Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
NEWSLETTER
The Official Journal of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

Volume 20, No. 3, Circulation 76,548
 
Fall 2005

In this issue:

The APSF wishes to extend its concern, sympathy, and support for those affected by the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina.

  • Safety of Cervical Epidurals
  • Safety Considerations for DepoDur™
    A Novel Drug Formulation
  • Perspective From a Safety Officer
  • Many Interesting Letters From Our Readers

 

Table of Contents

ARTICLES

APSF Corporate Advisory Council
APSF Contact Information
Donors

 

Look for the APSF
at the 2005 ASA Meeting in
Atlanta, Georgia
October 22-26, 2005!

  • Copies of Back Newsletters
  • Exhibit Booth
  • APSF Representatives
  • Make a Donation

 

The APSF wishes to express
their sincere appreciation to
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP


(www.astrazeneca.com)
for their generous support of
this issue of the APSF Newsletter.
The APSF continues to accept and appreciate contributions for the E.C. Pierce, Jr., MD, Research Award.
Please make checks payable to the APSF and mail donations to:

APSF
c/o Ellison C. Pierce, Jr., MD, Research Award
520 N. Northwest Highway
Parkridge, IL 60068-2573

 

The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Newsletter is the official publication of the nonprofit Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation and is published quarterly at Wilmington, Delaware. Annual membership: Individual - $100.00, Corporate - $1,000.00. This and any additional contributions to the Foundation are tax deductible. © Copyright, Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, 2005.

The opinions expressed in this Newsletter are not necessarily those of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation or its members or board of directors. Validity of opinions presented, drug dosages, accuracy, and completeness of content are not guaranteed by the APSF.

APSF Executive Committee:
Robert K. Stoelting, MD, President; Jeffrey B. Cooper, PhD, Executive Vice President; George A. Schapiro, Executive Vice President; David M. Gaba, MD, Secretary; Casey D. Blitt, MD, Treasurer; Sorin J. Brull, MD; Robert A. Caplan, MD; Nassib G. Chamoun; Robert C. Morell, MD; Michael A. Olympio, MD; Richard C. Prielipp, MD.

Newsletter Editorial Board:
Robert C. Morell, MD, Editor; Sorin J. Brull, MD; Joan Christie, MD; Jan Ehrenwerth, MD; John H. Eichhorn, MD; Regina King; Lorri A. Lee, MD ; Rodney C. Lester, PhD, CRNA; Glenn S. Murphy, MD; Denise O’Brien, BSN, RN; Karen Posner, PhD; Keith Ruskin, MD; Wilson Somerville, PhD; Jeffery Vender, MD.

Address all general, membership, and subscription correspondence to:

Administrator, Deanna Walker
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
Building One, Suite Two
8007 South Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46217-2922
e-mail address:apsfoffice@aol.com
FAX: (317) 888-1482

Address Newsletter editorial comments, questions, letters, and suggestions to:
Robert C. Morell, MD
Editor, APSF Newsletter
c/o Addie Larimore, Editorial Assistant
Department of Anesthesiology
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
9th Floor CSB
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1009
e-mail address:apsfeditor@yahoo.com