APSF News & Updates
Optimizing Infection Control and OR Management During the COVID Pandemic
March 27, 2020
Many of the principles learned over the past decade for improving infection control within operating rooms and managing the use of these rooms can provide very…
Summary of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine Drug-Drug Interactions
March 27, 2020
COVID-19 is a rapidly emerging and devastating pandemic disease. Recently, chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) have been suggested for possible off-label use for patients suffering from…
UPDATE: Potential Processes to Eliminate Coronavirus from N95 Masks
March 26, 2020
The APSF recognizes that there is great interest and need for re-using N95 masks during this period of mask shortages. A variety of cleaning…
Joint Statement on Multiple Patients Per Ventilator
March 26, 2020
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (ASPF), Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), American Association of Critical‐Care Nurses (AACN), and…
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Postpones June 2020 APSF Newsletter
March 24, 2020
Dear APSF Newsletter Readers, First, we at the APSF wish to thank you for your valuable feedback and participation in reading our APSF Newsletter. In light of the recent COVID…
The Patient Safety Movement Foundation and Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Award the Patient Safety Curriculum Award
March 23, 2020
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) and the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) are proud to announce that Brian Bensadigh, MD, MBA of the Keck School of Medicine of USC has been granted $100,000…
