services During Outpatient Endoscopies and Colonoscopies and Associated Spending in 2003-2009 (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - March 20, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
EMR: Efficiency Mauled Repeatedly
Dr. John Marshall says that his efficiency as a clinician is undermined as he spends more and more time entering data into the EMR with less and less administrative support. Is there a way out? (Source: Medscape Anesthesiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Anesthesiology Podcast - February 3, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Drug Shortages: A Problem for Everyone
Drug shortages occur in all disease states and affect all populations. Dr. Maris discusses this serious and growing issue. (Source: Medscape Anesthesiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Anesthesiology Podcast - January 20, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
NCI's Varmus Changes the Metaphor: There Is No War on 'Cancer'
It has been 40 years since President Nixon signed the National Cancer Act. What have learned? What progress have we made? And what challenges lie ahead? (Source: Medscape Anesthesiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Anesthesiology Podcast - December 21, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
SCCM Pod-161 Clifford Deutschman on Sepsis Research
SCCM president-elect Clifford S. Deutschman, MD, FCCM, professor of anesthesiology and critical care at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia. (Source: SCCM PodCast - iCritical Care)
Source: SCCM PodCast - iCritical Care - October 28, 2011 Category: Intensive Care Authors: The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Tags: Medicine Source Type: podcasts
How Will the New ACO Rules Affect Doctors' Daily Practice?
CMS Administrator Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, and Richard J. Gilfillan, MD, Acting Director, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, discuss the final ACO rules and how they will affect doctors. (Source: Medscape Anesthesiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Anesthesiology Podcast - October 21, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
